So excited for the end of the regular season. Ready for the playoffs to start. Let's jut hope they avoid injuries over the final 3 weeks.
This coach is an idiot with his lineup again. Why Vesey plays over buch? Vesey has sucked for pretty much the whole second half.
They really shouldn't be sitting Buchnevich for any reason other than injury. He's our most skilled player. I wouldn't sit Vesey but Fast who is slow and has little offense should probably be the one.
It amazes me how many chances this team misses right in front of the net. Grabner earlier in the game has the entire half of the net open so he puts it in the center of the goalie's chest. Hayes has the entire ocean to shoot it into and of course it ends up on the beach. Zibanejad with a glorious opportunity and breaks his stick on the shot.
Dumb penalties, poor pk, inaccurate shooters and moronic job pulling Raanta too late. Gave the Isles that one.
Scott Arneil fellas. Keep him employed AV. Great idea. Also a great idea to keep playing Fast who is worthless in his one "role" which is on the PK which has allowed a PPG in 8 straight games and 9 in the last 8 games. This team has NO SHOT at beating Montreal with all the BS penalties we know get called in favor of Montreal at home. This team is just a total joke, yet many of you defend AV while this team regresses because of "how good" they are in the regular season. Just stop it. AV's system is flawed and he refuses to adapt. He has to go after this season because if he gets to be behind the bench next season, this team will start off good as usual so everyone will be saying how great we are, and then they'll collapse at the end of the year as they have the past two years and we will have this exact same conversation next year.
I like AV but man the guy just does not pull the goalie quick enough. And i have not been all that impressed with Smith so far, as he's not physical and turns the puck over quite a bit.
Of the 8 games left, I can only see this team winning 2-3. Anaheim, San Jose and maybe Philadelphia or Ottawa (not both). This team is limping into the playoffs with its tail tucked firmly between its legs.
He wanted Raanta at about the 130-145 mark, but Raanta was hesistant because he didn't know if we had control of the puck or not. I'm more concerned with the fact that we continue to employ Arneil with how dreadful the specialty teams are.
Smith isnt physical??????????????? The hysterics in here are one thing but now it looks like people are just making stuff up.
Man 94 I really wish you were as passionate after impressive wins, like when they went into Minn. and beat the second best team in the west Saturday, as you are after losses. This forum needs someone with your kind of passion but on the positive side. It's getting exhausting seeing this team relentlessly shit on by its own fans. Takes the fun out of coming here.
I might be bad luck for them because I only seem to catch the shit efforts lol. I call it like I see it. If they suck I'll call it out, if they look good, I'll say that as well. This team though just seems to lack the ability to sustain a killer/winner instinct for a full 60 minutes. They should have won the game tonight and last night as they outplayed both teams but the lack of finishing, lack of an average PK and a good PP and the lack of being defensively responsible is dragging them down. They're thinking far too much out there in the offensive zone and over passing. They need to K.I.S.S. They are seriously their own worse enemy out there on the ice. They have the potential to easily make it to the ECF, yet have the mentality of a first round sweep.
I don't have problem with Fast playing strictly on the fourth line but this neanderthal plays him in the top 9 while his most skilled player is in the stands.
They completely outplayed the Islanders 5 on 5 and when you out shoot a team like that at home you should win. It's incredible what's going on at home with this team. The blown scoring chances kill this team more than anything else.
I know the Rangers don't care much about it but that could've really put a crimp in the Isles chances.
