GrumpyKelly
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Too early to call that 5 forward PP unit a failure, it was just game 1. They had some good looks.
Too early to call that 5 forward PP unit a failure, it was just game 1. They had some good looks.
It is a failure since only the quarterback considers that he should be aware of any counter attacks. Rest of them are just hoping that someone else is on top of things. Boughner should drop using that 5 fwd PP scheme.
That goal against yesterday was a lucky bounce first of the ref and then Barky when the puck came back the Tampa guy,.
Gotta start finding a way to take 2 points in games like that. That’s the difference between us and Tampa plus a handful of other teams in the east right now. Ya you could easily argue we “deserved” 2 points, but at this stage, moral victories mean nothing. It’s about results and scoring once on that many opportunities is unacceptable. Games like this are why Tampa WILL make the playoffs and why we MIGHT make the playoffs.
The lucky bounce was off of the ref, IMO, not off of Barkov."Lucky" meaning that they had no control over the puck but still acted like they had it. Normally two dman would be on the blue line but no one other than Barkov had a clue what to do besides puck watch. Judging from the reactions, looked like Hubs was supposed to be hunkering down if the Bolts get to the puck first. But the game plan for the PP can't be that everyone just assumes that they'll have the puck no matter what, and if a miracle happens and the opposing team gets puck, then it's "good luck, Barkov".
The lucky bounce was off of the ref, IMO, not off of Barkov.
Puck hit the ref in the corner, which started that whole play. If the puck doesn't hit the ref and die, we don't lose possesion there
It's not about playing the 2-1 but on allowing it to happenBoughner prob didn't think we could hold the shutout and I tend to agree. The goal against was a lucky bounce, imo. I can't see Yandle or Ekblad playing the 2 on 1 much better.
2 on 1s happenIt's not about playing the 2-1 but on allowing it to happen
Can't believe Bjugstad is playing on the 1st line of an NHL team. Makes me sick.
The Panthers dominated the team that's "supposed" to fight for the Stanley Cup. They had the upcoming Vezina winner save over 40 shots and lost in a shootout while only letting 1 goal go by the backup goalie.
Hoffman hit 2 posts and Barkov had what 2 breakaways? Yet fans here are acting like children out of candy. Wake up
I was looking at it while signing up for the half seasons, we have I don't know how many back to backs and random time change trips.Also what a joke of a schedule, some teams like Toronto play four games before we have another one.
barf
You can’t be serious to not put Hoffman on the first unit?The 5 forward experiment is stupid. Yandle already moved the puck there like a forward. What more you are asking from him? What really was missing? Don't think Barkov is going to be a huge upgrade there and he is / will missed on the half wall. And why Hoffman is immediately given 1st PP minutes when he has shown very little to nothing on this team yet? Shouldn't the positions be given on what they have shown? Why haven't Trocheck and Malgin played on the same line from last season when they showed good chemistry together? Dadonov matched well on that line too. Don't understand why they are trying to over-coach everything all the time. Couple of questions for Boughner.
My issue is that Yandle is elite on the PP so idk why he is off the 1st unit