I wake up and you and the NHL site keep trying to tell me we won.. Quit it!.
Maybe not at all because possession off the dropNow, how much faster do we win that OT if they stop putting Staal out there.
I had the same thought but as a mcdavid line matchup it makes some sense to just tire them out before putting out scorers no? Be a little more cautious ? Even aho in post game interview was saying he was much more concerned w defensive plays in ot than he normally is w mcdavid out thereNow, how much faster do we win that OT if they stop putting Staal out there.
Of course Necas is gonna pop off. This ain't no contract year!What an amazing overtime! Necas is proving he’s worth the price of admission, but he’s done it before in short bursts. We’re going to need a full season.
That backhand pass through traffic from Ghost to Necas on the winner was ridiculous. Ghost could have a career year with us if he stays healthy. Necas and Ghost 3v3 should scare anyone. If Aho gets on a roll we should want all games to go to OT.
Svech still looks out of synch and it’s going to be his turn to shine here at some point.
Stickpuckers 3 stars:Stars:
Andersen
Aho
Robinson / Nachos
Of course Necas is gonna pop off. This ain't no contract year!
Stickpuckers 3 stars:
Nachos
Ghost
Orlov
In all fairness I think Ghost took him out on that first oneOrlov? The guy that got embarrassed in both goals against? I mean, I get it, it's McDavid, he does that, but still...
What an amazing overtime! Necas is proving he’s worth the price of admission, but he’s done it before in short bursts. We’re going to need a full season.
That backhand pass through traffic from Ghost to Necas on the winner was ridiculous. Ghost could have a career year with us if he stays healthy. Necas and Ghost 3v3 should scare anyone. If Aho gets on a roll we should want all games to go to OT.
Svech still looks out of synch and it’s going to be his turn to shine here at some point.
Tripp casually foreshadowing both 3rd period goal scorers minutes before they each scored was pretty sick.
Interesting....I might swap JR and Jarvis though (Jarvis then plays with his Finnish Brother, KK)Didn’t Jarvis have some success when paired with Staal and Martinook in the playoffs last year? Or was that regular season? Can’t recall…
Anyway, I like the idea of Necas with Aho at 5-5, really load up that first line:
Svechnikov-Aho-Necas
Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Robinson-Drury-Blake
You’ve got everyone on their natural sides with that lineup too. Problem would be that middle 6 only has Jarvis as a finisher.
Jarvis had some success early on with Staal and Martinook if memory serves. Then was put back with them after game 1 of the Islanders series and I don't think much came of it.Didn’t Jarvis have some success when paired with Staal and Martinook in the playoffs last year? Or was that regular season? Can’t recall…
Anyway, I like the idea of Necas with Aho at 5-5, really load up that first line:
Svechnikov-Aho-Necas
Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Robinson-Drury-Blake
You’ve got everyone on their natural sides with that lineup too. Problem would be that middle 6 only has Jarvis as a finisher.
Jarvis broke a finger early in the Isles series that made him largely ineffective the rest of the playoff run. Can't really take anything away from the way he looked with that line because he wasn't even close to 100% health-wise, especially when you factor in the torn labrum and rotator cuff that he suffered early in the season and just pain managed the rest of the year.Jarvis had some success early on with Staal and Martinook if memory serves. Then was put back with them after game 1 of the Islanders series and I don't think much came of it.
Don't do that to poor Jarvis again...he doesn't deserve thatDidn’t Jarvis have some success when paired with Staal and Martinook in the playoffs last year? Or was that regular season? Can’t recall…
Anyway, I like the idea of Necas with Aho at 5-5, really load up that first line:
Svechnikov-Aho-Necas
Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Robinson-Drury-Blake
You’ve got everyone on their natural sides with that lineup too. Problem would be that middle 6 only has Jarvis as a finisher.
Good play Orlov
What Kotkaniemi did, that's Brind'amour on faceoffs, right? Hand right above the head, get really low
Eat? Fortunately Nachos were servedWhat's the opposite of drink?
Yeah that was the line juggling issue I had with Rod in those playoffs. I was ok with swapping Svech and Jarvis to get some size with Aho but leaving Jarvis stapled to Staal the rest of the way made me want to tear my hair out. I forgot about the finger though which makes a bit more sense then to leave him there and focus on defense and if he scores it's a bonus.Jarvis broke a finger early in the Isles series that made him largely ineffective the rest of the playoff run. Can't really take anything away from the way he looked with that line because he wasn't even close to 100% health-wise, especially when you factor in the torn labrum and rotator cuff that he suffered early in the season and just pain managed the rest of the year.