Gold from Larry
The bottom six have come to a
grinding halt. The bottom six have also all but
halted grinding, though they are not alone in their culpability in this department. The club’s forecheck game has evaporated. There is rarely possession below the hash marks or containment.
The Blueshirts are back to being a one (or none)-and-done team in the offensive zone. Their ineffective dump-and-chase game
leads to easy exits followed by easy entries at the other end. This is not at all representative of
the playoff-style game encouraged by head coach Gerard Gallant.
The third line has been a dog’s breakfast since the first puck was dropped at training camp. It needs to be entirely reconstructed and reimagined. If this is not the time, it must become a priority over the summer. The third line has become a repository for guys who don’t fit into the top six.
It has no identity.
I will never understand why people don't like Brooks... he nails it.
