Speculation: Roster Building Thread : Part XV (Light em up!)

[bernmeister]

Please show me clips of prime Zibanejad body checks. If you want to bash his turnovers or not staying with his man, that's valid. But he's never been a hitter aside from trying to win battles on the boards.

Short and sweet past months incl recently attackers going in the zone have to be confronted and stopped. If a guy has a head of steam and angle, stick check not an option, body check required.
REQUIRED
RE - QUIRED
zib has waived at these guys and let them break thru
not acceptable

you may consider that "not staying with his man"
which I appreciate you admitting is his responsibility
my pt is once you are at that pt, the body check is the needed follow thru
as opposed to not doing enuf and letting the guy waltz in

I'm not expecting vintage Brad Park hip checks.
I am not expecting Trouba-esque lay you out jobs
I am expecting and demanding sufficient physical contact to at least slow the guy

you can go thru game videos

Zibanejad has never been a "BODY CHECKER". Neither has McDavid. Or Eichel. Or a whole slew of elite centers. It's not in everyone's game.

What shit did he pull that the rest of the team didn't? The whole team was garbage for two months.

Setting aside degree of to what extent any specific person is guilty
the apt saying here is
If you see somebody jump out a window, are you gonna follow and do that too?

 

[NYR Viper]

Is our defense better now than pre-Trouba and Kakko trades? I feel like the new guys are starting to get their footing.

Short answer - hell yes. The skating and size of Vaak and Borgen are proving to be difference makers. Trouba was a physical decent skating d-man but he’s very slow at this point and it made everyone scramble to match up and cover. Those guys, both of whom should make significantly less than Just Trouba next year Have been upgrades.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Short answer - hell yes. The skating and size of Vaak and Borgen are proving to be difference makers. Trouba was a physical decent skating d-man but he’s very slow at this point and it made everyone scramble to match up and cover. Those guys, both of whom should make significantly less than Just Trouba next year Have been upgrades.

I guess Lindgren and Trouba fell off this year even further but otherwise other than Gus who is a bottom pairing D-man is this d corps if Miller has his head outside of its ass that much worse than last year's that had Trouba?

 

[Savant]

Is our defense better now than pre-Trouba and Kakko trades? I feel like the new guys are starting to get their footing.

I don’t know if it’s better, but it’s more cost efficient.

The Kakko trade was/is still incredibly stupid and unnecessary, but here we are

 

[JimmyG89]

I do hope that Drury continues to tinker. Vaak might best be suited as a 7. Lindgren can't stay. It'll be tough to get two LHD in and one out before the deadline.

Still think the target is Byram. If you want to push hard next season, that's the piece to get.

Having to sign him and Miller could be daunting, but I think it's a better path forward.