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R1G1 Islanders @ Capitals 3:00pm ET Wed Aug 12, 2020 NBCSWA, NBCSN, SN, TVAS, MS
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: Surreylily on Wednesday August 12, 2020, 06:36:10 PM Eastern ---Am I the only one who is not totally in love with Kovalchuk?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming him for this game, but... I can't quite put my finger on it....
Does he have a problem with Willy? Is he just selfish? Does he think he's more of a star than he acrually is on this team? Maybe he's just trying too hard.... ???
Can't quite put my finger on it. :huh:
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Amen, sister.
I was thinking pretty much the same thing ..maybe the game before. Would like to see more out of him, but I think part of it is you have an aging superstar...and he's not really going to shine on the 3rd & 4th checking lines. Don't really have room for him on the top two lines so what do you do with him? I was hoping playoffs would spark some great flashes out of him, but we shall see.
richkrt99:
Also, I wasn't implying that Eller drives this team and we can't win without him, but his absence affects the overall balance, and especially when Backy left early, the lack of two centers shakes up everything and makes it MUCH easier for the other team to get more favorable match ups....or has a bigger effect on PP, PK and 5v5 play. When the opponent doesn't have to work as hard to avoid your best lines, then everything is easier on them.
especially when the D can be suspect....and the goalie....and the rest of OH NEVER MIND!
Mickstix:
Anytime the puck gets behind our net, our goalie and D are likely to crash and burn. Those soft hand offs along the walls need to be tightened up for sure.
When's Eller allowed back?
I wouldn't mind seeing McMichael put in for Nicky, if he can't go.. Don't think he'd fair too well on the 3rd or 4th line, but 1 or 2, who knows..
And yes, Willy needs to step his game up! Also Jake.. Those are younger guys who need to be shining.
alta:
Eller earned his way out of the Ellen moniker two years ago
also, if you go back and read the GDTs from the Cup run, none of us expected them to get out of the 1st round then either, because they looked like this game
zerofox:
--- Quote from: alta on Thursday August 13, 2020, 06:41:53 PM Eastern ---Eller earned his way out of the Ellen moniker two years ago
also, if you go back and read the GDTs from the Cup run, none of us expected them to get out of the 1st round then either, because they looked like this game
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Yeah but we also had a coach who knew how to coach during that Cup run. TR is so clueless. Even if we swept the Isles I still wouldn't expect to win the Cup because TR would get outcoached by a coach who has a solid roster behind him
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