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lol, I had to re watch the Boston goals.
Serious question. Is this in any way realted to Sid not being in the game? A 4-0 loss and now this.
I'm sorry, but this game was funny to me... at least we are getting better... only 4 goals allowed in the 3rd this time around. What do you think, 3 goals allowed in the 3rd come saturday?
I sensed this when Chara scored. I knew it. Staal penalty was a joke though. Didn't even wrap the guy up with 2 minutes? That's chippy. But, defensive meltdowns kill you in the end. Too bad, because Fleury was tripping acid that game. First goal he should have had, other two were *vomit* defensive breakdowns.
Serious question. Is this in any way realted to Sid not being in the game? A 4-0 loss and now this.
They showed that blind side hit on Savard...looked awfully similar to the Crosby hit. I wonder why Sid waited so long to make his statement. Oh wait it was in his favor up until about 2 weeks ago.
A lot of shady penalties... I'm serious, I've never seen this much poor officiating in one season.
I missed the game because I was at work, but I have some general observations about the team to make:
1. We lose to trapping teams because we're weak on the wings. (Not relevant to tonight, just pointing that out.)
2. As Pix said, we have a bunch of guys who fill the same role, but some who do it better. Shero should look at that and start determining how many of each role we need and where we can make roster space for different types. For example, Kennedy, Conner, and Letestu are all the same type of player. Letestu is the best at it, so keep him. Rupp, Asham and Godard are the same type of player. Asham is the best at it, so keep him. Now we have three roster spots. I think Jeffrey should fill one of them this year. Next year, Tangradi should fill another. That would give us a legitimate top 6 I think, if they play to their potential.
3. The defensemen are awesome, but not enough of our forwards are defensively responsible enough, nor responsible enough with the puck. (I'm looking at you, Kennedy.) The forwards need to get better defensively and start playing smarter with the puck. This kind of goes back to point 2, since grinders are being asked to score, and it's clear that they're not comfortable with it.
4. The depth at center is awesome, but unless Staal or Malkin can learn the wing and produce there, we almost have to get rid of one of them. That money would then be allocated to a true top 6 winger.
That's all.