O can't even remember the last time one of our forwards didn't go wide with the puck in the zone. None of these guys ever try to cut to the front.
- hereticpride

Can anybody please be an offensive catalyst? Please oh please?

what has he done in his career that would possibly give you any hope ever that he could go on a tear and score 30. i would have no problem if he were gone after tonight. the guy brings nothing to the table.
- hammarby31

The problem is , from an offensive prospective, you can say that about all of their forwards short of Giroux, Voracek and prior to this season Simmonds..

Well to be honest outside of Gudas, Simmonds and Luke they aren't a gritty bunch. The notion that they are hard workers than can win trench battles even if they don't have skill is iffy to me.

It's just a bad mix. I am probably most dissapointed with Read. Thought he could be a guy going forward. Liked him. He's been poop for a while now.
- flyer_nutter

i was a big fan of his. he's been useless for quite some time.

The have a good fourth line.

I think Laughton, Simmonds and that fourth line along with Raffl are good pieces. Honestly the rest? Meh.
- flyer_nutter

Yeah, they have some decent pieces up front, but good lord that group of Dmen is just a steaming pile of monkey dung.

at least the mets are losing. (frank) ny. now and forever.


- hammarby31

Finally some good news!!!

The problem is , from an offensive prospective, you can say that about all of their forwards short of Giroux, Voracek and prior to this season Simmonds..
- opeth_pa

i think gagner, coots, and raffl are capable of chipping in pucks. there's something more valuable to all of their games than schenn. i hate watching him play. and i hate that i hate watching him play.

glad i'm stuck at work and can't watch this game sounds like they're ass from the radio
- 2Real

You're lucky, they look worse.

Yeah, they have some decent pieces up front, but good lord that group of Dmen is just a steaming pile of monkey dung.
- BiggE

Long term? I am cool with say MDZ, Medvedev, Gudas. #4,5,6 dmen.

The scary thing. If these d prospects don't pan out haha. Thankfully just with the numbers you hope some of the kids can be top 3 guys. Mediocrity can always be found in FA.

Well, they fired the coach, kicked the old GM upstairs...

i think gagner, coots, and raffl are capable of chipping in pucks. there's something more valuable to all of their games than schenn. i hate watching him play. and i hate that i hate watching him play.
- hammarby31

I don't particularly care for him either. I think he is very JVR-like that he just disappears for long periods at a time. I hope he can turn it around. If not I hope to see him moved for more of a skill based forward.

Well, they fired the coach, kicked the old GM upstairs...
- Jsaquella

as much as i hate them right now, the organeyezation is on the right track. it's just a lonnnnnnng sloooooowwwwww track that makes me want to punch kittens.

Well, they fired the coach, kicked the old GM upstairs...
- Jsaquella

So now they kick him downstairs?

Seriously though, its getting to the point where this roster could become trade city by the deadline.

You're lucky, they look worse.
- BiggE

we're goign to be 4-6 after this game and clb is 2-8 right now

Well, they fired the coach, kicked the old GM upstairs...
- Jsaquella

But kept most of the players the old GM brought in.

It's is the guys on the ice, but someone put them there.

Sixers down 20 in their home opener. Now that is how you tank.

Thank God for Temple football, it's all Philly's got right now. I can't believe I just typed that last sentence. The end times are here!

Only caught bits and pieces of the game ... but it's pretty fugly from what I've seen.

I find it mind boggling that it's only 2-0. That due to the one player who has shown up. Nuevirth.

Right on Boosh! Love the honesty

Keep dumping the puck in and not winning one puck battle. Then when they finally managed offensive pressure, they pass it back to onw of the six bottom pairing (frank)s they have so he can shoot it into the opponents leg pads or wide.

i think gagner, coots, and raffl are capable of chipping in pucks. there's something more valuable to all of their games than schenn. i hate watching him play. and i hate that i hate watching him play.
- hammarby31

Fair enough.

If a team is counting on Gagner, Raffl and Couturier to be their point producers after Giroux and Voracek then we really should just give up on ever scoring and start trapping more.

Cant wait to see the young group get here over the next few years.

Only caught bits and pieces of the game ... but it's pretty fugly from what I've seen.

- FlyerGuy

Dont give them that much credit..

Well, they fired the coach, kicked the old GM upstairs...
- Jsaquella

Yeah, the new regime is going to be here for awhile. The players, otoh, may want to keep a suitcase packed.

Right on Boosh! Love the honesty
- BiggE

Hextall, get on the phone with Anaheim. They have to be considering some moves....

Voracek for Getzlaff. Strip Giroux of the C