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GDT#32 Sabres @ Capitals 7:00p.m. Sat Dec 15, 2018 NBCSWA, MSG-B
Maacoshark:
I have to agree with DC. There are teams that are still playing a defensively responsible system. You dont have to look any further than the Islanders. On paper that is a bad team. They dont have any true star players. Some might say Barzal but I dont think he is. In paper it might be the weakest dcore in the league Boychuck might be their best defender and he is 34. And their goaltending is well below average. Griess and Lehner were amongst the worst goalies in the league last year. All of a sudden they are putting up decent numbers. What they are doing is all because of the system because talent wise they should be at or near the basement.
There really is no reason that we can't be successful with a more structured system. We did it in the past. It won us a cup. Why would you change a system that has been so successful? Unless like DC says, it's all about marketing.
Mickstix:
:huh: Games played to points earned we're 2nd in the league, winning the division, won 12 of the last 14 and defending the Stanley Cup.. Lets bitch!!! :uh-huh: :rofl:
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Wednesday December 19, 2018, 01:25:27 PM Eastern --- :huh: Games played to points earned we're 2nd in the league, winning the division, won 12 of the last 14 and defending the Stanley Cup.. Lets bitch!!! :uh-huh: :rofl:
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We’re winning despite playing very bad and very ugly, which doesn’t bode well for a team work a target on its head and a rookie head coach.
We should all know by now that this style and methodology looses way more than it wins
richkrt99:
Holtby is unhappy?
Maybe he should play for Philly or better yet Jersey and see what his stats are. I think that is all just a load of crap. What player on this team should be unhappy? (except maybe Bura, but that is his own doing which he will never recognize) The stars have a chance to shine on this teame and some young guys are getting chances to show what they can do. I don't think anyone undervalues Holtby based on his GAA this year. Any team would be happy to have him, but that doesn't mean his stats would be any better elsewhere. So what.... you move to another team where you GAA drops from 2.99 to 2.79, but you miss the playoffs cause your team can't score enough goals to win enough games? GREAT! Anyone think that would make a goalie happy?
Holtby's stats may not be what they were before but who the hell cares? He is an excellent goaltender and WE DEPEND ON HIM.....which is the way it should be.
You have to rely on your best players to be your best players...including the goaltender. That is one, if if not THE KEY position needed to win a cup, and one of the main reasons we have one.
Holtby being unhappy about the way the league is changing is not a CAPITALS issue. It's league wide.
Anyway, yes we certainly could play better defensively as a whole...forwards, D, systems, etc. Yes I would like to see more physical play and better discipline. But I sure as hell am enjoying the way Ovi is scoring goals
I still don't see how we can bitch about winning 12 out of 14. Some ugly; yes. Some undeserved; yes. Some stolen by Holtby; yes. But that's true of any 12/14 streak on any team I would say. Especially in this game where dumb luck and bad/good bounces change the outcome of the game.
I'd say one of my biggest concerns is the number of penalties - especially dumb ones. I believe they will clean that up by the playoffs. (or they will get bounced early, but that is true of any team)
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Wednesday December 19, 2018, 03:08:55 PM Eastern ---We’re winning despite playing very bad and very ugly, which doesn’t bode well for a team work a target on its head and a rookie head coach.
We should all know by now that this style and methodology looses wins way more than it wins loses, at least for this team in the regular season.
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Fixed it for you.
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