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Love how the refs only see our penalties

Thompson has had a rough season thus far but has produced a some and has had at least 10 different line mates

I do wonder if the fact we were flying to Carolina may have broke him mentally seeing as his fiancé is named Carolina. Just that small thing that could mean more to him hearing the name and everything else. Frankly I don’t think he’s leaving for anything to do with the season’s start. Had he started the season on fire and looked great I might be more worried but he’s looked distracted and distant this year and thus the idea that his emotions have clouded him to this point makes a lot of sense.

With the captain and 1D on a LOA, let's start fixing the staff now so we can surprise him with a new vision when he returns.

Frankly my guess is he's always had the option but has like any typical man wanted to put his head down and grind through it. Trying to lead a hockey team out of the basement, be a good fiancé for a wife who had a heart transplant overseas, and being a world class hockey player simultaneously can't possibly be easy. If this franchise is good at anything though, its treating their players well in regards to this sort of stuff.

He's likely tired from worrying and its been a noticeable distraction on the ice for him so hopefully this will give him the proper time to right himself and hopefully return with his fiancé to better days ahead. Perfect time for some firings and making things right on the homefront

I wouldn't but primarily due to the contract

That would be nice to have a credible front office

They are better than last year and arguably a toss-up playoff team but are injured to hell and back and its hurting them. Last night's game was actively a bad matchup with the Blues clogging up the middle and the Sabres lacking Benson and Zucker who are both good at piercing those areas in their own ways. The PP relies heavily on the combo of Dahlin-Thompson-Doan-Benson-Zucker since 3 different guys like to net front scrum and Benson loves to skate around. Sans Benson, they try to move around but have less effectiveness and fall into standing minus Thompson and Dahlin passing or moving up and down/left and right.

Can't happen; all I can say is it can't happen because I doubt this fanbase would survive.

We have them pinned in their zone but every pass seems to go to the back hand or bounce or get deflected. It’s maddening

Thompson has looked slowish since that shot block against Washington. The AHLers aren’t exactly helping him either. We have so many forward injuries that we can’t sustain anything between shifts. UPL has to make that save Quinn is both the most and least skilled puckhandler on this team.

The power play is where you see the loss of Zucker and Benson the most

Always need to throw daggers at Dahlin.... As for the pictures I agree, there was a pick play which effectively took Tuch off Keller Once the rub had worked and Keller was going in on Quinn, Quinn needs to step up on him with Tuch in pursuit. Not back away towards Dahlin who is positioned to cover the backdoor. Had Keller passed it to a guy who scored then Dahlin would be more at fault but Keller just drives the net. Dahlin realizes Quinn backed off and does make a last ditch effort to get to Keller but he's too late at this point. As with defensive play in general, when playing a 1v1 with trailing support you want to either slow or angle the opposing player away from the net allowing the back checker either time to catch up or cover the possible trailer. In that particular case it would be Quinn's responsibility as he was the "LHD" at that time to take on Keller; Dahlin would then need to adjust accordingly based on the potential trailers coming in. Ideally in 3v3 Quinn steps up onto Keller and sandwiches him with Tuch causing a turnover or at least no shot as it slides harmlessly to Lyon. Dahlin is trapped guarding against the trailer incoming; he can't commit to Keller unless he effectively abandons his position to puck hunt.

If this odd start continues through Thanksgiving it will effectively kill that goal line for the season. I can't recall the entire conference being over NHL .500 simultaneously 12-14 games in

I won't blame them on Eklund, they legitimately tried. Jarvis, have at em.

They really need to get healthy, Thompson looks befuddled with Greenway and Quinn and beside the Doan-McLeod-Tuch line they are all defensively terrifying. Then the 4th line is pure woof, Malenstyn being the lone NHLer playing out of position at Center.

Keller just took a stroll up to Lyon 1v3 Quinn got out of his way strangely We got the loser point again though so we keep pace with the East lol

Feels like we are the road team but we’ve got a point somehow while being down 6/7 forwards

Yes, a stick cannot be above the crossbar if batted into the net, anywhere else it can be as high as your shoulders

For sake; ***** the Dodgers, ***** the Dodgers, ***** the Dodgers, ***** the Dodgers!!!!!!!

We got 2!

I give Dahlin, Thompson and Tuch credit for their gutsy play with that ugly 3 min shift

Guess someone lit a fire under their *****

He looked a tad off last night and at one point was bear hugged and thrown to the ice so that could be cause for it. Not good regardless, without Benson we are 0-3 and look pitiful