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That stupid freaking bump back...
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It's kind of one of those things. I'd hope most don't want to trash a player but just get frustrated. Bennett is the perfect example of an 18 yr old needing time to develop. That's 4-6, even 7 yrs to get to where they need to be. Look at Lindholm also. It didn't help that when we drafted him fans crowned him our new 1C immediately. Even now, there's a lot of, "He'll never live up to a 4th OA". The draft frustrates me in this regard. You get a top 5 pick and you're getting a top 18 yr old on the planet. It doesn't work that way. There's way too much development left to do. I don't care if you put up 100 goals in jr. It virtually means nothing. The pro leagues are a completely different assignment. So forget last year, because you have a lot of work to do in the coming years. There are zero gifts waiting for you.
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What I'd like to see is Bennett getting engaged physically in his first couple of shifts. When he's on edge, he's a much better player. I wish he'd get on that from the outset. It's what makes him successful and buys him space imho. When he finds that line between good and evil consistently, he is a hard guy to play against. He's also very strong in his weight class. So he's someone most guys in his class want to think twice about. He'll grow into an O'Reilly type eventually imo, he's starting to realize intimidation is a part of his game I hope. So do it early.I think he'll come into his own personally. When you grab a guy to scrap, I think you start realizing how strong you are vs your peers. My hope is he starts taking advantage of how much of a threat he can be. It looks like he has stopped trying to make the perfect shot, so that's good. I'd like him to set the tone, off the hop, for now. Next year, he'll find he's earned a lot more respect. Game Plan: "Let's not poke Sam Bennett".
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Every goalie does that in close. Falling fwd, or jumping at the shooter, covers more net and cuts down time and space. If they try to shoot high, typically your shoulder is in the way. So you see net, but when the goalie jumps fwd, it changes what they see in a half second. It's a good move. Why I'm such a Howard fan was going to playoff games in the D. The 1st time I heard the, "Jimmy" thump thump "Howard" chant, it brought a tear to my eye. But I also thought, "Really 20,000 people? He's not under enough pressure?" But I was wrong. Talk about beast mode. You'd hear that chant more than, "Go Wings Go". lol I can attest to this for sure, he's a playoff goalie.
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As long as Rittich is keeping the reflexes and mind sharp I'm okay with it. Honestly, I think this is Smith's sink or swim time. Just imo, but I think we're cool with Rittich but Smith HAS to play well now or we have to get aggressive for Howard. My biggest fear is Smith will play well until tdl, then sink again. I've tried to avoid getting on him too hard this season, but he's also got to regain our trust. I really want him to, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. His puck tracking has not been good for the most part. He's still playing too deep imho, but if that's how he thinks he needs to play to be successful, I'll leave it up to him. But I don't like him giving up a foot at the top of his crease. That's where most interference calls live imo. And you cover a few more inches of net on incoming shots and tips.
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Hopefully we'll be at the point soon where it doesn't matter who starts. I've never been a proponent of the "hot goalie". I get the context, I just don't think it carries a lot of weight. Keep your goalies rested and ready is all. God knows the position always requires luck and favourable bounces as well as team play. In the Kipper years, he was always the "hot hand". But only because the team would be hot garbage in front of any backup. That's no longer the case, and again, "hot hand" is a lot more than numbers that a goalie isn't solely responsible for. If team play is good, bad or indifferent, any NHL goalie's numbers will reflect that over any given period.
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I'm with you. Been hoping all yr without getting sideways on the guy. Maybe deadline and Howard rumours are just what he needed?
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I believe that's the plan. Hopefully we don't take the 'yotes lightly and get on another roll.
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2 years? That's a bit much. A broken leg is 4 months. A broken head? I think it's been mental with Smith. His family thought Phoenix was the Satoshi Nakamoto and forever is my guess. The timeline fits. Don't forget, they're people like you and I.
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Bright's Grove. We like to differentiate. lol I'm more worried that Howard gets moved at all. If he does, I want it to be to us. Not St. Loo, Edm etc. If he's the same guy as advertised in Detroit, he becomes a problem. SJ? That would be pure torture as Jones simply isn't very good.
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Howard deal. I've never been a fan of Nyquist's battle level, though he's very skilled. Howard is all battle, on the other hand. Don't know how he would respond to a trade. Contrary to popular opinion, Detroit's a nice city when you get used to it. If we got him, I'd send a note to season ticket holders: Welcome him. Here's the Detroit chant: "Jim-my" thump thump "How-ward" thump thump Even now, Detroit should be closer to Jack Hughes, but they have Howard.
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Fixed that for ya. lol
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Keep your head in the game. Bennett. lol
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If not for Bennett, none of that ever happens. Brodie's play was correct, because of Rittich's error. Send the puck sideways or back to the corners, never fwd with an opposing player bearing down. I gave up that very goal back in the day, lol. Once. I was pissed Rittich got yanked because I remember how angry I played after that big oops. I thought Smith played well, but you don't pull Rittich for making a mistake leading to a 2-1 game. I can near guarantee that 3rd goal wouldn't have been scored on an intensified Rittich. I'm of the belief that a pissed off goalie is very hard to beat.
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I know all teams are doing it, but that bump back terrifies me. The last man back carrying the puck. Sure didn't work for Bennett on the 2nd goal, and JG is going to see the double team a lot now, I'd wager. I did like some of PP2's zone entries. SJ was standing up at their blueline, like we do.
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Good reporting: here's what the numbers tell us. here's the issue with the data. Bad reporting: here's what the numbers tells us. Here's why I'm right. It certainly isn't on the stats community, the stats are the stats. It's those that use stats to make a point, and ignore the stats that don't fit their argument. I'm not a stats guy, believe me. They can show trends well with enough data but it's dependent on the user/writer being forthcoming. All the stats in the world don't win a game 7. There's definitely people you trust using stats, and there's definitely people you don't trust. I used to be anti-stat, but have come to realize it isn't the stat users, it's the spin doctors that I'm anti with.
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Agree. The study covered 3 things: dmen getting hit less, shots against and shots for. As cross says, all negligible. And closing with the difficulty of studying the true impacts. td, stop being so cheap, They likely still do the 50% off new subscribers. I'm in my 2nd yr and I think my renewal was $65 or something like that. My first year was like $33. Haynes just came aboard this year. Trying to expand Calgary coverage. Love the fact you can pick your teams across all sports and they tailor your experience. So I'll get an email telling me there's a new Flames/Wings story. No hunting for stories lest you're just browsing. I love it, personally.
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Term on Rittich will be the key to the signing. At his current pace, it isn't realistic to expect <4 going forward. If he stumbles, go from there. But expecting a goalie putting up Top 10 numbers in the world to be a bargain <4 isn't realistic. He'll be 27 to start next year, any bridge will be a year or 2 imho. Still too early on value though. He still has a lot of play ahead of him.
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Sounds like something Carty could photo shop the Grim Reaper always behind MacDavid. lol If he pleases.
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But in terms of being envious of predicaments. lol
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It's becoming an honest question. How long can McDavid last? Likely wants to be traded for Matthews yesterday. Or Eichel, or pretty much anyone...
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That's harsh. We're all firmly behind him. cross is only raising a scenario, not condemning him.
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While I agree and don't agree with trying to protect 1 goal leads to start a 3rd period, you shouldn't be giving up 2-on-1s with 3 minutes left when you're up by a couple. Late goals being up by a couple are a concern I have as well. I love all of the offence, but there are times when you shut it in late to secure the win and stop looking to get behind them. Which tends to lead to them getting behind us. Just a bit of balance I'd like to see.
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I think those are fair concerns. One thing bothers me is when the Flames pick it up they don't give up many shots against, but many of the one's they do give up are solid scoring chances. While they get many themselves, the D pressing the fwd zones is risky play.
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You're only bringing up Hanafin. lol You left out wandering aimlessly and creating confusion. Remember how coaches would literally beat things into you? I kinda miss those days. I think it ended with Brian Sutter and his Hawks bar-stars. It took a few years, but Chicago's young players sure got in tune of how not to be. Minus Kane's offseasons lol. Still see signs of players acting like rock stars, but of course, allegedly is the safe word.
