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Agitation to no end how Vancouver looked disinterested playing Washington but against Buffalo they skate like guns are trained on them.

The interview was recorded prior to the Isles game I believe. I think your spot on about Tuch’s “excuses” Frankly he’s likely very torn over the whole situation as a whole seeing as he’s a vet now and wants to play in the playoffs but also understands we have a very young roster. Any derogatory comments he made always included himself as a part of the problem and solution. My favorite comment though was about how the new baby affected his play due to sleep disruptions. He downplayed it yet still held it as a fact although minimally so. In the end facts do not automatically mean he’s hiding something and making excuses through them. Fact is they have a very young team, experience related problems have shown up many times these past two years. (Primarily in consistency) That doesn’t mean the team is excused of all wrong doing but has to be taken into account. Should they have got a couple more vets, probably, but both can be true.

We also need Toronto begrudgingly enough. If Philly keeps falling, it can eliminate 1 of the Metro teams from being a problem.

Very similar outside his skating which Greenway traded for size and bit more physicality. I’d also say Grier was slightly better offensively in terms of hands but in regards to be a solid defensively responsible forward that PKs like a madman; then yes. Worst part about Greenway is that he was hurt when we got him last year or else we likely make the playoffs with this year’s Greenway.

Well Id say it with emphasis on both. It's the STAN-ley CUP There are many cups but only one Stanley Cup; especially in regards to all sports and even other hockey leagues Also there could also be some degree of front loaded emphasis due to the longer name Lord Stanley's Cup - in this form the emphasis is naturally placed on whose Cup versus Stanley's what?

Depends on if I want to sound like an old Canadian broadcaster or how I want to put the inflexion on it.

I honestly don't see it. How i see it is Okposo saying they practice a bit different and that in Florida they want him to tap into some different skillsets than he did in Buffalo. Florida plays more physical than us so that would be an obvious difference in tactics. My only worry is he'll get another head injury in Florida because our staff would of very likely, if not at least unconsciously, looked to protect him from another head injury via tell him to less physical.

I have always pronounced it Stan lee Cup, is that wrong?

Your time has come

Why does this playoff race feel like less of a Nascar race and more of a collection of geriatrics trying to get to the bingo table.

For having been out there as long as they were at the end they certainly battled and crashed the net which is good to see. Sabres seemed to get slowly worked off their game, in part thanks to the refs just letting a lot go after the halfway mark of the game. Detroit has far more dirty players that took advantage of that. Benson literally got cross checked into the net for instance.

Learning how to play defense in theory is the coach’s responsibility. Learning how to actually carry out defensive play on a game to game basis falls on the vets as well as the coaches. A coach can’t go out on the ice and get 1st person information during the game; the vets on the other hand do. You could have a staff of hall of fame coaches and still would need experienced players to help with in game adjustments as well deciphering the coach’s strategy to those finding it difficult to translate to the actual game. Effectively, no matter the coach, a player is more likely to trust his teammate’s judgement than his coach. It’s plainly how our brains work. If your Dad tells you something you should do and your friend tells you something to do whose opinion are you more likely to actually carry out? Logically it should be your Dad, but more often than not children and young adults aren’t going to connect their parents experiences as being valuable. It’s as you grow up where it slowly dawns on you that Mom and Dad actually know stuff (usually)

I also believe the players do want to win and thus would also be good with Levi spot filling the back to back with UPL before going back to Rochester.

I think what he was saying implied he wasn't planning to sign any babysitter vets anymore. He wants vets still but only if they can still play at a beneficial level.

Awesome win and UPL shutout! Cozens played great

Tuch was off and on Tage was both good and made some terribly lazy passes, but he certainly was hustling which is good to see.

Granato was telling someone vehemently that he better protect the ***** puck

Honestly I think our only chance of seeing him again in the 23-24 season is if we make the playoffs or at very least a have a play in game against Tampa in #82

For me its the only way to get rid of Skinner because otherwise we are likely either stuck with him until the end of next year or worse.

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/4993214 My newest random proposals

SJ Sharks we’re very much akin to 30mil for 3 D in a comparison on percentage of cap. When they lost to St. L in the Conference Finals they had Vlasic, Burns and Karlsson all under contract.

Sanderson on Ottawa got a similar contract with similar results/time in the league

The Berggren one had probably the least physically aggressive line possible. Skinner-Krebs-Olofsson Bryson-Byram Krebs was over with the refs but the culprit was protected by the refs. Byram has concussion history so I'd rather him not fight. The other three are far from physical players. The Fischer one had Skinner-Krebs-Peterka Jokijarju-Power Again, not exactly a group of players who impose their will on anyone. Plus I honestly think some of the players were confused due to how odd it looked.

I too want to make the playoffs desperately but not to a point of being willing cut off my arm for a chance.

So where are you getting the cap and roster spots from? Im not trading the big 4 and Skinner is an anchor barring him wanting to go to SJ to lay on the beaches. Quinn and Peterka are the most cost effective players your going to find since they are on ELCs