RedRocking
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Bolts kick the PAT against the Flyers
Agreed. Never seen a guy like him before who can score - as long as it’s not a grade A chance. It’s like the better the scoring opportunity the lower the likelihood he’ll score.Yeah, I would describe CMM as having great hands, but no scoring touch. Two very different things.
After Milanos goal yes.Did the Caps stop playing?
This is why I have little tolerance for people who unironically want us to tank. It's one thing to joke, but being a gutter team year after year is ugly.hawks needs much more than bedard and celebrini to compete
His shooting percentage is less than half his career average. Math says he’s going to get hot soon, and this next road trip would be idealPatches needs to start burying his chances tho. He could have score like 8 goals in last 3 game
his problem is aiming small. aim small miss bigHis shooting percentage is less than half his career average. Math says he’s going to get hot soon, and this next road trip would be ideal
Hagelin 2.0Agreed. Never seen a guy like him before who can score - as long as it’s not a grade A chance. It’s like the better the scoring opportunity the lower the likelihood he’ll score.
He has shown signs of improvement, but I want to see more consistency. 14 points in 31 games is not bad, but they've come in bunches.With Lapierre, he has really picked up this year. Hitting his stride quicker than CMM. This isn’t surprising as he was always a higher rated prospect who fell due to his “neck” issues. He is not a 1C on a cup team, but he can be a 2C. And he is a 1C on a developing team.
He has shown signs of improvement, but I want to see more consistency. 14 points in 31 games is not bad, but they've come in bunches.
He's definitely earned his chances, and he should get plenty down the stretch here. I'd love to see him emerge as a leader during this playoff push, whether we make the playoffs or fall short. He's a big part of this franchise's future.Games with TOI under 10 minutes:
15GP - 1 + 3 = 4
Games with TOI above 10 minutes:
16GP - 6 + 4 = 10
His points come in bunches but he does get rewarded more when he's scoring. They are easing him in which is a good plan. But it's very hard to score in this league playing below 10 minutes, so you really got to be prepared for the growing pains too. If you check his scoring numbers per 60 minutes he's actually top-10 in the entire NHL so the potential is certainly there.
Lapierre is 22. McMichael and Protas are both 23. We don’t need them to be leaders when we have Wilson, OV, JC74, Oshie, and Patches. Their time to be leaders will come.He's definitely earned his chances, and he should get plenty down the stretch here. I'd love to see him emerge as a leader during this playoff push, whether we make the playoffs or fall short. He's a big part of this franchise's future.
Probably not the best word choice there. If he takes a measurable step forward, hecould be one of the most productive players on the team. In a sense that's a leader. But no, obviously the real leaders of the team will are the ones with their names on the cup.Lapierre is 22. McMichael and Protas are both 23. We don’t need them to be leaders when we have Wilson, OV, JC74, Oshie, and Patches. Their time to be leaders will come.
Maybe, but we're not the team we've been for the last decade+ without two top 5 picks named Ovechkin and Backstrom. We tanked pretty hard to get them. It's difficult to build a long term winner without homegrown top of the draft guys in your lineup.This is why I have little tolerance for people who unironically want us to tank. It's one thing to joke, but being a gutter team year after year is ugly.
We tanked to get one guy….we just still were recovering from the tank and also got lucky enough to get Backstrom.Maybe, but we're not the team we've been for the last decade+ without two top 5 picks named Ovechkin and Backstrom. We tanked pretty hard to get them. It's difficult to build a long term winner without homegrown top of the draft guys in your lineup.
Point still stands, call those seasons whatever you want. We're not a cup contender for a decade without two top 5 picks in Ovi and Backstrom. Chicago wasn't Chicago without Kane and Towes. Pittsburgh wasn't Pittsburgh without Crosby and Malkin. It's just the way you build a dynasty unless you want to be mid forever.We tanked to get one guy….we just still were recovering from the tank and also got lucky enough to get Backstrom.