Booing our own team while cheering the opposing teams win. That's gotta be great for morale
- chilliard77

Get ready for Jack's Ryan Miller impression in the post game interview.

Not just that play my man, all season. Slow, banged up and small, we were better with him out of the line up.

Yea, benched 15...
- Irish 14

Sure, but you didn't say that. And I agree that we're better without him.

I never said to bench Eichel. I just asked where he was. He was way behind. Maybe sit him for a shift. But that's about it.

Nope. Not even sure he has ever finished top ten.
- Gramps28

12-13 10th
13-14 5th
14-15 7th

Couple 20's couple 14's...

I really do appreciate that Jack absolutely detests losing.....its a good attitude to have

Get ready for Jack's Ryan Miller impression in the post game interview.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Is his face going to get crooked and start tearing up?

This team just doesn't have a killer instinct. You don't sit around and wait against a team like Chicago. We had powerplays at the beginning of the game and they played fancy fancy too much. They were basically refusing to shoot.

Okposo had a wide open net, sees it with the puck on his stick, looks down to make sure the puck is on his stick, looks back up and then shoots it right at the goalie's chest.

Idk man. I'm done making excuses. 12 games in 18 nights. Whatever man, guess what? The playoffs are the roughest, fastest games of the year. Equate it to that and this team just doesn't have that mentality yet. Be tired, but be smart too.

My guess is they were out a little too late on Chippewa last night. Playing hung over thinking today was a win.
- BeadyEyedDouche

i highly doubt that last part. If it was Colorado, ok sure. But not the Blackhawks who they've lost to 10 straight times.

He's a good player. Too many games this year he's been totally invisible.

Get over it
- sbroads24

He wasn't "totally invisible" tonight. He had a couple of rough plays to be sure, like that TO that led to Anisimov's goal, but he also had a few good ones including the one where he bowled over a guy and went to the net with the puck and created a grade A chance.

Is his face going to get crooked and start tearing up?
- chilliard77

i highly doubt that last part. If it was Colorado, ok sure. But not the Blackhawks who they've lost to 10 straight times.
- Wetbandit1

Idk man. We lose by a goal, hell even two goals and I'm with you.

But this game could have easily been 7-1. Couple of posts and desperation plays that don't happen, and yeah you can say this any game but tonight, no one looked sharp. I saw no less than 3 wide open nets for Chicago to shoot at that they flat missed or whiffed on.

Methinks you're getting our back-up tonight. We will see.

I expect both Kane's to score and go out beating women and things of that nature afterward. TOGETHER.

I think Chicago might be dragging their asses. Late finish last night, early start tonight. I just hope it isn't boring on both ends.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Oh boy... let's hope that second part doesn't also come true...

He's a good player. Too many games this year he's been totally invisible.

Get over it
- sbroads24

Get over it? I'm fine, just can't believe the way people jump off the train! ROR is a warrior ......period.

Sure, but you didn't say that. And I agree that we're better without him.

I never said to bench Eichel. I just asked where he was. He was way behind. Maybe sit him for a shift. But that's about it.
- Wetbandit1

Got it...

Get over it? I'm fine, just can't believe the way people jump off the train! ROR is a warrior ......period.
- Irish 14

No jumping. He's good, I want him here. Just too many games he doesn't make a sinificant impact. He's paid to do that most nights

Brent Burns has THREE TIMES the amount of goals our entire defense has this season.

What in the hell...

No jumping. He's good, I want him here. Just too many games he doesn't make a sinificant impact. He's paid to do that most nights
- sbroads24

90 needs another top winger (besides 21). GMTM should be busy this week making adjustments to make a final push!

90 needs another top winger (besides 21). GMTM should be busy this week firing Bylsma and hiring a new coach to make a final push!
- Irish 14

ftfy

You're missing the point there... Eichel has been very poor in his own end tonight. Teaching him a lesson (Tough love) In having him sit off a shift would maybe make him be more cautious in his own end.
- bluengold12

You fail to bring up the two times when it was a game when he skated his ass off to get back, cover for a pinching dman and saved two goals.

On the toews goal, he outfought toews in the corner and threw it up the boards. Neither Kane nor Baptiste went for the puck and also left the guy in the slot uncovered. the shot was taken and Lehner gave up a lousy rebound. If you watch the replay, which you conveniently didn't, toews had a step on jack because he went to the net when jack outfought him for the puck and there was no way jack was catching up.

On Kane's goal, the 3 forwards and a defenseman were at the point for some God-unknown reason, , leaving gorges to defend two players, never a good thing. Jack is a center and his responsibility is in his own zone is covering the other center. Kane is not a center, jack was with toews at the point. The LHD floating at the point was responsible for Kane.

Any other q's?

Hawks were fresh, sabres looked a combo of tired/checked out for vacation. Would have been nice to see them scrape that one together somehow.

Can't trade Kane. Need to move a defenseman, my preference would be gorges to get fedun back up here. I like the look of the young forwards. Who knows, maybe murray has a trick up his sleeve but there is just so much dead weight, off it if you can at the deadline but I think they should keep growing, collecting points and make their next big move in the offseason.

Continue to move forward.

The bye week in hockey is so dumb for so many reasons. Stop trying to be football NHL.

The bye week in hockey is so dumb for so many reasons. Stop trying to be football NHL.
- Buffalo--Sabres

They look like they could use it after tonight.

The bye week in hockey is so dumb for so many reasons. Stop trying to be football NHL.
- Buffalo--Sabres

It was the NHL's concession to the players for the 3v3 all-star game format.

Toronto won, Islanders won, Boston winning, Florida on a hot streak. Buffalo could find themselves 6 or 8 points back by next Saturday...

Toronto won, Islanders won, Boston winning, Florida on a hot streak. Buffalo could find themselves 6 or 8 points back by next Saturday...
- bluengold12

Yep they could which would make the trade deadline decisions easier for gmtm.

It was the NHL's concession to the players for the 3v3 all-star game format.
- Wetbandit1

It is ass backwards - let's make a team play 12 games in 18 days then give them 5 days off

Toronto won, Islanders won, Boston winning, Florida on a hot streak. Buffalo could find themselves 6 or 8 points back by next Saturday...
- bluengold12

It was a fun two days