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GDT#22 Red Wings @ Capitals 4:00 p.m. Fri Nov 23, 2018 NBCSWA, SN360, SNE, SNO
4 Caps:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Friday November 23, 2018, 09:06:39 PM Eastern --- In all honesty Connolly hasn't been as bad defensively this season. Although it might be an illusion based on the fact that Eller and Burakovsky have been so bad that its making Connolly look like a selke contender.
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Apparently Rierden does not agree with your assessment as he had both Eller and Burakovsky out there at the end of the game but Connolly was not with them.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Saturday November 24, 2018, 12:13:13 PM Eastern ---Apparently Rierden does not agree with your assessment as he had both Eller and Burakovsky out there at the end of the game but Connolly was not with them.
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I didnt say Connolly was a stud defensively. Not sure why Burakovsky was in the ice. That surprised me. He has been playing a bit better so maybe Reirden was rewarding him.
As for Eller, they need a center out there. Backstrom had played most of the final 5 mins of that game with Wilson and Ovi. We dont really have another shutdown center after Backstrom.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Saturday November 24, 2018, 12:13:13 PM Eastern ---Apparently Rierden does not agree with your assessment as he had both Eller and Burakovsky out there at the end of the game but Connolly was not with them.
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There was ab Empty Net with a two goal lead, they where out there to stat-pad, not for their “elite defensive prowess”
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Saturday November 24, 2018, 03:08:08 PM Eastern ---There was ab Empty Net with a two goal lead, they where out there to stat-pad, not for their “elite defensive prowess”
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I agree about trying to pad their stats. They took several shots at the empty net from our end of the ice. Some of this attempts were unnecessary. They didnt have to ice the puck as often as they did.
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