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Eichel with a generational dive.

Nice to see us being frustrating.

Scuderi was nails, I'd be thrilled to be totally wrong about him, but I'm gonna reserve judgment until we see this d-core in action against not-Buffalo at 11 PM their time...tomorrow should be a better indicator of how we handle bigger, faster teams when we have a bit of a slower d-core going. BUT--he still has that elite stick and IQ it seems, at least here, because every other game I watched that he was a part of (granted it was like 5 games) he was a tire fire, though he was being relied on to move the puck too much...I guess here having a 'defensive' guy on each pairing works because of the layers, the systematic movement and rotations.

Poor Kopitar. Disallowed goal, Disallowed (beautiful) assist, narrowly missed empty net :laugh:
 
I don't think anyone with rational thought doubted Scuds would play pretty well, he fits, and his game doesn't rely on things that diminish greatly with age, but for him to play 19 minutes and play as well as he did exceeded everyones expectations.
 
KopitarFAN said:
I don't think anyone with rational thought doubted Scuds would play pretty well, but for him to play 19 minutes and play as well as he did exceeded everyones expectations.
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To the second part, that's for damn sure.

To the first part, I doubt I was being irrational, I was basing it on my own two eyes and EVERYTHING I read from credible sources (i.e. not reactionary HF fans, but beat writers and analytical bloggers). It was very reasonable to doubt his ability to hang. I'm thrilled he was able to not only hang but look vintage 2012 Scuderi and in huge (for our bottom guys :laugh:) minutes.
 
Scuds is AWESOME!!!! Get this guy playing 20 mins a night in all situations!!! :naughty:

Brown destroys offense. :shakehead

First 2 goal lead in 7 games!!!! :(

Schenn/McNabb wasn't as bad a pairing as I thought it would be. Maybe is was just Buff making them look better.
 
haha Kings Twitter has been trolling Buffalo fans all night...very likely because they were complete dicks off the get-go.
 
Raccoon Jesus said:
To the second part, that's for damn sure.

To the first part, I doubt I was being irrational, I was basing it on my own two eyes and EVERYTHING I read from credible sources (i.e. not reactionary HF fans, but beat writers and analytical bloggers). It was very reasonable to doubt his ability to hang. I'm thrilled he was able to not only hang but look vintage 2012 Scuderi and in huge (for our bottom guys :laugh:) minutes.
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Fair enough. (For the record, what I said wasn't directed at you specifically, more so the whole board, many of whom probably never saw him play in Pittsburgh or Chicago and how this was a waste of capspace in future, among other things).

Maybe he just fits in a system where he isn't expected to cover up for guys taking risks all the time (Looking at you, Pittsburgh and to a lesser extent Chicago).
 
KopitarFAN said:
Fair enough. (For the record, what I said wasn't directed at you specifically, more so the whole board, many of whom probably never saw him play in Pittsburgh or Chicago and how this was a waste of capspace in future, among other things).

Maybe he just fits in a system where he isn't expected to cover up for guys taking risks all the time (Looking at you, Pittsburgh and to a lesser extent Chicago).
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Yeah, I think that's an issue teams have--bring in a 'shutdown' guy to cover for their team's roaming and such. Most of these guys go to other teams and promptly look awful; they're asked to cover too much ice and to lug the puck too much...which is why many of them are being phased out unless they're at least good skaters with a good first pass (i.e. Mitchell types, what we hope McNabb can be, etc.). The predictability of our system probably really helps a guy like Scuds who relies on IQ/reads to beat the play since he's not going to outskate it.
 
KingTrouty said:
Patrick O'Neal does a fantastic job bringing levity to our telecasts. He has a quirky charm to him, yet is still very professional.
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I agree. He's gotten a lot of crap on this board but I think he does a great job.
 
Raccoon Jesus said:
Eichel with a generational dive.

Nice to see us being frustrating.

Scuderi was nails, I'd be thrilled to be totally wrong about him, but I'm gonna reserve judgment until we see this d-core in action against not-Buffalo at 11 PM their time...tomorrow should be a better indicator of how we handle bigger, faster teams when we have a bit of a slower d-core going. BUT--he still has that elite stick and IQ it seems, at least here, because every other game I watched that he was a part of (granted it was like 5 games) he was a tire fire, though he was being relied on to move the puck too much...I guess here having a 'defensive' guy on each pairing works because of the layers, the systematic movement and rotations.

Poor Kopitar. Disallowed goal, Disallowed (beautiful) assist, narrowly missed empty net :laugh:
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He was looking around for a call towards the end of the game when Lucic drilled him into the glass too. What a soft team.
 
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KopitarFAN said:
Fair enough. (For the record, what I said wasn't directed at you specifically, more so the whole board, many of whom probably never saw him play in Pittsburgh or Chicago and how this was a waste of capspace in future, among other things).

Maybe he just fits in a system where he isn't expected to cover up for guys taking risks all the time (Looking at you, Pittsburgh and to a lesser extent Chicago).
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I saw him skate his last season with the Kings and really wasn't sad when he left. He looked fine tonight against a bottom dwelling team with injuries. We get to see how he looks against the Mighty Ducks tomorrow.

Edit: It bothered me how often Scuderi wouldn't tie up his guy in front of the net and swing away at pucks.
 
Trolfoli said:
I saw him skate his last season with the Kings and really wasn't sad when he left. He looked fine tonight against a bottom dwelling team with injuries. We get to see how he looks against the Mighty Ducks tomorrow.

Edit: It bothered me how often Scuderi wouldn't tie up his guy in front of the net and swing away at pucks.
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That's always been his M.O. though for better or worse. He plays the puck rather than the man and it's worked for him due to his IQ, and he's obviously not going to outmuscle anyone.

But believe me, I agree, it can be maddening to watch.
 
Secured a little extra cushion against Anaheim. If we lose tomorrow, still ahead by 2 as opposed to being tied. Much better position.
 
Scuds is still a master with that stick, got an assist too. Saw tonight what he did 4 years ago. Just seemed to make the right play.
The lighted pucks were pretty cool.

Evander Kane is an extremely whiny player. I can see where he might be a problem in a locker room.
 
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