Let’s not panic it looks like typical West Coast Malaise ! It was team wide and every facet of their game stunk! Get the next two against Sharks and Blues. The team will not hold playoff position without a substantial trade for a speedy RW like Kyrou or Tippet. Maybe it doesn’t happen at the deadline, and it shouldn’t if the price is inflated. Maybe 🤔 we just stay the course and get another high pick, and continue to build. This year has been a Win Win no matter what. The kids will start filtering in next year, and the cap flexibility will be there soon. If Doug Armstrong wants to end the Jordon Kyrou Soap Opera we are listening.
Agree with your points. I wish i could be optimistic about the last two games of the west coast trip except NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I saw against the Ducks & kings makes me feel anything other than two more losses. PP horrible & burying this team. Lack of physicality WILL & HAS hurt them. Horrible positional defense esp in there own zone is an understatement. Lack of offense/scoring/sniper is also hurting them big time. Bottom line: you CAN NOT FIX all these issues at once but, you need to! It will take roster changes & a new system & that means next season, if we're lucky. TOO many correctable problems & personally having watched EVERY GAME since Roy took over, sorry, I want him gone.
Watched the Isles fix video of the Panarin goal & when he got the pass, there was NO ONE within 30-40' omg. It wasn't a turnover, just a lost board battle were you had 3-4 Islanders in the vacinity of the puck!!! Ridiculous. D-men HAVE to know its there responsibility to ALWAYS have someone in front of the net, at least CLOSE TO IT! Fundamentals. If you CAN'T do fundamentals, you don't belong in the NHL.
100% the defense in our zone has been abysmal with leaving too many guys open in front of the goalie.... that panarin goal would not have happened if there was a guy on him... smh
Fundamental defense 101 or something you learn in pee wees is you NEVER leave the front of the net unguarded when the puck is in your end & your defending. EVER.
Varlamov. What the HELL is going on here? Hasn't played in what, three seasons?!? Has it been multiple setback after setback to the point where maybe he should seriously think about retiring if his body is saying, NOPE. I've never seen, short of the Avs Landeskog, a NHL player taking THESE MANY SEASONS without playing!
Let’s not panic it looks like typical West Coast Malaise ! It was team wide and every facet of their game stunk! Get the next two against Sharks and Blues. The team will not hold playoff position without a substantial trade for a speedy RW like Kyrou or Tippet. Maybe it doesn’t happen at the deadline, and it shouldn’t if the price is inflated. Maybe 🤔 we just stay the course and get another high pick, and continue to build. This year has been a Win Win no matter what. The kids will start filtering in next year, and the cap flexibility will be there soon. If Doug Armstrong wants to end the Jordon Kyrou Soap Opera we are listening.
Agree with your points. I wish i could be optimistic about the last two games of the west coast trip except NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I saw against the Ducks & kings makes me feel anything other than two more losses. PP horrible & burying this team. Lack of physicality WILL & HAS hurt them. Horrible positional defense esp in there own zone is an understatement. Lack of offense/scoring/sniper is also hurting them big time. Bottom line: you CAN NOT FIX all these issues at once but, you need to! It will take roster changes & a new system & that means next season, if we're lucky. TOO many correctable problems & personally having watched EVERY GAME since Roy took over, sorry, I want him gone.
Watched the Isles fix video of the Panarin goal & when he got the pass, there was NO ONE within 30-40' omg. It wasn't a turnover, just a lost board battle were you had 3-4 Islanders in the vacinity of the puck!!! Ridiculous. D-men HAVE to know its there responsibility to ALWAYS have someone in front of the net, at least CLOSE TO IT! Fundamentals. If you CAN'T do fundamentals, you don't belong in the NHL.
100% the defense in our zone has been abysmal with leaving too many guys open in front of the goalie.... that panarin goal would not have happened if there was a guy on him... smh
Fundamental defense 101 or something you learn in pee wees is you NEVER leave the front of the net unguarded when the puck is in your end & your defending. EVER.
Varlamov. What the HELL is going on here? Hasn't played in what, three seasons?!? Has it been multiple setback after setback to the point where maybe he should seriously think about retiring if his body is saying, NOPE. I've never seen, short of the Avs Landeskog, a NHL player taking THESE MANY SEASONS without playing!
why did we overpay for schenn?
wait Drouin is out tho, might be a good trade then