maybe it's just me but on D I'd like to see how Kulak-Hamonic and Brodie-Stone do. Kulak has been a pleasant surprise so he might do well with Hamonic and Brodie and Stone have history and looked good together.
I agree. Although I also thought that Brodie and Hamonic looked better the other night together than they have since Haminic returned from injury.
I am happy to see Bennett back with Jankowski and Jagr.
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I'm at that point now where I wonder if giving Sam a chance to watch the game from the press box would do him some good. Get him away from it a little.
maybe it's just me but on D I'd like to see how Kulak-Hamonic and Brodie-Stone do. Kulak has been a pleasant surprise so he might do well with Hamonic and Brodie and Stone have history and looked good together.
Personally, I'd drop the ice time for both Brodie and Hamonic to essentially make them the third pairing ,until they play themselves out of it.
That's not how Gulutzan operates though and it's fine with me, but I don't think putting Brodie back with Stone will fix Brodie's issues right now.
He has to play himself out of them.
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Selkes you retire: Francis, Yzerman, Fedorov, Datsyuk (all-time greats)
Selkes you honour: Lehtinen, Bergeron, Kopitar (top defensive forwards)
I will acknowledge that “impact on a franchise” plays a huge role in these things too. Since I was a huge Avs fan during those years, I hated Dallas big time. I’m probably underestimating the effect he had on the franchise, to be fair. Some guys, when they retire, you know their jersey is going to hang in at least one arena, but Lehtinen wasn’t one of those guys for me.
You don’t think Kopitar or Berger get their numbers retired? I’m pretty sure they do. So why not Lehtinen. Juri Lehtonen was integral for their ‘99 cup run and was their most dependable defensive forward for the better part of a decade.
I'm at that point now where I wonder if giving Sam a chance to watch the game from the press box would do him some good. Get him away from it a little.
I think that depends on what you see tonight.
He was given a message during last game when he was dropped to the 4th line. He knows the next step is the pressbox. I'm hoping you see a more focused and determined Bennett. I think there are a couple things in his game (like lazy backchecking or being out of position and reaching with his stick) that the coaches have been harping on him for over the course of this year, and when they see him do those same things, they're punishing him.
If Sam has a poor game tonight, then yeah, maybe you give him a night off.
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I'm at that point now where I wonder if giving Sam a chance to watch the game from the press box would do him some good. Get him away from it a little.
Ive been clamouring for this for at least 3 weeks.
Give him a mental break. Its not a punishment, just a small break to reset.
The Stars with the 2nd best PP against the Flames league worst PK, is not a matchup I like.
Breaking down the deadly Dallas PP (and how to potentially stop it)
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The Flames:
Must protect the net properly (2 dmen low when you see Klingberg look for the shot).
PK Forwards should be worrying more about Seguin/Radulov rather than look to block a shot from Klingberg (who loves to fake big slappers).
FFS, just let Smith see the puck. Please?
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The Dallas Stars are the 2nd ranked PP in the league for a reason. Every single one of the players on their PP unit, at least the first PP unit, is set up to maximize the potential of their elite shooters.
They line up in an umbrella formation. The first thing you'll notice is that their two primary snipers at the top of the circles (Radulov, Seguin) are shooting on their off wing. (They can’t do this with PP2 due to a lack of the proper personnel, though.) As James Neal documented in his Player's Tribune article, being a left-shot on the right wing and vice versa gives the shot angle a better advantage.
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Once I got used to it, I really elevated my game, because whenever I shot the puck on my forehand, the release point was closer to the net. I was a threat at all times, especially on one-timers.
There are two plays to really watch for here. The main strat is to move the puck to one side and then the other quickly to get a shot off while the goalie and defenders aren’t settled, like Klingberg’s fake-shot to Benn here. Normally they’d be setting up one of Seguin/Radulov for one-timers instead of the low forwards, but Benn happened to be in a prime spot. Markstrom made a great save here because he didn't bite on Klingberg's theatrical fake.
The other play is have the two low forwards attack the net as screens and garbage collectors when a point blast is made - there’s 3 bodies blocking Montoya’s view of the shot. Always tempting to block the point shot, but if it gets through you then the goalie ain't seeing it. Notice how the lone defender Alzner is outnumbered in front as well. You'll see this more with PP2 than 1.
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I agree. Although I also thought that Brodie and Hamonic looked better the other night together than they have since Haminic returned from injury.
I am happy to see Bennett back with Jankowski and Jagr.
I'd say the last two games have been Hamonic's best. I also thought that, after his miscue with the stick in the netting against Washington, Brodie was fine right up until the horrific mistake in OT last game.
I'd say the last two games have been Hamonic's best. I also thought that, after his miscue with the stick in the netting against Washington, Brodie was fine right up until the horrific mistake in OT last game.
I agree in once with the one exception that road win against the Canucks early in the season was the best game I saw him play ever. Didn’t watch much of the islanders though so really small sample size.
Flames invested a lot into acquiring Hamonic I think the really need to give that pairing a little more time before bumping Travis down to the third pairing.
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Heads up for all of you in the Flames region, the Flames-Stars game which is on Sportsnet Flames for its entirety will be joined in progress on Sportsnet West once the Oilers game is over.
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must show all Flames games nationally when they play on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
must show all Flames games nationally when they play on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
