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4 minutes ago, Ozzy said:

 

Zibby's been good, but he had to carry that whole line this season.  Roslovic is going to be very important, because it frees Zibby up to get loose in the offensive zone instead of cover for both wingers up and down the ice.

 

Add in the fact that Zibby has been pretty much making the rush from all 200 feet for much of the season.  Kreider is NOT a good puck handler, and is not a guy we want with the puck on his stick in the neutral zone.  Roslovic can do that, and also play a responsible 2-way game.  If Zibby's making the zone entry AND also having to find open ice, that's hard to do, exerting all that effort, only to have Krieder go to the front of the net, or have Wheeler lagging 5 seconds behind the play.

 

I just think there was a ton on his plate this year with the amount of "turtles" he's had to cover for.  I don't think it's any coincidence he's playing arguably his best hockey of the season since we acquired Roslovic.

 

But I wouldn't worry about any of that because I think Kreider saved a lot of it for the playoffs.  He's been there and done this many times before.  The regular season to him is probably a dress rehearsal, and I think we get the whole package come the post season.

I was thinking about this yesterday too. I'm wondering if Kreider's just at the point where he's like "I don't care about the 82, just the 16". His effort was noticeably better in the last few games too.

Still, what a fucking animal if that's the case. Nonchalantly scoring 38 goals? Cmon man!

10 minutes ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said:

So we're going into the playoffs expecting Panarin to keep his 0.58 G/PG and 0.88 A/PG (1.47 P/PG) while his career playoff average is 0.81 P/PG? That's a recipe for disappointment right there.

 

We're not winning anything if Zibanejad (and his line) doesn't step it up in the playoffs. We're gonna need 2021 Zib (10 goals, 24 points in 20 games) and not 2022 Zib (1g, 4p in 7 games).

 

We said the same about Fox and Shesterkin earlier in the season (and Panarin before the season). We're not winning anything unless our best and most important players (G, 1D, 1C + Panarin) are playing their best hockey in the playoffs. The other 3 are doing it right now, Zib needs to do the same.

The Panarin line is the single most dangerous line in the NHL. It's not even hyperbole - they've scored more goals than any single unit in the league. Part of that is consistency—I don't think they've been split up—but that's just a different level of danger and scoring than Panarin has ever had in his career. Ditto Lafreniere. Ditto Trocheck. 

In the same way we can look at Panarin's priors and say "hmm, that's concerning", we also need to look at the current reality and go "oh, that's also pretty different". This is the best version of Panarin we have ever seen. He's working with the best version of Lafreniere we've seen so far, and the best version of Trocheck we will probably ever see. Opposing teams should fear this line the way the Mackinnon line, the Kucherov line, or the McDavid line is feared.  And the cool part about that is that if they do, we have the Zibanejad line ready to strike, and that third line isn't exactly bad either. They work hard.

I'm perfectly fine with Trocheck as the "1C" and Zibanejad being a Selke-level 2C who puts up his .8 points/game. Fine by me. 

6 minutes ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said:

Man if Buffalo had just beaten Detroit yesterday they'd be right in the race and I would love to play them. Now they are basically done. 

 

If we hold on to the 1 seed I think we're a shoe in for the 2nd round at this point. Tampa is a tough matchup but Im still confident we win that series. Still, I'd rather not have to face Kucherov if he goes beast mode. Though if we contain him a bit the rest of their squad is MUCH more than manageable for us. 

 

I'd rather Pitt miss the playoffs just for the LOL Factor but they're also getting hot and while it doesn't faze me on winning the series, Id rather be able to lock up a 5 game series win against any of the other teams in WC2 contention

Right now, Moneypuck has us at like 84% to make the second round and 14% to win the cup.

I like those odds. 

Now, the other side of this...tonight, we root for Toronna. By tomorrow at 11 p.m., we could be one point from first in the East, and if the Sabres beat the Stars, potentially one point from the President's Trophy.

I think Kreider just killed Zac Jones

MIKA APRIL?

MIKA APRIL!

1 minute ago, Pistol Pete said:

EXACTLY!  He can’t do anything else…not sure why we’re trying to do something he can’t do…he can’t stick handle, and he can’t deke…deflect, deflect, deflect…ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

I swear, Kreider will be skating around with the cup over his head, and some of you will yell about his victory lap technique.

HE IS RISEN

1 minute ago, Pistol Pete said:

WTF is Kreider doing?  

I believe that's called a deflection. 

Chris Kreider scored a powerplay goal?

Water is wet. 

2 hours ago, Kick save and a beauty said:

 

Two of our last five against the Islanders.  We can put them out (or close to it) if we win both games, or alternatively they can cost us the Presidents trophy and (more importantly) the number one seed in the east if they win both of those games. A split seems to be the most likely result which might lead to them squeaking in.

 

Five games left, everything to play for.

 

Although I don't think the Islanders are a good team, two teams out of this list of five will make it into the playoffs

 

Islanders

Capitals

Flyers

Red Wings

Penguins

 

 

 

Hard to believe I'm even saying this, but the Sabres are right there too.

Just now, phillyb said:

i see DET likes to pass too

Guess you don't need to eat a hat tonight.

Unfortunate really. I had a phenomenal recipe with harissa and a lemon beurre blanc.

5 minutes ago, phillyb said:

up by 1, late in the third. DET gonna pull G soon and goody kills penalties. 

I'm eating a fucking hat tonight, goddamnit lol

Stream it.

Jesus titty fucking Christ Trouba 

Does nobody realize that the chyrons are not on the broadcast?

Goodrow getting his hatty today

Sam has absolutely no idea his graphics guy is sleeping 

This Barclay Goodrow game brought to you by the New York Lottery. Hey, you never know.

If you needed a sign to go take a risk and shoot your shot, Barclay Goodrow has 2 goals in one week.

Thanks, Garden of Dreams.

Trivia is Terry Sawchuk 

You know, usually, you get the tip before you get the Kak, but the Rangers reinvent the game.

Chris Kreider. King of the deflection. Big tipper. 

hahaha brendan smith's a hooker

Just now, Vodka Drunkenski said:

Btw no relation to Kahkonen

I don't believe you. Sam, can you chime in?

Don't look now but our Kakko has a 5 game point streak.

Trouba invisible tonight. Baby steps.