The league has caught up to them. If the cross ice pass is taken away, they can't adjust.
Coaching !!
- Hawkytalk

They are not moving as much or as well recently. Lots of guys flat footed and waiting for a pass.

The league has caught up to them. If the cross ice pass is taken away, they can't adjust.
Coaching !!
- Hawkytalk

What was the problem the last 8 years? Coaching?

They are not moving as much or as well recently. Lots of guys flat footed and waiting for a pass.
- Chunk

That’s the difference I see - Kane parking at the boards again, and everyone just staying in place waiting for his pass. Totally different feel from the period where it was working almost without fail.

Oddly, we’re still 12th in the NHL on the PP.

First 5 minutes of the period they just couldn't get any of their passes through, just killed the PP.

Need to feed guys who don't normally shoot, they are sitting on Cat and Kane, even Perlini, no clean shots for them

What was the problem the last 8 years? Coaching?
- mohel

Lack of having both a sniper and a pointman on the same power play, which ADB and Gus now provide. I'd argue from my own experience in hockey and baseball, that the majority of coaching time goes into the defensive side of the game so I wouldn't be inclined to credit or blame coaching for the success or lack of success of the power play.

Maybe someone could have a talk with Cat about his d-zone clearing attempts. A guy that has his vision and passing should not keep making the same types of turnovers that he does. He's had far too many unforced errors.

Maybe someone could have a talk with Cat about his d-zone clearing attempts. A guy that has his vision and passing should not keep making the same types of turnovers that he does. He's had far too many unforced errors.
- EbonyRaptor

Or take his videos of Versteeeg away from him.

They just showed Saad's replays and he has been great tonight despite no putting it in the net. It seems he plays better when he plays on the 3rd line for some reason.

That’s the difference I see - Kane parking at the boards again, and everyone just staying in place waiting for his pass. Totally different feel from the period where it was working almost without fail.

Oddly, we’re still 12th in the NHL on the PP.
- pdx2ord

But down from a high of 5th or so. I am doing my part. I yell moooovvvveeeee at my TV constantly.

kid goalie for the flyers has been very good and the hawks and flyers have both been careless with the puck; forsling made to fine defensive plays stop two scoring chances..

They just showed Saad's replays and he has been great tonight despite no putting it in the net. It seems he plays better when he plays on the 3rd line for some reason.
- EbonyRaptor

I suspect he likes being the head honcho on his line

But down from a high of 5th or so. I am doing my part. I yell moooovvvveeeee at my TV constantly.
- Elbows15

Hahah me, too!! Along with “shoot the puck!!”

kid goalie for the flyers has been very good and the hawks and flyers have both been careless with the puck; forsling made to fine defensive plays stop two scoring chances..
- bogiedoc

They could use more pressure on Hart - more red sweaters bothering him.

But down from a high of 5th or so. I am doing my part. I yell moooovvvveeeee at my TV constantly.
- Elbows15

I'd watch some games with my grandpa when he was alive, and he'd laugh at me with how much I'd yell at the tv. He'd call me a day or two later, "I can still hear you screaming like a nut," laughing as he said it.

Jvr that gob poope.

Why does it seem like the only guys on our team getting shots off is our (very) offensively challenged D-men?

Crow doing his Delia impersonation?

This is one of those games where they all say in the locker room that "we need to get more traffic in front of the goalie", and I get irate and ask why didn't you think of that DURING the game?

Why does it seem like the only guys on our team getting shots off is our (very) offensively challenged D-men?
- pdx2ord

ADB having a brutal game tonight. They need to have the North/south mantra the rest of the game.

I doubt that gets called if the Hawks are up 2-1.

ADB having a brutal game tonight. They need to have the North/south mantra the rest of the game.
- Chunk

He really is - whiffing, bad passing, hanging at the boards, etc. Kane also off tonight.

Maybe DBC caught the flu that’s been going through the last few teams we played/

Can we sit Seabrook for a game or two or how about the last nine. After all the great stretch passes he's had throughout his career - he can't hit the side of a barn anymore.

This is one of those games where they all say in the locker room that "we need to get more traffic in front of the goalie", and I get irate and ask why didn't you think of that DURING the game?
- Chunk

Mind boggling isn't it ? Terrible net front presence tonight.

Pinche mierda

Always playing down to their opponents