Post-Game Talk: Nothing Out of Something

[noncents]

He already plays every situation well 100+ games into his career.

literally all this means is that the coach can pronounce his name and likes his face

 

[TheDirtyH]

In my lifetime we've had like two players, start to finish, who were just no doubt, absolutely worth the price of admission superstars. And I have had to watch them be disrespected and belittled if not outright overlooked, despite playing in the biggest market in the world, by the games media. Then we get Fox, and not only does the pattern hold, his own fanbase does him the same way. Just sad to me.

 

[will1066]

Why don't you ever f***ing use commas???!!!

From a grammatical standpoint, his post really needs only two commas.

 

[Machinehead]

From a grammatical standpoint, his post really needs only two commas.

It makes a difference!

 

[Brutananadilewski]

You're taking like 17 takes, mashing them together, and saying it was me.

Hence why I asked if it was you, because it was a mod that was pushing that narrative.

Sorry for not being impressed by the 2024 offensive dynamo that is Fox.

 

[will1066]

 

[Machinehead]

A guy widely considered one of the most knowledgeable on the board saying Adam Fox should be traded because he sucks.

Keeping that receipt in a safe place.

 

[McRanger92]

literally all this means is that the coach can pronounce his name and likes his face

Is he not playing well with the minutes?

 

[Gluten Free Breadman]

Thought we played good. Not sure why all those goals went in. Bad luck? Quick? Bad defensive system?

 

[noncents]

Is he not playing well with the minutes?

your response indicates you think i'm criticizing the player. reread what i wrote.

also he had a f***ing awful game today

Thought we played good. Not sure why all those goals went in. Bad luck? Quick? Bad defensive system?

it's hockey. hockey is pure chaos. it's monkeyf***in. you just try to tame it

 

[Boris Zubov]

Absolutely not. Day 1, he couldn't skate.

People are just now deciding to notice it because they need a relevant punching bag for attention and nobody is jumping in to defend Mika anymore.

Well there's one guy....

 

[Machinehead]

Thought we played good. Not sure why all those goals went in. Bad luck? Quick? Bad defensive system?

To me, it was one of those games where you're like "well most of the goals were really good chances" but every single one of them went in.

That's a bit of luck and a bit of bad goaltending.

 

[noncents]

Well there's one guy....

from how he posts i'm pretty sure he's spent a good amount of money on real-human-hair Zibanejad wigs to brush in the mirror every night

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

To me, it was one of those games where you're like "well most of the goals were really good chances" but every single one of them went in.

That's a bit of luck and a bit of bad goaltending.

True, but we scored 2 goals that weren’t even good chances lol.

 

[Guyute]

Lindgren really needs to go. Every pairing he is part of stinks, whether it be Fox, Schneider, or Trouba. All of his partners are far worse with him than with someone else.

Also, Fox definitely isnt blameless. The guy is too nonchalant with the puck in dangerous spots. There would easily 3-5 bonehead high-risk plays he made today that could have been disastrous. His play is a microcosm of the team in general: making dumb high-risk plays in high-risk areas. He needs a steady, big, and mobile puck clearer for a partner.

I’m sick of Miller too. The guy could be a beast but he makes Marek Malik look like Scott Stevens. Jones is too small and weak. The entire left side of the defense needs to be redone.

 

[will1066]

from how he posts i'm pretty sure he's spent a good amount of money on real-human-hair Zibanejad wigs to brush in the mirror every night

lol stop. i'm going to spit out my beverage.

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

Just finished work.

It looks like we’re all fighting here… that bad?

 

[CLW]

Seattle - 1.82 xGF and 34.74 xGF%

Quick lost us this game, shitting on a lazy play Fox made is hilarious

I'm not blaming the team's shit defensive game on Quick. Maybe he could have had one or two but Grubauer was total crap too. The chances Kraken scored on were all a result of collective shit defensive play by the Rangers.

- the first line, Panarin line reeked of ass today. Showboating shit hockey that usually is good enough to win against weaker team like the Kraken. Well, not today, and we know this shit hockey goes nowhere in the playoffs. Laffy was so bad tonight holy shit. They were -3 at one stage and deservedly so. I don't care that line clawed back a couple of more or less fortuitous goals to pad the stats.

- Housley's(?) d system is beyond a joke. Heads have to roll now it's been going on long enough.

- Mancini will be good. Miller looked livelier today in the o zone which was welcome but he still makes headless blunders. Lindy oh boy. I hope Vaakanainen gets healthy asap, but the root issues are beyond individual players mostly.

- The top two lines play "cheating" hockey hoping to stretch the opposition, but that doesn't work today when most all teams have D that can skate. It works against weak or checked out teams sometimes but not against strong teams. It would be an insult to ghosts to call Kreider a ghost.

- Fox has been found out, teams know to keep him to the outside and nothing much will happen. They know to play him physical. Pretty much the same as with playoffs Panarin.

- I continue to be less than impressed with Lavi, he has no answers and is responsible for a lot of the ills (d zone system etc etc).

 

[Gluten Free Breadman]

Just finished work.

It looks like we’re all fighting here… that bad?

Nah we were good. Kraken just scored on every chance they had.

 

[mrmovies779]

I guess hating on Fox is the new flavor of the month here

 

[Gluten Free Breadman]

I guess hating on Fox is the new flavor of the month here

It's so weird when he is our best defender by far

 

[Machinehead]

True, but we scored 2 goals that weren’t even good chances lol.

So did they. The third goal hit Quick and he lost it and the fifth goal was a five-alarm howler.

 

[zlev]

i think if you're actually paying full attention to the games and still think Fox sucks then they should take your TV away from you

 

[Machinehead]

In my lifetime we've had like two players, start to finish, who were just no doubt, absolutely worth the price of admission superstars. And I have had to watch them be disrespected and belittled if not outright overlooked, despite playing in the biggest market in the world, by the games media. Then we get Fox, and not only does the pattern hold, his own fanbase does him the same way. Just sad to me.

This has been one of my things with Kreider over the years.

Not that there hasn't been some legitimate criticisms over the years (he doesn't pass at an NHL level, never did) but nothing would ever be good enough anyway.

This fanbase takes their rage at being kind of a weird, ugly franchise, and picks it out on players seen as representing that franchise, even if they're mostly effective.

 

[Boris Zubov]

i think if you're actually paying full attention to the games and still think Fox sucks then they should take your TV away from you

Why is it so black & white? Sure he's our best d-man by a mile, however he also has his warts. I've been critical of him when it's deserved, but I don't want him traded. I'd love for our GM to wake the f*** up & find him a much better partner however.