BenningHurtsMySoul
Unfair Huggy Bear
Shut up everyone, Luke Gazdic is on. Maybe you'll learn something if you pay attention.
How to gargle Oiler mayonnaise?
Shut up everyone, Luke Gazdic is on. Maybe you'll learn something if you pay attention.
Starting to think a heavy playoff run really drains the players completely and lasts months.This is a completely different team from last year. I dunno what happened but hopefully the boys can figure it out.
The negative reaction to Bains is absolutely fascinating. This is the first time, ever, I’ve seen this sort of reaction to a homegrown rookie getting an opportunity.
He’s looked pretty good offensively I’ve though, had struggled with a couple defensive reads which is par for the course for a young player.
Shut up everyone, Luke Gazdic is on. Maybe you'll learn something if you pay attention.
It is not a different team at all to the team that played the first 2 road games last year. And the game threads probably mirror also. Peak doom last year was the first road trip out east. The same as now.This is a completely different team from last year. I dunno what happened but hopefully the boys can figure it out.
Perhaps, but would JR and Toc even be down with that ?This screams "homegrown kid sells tickets, play him in the top 6" from Frankie f***nuts.
Demko wasn't out there leading the league in scoring though, at one point it was Miller/Pettersson/Hughes for 1 2 and 3 in the entire league.Demko
Doubt it. Jersey sales profits are shared league wideI think players also feel the same.
This might be a blueberry problem.
Never tamper with a man's coffeeI hope someone pours laxatives in his coffee
He missed the netI miss Ilya Mikheyev
Perhaps, but would JR and Toc even be down with that ?
Demko wasn't out there leading the league in scoring though, at one point it was Miller/Pettersson/Hughes for 1 2 and 3 in the entire league.
Pretty decent period with some things to clean up (PP, defensive coverage).
The fact that our top guys haven't popped and we're about even with a FLA team without Tkachuk/Barkov.... checks out.
Lots of Bains hate but if he wasn't getting high leverage minutes on an already struggling line on a winless team, I think there wouldn't be so much frustration. Doesn't look like he'll ever be a fast player but needs to make the right reads and get into positioning early to stick around. Tough position for him to be in and learn right now.
Bains doesn’t look nearly as bad as the reaction he’s getting right now would warrant. He’s distributed the puck fairly effectively and isn’t standing out as better/worse than his linemates. He’s had a couple missed assignments, but so have several players. The team as a whole looks sluggish right now, not sure why we’re singling out Bains.
Its already a laxative anywayNever tamper with a man's coffee
The weird thing is that prospects NEVER get criticized here. I can remember Yann Sauve looking mindblowingly unplayable and the general mood here being quite positive about it.
People were losing their shit about Lekkerimaki looking almost exactly like this in the preseason.
It’s weird.
The players who should be singled out are Pettersson, Miller, Boeser. If they were playing to expectations then the team would be winning games. No problem with players such as Garland, Hoglander or even Bains being in the top six right now as they’re actually hustling and trying to make a difference on the ice. Ideally Bains would be in the bottom six or 13th forward, but if the core players aren’t performing then it’s irrelevant who’s playing the third spot on the Miller-Boeser line.I think there’s just a lot of negativity surrounding the team’s start and it’s easy to single out the guy playing in the top 6 who hasn’t proven himself.
You are right about his ability.I don't think anyone hates Bains. Great story but he's just not a Top 6 forward in the NHL and is likely a AHL Star/NHL tweener long term. This is a get it done league so if he wants to stick in the NHL he will have to produce. Most AHLers only get so many opportunities to produce before they are downgraded to Linden Vey status.