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How often do you want to see luge on TV? Every 4 years in overkill IMO.
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I read that as "boat" and had a completely different mental picture...
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Well, he played with Ullmark for 2 years on Modo, so maybe they're buds?
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It needs to be beaten... if for no other reason than to pay for the hell it's putting us through. that horse.
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pi2000 replied to Sabres Fan in NS's topic in The Aud Club
Black Mirror White Christmas and Playtest really struck a nerve with me for some reason. -
It's just a matter of time until the Olympics are permanently cancelled. It's just not something that makes much sense in this day and age where global competition is the norm and not just a once in every 4 year's event.
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Prediction time: Will Lehner be traded at the deadline?
pi2000 replied to nfreeman's topic in The Aud Club
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It's his upright posture that puts his weight on his heels (when he's not accelerating) that is going to put him in hazardous situations. Some here have interpreted his posture as lazy... in reality I should have chosen my words more carefully. It's not lazy, it just looks like he's not playing "on his toes" as they say. To the eye he doesn't look fully engaged in competetive situations.
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I see his right foot is pushed out with the stick, he loses his balances and falls backwards. The Bruin player doesn't tackle him, he falls with him because he's expecting a push back. Again, if he falls forward or just lands on his knees or butt, sitting upright, then he's fine. Just a very awkward way to fall for an NHL level skater who was tripped. Those types of infractions happen all the time and yet you don't see guys falling as awkwardly as Eichel does.
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I'm going to go out on a limb here... IMO Eichel's "laziness" will make him prone to these type of awkward falling injuries. By laziness, I mean poor posture on the ice. For guy with his size and strength, you'd think he'd be able to hold his ground but when he's not engaged, not ready for battle, just cruising out there... he puts himself into bad situations. This latest incident... if you watch it closely... instead of falling forward, or just dropping down to his knees... he falls backwards. Watching it in slow motion, there's no reason for him to fall backwards unless his weight was on his heels. His weight should've been on his toes, ready to engage the Bruin defender. Instead he has his weight on his heels, in a relaxed stance. Same thing happened with the Girgensons incident. His weight was on his heels, he fell backward awkwardly. When you're engaged in a net front battle your weight should be on your toes, giving you leverage against the defender and protecting you from falling backward. In both cases, IMO he's just too careless, not engaged, not ready for battle, leaning back on his skates like he's out for a public skate. Every second of every shift you need to be on your toes, ready to react and absorb contact. I don't think he's figured that out yet.
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Why? Because he had a bad game? He's still young he's going through a slump right now. Consistency is the most difficult trait to master for an NHL player. That said, his plus minus is terrible..... AGAIN. He's a -90 is 320 career games... that's a problem, and I said it two years ago... he's doesn't have the elite quickness necessary to make up for his mistakes. When somebody gets by him, that's it... they're gone, he can't make up ground on anybody. That's why I don't see him as a top pairing guy.
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Nelson >>> Ristolainen
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In my amatuer opinion, it looks like s grade 2 MCL sprain. 1-3 weeks would be my guess... so week to week.
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wow, do I really need to spell it out for you?
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1 - Yes, very noticeable. He's a big strong kid want to see more of it. 2 - His play away from the puck in the d-zone is much better. More desperation and competitiveness although he still has lapses. eg, on the second NYI goal tonight he stopped moving his feet and just tried to reach with his stick. Would've liked to see him keep his feet moving, get stick on puck annd attack the body, instead of just attacking the puck. It's those small details that can be the difference between winning and losing.
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Interesting factoid... Buffalo is currently 0-1 in shootouts this season. The last team to go winless in the skill contest over an entire season was the 2013-14 NJ Devils who had a shootout record of 0-13. Chicago is also currently 0-1 in shootouts. They face Buffalo on St. Patricks Day.
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btw, Eichel's goal tonight makes him the leading goal scorer of all 2015 NHL draftees. #tankful
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I still have issues with Housley's approach. That said, he's an NHL rookie head coach himself... he has room to grow. I like his response after the game tonight... early in the season I'm not sure he takes that same approach. And the idea that him and Botterill gave everybody a clean slate at the start of the season when there was years of film on some of these guys... "Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results." - Machiavelli
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His skill set is outrageous tho. He played high school last season and to jump right into D1 and do what he did in the WJC is pretty special. Keller was on a stacked BU team (McAvoy, Greenway, Fabbro, Bellows, etc). Same with Boeser (Caggiula Scmaltz, Stecher). Both Keller and Boeser also had 2 USHL seasons under their belts before college. While Casey's production may not match those two, his upside is tantalizing.
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He showed flashes of dominance last season too. Hope he brings it consistently, really needed this in October and November.
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They're only 3 points out of a playoff spot. Odd.
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I had some coaches like that... where they really only care about one thing... how you play. Scoreboard doesn't matter. He's attacking the game instead of waiting for the game to come to him. Love it.
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I'm OK with double stripes on the socks. But IMO the jersey would look much better with just a single triple stripe around the bottom and elbows.
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it's laughable how many times our d-men are beat to pucks below the goal line
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Eiche's first carubba collision?