Keith was terrible tonight. He was very passive, giving the Anaheim rush a LOT of room as they came into our zone.
Rundblad was **** out there, and while he needs to play better, there aren't many guys who could have a layoff for that long and come out playing well. We saw during the regular season that Rundblad is pretty good (as a lower pairing guy), when given a consistent opportunity. He's just not the kind of guy that can be expected to play great in spot duty. There aren't many guys like that on either side of the ice.
It's amazing how Keith goes from playing great, to sucking, when Rundblad is his D partner.
Rundblad sucks. That's why he hasn't played much. He makes Nick Leddy look like Chara in the defensive zone. He is soft as baby **** and completely afraid of taking any kind of contact. He has absolutely no composure back there. He belongs playing in Europe.
He screened his own goalie on the first goal. Then he went down from one of the softest pushes I've ever seen a guy give in front of the net... All that after making a really bad play at the blue line which allowed the Ducks to keep the puck in the zone.
It wasn't his fault they lost, but he sucked. What we saw tonight is what most of us have been seeing his entire time in Chicago.
as always, the hate he gets isn't THAT deserved. He made 1 mistake, the other happens. Not to mention that he got better as the game went on and his minutes got less.
He wasn't the reason we lost. Scoring 1 Goal all game Long was. Kane only having 1 shot. He was part of that game and Shares some blame for sure.
That being said, he flat out sucks and Johns should Play from now on. His NHL career is over. Good luck in the KHL.
Oh yeah? I want to see you standing up when having a man who weighs 207 lbs crosschecking you to the back
The statistics already has proved that you either are blind or dumb, cause Rundblad has been pretty good when got to play regularly. Not saying he has been great but he has held his own.
It's obviously not an easy thing to do, suddenly playing in the conference final against a very good team after not have been playing for months.
He's soft and weak on his skates. That's why he fell down. That wasn't a crosscheck, that was a push off. Happens 100 times a game and guys don't go sprawling on their face.
What statistics have proved that he has been pretty good? His +-? Playing with a two-time Norris winner, only when he can be put on the ice in the offensive zone? The stats say he has played the most sheltered minutes of any guy on the team. And rightfully so, because he's a DISASTER in the defensive zone.
It was clearly a cross check. If you are moving backwards and you get crosschecked that is what happens.
It was clearly a cross check. If you are moving backwards and you get crosschecked that is what happens.
Rundblad sucks. He is not an nhl player.
as always, the hate he gets isn't THAT deserved. He made 1 mistake, the other happens. Not to mention that he got better as the game went on and his minutes got less.
He wasn't the reason we lost. Scoring 1 Goal all game Long was. Kane only having 1 shot. He was part of that game and Shares some blame for sure.
That being said, he flat out sucks and Johns should Play from now on. His NHL career is over. Good luck in the KHL.
While I agree, I'd state it as 'He is not an NHL player right now'. I heard a lot of people claim the same thing regarding Hjalmarsson.
I wouldn't mind if Rundblad is benched for the rest of these playoffs.
I wouldn't mind if he never played another game for the Hawks again
Terrifying reality is that Bowman may qualify him just because he doesn't want to acknowledge how big a mistake he made
Guy didn't deserve a roster spot this year but because Stan gave up a 2nd for him he played and blocked out kids with actual NHL future from making team