GDT: Game 71: Columbus at New York Islanders | 3/23 1PM EDT

[Jorge]

i will be there on Tuesday. But if this doesn't turn around and the Jackets make the playoffs, I foresee changes next year, with high priced players on the move in an effort to reconstruct and shakeup the roster

The Wiz and Umby both have the No-Trade Clause thingy. Are those names you have in mind? I like them both, buy they seem awfully expensive.

And Commodore is making 1.1 million to play with his horsies this year and next? He's been gone three years, right? Am I missing something?

 

[Jorge]

In hindsight, maybe Horton should have taken the entire season off. He doesn't look right at all. The legs aren't there, the physicality is missing and he isn't in to it mentally. He'll be a lot better next season.....I hope.

There was a play with Horton on Thursday where it looked like his shoulder is more like 50 percent. Man, I really hope we aren't on the verge of talking about next season. Really want to see some playoff hockey.

 

[MoreOrr]

Do you guys have any answers? What's up with the Jackets lately?

 

[pete goegan]

Do you guys have any answers? What's up with the Jackets lately?

Young guys gripping the stick too hard? Poor roster decisions? Failure to do anything to improve at the trade deadline? All or none of the above? Your guess is as good as ours.

 

[FANonymous]

Young guys gripping the stick too hard? Poor roster decisions? Failure to do anything to improve at the trade deadline? All or none of the above? Your guess is as good as ours.

I'm thinking someone fed the gremlins after midnight.

 

[JacketFanInFL]

Do you guys have any answers? What's up with the Jackets lately?

Selling at the deadline, bizarre scratching and line changes, no skill up front outside of 19 and he's saddled with boat-anchor Horton. Defense is so mediocre: They have been all season though. Too much passing, no traffic in front of the net, standing around on the power play, scratching top goal scorers during a playoff run, some really bone-headed and moronic penalties just to name a few issues.

 

[99 CBJ]

Do you guys have any answers? What's up with the Jackets lately?

As todays game showed they have no answer. My answer, the Olympic break happened and they left their confidence on the beach.

 

[Fred Glover]

The Wiz and Umby both have the No-Trade Clause thingy. Are those names you have in mind? I like them both, buy they seem awfully expensive.

And Commodore is making 1.1 million to play with his horsies this year and next? He's been gone three years, right? Am I missing something?

I don't know exactly who will go, but no trades can be waived. Perhaps JJ or Tutyin? Package one with picks? I don't see the CBJ getting younger but I do foresee a re shaping of the roster coming

 

[dnmccoy]

Is it out of the question to try and get some offense now while the youth develops?

 

[MoeBartoli]

Anisimov came back from the Olympics hot and is now back to ordinary. Curious as to everyone thinks.... Was it the energy of the home cooking but being in Russia? Was it having Gabby by his side? Or was it just a coincidental hot streak?

 

[major major]

Any theories as to why team shooting percentage has dropped to such oddly low levels in the last two weeks? We're getting some of our highest shot totals of the season. The Carolina game we dominated, today I was at work and I hear we did not dominate. But the high shots, low goals aspect continues. Why?

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Anisimov came back from the Olympics hot and is now back to ordinary. Curious as to everyone thinks.... Was it the energy of the home cooking but being in Russia? Was it having Gabby by his side? Or was it just a coincidental hot streak?

He's always been a hot and cold player. No coincidence.

Any theories as to why team shooting percentage has dropped to such oddly low levels in the last two weeks? We're getting some of our highest shot totals of the season. The Carolina game we dominated, today I was at work and I hear we did not dominate. But the high shots, low goals aspect continues. Why?

Shot totals are kinda flawed, we would enter the zone and dump it into Nabokov's chest. I can only recall 2 scoring chances.

 

[EspenK]

He's always been a hot and cold player. No coincidence.



Shot totals are kinda flawed, we would enter the zone and dump it into Nabokov's chest. I can only recall 2 scoring chances.

I think this has been the situation for the last 3 games. Everyone saying that we were great against Carolina but Khudobin stole it; I didn't buy it then and I still don't. Lots of shots from afar and right at him.

Our shot selection is terrible. Is usually from a mile away,with someone hanging right on them, or from a real bad angle or a weak attempt to cram a rebound through the goalie's pads. I've had *****ed for years about the lack of any real offensive scheme. To me they are rarely in position to receive a pass or one time a shot.
I would estimate that 75% of our goals this year were caroms, rebounds goalie misplays,etc. Our cycle seems to go nowhere-especially in the last handful of games.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

The Wiz and Umby both have the No-Trade Clause thingy. Are those names you have in mind? I like them both, buy they seem awfully expensive.

And Commodore is making 1.1 million to play with his horsies this year and next? He's been gone three years, right? Am I missing something?

Umby's NTC actually expires after this season and becomes a modified NTC. i don't know the exact details.

Keep in mind we also still have compliance buyouts if necessary and are willing to spend the money to make someone go away if they can't be traded.

 

[Columbus Mike]

On Tuesday Detroit will be playing their 3rd game in 4 nights, so it's a guaranteed win for us, right?

 

[Cash for Nash]

Umby's NTC actually expires after this season and becomes a modified NTC. i don't know the exact details.

Keep in mind we also still have compliance buyouts if necessary and are willing to spend the money to make someone go away if they can't be traded.

Interesting...My theory is DavidLeinen doesn't want Atkinson and Umby around.

I mean why in the hell would you scratch leading goal scorers that have never been scratched before....IN A PLAYOFF PUSH.

Then again...why not wait until after the year is done then dump them.

Or WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON!!!!!!!

Either way. Richards will be the fall guy. Either because:

He's a Pejorative Slur

Or he's being pressured by some other Pejorative Slur (Jarmo) to do this.

 

[nhldiedinthe90s*]

On Tuesday Detroit will be playing their 3rd game in 4 nights, so it's a guaranteed win for us, right?

According to some people not only is it a guaranteed win, but Detroit will look like the most lifeless, bored, tired team in the history of organized sport...and this will be totally acceptable for all rational Detroit fans to swallow.

I wouldn't even show up if I had tickets. It's essentially over.

 

[SuperGenius]

According to some people not only is it a guaranteed win, but Detroit will look like the most lifeless, bored, tired team in the history of organized sport...and this will be totally acceptable for all rational Detroit fans to swallow.

I wouldn't even show up if I had tickets. It's essentially over.

If you wouldn't even show up if you had tickets, then I sure hope that means you're done posting here as well.

11 games left, anything can happen. This team's been hot and cold all year. Things could just as easily turn around hot as they went cold.

I recall many of the same people giving up are ones that thought Philly was dead with their schedule as well. This team has a tendency to play to the level of competition. Many of the remaining records discussed involved 3-5 losses. So they had one today. Sure, this is one they had to have because it was 'easy' but since we've been in the Islanders position more times than we'd all like, I think we'd understand that today wasn't going to be easy.

The road ahead just got a little tougher, but I'm still convinced this is going to go down to the Florida trip. Sorry to be such a wet blanket on the pity party in here.

 

[Fro]

no time to read back thru this thread, tough to watch, guys are seeming to be losing their legs late in the game...its not a lack of a shot issue, we're taking good shots...just not going in...no real answer there...back at it tuesday...

 

[ca5150]

I think we need to look at the back end when we are searching for offense, not so much the forwards. Yes the forwards are bad too, but a lot of our issues come from the D not getting the puck to the net, not making good passes out of the zone. They are slow, slow reacting, slow thinking, and not agile. Nobody that can bring the puck up ice, nobody to QB the power play. They are just clumsy with the puck. We don't have a legit 1-2 guy in the organization. I would remake that back end before blowing up the forwards

 

[ca5150]

And the power play....that's on the coaches, I will never understand how we have never tried to develop one of our big men into a Holmstrom type. Horton should be parking his big ass 2 inches outside the paint and creating havoc. Umby was doing it for awhile with success and all of a sudden we stopped doing it. Horton, Boone, Umby, Foligno, we have big bodies and they are set up 10 feet from the net. It's maddening

 

[Cash for Nash]

I think we need to look at the back end when we are searching for offense, not so much the forwards. Yes the forwards are bad too, but a lot of our issues come from the D not getting the puck to the net, not making good passes out of the zone. They are slow, slow reacting, slow thinking, and not agile. Nobody that can bring the puck up ice, nobody to QB the power play. They are just clumsy with the puck. We don't have a legit 1-2 guy in the organization. I would remake that back end before blowing up the forwards

Right on point. Our D needs to get the puck on net at this point. They've been dicking around for a long time.

 

[Fro]

And the power play....that's on the coaches, I will never understand how we have never tried to develop one of our big men into a Holmstrom type. Horton should be parking his big ass 2 inches outside the paint and creating havoc. Umby was doing it for awhile with success and all of a sudden we stopped doing it. Horton, Boone, Umby, Foligno, we have big bodies and they are set up 10 feet from the net. It's maddening

its something Josh Anderson is good at...but that's probably 3-5 yrs off

 

[ca5150]

Right on point. Our D needs to get the puck on net at this point. They've been dicking around for a long time.

They are so slow with the puck, they pass, catch, stick handle and by then the forwards are all over them. No one time shots or passes and they are slow and clumsy moving horizontal across the point to find better lanes. They are all so scared of giving up a breakaway that they over handle it

 

[ca5150]

its something Josh Anderson is good at...but that's probably 3-5 yrs off

There will be 12 people in the stands by the time that happens. Anybody know off hand what D will be UFA at the end of this year? We need to break the bank and land a couple of whoever is available.