Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

[Gopherfan84]

The Flyers had 120 straight minutes to score on Dubnyk and couldn't do it. His shutout streak is now at 195:05. You're next, Nashville.

 

[puckhead]

that's prob not good

 

[esls79]

Canucks have scored 2 straight goals in California.

/too soon?

 

[puckhead]

bob

 

[puckhead]

Stunned the Canucks won
even more stunned the powerplay was 2 for 3

put the Kings to sleep in the first 3 minutes.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Stunned that they went 2 and 2 on that road trip lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

 

[BGDave]

bob

I can now officially proclaim Bob the "Anti-sieve".

 

[forty_three]

At this point I'd rather see what Charlie Lindgren can do, that's the only thing that bothers me about the Nieme pickup.

Hey, we got a young goalie playing well, let's pick up someone who looks done!

Lindgren looked good to me. A little raw for a full time NHL'er, but he made the saves he had to last night.

And it's not like Montreal has never pulled a diamond out of the rough in net before....

Going for ex-Sharks goalies they should go for Jarmo Myllys.

Hey anytime I could reference Jarmo Myllys it is a good thing!

Whe' ' bout lil' Artures IRUBEE??

/Cherry pronunciation

bob

I...

I love that man.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

At this point I'd rather see what Charlie Lindgren can do, that's the only thing that bothers me about the Nieme pickup.

Hey, we got a young goalie playing well, let's pick up someone who looks done!

I think the Niemi pickup had more to do with Montoya's injury than Lindgren.

I think Carey would even be back if Lindgren hadn't been doing so well.

 

[Comeds]

I think the Niemi pickup had more to do with Montoya's injury than Lindgren.

I think Carey would even be back if Lindgren hadn't been doing so well.

I completely missed the Montoya injury. Ok, this makes a bit more sense.

 

[tducey]

Think Lindgren is their #1 for now though. Once Price comes back he'll be the backup regardless of Montoya or Niemi.

 

[forty_three]

They just said on the Flames Broadcast that Little Caesar's arena is the 65th NHL arena that Jagr has played a game in.

Let that sink in.

 

[dash]

They just said on the Flames Broadcast that Little Caesar's arena is the 65th NHL arena that Jagr has played a game in.

Let that sink in.

Here's something else to let sink in - TJ Brodie has been on the ice for all four Detroit goals in this opening period.

 

[esls79]

Here's something else to let sink in - TJ Brodie has been on the ice for all four Detroit goals in this opening period.

So has Eddie Lack.

 

[tabascojet]

1-1 after 2 and ends 6-3

 

[dash]

No lack of goals scored in Detroit tonight.

 

[tabascojet]

Inside the NHL's goal-scoring surge: Coincidence or a new normal?

 

[tabascojet]

No lack of goals scored in Detroit tonight.

overs hitting at a 58% clip this year fwiw......

 

[forty_three]

Inside the NHL's goal-scoring surge: Coincidence or a new normal?

FACEOFF RULES ARE WORKING!

I have a hypothesis, and that’s all it is at this point: I’m beginning to wonder if defensive coaching has hit its limit. It’s always easier to prevent scoring chances against than it is to create them. A huge percentage of defense at the pro level is systemic, attention to detail and funneling attackers to where you want them with five-man units.

Offense, however, requires skill and creativity to break those defensive systems. If defensive systems have hit their peak in NHL hockey, and coaches are always trying to improve their teams, there is likely to be an increased focus on breaking those systems.

Right barrel, wrong apple.

Yes, there is only so much you can do in defensive systems even at the NHL level. But the increase in scoring is not because coaches are learning how to break those systems. It's because the players that are coming into the NHL nowadays are better prepared, more talented and light years faster than players of the past. They are simply too good to be contained by any "system". A mid-round draft pick the last three years is probably better conditioned, better trained and more physically talented than a first overall entering the league 30 years ago. How many "Generational" talents have we seen the last ten years?

Hell, we've had a few drafts where more than one "generational" talent was chosen lately. Eichel and McDavid. Malkin and Ovechkin. We are living in amazing times. The things the players are doing is amazing.

And to think, they did it all without putting the goalies at risk or enlarging the nets.