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Trolfoli said:
Schenn is physically imposing. He's constantly leveling guys. He fought Baldy. More importantly Schenn ****ed with Baldy enough to get him to drop the gloves. The Ducks are fake tough with Baldy/Perry/Kesler... Kings need guys to go after them and get them taking penalties from trying to be tough.

**** happens on D and sometimes you give up a chance. Sometimes that chance goes in. Maybe that chance is caused by a defender being bad (Ehrhoff), maybe it's caused by a McBain, maybe it's caused by a brain fart (Muzzin). Of all the ways to give up a chance having a D out there, that is beating the crap out of and wearing down the opposing team is acceptable. Sure it doesn't really pay off too much in the regular season, but it can have devastating effects in a 7 game series.

If you're going to put Scuderi/McBain out there they'll make mistakes. Would you rather have Schenn out there making mistakes like Scuderi/McBain and punishing the other team?

This is what gives rise to the knuckle dragging style of hockey that accusers say "killed Hockey". :)
I find it very entertaining.
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yeah, i agree with this.

Schenn is Regehr 2.0, and as Trofoli said, that type of heavy, physical player can be very effective in a 7 game series as the bounces even out.
 
Vamos Rafa said:
I don't consider 3-on-3 OT gimmicky like I do shootouts, but that's just me.
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It's a gimmick.
How many times before it was setup as the OT method did you ever see it played?
I know for me it was less than half a dozen in over 35 years of watching hockey.
And that for me is why it's a gimmick. It's not part of the regular game on a regular basis.
 
YAYSAy said:
Versteeg has been great, he can play just as well on the 1st line as he can on the 4th. Andreoff has also been awesome, feels like his improvement came out of nowhere, one day he's scratched, next day he's scoring goals, generating chances, and making plays Shore never has.
And it's nice we have Dowd who can take someones place in case of injury.
I hope Gaborik comes back soon, we'll have an incredible lineup of forwards when he does.
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He doesn't even have 1 full season of games played yet. People give up on players way too early around here.
 
irishsetter13 said:
Ducks would be tied with the Kings if it was a 3-2-1 point system. Kings have won 13 games in OT. Ducks have only won 7 I believe.

Kings record would be 35-13-5-28 for 136 points.
Ducks record would be 37-7-11-25 for 136 points.

I think the current system probably works better for you....
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Actually the Ducks would be ahead of the Kings by one point.
https://hockeystandings.info/threepoints
 
Tanner Pearson has been great lately. Justin Williams Jr.

He's back on track to becoming the player the Kings hoped he would be when the drafted him.

He's going to have an excellent playoffs.
 
irishsetter13 said:
Ducks would be tied with the Kings if it was a 3-2-1 point system. Kings have won 13 games in OT. Ducks have only won 7 I believe.

Kings record would be 35-13-5-28 for 136 points.
Ducks record would be 37-7-11-25 for 136 points.

I think the current system probably works better for you....
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nope...would prefer 3-2-1 system and play san jose.
 
johnjm22 said:
Tanner Pearson has been great lately. Justin Williams Jr.

He's back on track to becoming the player the Kings hoped he would be when the drafted him.

He's going to have an excellent playoffs.
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he looks fantastic out there. Points may not be coming in at the same rate as Williams, but Pearson is awfully damn good at creating opportunities, one of the best on the team in my opinion.
 
I like Schenn's mean streak. It's definitely an asset to the team.

He makes defensive zone mistakes, but that's the reason he's a bottom pairing defenseman, that's what 5/6 dmen do. You won't find many that are better.
 
johnjm22 said:
I like Schenn's mean streak. It's definitely an asset to the team.

He makes defensive zone mistakes, but that's the reason he's a bottom pairing defenseman, that's what 5/6 dmen do. You won't find many that are better.
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THANK YOU. The hand wringing around here over 3rd pair D not playing like 1st pairs or 4th line forwards not playing like top 6ers gets a little old.
 
One thing I hate when these teams play is the need to do the "all in one" pre and post game shows. I don't know about the rest of you, but I had no interest in watching either show.
 
Quattro said:
THANK YOU. The hand wringing around here over 3rd pair D not playing like 1st pairs or 4th line forwards not playing like top 6ers gets a little old.
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Nobody is asking him to play like a 1st pairing dman, we're all begging for him to stop ****ing up. When you see us clamoring for Greene to return, does that tell you that we have some unrealistic expectations of Schenn? I'm not sure what comments you're reading but asking him to play a simple game doesn't seem like an outrageous demand to me.
 
Quattro said:
THANK YOU. The hand wringing around here over 3rd pair D not playing like 1st pairs or 4th line forwards not playing like top 6ers gets a little old.
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I had hopes for him to be top 4 when acquired...I have been disappointed. I do not see anything wrong with saying that.
 
How much and how often Schenn is able to check someone any harder than the next guy is very limited IMO. It's overrated. There still is a hockey game to play.
 
Found this on youtube randomly while searching for Drew highlights as my Friday afternoon internet video use spiraled out of control :laugh:

Enjoy, and if you're posting here, SHOW YOURSELF

 
If memory serves me correctly, is there a player on the hawks D that is "menacing"? That's a team that has won more cups than us and they seem to be doing ok without that element on the back end. Sure greene's been a guy we can count on for some of that play...but despite being slow as molasses, at least he wasn't playing a LOW IQ game.

That's what concerns me about Schenn and McNabb just seems the hockey sense just isn't there... the reaction time is too slow and the hesitancy is ever so present. This team has an identity of a "BIG BODIED" team, we have plenty of size and strength up and down the line-up. i would gladly take a player with less bite and more smarts than the reverse.

McNabb seems to be more comfortable on a 3rd line pair. I think this puts him in the best position to succeed playing low pressure minutes
Schenn seemed the best when he got thrown in the fire and played simply instinctual. I wonder if the system is starting to take away from that aspect of what made him successful. I think Schenn could benefit from being a healthy scratch to refocus because he clearly is THINKING too much.
 
Omni Owl said:
Neal and Forsberg have the potential to be X factor's. We're better down the middle, but they have a better D group. Goaltending is pretty even.
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Not this year. Rinne has been well below average. He's certainly capable of great saves but he's had one of the worst seasons of his career.
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
Nobody is asking him to play like a 1st pairing dman, we're all begging for him to stop ****ing up. When you see us clamoring for Greene to return, does that tell you that we have some unrealistic expectations of Schenn? I'm not sure what comments you're reading but asking him to play a simple game doesn't seem like an outrageous demand to me.
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But that is fundamentally the difference between a first pairing D and a third pairing D. They *** up more!

losingsand said:
If memory serves me correctly, is there a player on the hawks D that is "menacing"? That's a team that has won more cups than us and they seem to be doing ok without that element on the back end. Sure greene's been a guy we can count on for some of that play...but despite being slow as molasses, at least he wasn't playing a LOW IQ game.

That's what concerns me about Schenn and McNabb just seems the hockey sense just isn't there... the reaction time is too slow and the hesitancy is ever so present. This team has an identity of a "BIG BODIED" team, we have plenty of size and strength up and down the line-up. i would gladly take a player with less bite and more smarts than the reverse.

McNabb seems to be more comfortable on a 3rd line pair. I think this puts him in the best position to succeed playing low pressure minutes
Schenn seemed the best when he got thrown in the fire and played simply instinctual. I wonder if the system is starting to take away from that aspect of what made him successful. I think Schenn could benefit from being a healthy scratch to refocus because he clearly is THINKING too much.
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Hawks play a different game, they are going to balance their line-up differently.
 
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