Anton Dubinchuk
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Jordan Backstrom at it again.
I didn’t see ppg Staal coming out of this weird season.
I didn’t see ppg Staal coming out of this weird season.
GDT: We’re not in Columbus anymore CAR@DAL
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Svechhammer
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I love Aho so much. No honey, that doesn't mean what you think it means.
WreckingCrew
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...please don't tell me they just flashed a jinx stat up there...
Svechhammer
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I would complain about the number of penalties but damn they are earning them
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Svechhammer
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Holy shit
I just watched the clock tick down to 0 to end a period. It actually CAN happen, guys!
I just watched the clock tick down to 0 to end a period. It actually CAN happen, guys!
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Boys were flying there the last 5-6 minutes.
Dallas is testing the defense. They are making the pass to the guy flying through the neutral zone and beating the defense around the outside.
Got to put more pressure on the puck in neutral zone
Dallas is testing the defense. They are making the pass to the guy flying through the neutral zone and beating the defense around the outside.
Got to put more pressure on the puck in neutral zone
Derailed75
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I disagree by a lot. Reimer numbers last year were better than Mrazeks but if you objectively watch the games Petr made stops on higher quality stops and made much more timely saves. Now James was really really good for us last year, but that was last year. This year he has more starts and even in his wins he has looked bad, really bad. He's the 3rd best goalie on the team right now and if he can't figure it out he needs to be treated as such. Thats the tough part of being a GM or head coach in sports. Sometimes you gotta demote the good guys that have given it their all because they are no longer the best option for the team.
Example tonight the bar and bad shots are the only reason we are not down 2 or 3 goals
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Derailed75
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Damn Jordo Staal has become the best passer in the league. Crazy stuff. I always defended him for his possession, and physical play but adding this type of passing game just nuts
surfzone365
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Liked what I saw in the first despite some things to clean up. I’m guessing/hoping Rod is telling them to shoot more and pass less.
TheReelChuckFletcher
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Best passer? No. But very good passer? Yes. This is the Jordo that NHL fans got to know and love behind Sid and Malkin. Getting Trocheck not only gave us a 2C, but as a consequence, the single best 3C in the NHL.
Derailed75
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I'm biased i admit it. But some of his passes, nay a lot of his passes this year have been high light reel type
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Plenty of fanbases have doubted Reimer but he puts up very respectable numbers wherever he goes and he's literally the consummate professional goaltender in the mould of Curtis McElhinney but way more experienced AND talented at the same age. He also has better career numbers than Mrazek. No sane coach is throwing that away for Nedeljkovic.
I could be a bit off here, but this is not how I remember Staal playing in Pittsburg. Shutdown guy? Yes. Timely goals,? Yes. Facilitator? Not that I remember.
Derailed75
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If you are watching the games this year he is just not where he needs to be. I'm not saying cut trade or send him down but if he doesn't figure it out soon he needs to be behind Ned.
Also if he keeps up this play his number won't be good for long
TheReelChuckFletcher
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You got to give Ned credit, though. He looked sharp the last game for someone that hasn't played in months in any league. Reimer's getting underrated again because of recency bias.
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I mean literally everything you say could be 100% correct and he's still more qualified than Nedeljkovic.
Ned looked fine. He also looked small. When he got beat on the penalty shot (and I know a lot of guys would, it was a good move) his leg was about three zip codes away from the post. It would be nice to have a bigger goalie who might have a chance to make that save.
