[PGT] Knights 6 Flames 2

[Bingo]

Knights 6 Flames 2

- Not a great Rittich night (iffy on 4/6)
- Rest of team wasn't great either
- liked the 2nd PP unit
- Fleury was a beast

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

By...?

Maybe if he was making half of what he is?

He would get claimed by the last place team and score 4 goals in his first game...we all know it

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Knights 6 Flames 2

- Not a great Rittich night (iffy on 4/6)
- Rest of team wasn't great either
- liked the 2nd PP unit
- Fleury was a beast

3 of 6 for Rittich...although he did make some big ones too

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by TheRealPepman

Tampa because Feaster

Their loss I guess.

Jankowski is awful.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Maybe if Bennett was the rw on BOTH the 1st and 2nd lines, he'd be able to get going.

Give him 30 minutes a night for an extended stretch of games and see what you've got.

I think a lot of it is between the ears for Bennett, he might do better with extended looks on the top 2 lines instead of a quick demotion. He was feeling good and excited before he took the bad penalty against the AVS. Johnny could make the same mistake and still be on the top line. For some players confidence can factor in.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by dino7c

He would get claimed by the last place team and score 4 goals in his first game...we all know it

Ottawa can have him.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

1st star CP.

I don't recall a single post bashing Cassie Campbell!

Maybe she's just getting better. Stoped rambling.

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

The coaches need to adapt to what other teams are trying to do against CGY. NHL teams are great at defensive positioning but the coaches have to prepare a counter.

It’s early and CGY has great skill. But some guys have to get to their games and execute.

I feel like the ability to breakout of your own zone vs apply a forecheck to disrupt/slowdown the opposition breakout is equivalent to the game within a game element of the offense vs defence lines in football.

The high skill players get the accolades, but it's usually a won line battle that results in a big football play. Just like how an nhl team looks 'fast' and generates tremendous scoring chances off the rush due to strong transition.

Flames were tremendous at transition/breaking out last year. They have been garbage so far this year. That may have something to do with rust and as poor start, but it also could be a lot of team scouting the avs playoff series, as colorado completely suffocated the flames breakout and transition game.

Peters has to be able to adapt.

[old-fart]

F'n brutal.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by DazzlinDino

I think a lot of it is between the ears for Bennett, he might do better with extended looks on the top 2 lines instead of a quick demotion. He was feeling good and excited before he took the bad penalty against the AVS. Johnny could make the same mistake and still be on the top line. For some players confidence can factor in.

that is because he is an elite offensive player and has earned it

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by dino7c

he would be claimed

Good. At this point shoot him into the echl. At least get him off the PK. Rittich even gave him a look tonight for another missed assignment.

[combustiblefuel]

Also Bennett is starting to drift into Yakupov territory.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Obviously I’m no coach but why doesn’t CGY have the centres come back deep and just make that first pass a short one to the middle? Give the d an easy option to relieve any forecheck pressure.

Use those short passes (even if you have to go back to the d) to breakdown the opponent, get in rhythm and get the offense on time and on track.

CGY were getting nothing off the chip in off the long pass from the d. They are not helping each other. Get closer.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by dino7c

that is because he is an elite offensive player and has earned it

I am just saying confidence can be an issue for some players. If Johnny got demoted he might have confidence issues too. I understand though Johnny needs to be in situations with talented players.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by DazzlinDino

I am just saying confidence can be an issue for some players. If Johnny got demoted he might have confidence issues too. I understand though Johnny needs to be in situations with talented players.

Yeah but you can't just gift a guy minutes...Bennett isnt a top line player

Let him bang with Lucic and Ryan...no homo

they looked good tonight actually...low bar

[browna]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

I feel like the ability to breakout of your own zone vs apply a forecheck to disrupt/slowdown the opposition breakout is equivalent to the game defining game within a game element of the offense vs defence lines in football.

The high skill players get the accolades, but it's usually a won line battle that results in a big football play. Just like how an nhl team looks 'fast' and generates tremendous scoring chances off the rush due to strong transition.

Flames were tremendous at transition/breaking out last year. They have been garbage so far this year. That may have something to do with rust and as poor start, but it also could be a lot of team scouting the avs playoff series, as colorado completely suffocated the flames breakout and transition game.

Peters has to be able to adapt.

The confidence of defenceman in having a goalie who was making it his mission to get them the puck in advanced positions to make the breakout quicker and cleaner, and as an added result, not having them take as many hits going into the corners, cannot be understated. Even when Rittich wa in last year, other teams played the forecheck of the Flames a bit different as well.

Now, going back to a conventional goalie now, other teams aren’t game planning for a guy like Smith, and it’s an adjustment for Flames defenseman and forwards to win an extra puck battle and the. be in different postions for a decent (and slower) breakout.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by DazzlinDino

I think a lot of it is between the ears for Bennett, he might do better with extended looks on the top 2 lines instead of a quick demotion. He was feeling good and excited before he took the bad penalty against the AVS. Johnny could make the same mistake and still be on the top line. For some players confidence can factor in.

I will reiterate. Confidence is acquired and ameliorated by doing things right...over and over again. Confidence is paramount for ALL players.

Mental preparation, including mental rehearsal, mental imagery and self talk are major pregame components in being a successful professional and doing things right on the ice.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Yeah but you can't just gift a guy minutes...Bennett isnt a top line player

Let him bang with Lucic and Ryan...no homo

they looked good tonight actually...low bar

Uh, ok. That was weird, what was the typo?

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Also Bennett is starting to drift into Yakupov territory.

Dude, the season is 5 games deep. Neal is on pace for 115 goals, the Oilers are still in the playoff seedlings.

He was our best skater last year in the only 5 games that actually mattered

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Dude, the season is 5 games deep. Neal is on pace for 115 goals, the Oilers are still in the playoff seedlings.

He was our best skater last year in the only 5 games that actually mattered

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Uh, ok. That was weird, what was the typo?

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