Taking McLeod out, unless it was a psychological thing, was a mistake. He's one of the few players not named McDavid, who can actually skate. Take Ryan out.
Don’t need to punch people. Just finish checks. At every opportunity
Lol I just got started though, so I'll take up the mantle for a bit. Rest up Reg
. I remind myself that it took 7games to dispatch the Canucks. Maybe 9 games needed to dispatch Dallas.
Yeh i meant punch faces as more of a turn of phrase. For sure though, finishing checks should be the bear minimum. Finish every check. We saw last night a hard forecheck turn into a Delay of Game penalty too. So we can get to this Dallas D and get them off their game. Need that throughout the lineup tomorrow for a full 60. And if at all possible, start getting dirty... if you get a chance to get away with something though.
Lol I just got started though, so I'll take up the mantle for a bit. Rest up Reg
That's a valid point. We now know what Pickard can provide and that should definitely be in Knob's calculus. I've also mentioned many times throughout these playoffs that we need to manage Skinner's rest. Whether mental or physical fatigue, his focus starts to fade with too many games in a row. That to me, would be another good reason to consider the Pickard swap, or even to have considered it before Game 3 even happened.
There's arguments on both sides of the coin really. I used Knob as my tie breaker the last 2 goalie swaps though. So for me, I'll continue to Trust in Knob and hope for the best.
Lol will do. I hope we aren't considering psyche. It really shouldnt come down that. It should come down to which goalie Knob thinks he can win with. If Knob feels he can clean up the defensive mistakes that sunk us, and that will lead to a better Skinner performance, then just gotta hope they execute on that plan and it works out. I think they will, cause lots of the mistakes we made were of the really stupid kind like not bearing down and making sure the puck exits our zone. They should be correctable. In any case, thanks and will do. And ALSO, the FAT LADY HASNT SUNG YET, we get back into good mood territory tommorrow!
Skinner is starting tomorrow.. McLeod is coming back in apparently.. I didn't even notice thay McLeod was scratched last game. Useless player aside from some speedy moments.
Oh? Do we know who's coming out for Mcleod?
Makes sense. Probably an undeserved scratch for Ryan but we need to squeeze more out of our whole roster. Mcleod probably provides better potential on that front.
Hopefully the street lies like the sidewalk next to it.
