Was wondering how this game take would read after what can only be described as an aberration of a game.
Interestingly enough the eye test told me the team was not as bad defensively as the 5 goals against suggested, and the fancy stats pretty much back that up.
Special teams are important to be above average if you want overall success in the NHL. But last night demonstrated that though ST can help a club, it cannot carry one. You need every facet of the game to be solid or you are nothing but a pretender.
Somnething that Friedman stated after the game last night was that
"hockey is better without defense or goaltending"
Yeah....no. Worst take I have ever heard from him.
That was a terrible hockey game other than the outcome.
Also....in a game like that back in the day when there were many of them with that kind of scoring, there would have been multiple fights/line brawls and coaches yelling at one another across the benches. Barely a scrum last night other than Mike Smith showing how far into their collective conscience Matthew Tkachuk resides.
Good stuff Bingo.
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