zman77
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AWESOMEEEEEE WIIIIIIINNNNNNNNN!!
AHO is the Man!!
AHO is the Man!!
GDT: Pittsburgh @ Carolina: The Very Well-Rested Back-to-Back
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BTW, that's win #302 for Rod. He now holds the record for most wins by a coach in their first 500 games, with 9 games to spare
Derailed75
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There's a reason that all the contenders were not trying to be part of that trade. He's is still an un-proven commodity and as a contender you don't spend resources on a prayer
Not last night, THAT one was for Ripken.
AD Skinner
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This should be getting way more fanfare I feel like
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With the WCJ championship game going on? No shot.
Stickpucker
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Easily Ahos best game this season.
He looked either angry or intentional. He was hard on pucks and looked to be skating hard vs floating around.
Making good things happen vs waiting for them to happen. He took over the game and that's what we need to see more of.
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141 pt pace in the standings when Jarvy scores
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VENGEANCE
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THEY CANNOT BURY WHAT CAME FROM THE DIRT.
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In theory, yes.
In practice, and after decades of watching forwards miss the net or shoot into the goalie in similar situations, I think it's time we acknowledge that Jarvis's ability to finish what we consider "good" scoring chances seems to be higher than not just Carolina players, but most players in the league.
I don't think it's just "Jarvis finishing consistently where other Canes don't." I do think Jarvis finishes close-in at a level very few guys in the league can.
That said, I agree with Borsig that Necas has a similar level of finish ability when he can get to his shot. When he's off his game, he can't get to the front of the net with the puck without losing possession.
EXTRAS
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I think the idea is to see if jaaska can be a long term piece. He's on a 1 year deal and then is ufa. Gotta see if he's worth re-signing now. Gunler is locked up for years no matter what.
Borsig
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IDK who you send down in favor of Jaaska. Hes 26 and just breaking in, but he has displayed more toughness in 2 games than our entire roster has all year, so.....
WreckingCrew
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Blake? He's cooled off significantly from his hot start and only has 1G-1A since Nov 30 (our 2 recent games against NJD)
Yeah I’m 100% aligned - it's an elite skill. But I think it's a both/and with respect to the rest of the team not having much of it, and it makes the difference between Jarvis and the rest of the team that much more stark.
AhosDatsyukian
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Blake still looks really good and dangerous out there, drawing penalties, creating scoring chances despite lesser linemates. I think he stays up all year. If anything I'd give him more top 6 minutes with better linemates so his skills aren't wasted.
TheBigLetowski
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I feel like Blake has been one of the best at puck retrievals as well. If he loses it, he's right back in the corners digging it out. Is there a stat for that? Put him in the top 6 for a little.
The Faulker 27
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The honeymoon phase is starting to wear off. Probably good for us.
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Obviously need to schedule the Devils more often. Hell his first goal was against them.
Lempo
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