ducks kings tied at 2

2 pp goals for ducks, 1 for the kings
- homiedclown

I heard yes this evening, also heard mcginn, franson, picks plus for lindholm

girgens, bailey plus for drouin


don't shoot the messenger
- homiedclown

Would ink both of these.

pommer gets a pp goal in the 3rd to give the wild a 3-1 win today, panthers only goal came on the pp

I heard yes this evening, also heard mcginn, franson, picks plus for lindholm

girgens, bailey plus for drouin


don't shoot the messenger
- homiedclown

I think Drouin is a big risk.

ducks kings tied at 2

2 pp goals for ducks, 1 for the kings
- homiedclown

Played even 5v5

hawks beat the caps 3-2

3 pp goals in the game
- homiedclown

Even play 5v5?

hawks beat the caps 3-2

3 pp goals in the game
- homiedclown

I think I see where you're going with this .............. and I agree.

The really GOOD teams get a PP and say "Hell yeah ... we're gonna score"

Crappy teams get a PP and say "We better score" .......and that's all the difference in the world.

pommer gets a pp goal in the 3rd to give the wild a 3-1 win today, panthers only goal came on the pp
- homiedclown

Panthers lose because they were worse 5v5

blues scored a short handed goal midway in the second to take a 3-2 lead on canes, gain momentum and win 5-2

Even play 5v5?
- Der Kaiser

Hello Kaiser ........... long time fan ............ it's an honor

I think Drouin is a big risk.
- Sabresfan88

We take risks every day just putting our feet in the floor next to our beds.

Take a deep breath and go out into the world.

Is it only me, or is anyone else surprised by the lack of any movement by GMTM?!?!
- Sabresfan88

No not really. They have 20 picks the next 2 drafts. How many more 3rd or later picks can one sit on?

I've been on record as being not a fan of Bylsma (especially when I'm on the board and have been drinkin ) but I see a lot of his Pittsburgh mentality being installed, whcih had its moments of greatness, but in the end, got him run out of there. In that playoff round against the Bruins, they scored 3 times I believe in a 4 game sweep. They had a healthy Crosby, Malkin, Letang, Fluery was playing well, Kunitz and Dupuis were having great years, james neal was a nice addition to the top 6 and to top it off, they picked up Iginla.

That being said, the "move the puck until an opportunity presented itself" did not work against the Bruins, as they consistently out hit them, pushed them around and took away the chances for opportunities to arrive. Had Pitt pressed the issue more and tried to crash the net more often and get a little dirtier, they may have moved on.

Earlier this year, we were a few post shots and scooping up juicy rebounds away from putting up 3-4 goals consistently, because guy were there to screen, grab rebounds and tip pucks in. They we there, but they just missed out on the last second chances. But as of late, especially on the PP, it looks like we are expecting something to appear, even when its clear they are not. McGinn is an example of getting to that net and tipping pucks in or tapping home loose pucks. Samson has also gotten better at this, as does Gionta who plays that old gritty style. However, there are times you see them go to the net, or are standing there waiting to do what they do, but the play just never develops because the others are so poised to move the puck to find the best opportunity rather than taking the shot and letting guys like McGinn create an opportunity afterwards.

Sometimes you need to score on a junk shot. Kane's goals against philly that won the cup comes to mind. A goal's a goal, and I think sometimes, Bylsma forgets that bad bounces and fortuitous rebounds and redirects occur and can go in the net. On a side note, I think McGinn would have be awesome in Chicago on the third line b/c of his play
- bberkey1

He simply needs the right personel .............. we are not there yet but i'm confident we will be.

blues scored a short handed goal midway in the second to take a 3-2 lead on canes, gain momentum and win 5-2
- homiedclown

Canes lost 5v5

I heard yes this evening, also heard mcginn, franson, picks plus for lindholm

girgens, bailey plus for drouin


don't shoot the messenger
- homiedclown

Sign stammer and you're ready to play.

hawks beat the caps 3-2

3 pp goals in the game
- homiedclown

They didnt receive any points for their win. Im pretty sure you can quote me on this.

Is it only me, or is anyone else surprised by the lack of any movement by GMTM?!?!
- Sabresfan88

Well, you obviously didn't hear about the block buster last night. An eight Varone deal.

Something that was said in the Ducks game via Rob Ray stuck in my head....(sometimes he can drop a pearl of wisdom yu know) .....right before they scored their first goal while on the PP he mentioned the Sabres needed to be careful as the Ducks were starting to bring their D-men off the Blue Line and move in for the kill ...........basically shrinking the ice in front of Lehner. Immediately it seemed they scored doing just that.

It began to dawn on me ............ the poopty teams seem to spend a lot of time hanging two d-men right inside the blue line on the PP.... pass the puck around and consider a shot from 2 feet inside the blue line a quality shot .... which it is not.

The good/confident teams say (frank)that and push the action by moving in for the kill and taking a shot much closer to the goal ............. with of course a ton of traffic in front.

Has anyone else noticed this ?
- fastek

We are too scared to play big boy hockey so we play the trap game and play defense and then we chip in a goal and play more defense and hope for the best

We play to lose

Hello Kaiser ........... long time fan ............ it's an honor
- fastek

Wtf?

My poop stinks and I can't spell Stamkos.

Would ink both of these.
- Der Kaiser

Both great deals holy poop

Sign stammer and you're ready to play.
- zdp1189

http://espn.go.com/nhl/st...e-request-jonathan-drouin

We are too scared to play big boy hockey so we play the trap game and play defense and then we chip in a goal and play more defense and hope for the best

We play to lose
- gerbe75pts

We need to put our feet on the floor next to our beds

Both great deals holy poop
- gerbe75pts

another piece would be going to the ducks, if it happens

Wtf?

My poop stinks and I can't spell Stamkos.
- Der Kaiser

you spelled it fine, counting was the issue

I heard yes this evening, also heard mcginn, franson, picks plus for lindholm

girgens, bailey plus for drouin


don't shoot the messenger
- homiedclown

This makes sense, first one should get elder Murray fired