Domi plays hard 2 out of 10...that why we are team number 6. This leopard will never change its spots.
That's an impressive and quietly encouraging stat. Tanev has been a big part of this as I see other D Men and even forwards willing to eat pucks now, much like Gio did. I saw the Habs take a very average team to the Final Four just a decade ago through insane puck blocking and commitment to defense.
So was it concerning for you when keefe’s team played like sh.t in dog days of February? I am sure you sang some accolades to that dubas aberration of team non-stop. If they win a couple of rounds with their play being “concerning” in your terms, that’s enough entertainment for me. On a side note, devils are on track to be kicked out of the third place in Metro within a week or two. Cause keefe is a “genius coach” lol
So just because of that play “divine creature” deserves Matthews money? Auston himself doesn’t deserve “Matthews money” the way he plays this year.
I kept noticing Nylander for all wrong reasons… no body, all stick, soft back checking, taking lazy penalty… is he hurt or has Berube style hockey made him hit a wall… legit question
That chart is clearly erroneous. Many posters are sure that Nylander had a terrible game, and I have been told by our infallible poster that Reeves was, in fact, absolutely useless.
This is why they should go all in. Imagine what Stolarz could do in the playoffs with another stud on the back end
He’s weak everywhere. For someone making 4 million a year he is useless. Zero bite to his game, soft, doesn’t make plays with the puck, he just seems to burst back and forth every shift without doing much of anything. He’s not even good defensively so what exactly does he bring for this team?? I’d trade him in heart beat to move money out as part of a big trade. Domi can skate! I just don’t know why he isn’t tougher as a player. He needs to find his role quick
The more I watch this season unfold, the more I am in agreement with you (and many others).
Parayko would be a great add if he's available.
I feel like that has a lot to do with the 2nd unit scoring quite a few. The went on a bender with Matthews out. The full first unit hasn’t been good the 2nd unit has been good when given enough time to setup.
I've been saying we played poorly when we played poorly. Most others are also saying we played poorly. It's great that we won 7 of our last 8. The way we're playing, and losing 6 of 9 right before that, and pacing for our second worst season of the last 5 years despite dominant goaltending is less great. You don't need to outshoot the other team every game, and goaltending is important and I'm hoping it can hold, but cup champions tend not to get doubled up like this and outshot over a season. I get that you like to pretend everything is roses, but some of us want to discuss what's actually happening to our team.
How we play has always been a concern, but we never played this poorly over extended periods under Keefe. Heck, we even had better underlying play under Babcock. Also for the record, we were 39-18-3 in February under Keefe.
I'm more interested in a cup, and you generally want your play to not be concerning to get that.
Not sure what New Jersey has to do with anything, but they don't seem to be in much danger, and they're still pacing 15 points more than last year and have a better goal differential than us...
That helps make up for the second unit being horrible and dragging us down through the rest of the season.
