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He didn't have a good lane to pass it; at best maybe a 40% chance of hitting the pass and otherwise its a complete failure without even a shot being put on goal.

Point Percentage wise they are. It isn't fair to use pure points when the team ahead of them has played two more games. They were goalied; they had over a 2.7 expected goals for. They had an abundance of solid chances however it was certainly quantity over quality, don't get me wrong. But we didn't catch one break in terms of puck luck either. When you fire 39 shots on net and 33 more are blocked/deflected; more often than not one will find its way into the net by sheer volume. Probably the best example of this was Tuch's rush up the ice where he dekes through 3 only for the puck to inexplicably stay vertical thus causing his shot to go way wide. Even their 4v1 was started in part due to a Minnesota interception that bounced off the MIN guy perfectly into a forward motion.

FU Gustavsson you ***** bastard!!! I hope you have rocks in your shoes for the rest of your life.

Krebs can’t hold the line to save his life

Quinn looking better

2 PPs tons of chances but no puck luck Heady play by Benson at the period’s end

Very much so

Random factoid, you can theoretically make the playoffs with fewer wins in the regular season than is needed to win the Cup in the playoffs. 15-0-67 for 97 pts

Get me a point, get me two and it’s even better.

I just don’t see the same play out of him this year as we’ve seen the past 3. His analytics are way down, he’s got no assists yet and his style of play doesn’t exactly match longevity besides his tipping skill. Also as mjd mentioned his skating seems to be tailing off. I just don’t want to play the game of praying a 33 year old can outplay a 22 year old for the next 2.5 years. Because if he’s only good for 21 goals and 15 assists this year we’d be in trouble if his skating falls off. Plus we’d be trading Quinn who has shown great skill up until this year and likely a bit more to grab a ticking time bomb God I hate this because I’ve loved Kreider as a player for many years because he and Pavelski were favorites of mine due to their deflection skills. I’d certainly take that deal and find a way to eat those next two years.

If Kreider were 29, I'd be far more open to Quinn but I'm disinterested in trading him for a 33 year old player. Cozens is a guy I'd want to still be here with a Kreider since he'd make for a great example to him if we were to convert him to RW.

Not entirely sure why you're disagreeing with my take Why would you trade Byram, Tuch or Peterka for Kreider? It wouldn't exactly improve the team as its a net neutral Forward-wise or puts us in a real shortage of defenseman. I did hear one guy propose Muel for Kreider and that seemed kind of interesting.

None of those offers even make sense because a 33 year old winger isn't worth trading a young Top 4 Dman or worth the bother of trading one of our other Top 6 Forwards

Benson is the most untouchable among them Quinn being traded just sounds like a very bad idea; especially at his age, in the midst of underachieving situation. So trading a 22 year old for a 33 year old practically just bails NY out of a badish contract while giving them a far younger and cheaper replacement which frankly isn't good asset management in the slightest. Kulich is a harder one if only because he's showing capabilities to play center which makes him far more valuable than a more pure winger.

If they just wanted him off the books; I’d send them our Russian who’s hiding in the KHL, our 2nd and Lafferty. Id see him as a solid add if garnered cheaply since he’s a net front menace with playoff experience coming out his ears. Otherwise his underlying decline in play would keep me unwilling from offering any sizable offer.

They’d want Quinn or Peterka and neither are available for a 33 year old with 9 goals but 0 assists with 2.5 more years at 6.5mil per.

Sorry but that's far beyond a bridge too far

That's the biggest issue to be honest. I have no interest in a hockey trade that isn't effectively Jokiharju for a more defensive Dman. I don't have much interest in Trouba Kreider's analytics this year as well as his contract would give me pause.

Loved how the ENG had all the players cheering for the goal and wanting it lol

Feels like the refs are doing everything they can to save the Sharks tonight

I though we had to touch the puck for too many men

These refs suck

Krebs

Remember what I said, Quinn is sabotaging others to keep himself in the lineup lol

2 things happen often Dahlin gets angry and takes a dumb penalty Benson gets a penalty for existing