Are those the d pairings for sure. I thought Orpik and Siegenthaler was going to be the 3rd pair.
I really dont like what they did with Lewington. In 2 games he had a goal, an assist, a fight, 4 hits, 7 pim, and he was a plus 3. I also didn't notice any glaring mistakes from him. He was making the smart safe play.
And not that it means much but he also had a good corsi. That is for you Rush.
Lewington earned the chance to be given more games. What happened to Reirden rewarding players for playing well? I guess once they think of you as an AHL you will always be one no matter how you play.
Lewington had an absolutely AWESOME game, as you pointed out, Maaco!
Dowd played well and was scratched also.
Rierden hasn’t changed his basic reward/performance philosophy at all, IMO!
He has Orpik chomping at the bit. Siegenthaler, Bowey, Lewington, also earning their opportunities, with good performances! THIS IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE! He has the same GOOD issues with some of the forwards!
If you’ve noticed, Rierden has been juggling Jaskin, Dowd, Boyd, Stephenson, and even DSP, for many weeks now! Jaskin has sat the most, Boyd and Dowd alternating OR playing together, DSP and Stephenson maybe one or two scratches. THIS IS A LUXURY, again, to have, as a coach, because you could drop any one of those guys in, at any time, at the overall play does not generally change. It also allows the coach to dial in certain guys for certain types of opponents. You know all this stuff anyway!!
So I don’t think that Rierden, scratching Lewington, even after a great performance, warrants your “knee-jerk” reaction, is that he has abandoned his coaching philosophy!
Take Bura, for example. He’s been back for several games now. One game he showed his skills, although the production eluded him! The other games he’s been the same innocuous, nothing notable, vanilla, puck giveaway, guy that we’ve come to know well, this year! Most likely, they are hoping to showcase him, a bit for trade purposes. So you can’t just give Bura ONE game either, ( although personally I would not mind it)! LOL
Finally what’s this Corsi crap, that I’m supposed to appreciate you mentioning, about Lewington!
Are you telling me that the stench, from the dogshit pile, that I rubbed your nose in, by DEFINING CORSI for you, STILL hasn’t worn off YET??? 😂🤣😂 Or are you going to play that tired, and well worn, strategy, of claiming that you just get your jollies in this odd way!! LOL
Here’s a refresher, for ya, buddy! We both have AGREED, just a little while back, that the +/- Corsi is a mostly insignificant stat, when taken alone! YES, we agree on this!
Somehow your brain synapses have fired out of sequence, if you imply NOW, by your post, that I give Corsi a high value!!
Here’s to hoping my response gave you the little jollies you wanted!🤣
Rush