Our second PP looks so bad. Just play PP1 until their legs fall off because that second group is awful. We also look very slow compared to Nashville.
I think this is the future of the league, PP1 getting 75% of the minutes. You hardly waste energy on the PP, leave your best out there as long as possible.
Chiarot being on PP2 is a ridiculous choice. There is no reason to not just put Kane, Larkin, Raymond, DeBrincat and Tarasenko out there together. Fuck defense. Go hard.
Nice to win this one, felt like the type of game last year where we’d take the multi goal lead and end up losing in the third.
Going into a shell is infuriating but Talbot is a good goalie which makes it easier to handle. Not sustainable though.
Lalonde said Fischer was day to day so if that’s the case whatever. I could see them going 11/7 tomorrow with Watson in the press box but with how the Rangers play I’d just dress Watson.
Has anyone ever sat in the mezzanine sections before? Curious how that stacks up compared to top of the lower bowl rows. Prices are about the same.
Is that a judgment decision or no? Seems pretty cut and dry he knocked it off not sure why Mickey is bitching
It’s a judgment call that’s rarely whistled unless it’s absolutely egregious. Even the Rangers commentators thought it was weak
Wasn’t a bad game until the third. Shesterkin was great and once we got down and they shut down the neutral zone we were toast.
It’s a reasonable concern but I trust it’ll be better when Kane gets going. What concerns me the most is our lack of speed in our bottom six. It showed up big time tonight. When we can get the cycle going that third line looked fine but they can’t get the luck through the neutral zone on their own and 4/6 of our D can’t help them either. That’s where Kasper would be nice to have right now.
Kasper needs to be up. Team doesn't need motte, copp, ras, and Fischer. Put Kasper with Berggren and Veleno and see if the youth can't generate some offense. Or put him on top two lines and let Compher work with Berggren
Gustafson in for Johansson tonight. Would have liked to see Maata sat down to let Johansson play more but with Holl played vs NY and how had the PP was, this seemed inevitable.
Ugh. Chiarot got totally lost there. Hell of a play by the Rangers but those missed opportunities are killers considering we are gonna get game managed here.
Game is a good example of our lack of finishing talent. Not playing badly but can’t get pucks in the net. Need more talented bottom six players to ease the burden.
Year 7 or 8 of the Yzerplan, and not even a playoff spot to show for it. Why he keeps getting a free pass is beyond mel
Our shooting % was going to regress but this is extreme. The reality is we could go through two weeks of this which leads to Lalonde getting fired. New guy comes in, our shooting % finds it level and we win some games.
Not having Kasper in the lineup and this bottom 6 is absolutely terrible. Not sure if that's a Yzerman or Newsy issue.
I would say it’s almost entirely an Yzerman issue. I don’t think Lalonde has any say in roster moves. He does get complete control over lineup choices though.
Lalonde better have a pretty quick hook this year. I was on board canning him last year. May be Yzerman last hope at this point