Babcock is making excuses big time. Take some responsibility
Shanahan failed to get any defensive stability on this team.
Cant believe they assembled a team that chokes harder than the last.
Bruh.. it's been 5 games
Babcock is making excuses big time. Take some responsibility
Shanahan failed to get any defensive stability on this team.
Cant believe they assembled a team that chokes harder than the last.
And they have an 80% choke rate
Please do fire him. Buffalo is in dire need of a great head coach. #stillbitterNot surprised. Already 5 games in and people want Babcock fired, lol. What is he suppose to do with 6 rookies on the team and a bottom 5 defense? Let's just hope our key players develop this year and we upgrade our defense soon. Not impressed at all with Rielly, Gardiner, Carrick, and Hunwick's defensive play as of late.
Laying the foundation with a nunch of chokers
I think that Andersen is a terrible goalie. Slow lateral movement, always out of position, going down early. He can handle the puck I can give him that, but I would have preferred Reimer. Saved the draft picks and the cap space. Andersen looks 5'7 challenging the shooter in the slot.
We should trade everyone and start from scratchAnd they have an 80% choke rate
We should trade everyone and start from scratch
NB: This guy actually believes we can build a competitive team in a year lol
I don't really see this kind of panic in other team's boards.
And I mean we have allot to be excited about!
Matthews is 3rd in league scoring (8), and first in Rookie scoring, Nylander is second (7)!
The next one closest to either only has 5 points!
They are not going to finish 30th this year. They had a rough schedule this past week and have shown that they can play with cup contenders.
They are surpassing my expectations so far by a mile.
I expect a top 5 pick out of this year. Would help solidify the D core like Liljegren or Foote (unless Leafs draft 1st overall again). I hope they sign some real team identity guys as well. Guys like a Clutterbuck would go a long way.
Hyman Matthews Marner
JvR Nylander Clutterbuck
Komorov Kadri Soshnikov
Martin Holland /Gauthier Brown
Rielly Zaitsev
Gardiner Foote
Nielsen Polak
Andersen
Still leaves questions but every line has skill, compete, D and forecheckIng. NTM it's only year 2 in the rebuild.
Putting Clutterbuck with Nylander would go a long way to killing Willy's production. This has to be a joke.
I just figured he would do the dirty work for JvR and Nylander. You could put Brown there or switch him up with Marner on the first but as I said. "Still leaves questions but every line has skill, compete, D and forecheckIng ". They could trade or sign a bigger named player but we have been down that road and doesn't look like theyre landing any big fish. Clutterbuck is more of a possibility.
Nor is Hyman the ideal first line LW. They arent there for points. They are there to dig and get it to the people who get points. Babcock wasn't kidding when he said there will be pain. Still lots of questions as it is still year 2 of the rebuild. I also think they want the identity of a pest team for the future. They have kids like Leipsic and Grundstrom who do this and who better to learn from then guys like Clutterbuck, Komorov, Kadri etc. Get under the skin of the opposition and make them take penalties while playing decent defensively. Better team D should in theory make it easier for Andersen as we are stuck with him.
Might as well trade Matthews, Nylander, and Marner at this point while they have some value
I blame Justin Smoak
Andersen needs to stop a ****ing puck. The 3rd goal was a textbook back-breaker.