Player Discussion Pavel Zacha
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SImpelton
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he's no Krejci but the untapped talent is pretty obvious here. Glad we had him when the Big Two retired.
The guy need to step up big time he s almost useless since start of the PO...look s alergic to the intensity
SImpelton
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I'm not sure you can ask much more from Pavel Zacha TBH. He wasn't even playing center last year. It's a position he CAN play, but one he isn't really used to. He's doing well for what he is. No one should have expected much more of the guy considering just how deep the water we threw him into was.
This is not a Cup or Bust year. Let's see where the ride takes us and circle back to the Center position when we can actually do something about it.
Frankly I'm a bit surprised we're here. Zacha and Coyle played a large role in why we're still a playoff team -- if only by not being the absolute black holes they could have been.
UncleRico
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Not sure you can ask much more from a guy who has 0 goals in 20 career playoff games?
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Not when he's playing at a position he's not used to and matched up against the best defenses on the opposing team, no.
If you expect Playoff Krejci out of Pavel Zacha and he doesn't deliver it, who's the fool, Zacha or you?
We're lucky Zacha hasn't also been a liability on defense.
UncleRico
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I expect him to not be setting records for most minutes played by a forward without setting a goal.
McGarnagle
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Can we start calling him the invisible man
EverettMike
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David Pastrnak has more career playoff fights than Pavel Zacha has career playoff goals.
Such a heartless player he makes Brett Connolly look like Terry O'Reilly.
Such a heartless player he makes Brett Connolly look like Terry O'Reilly.
EverettMike
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What Zacha needs:
Wouldn't work. That hamster had a heart you could try and restart.
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Whuh? These are professional hockey players we’re talking about right? Just checking.
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I like how you jump right to playoff Krejci as the comparison.
As if that’s the next logical step in expectations and there’s not a wide gap in between.
Very foolish of you
The lack of goals is alarming. I think the effort level is fine and he's playing a sound two way game. But if he's going to be in the top 2 center hierarchy all season long, not scoring a goal over a significant number of games isn't going to inspire confidence in the eyes of the decision makers for the team that he's the guy moving forward. He needs to step up.
Hes a winger, not a Center we've learned that much. Go get another Center
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The problem is that he’s looking for Pasta all the time instead of shooting or playing for himself. Shoot….shoot….shoot!
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And now the rest of the story:
16 playoff games for Boston 0-11-11 +3
In those same 16 games, the likes of Marchand, Pasta, Coyle, Debrusk and McAvoy are all minus players.
Eye test says Zacha is playing hurt. He had the best faceoff winning % in the regular season for the B's and he's not even taking faceoffs now.
Has Pasta been bad because of Zacha? Which one has the puck more often?
16 playoff games for Boston 0-11-11 +3
In those same 16 games, the likes of Marchand, Pasta, Coyle, Debrusk and McAvoy are all minus players.
Eye test says Zacha is playing hurt. He had the best faceoff winning % in the regular season for the B's and he's not even taking faceoffs now.
Has Pasta been bad because of Zacha? Which one has the puck more often?
UncleRico
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He’s also 48.1% at face offs in his career and 42.1% in career in the playoffs.
Might not be an injury just might be closer to what he really is
Well said. The guy is barely a 20 goal scorer, not Pavel Bure. He's a better playmaker than scorer, but sure, he should have a goal or two this post-season. That he hasn't kind of sucks, but he has't been playing especially poorly, and to the extent he has been bad, the rest of his teammates have been as bad or worse.
