Night Train

Can he do that from the press box ?

I was reminded of that last week when 5-8 Conor Sheary decked our 6-5 Samuelsson.

Slightly off topic but this old guy was cleaning out the attic this morning. I found the 1982 NFL Draft Notebook by Palmer Hughes. Naturally, we took the wrong guy at the top. WR Perry Tuttle. Still, a great read down memory lane.

That's the most astute observation. Rugged Defensemen who move out forwards in front of the net. Stand up opponents at the blue line. Completely finsish their checks. Don't pinch and get caught. Able to clear pucks in pressure moments without coughing it up. Poise. Look to guard their man instead of watching the puck and seeing forwards get open shots. Yes, it's nice if they have a little O to their game but having some actual D ability is lacking in 2-3 of our current backliners. Plus our forwards are getting caught not getting back all too often. The explanation of a more offensive style and the explanation that " those things happen with an offensive team" doesn't fly when the O cannot convert many nights. The other team do convert, knowing your roster is still a bit young and reckless.

Starting to look dire. Not really surprised after folks posted the remaining schedule weeks back. Not there yet. Too many holes. Work to do.

If I even worry at all. Changes will be coming and then I'll reboot my view of the team. This team still has so much very young talent. They aren't going to foget how to score. They just need to learn how to play a two way game and improve on Special teams (PP & PK). Plus stabilize the Goalie position. I'll "worry" about next year...next year.

Cousins, you magnificent bastard !

PK is wearing the curtains I disgarded.

Sharing zero's.

Nice save.

Better then that guy and the yapper last night.

Go Skinner !

Still think Frazier is gone because of Beane. He drafts 2 guys in the 1st ( Oliver, Rousseau ) and 2 in the 2nd ( Epenesa, Basham ). Can't keep drafting DL with less than expected progress/results. It's also a shot across the bow to McDermott.

The light is getting dimmer . It's down to 15 watts.

VO cannot be on this team next year. I see him on the ice all too often for goals against. Ice cold scoring. He can sit. JJP is just young and has hit a wall. No issues with him going to Rochester to sharpen his game.

Utterly bizarre. I do not blame the coaches. It's in the players heads. Acquiring some more players with grit during the off-season can help. Too late this season. Teams still try to run them and it does affect their play. They also tend to pinch deep too much at home and get caught. That's a major issue when your goaltending is still a work and many forwards don't play a good D game. Still too much floating.

He always seems snakebit. A bundle of nerves ? Hustles, little question.. but the puck seems to roll up his stick or he just loses it when he's open. Some players struggle badly to finish and he sticks out. When you have a high number of promising young forward coming up in the next year or 2, you only have so much time to see if he comes around. or his only hope is to be dropped to the 4th line to be the next KO or Girgs.

Could care less either way but this looks like a big nothing burger with a created narrative.

When is his contract up ? Then we'll know how the GM feels about him.

2-1

Standing around.

Called a rodeo last night.

Then call it in real time.

They were offsides.