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GDT#47 Islanders @ Capitals 7:30pm Fri Jan 18 2019 NBCSWA,ESPN+, SN1, SNE, MSG+
Mickstix:
I mean, I guess they'll win another game at some point.. :praying: lol Night..
apace41:
--- Quote from: ArJunaZ on Friday January 18, 2019, 10:09:53 PM Eastern ---Exactly! We have hardly used our physicality this entire season. Absolutely stupid. You're right, that's how you make space for yourself with teams like this. Make them scared and looking over their shoulders.
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Good teams won't let us waltz into the O zone and dance with the puck which is all 92 wants to do. Frankly, 19 is playing as soft as a koala bear as well. And Eller. Totally ineffective. When we are good we are down low cycling the puck and winning the zone time game. We can't play the wide open style they are hoping to play. We get broken down for odd-man rushes all night long. Leave that shit to TOR and BUF and just play fucking hockey. Look what Trotz has done with an average talent Islander team. They got rid of their one really skilled player in Tavares and look how the system works. Rierden doesn't have the confidence of the players or in himself to REQUIRE them to play that way. This is what happens with a first year coach who doesn't have the stones or the backing of management to step on the guys who don't play the right way.
apace41:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Friday January 18, 2019, 10:10:33 PM Eastern ---I mean, I guess they'll win another game at some point.. :praying: lol Night..
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Er. Not with this style of play.
Surreylily:
It'sthe lack of effort that get s me. If they can't be botered, why should I?
apace41:
--- Quote from: Surreylily on Friday January 18, 2019, 10:14:52 PM Eastern ---It'sthe lack of effort that get s me. If they can't be botered, why should I?
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I disagree, Lil. I don't think they lacked effort tonight. I think they didn't have a clue how to break down the Islanders trap and clogging the neutral zone. Players play and coaches coach, but if the coaches aren't telling the players the strategies to break the other team down, all the effort in the world won't make a difference. If they were told what to do and didn't, that's on them, but I saw too many frustrated faces to think this was failure to execute the game plan given. This coaching staff is not getting it done from where I'm sitting.
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