I don't see it. He almost never looks to shoot, and you see it at center ice or the blue line, always looking for a fancy East-West play, never a get it in deep and go forward play. Just not his style, and he either doesn't want to or cannot change. Doesn't mesh with the playoffs when there is little space IMO.
LOL...that isn't negative, that is what he does. Jesus you bury your head in the sand. He is what he is in the playoffs. Has nothing to do with rest of the team, just who he is. Sorry reality doesn't align with your unicorns and rainbow land.
It is not negative to say I don't see it with regards to Panarin stepping up. Again unicorns and rainbows don't work. Panarin has TWO TWO TWO TWO TWO TWO TWO TWO TWO TWO TWO even strength points in the past 12 playoff games...TWO TWO TWO. That is not negative, that is calling it as it is.
Its ok. not everyone actually understands the meaning of negative. A lot of negatives in one "not negative" post
It is not negative when the guy clearly is not getting it done. It is being real. Name another player to make a play, and I'd say yeah let's go he can do it. To name a guy who has done shit in weeks, and for me to write I don't see it as he's been awful, is not negative, it is honest. The guy has been horrific in the playoffs. Dollar for dollar by far our worst player, and not close. And he looks lost out there, mistake waiting to happen, and doesn't shoot. Disaster. Not negative, a true assessment of his game in these playoffs.
To be fair Panarin is one of the few who looks like he has had any jump the last two games. The rest look completely gassed.
I don't disagree with that, he did have some jump tonight, I won't disagree, but at the end of the day his game was the same. Pass on some shots, try and make fancy plays at the blue line or at center ice, and go East-West. Leads to nothing and a lot of mistakes. Those are the results. Guy makes over $11M per year, and has two even strength points in the past 12 playoff games - wow.
