stickty111
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You might be right but he’s not the source of the team’s problems. They are much bigger than that. There will always be an Aki Berg or Larry Murphy to rail against But if the scorers don’t score and the checkers don’t check, the 6th or 7th defenseman won’t be the reason they lose.It may even be more than that. The guy is just a horrible hockey player and people just keep defending him all the time. It's unreal.
I’m sure Babs had a hand in that too.It's on Lou for even bringing him back.
Exactly if Babs is adamant about him having a roster spot, just dress him as a seventh dman and use him extremely sparingly and on the pk.PK without Polak: 83.8%
PK with Polak: 83.6%
“Best PKer”
Record without Polak: 14-4-1
Record with Polak: 11-12-2
Please, get this guy out of the lineup and just use him as a 7/8th dman.
He is better than Polak but is relied on more than Polak and his defensive mistakes are inexcusable for a player with his experience. Way too soft in his own end and goes brain dead all the time. To me he is much more frustrating to watch because he has the skills that Polak does not but doesn’t use them. Also, Polak is paid $1M and Jake makes $4M.Jake 20pts -1 Gardiner plays very tough minutes just like Morgan 32pts -1 Rielly. The sad thing about Jake is his mistakes look so bad and this year have been costing us. Doesn't mean he Polak bad because he is not even close to that bad. Polak is legit hardly even euro worthy.
I dont know why but I get the feeling that Polak will be waived.
Not as long as Babcock is still the coach.I dont know why but I get the feeling that Polak will be waived.
Call it what you want, but that 60's defender isn't able to defend and defense is the only reason he's on the team.No. That’s Jake Gardiner. Polak is just a defenseman from the 60’s when skating and puck handling didn’t matter. Think Bobby Braun and Allan Stanley.
We aren't that lucky. Babcock loves him. He's a defensive dman that cannot defend, he brings nothing to this team. Although he isn't the only one.I dont know why but I get the feeling that Polak will be waived.
He was fine last year before the leg injury. He's cooked.
I've tried all season to like Polak,
I cant, he's just not good enough anymore. The guy takes at least a penalty per game, and he's here to kill penalties? I mean, come on.