That is not just what I don't like about the PP...I don't like the way they place themselves and barely move when up a man...The 3 PPs in a row in the 3rd was easy for the Hawks to counter as the Sens were so predictable on their PP! They need to try different things and keep their feet moving! It was the same thing over and over with Karlsson not moving and passing to Turris who's also not moving and then one of them tries the very predictable one-timer! The only thing that will make you score is a deflection...IF it even gets near the net...
- Raven33

Yeah I felt the same way, too predictable.. Sens had an opportunity to win this game.

Not complaining, was happy with the performance, but they should work on thta

Caught the third and enjoyed it immensely. Shame we didn't manage the win, but as Jared said we got a point and 2 went West.

- what's with that lame-looking PP drop-pass break-out play? that got old fast and i felt strangely embarrassed every time they used it. if they keep that up, someone is going to grab the puck and beat Turris for a breakaway...

- Hoffman is great - that possession play where he skated all over the place and kept getting the puck back was fun to watch. shame he didn't get the finish from his shot.

- where the flock is Methot already?
- sgoodwin

agree that drop pass pp break out needs to be retired, or used minimally.

apparently meth is now up to "hard skates"... but still not practicing with the team.

Very true.

Well, Neil was frustrating as ever. The defence was a mess again. As much as I usually drive Gryba into the ground, he was probably our most competent d-man in our own zone last night. Methot is really being missed. I hope he gets paired with Karlsson when he returns. Cowen still isn't the man for that job.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

Other than the odd error, which they all make, Gryba does his job well.

that was a fun game to watch.

thought karlsson was AWFUL for about the first 25-30 mins of that game, but was just the opposite in the 2nd half. much stronger at both ends of the ice. saw maclean chewing him out a bit on the bench, must have woken him up a bit.

that kid line was ridiculous. i LOVED that they got more 5v5 time (atleast it seemed like they did, didn't acutally look up the TOI stats) then the smith/legwand/neil line. if maclean doesn't roll with that line the next few games, he should get canned..........they were easily the best 5v5 line, seemed to make somethign happen every time they were on the ice.

cowen looked pretty good, 2 decent games in a row. hopefully he keeps it up.
- sensarmy_11

Agree with all of this.

You and me have been on the same page for months, Army.

Depth was the difference for the Hawks in 2010 and 13. But the cap hell was well worth 2 Cups I think.
- paulr

This. Once you win a couple cups, who cares what the fallout is. Ultimate goal has been reached. Twice.