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Maacoshark:
I know I was hard on Matt Niskanen last game saying he was partially responsible for all 3 goals. This guy was even harder on Niskanen than I was. That critic is Matt Niskanen.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/capitals-look-rally-around-leader-niskanen-game-6/sn-amp/
Devise:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Monday May 21, 2018, 01:02:11 PM Eastern --- I know I was hard on Matt Niskanen last game saying he was partially responsible for all 3 goals. This guy was even harder on Niskanen than I was. That critic is Matt Niskanen.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/capitals-look-rally-around-leader-niskanen-game-6/sn-amp/
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It's no secret I'm a Nisky supporter. I'm not saying he didn't have a bad last game, but I don't think he's had a bad overall playoffs. I think it's tough because when players like him and Orlov have bad games, it's really noticeable. We rely on them a lot, and since Carlson isn't as good defensively as either of them (even if he has had flashes of it in these playoffs) Carlson in the entire CBJ series was a mess defensively and your blind if you can't see that.
None the less, I don't think it's down to just one or two players making mistakes for us. If we were going to win a hockey game with 2 goals scored it was going to require a lot more of a team effort than what we saw in that first period across the board.
Nonetheless, a big reason I've always been a fan of Nisky is because he tells it like it is, even when it regards himself. I don't know if I am full end is nigh yet either, huge game tonight. If we can dominate tonight, and rebound and reset, we could take momentum into Tampa for Game 7.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: Devise on Monday May 21, 2018, 01:43:14 PM Eastern ---
It's no secret I'm a Nisky supporter. I'm not saying he didn't have a bad last game, but I don't think he's had a bad overall playoffs. I think it's tough because when players like him and Orlov have bad games, it's really noticeable. We rely on them a lot, and since Carlson isn't as good defensively as either of them (even if he has had flashes of it in these playoffs) Carlson in the entire CBJ series was a mess defensively and your blind if you can't see that.
None the less, I don't think it's down to just one or two players making mistakes for us. If we were going to win a hockey game with 2 goals scored it was going to require a lot more of a team effort than what we saw in that first period across the board.
Nonetheless, a big reason I've always been a fan of Nisky is because he tells it like it is, even when it regards himself. I don't know if I am full end is nigh yet either, huge game tonight. If we can dominate tonight, and rebound and reset, we could take momentum into Tampa for Game 7.
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You say Carlson isnt as good defensively as Orlov and Niskanen. In these playoffs he has been better defensively than either of them. He has been the best dman at both ends of the ice and it really isn't even close. Orlov is not a better defensive dman than Carlson. He is still a better offensive dman, the rest of his game is improving but he is far from a shutdown dman.
Beaglefan2:
This year has not been a good year for Nisky. He was injured, but most of the problem has been his mental mistakes. They seemed to come in bunches and there were more than a few games during the year that he just made one stupid mistake after another. It got to the point that I wondered if Carlson's low hockey IQ was contagious (sorry Maaco - I just couldn't resist).
Let's hope he has a good solid game tonight.
justwincaps:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Monday May 21, 2018, 02:26:22 PM Eastern --- You say Carlson isnt as good defensively as Orlov and Niskanen. In these playoffs he has been better defensively than either of them. He has been the best dman at both ends of the ice and it really isn't even close. Orlov is not a better defensive dman than Carlson. He is still a better offensive dman, the rest of his game is improving but he is far from a shutdown dman.
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I'll agree to disagree on that.
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