KirkAlbuquerque
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he’s pretty good. We should pair him with our worst defensemanFox with a 90% xGF this game per NST
he’s pretty good. We should pair him with our worst defensemanFox with a 90% xGF this game per NST
Ever noticed that whoever ends up on Zibs line looks "washed"? Maybe it's not coincidenceWell at least if he continues to suck he’s only a “this year” problem.
True but Wheeler actually was washed, and who knows about Smith, he’s got some miles on him and he was terrible in PittsEver noticed that whoever ends up on Zibs line looks "washed"? Maybe it's not coincidence
True but Wheeler actually was washed, and who knows about Smith, he’s got some miles on him and he was terrible in Pitts
What about Miller?
Miller is too stupid with the puck on his stick .Way too unreliable and has bad turnovers way too much.He also sucks defensively and gets lost in coverage far too easy.He has the hockey sense of a peanut
Also, that was an incredible play by Kerfoot. Super impressive.I would rather have Miller and Fox playing together than what it'll go back to once Lindgren gets back. I'm not sure what your metric is for 'stupid with the puck', but I saw a shitload of turnovers from the entire defensive core when it came to clearing the puck that could've been goals. Miller had a turnover that DID result in a goal trying to make a play, but I'm not hearing a peep about Trouba/schneider's goal against when Schneider got lost in no man's land and Trouba literally watched a breakaway happen in his own zone. Hell, there are Miller haters in this thread saying Trouba had a great game. I thought no one on the D core had a particularly great game because of all the damn turnovers.
Also, that was an incredible play by Kerfoot. Super impressive.
My bad. When that happened, I thought I yelled "Trouba sucks" loud enough at my TV for the whole city to hear it.Miller had a turnover that DID result in a goal trying to make a play, but I'm not hearing a peep about Trouba/schneider's goal against when Schneider got lost in no man's land and Trouba literally watched a breakaway happen in his own zone.
He is noticeable but the not in the good way he once was.The thing about Zib isn't that he's playing particularly badly. It's that he has become almost totally unnoticeable.
Think his priority is to not get hurt. He plays excellent defense but with the puck he’s a target so he stays extreme perimeter. He’s an elite 3C. Been saying it forever.I’m at the point where I question if Mika actually cares or did he get paid and stopped GAF
i wonder if chytil's struggles have made him gunshyThink his priority is to not get hurt. He plays excellent defense but with the puck he’s a target so he stays extreme perimeter. He’s an elite 3C. Been saying it forever.
For those who forgot, he had his own head injury concerns until that Covid season; he’d had multiple seasons of missed games for “upper body injury’s “i wonder if chytil's struggles have made him gunshy
Not trying to defend Zibanejad but it seems there’s going to be less pressure on him early in the season for the fact that since last season his line is no longer 1st line on the team and if Chytil’s health holds up - there’s going to be “protection” there as well. So if we adjust our expectations to him being 2C on this team - it will be a lot easier to justify and accept his performance if his salary is not part of the discussion.Yeah, if there's something I'm concerned about, it's this.
We've had two solid games but there's a whole line out there that I don't feel great about scoring, and he's had bad defensive breakdowns.
He's with Smith who's always been good 5v5, and Kreider who's always been great 5v5. Both Smith and Kreider have been generating chances. If Zibanejad can't play with them, he can't play with anybody.
IMO it’s more of a confidence thing (including knowing they’re healthy) as they’re clearly thinking of themselves as true contenders who can dominate and never out of the game regardless the score.I actually think the team itself looks faster. Looks like they made it a focal point, finally, to play faster as a team.