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  • #9810
    Ray Napientek
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      Carolina Hurricanes (6-7-2) at Chicago Blackhawks (6-6-3) 7:30pm Central, 8:30pm Eastern United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN 720   PROJECTE
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    #9811
    Indydog
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    Anxious to see the level of physicality that Coach Colliton has instructed the team to make harder on the back check and in the slot. CBH D & F’s are smallish and easy to push off the puck and other team’s can lock themselves in front of Corey. Additionally, entries and puck movement on the PP, our guys are to stationary once in the zone and need to get other team PK’rs moving confused and tired out.

    #9825
    Alan Parsons
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    Davidson, Rutta and Gustafsson can be fired into the sun any day now.  If Q has to go, then those three guys have GOT to go.  Terrible.   Just terrible.

    #9826
    Alan Parsons
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    And it is 2-0 Canes.   And the defense sucks.  And Crawford doesnt have a chance.

    #9827
    Alan Parsons
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    Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

    #9828
    Alan Parsons
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    Gus on the ice again for a goal against.  It was Jokers side and he was out of gas and out of position.  Not a good start.  3-0 Canes.  Not…not good.

    #9829
    Alan Parsons
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    So, that happened.    One period down.  66 games to go.  Yikes.  Good thing I have legal weed here.

    #9830
    Jeff Osborn
    Keymaster

    #9831
    Chico Maki
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    This is just a bad roster.  Q was not the problem.

    The bottom 6 has to be one of the worst in the nhl.

    The blue line has 2 maybe 3 nhl quality players.

    And that’s on Bowman.

    #9833
    Alan Parsons
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    To be fair… TO BE FAIR!  Q was definitely part of the problem.  But he wasnt the main problem.  I get why they decided to fire him, but…the defensive players are hot garbage.  The PP and PK have been garbage for years.  Thats coaching.  And his lineups were mindboggling at times.

    But 4-0 Canes…Oh dear lord make the burning stop!  Crawford is fucking PISSED tonight.   He just chucked his stick.  He isnt happy.

    #9834
    Alan Parsons
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    And to be fair, TO BE FAIR!  Darling is playing really well tonight.  But 4-1 and Kane gets one back.  Well done.

    #9835
    Alan Parsons
    Participant

    If TVR scores, Im gonna lose my shit.

    #9836
    Chico Maki
    Participant

    Q plays the guys he’s given.  And what he’s been given is hot garbage.

     

    #9837
    Alan Parsons
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    agreed.  But the PP has been shitty with Toews, Kane, Saad, Schmaltz, Keith, Seabrook for years.  Even when Panarin was slamming in one-timers, if they didnt score on one, they were not scoring.  Panarin’s one timer was amazing but also was extremely predictable.  Meh.  They needed change in some capacity.

    #9838
    Alan Parsons
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    Saad.  Dancefloor.  4-2.  Maybe they can come from behind and beat Scotty Darling, Lemont Native, and the lowly Canes.

    #9839
    Alan Parsons
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    4-0 is the most dangerous lead in hockey.

    #9840
    Alan Parsons
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    Jacob Slavin’s nickname has got to be Cliff.

    #9841
    Alan Parsons
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    This team is like watching your best friend have a heart attack and then when the defibrillator kicks in they pop right up and are ready to pound some beers.

     

    #9854
    Alan Parsons
    Participant

    Inconsistency on Defense is maddening.  Davidson was awful early in the game.  They all were awful.  Then by the latter half of the 2nd and the 3rd period they played pretty good on defense for the most part.   Davidson had some nice plays late in the game.  But Rutta and Gus need to be shot into the sun.  Ive been a Gus apologist for a while, but no more.  The guy just cant be out there unless he is playing forward.

    #9864
    Chico Maki
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    [quote quote=9837]agreed. But the PP has been shitty with Toews, Kane, Saad, Schmaltz, Keith, Seabrook for years. Even when Panarin was slamming in one-timers, if they didnt score on one, they were not scoring. Panarin’s one timer was amazing but also was extremely predictable. Meh. They needed change in some capacity.

    Maybe the PP has been shitty because there’s only been one true goal scorer–Kane.
    Toews, at least in the past, was good at parking in front of the net.  Same with Saad.  Recently, the last couple years,  neither has the will to go to the front of the net.
    Keith, on the PP, is more of a passer, his shot, when he hits the net, is more designed for rebounds.
    Seabrook has a big shot, but he’s slow and cant maneuver to a get a free shot.
    Too often this PP passes around the perimeter looking for the “pretty goal”, rather than crashing the net for dirty goals.
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