Flames vs. Maple Leafs - Mar. 2nd, 9:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[Bender]

Markstrom with a great save there.

Don't think either team or fan base is enjoying this game though.

 

[herman]

Nylander?s recognition of a breakaway opportunity is instantaneous

 

[Bill33]

Nice play by lafferty. Too bad willy couldn't finish it.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I'm not a fan of Keefe's line blender, especially for the new guys. Set the lines to start the game, and let them build some chemistry.

I don't mind it at all. I'm liking the JT, Matthews Marner trio. With 11F he's got lots of options.

 

[ZBBM]

Nice play by lafferty. Too bad willy couldn't finish it.

I won't second-guess him, but he should have gone to the backhand.

 

[Bender]

I'm not a fan of Keefe's line blender, especially for the new guys. Set the lines to start the game, and let them build some chemistry.

Why? They started brutally and nothing was going. This is pretty standard practice.

 

[Bill33]

Nice play by lafferty. Too bad willy couldn't finish it.

I won't second-guess him, but he should have gone to the backhand.

Heh, I'm with you on the former -  he'd be in my top 3 for every shootout regardless.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Nylander?s recognition of a breakaway opportunity is instantaneous

Willy goes all the time and it's not always a good thing...last night on the Hyman goal for example of cheating gone bad.

 

[Bill33]

I'm not a fan of Keefe's line blender, especially for the new guys. Set the lines to start the game, and let them build some chemistry.

Why? They started brutally and nothing was going. This is pretty standard practice.

Because you've got so many new bodies, they need to see some consistency between players and patterns. There's too many variables already.

 

[azzurri63]

Well come out and play a good third. I?d be happy with a point tonight.

 

[ZBBM]

JARNROK!!!

 

[Bender]

Wooo Jarnkrok!!

 

[ZBBM]

That was a helluva play by Jarny.

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Quick hands from Jarnkrok there and great rush for Rielly who's played great tonight.

 

[Bill33]

ragnarkrok!

 

[louisstamos]

Great hands there.

 

[Bender]

I'm not a fan of Keefe's line blender, especially for the new guys. Set the lines to start the game, and let them build some chemistry.

Why? They started brutally and nothing was going. This is pretty standard practice.

Because you've got so many new bodies, they need to see some consistency between players and patterns. There's too many variables already.

Ok, but ultimately this is a judgment call. There's no right answer, but neither are wrong answers, so in this case I defer to the NHL coach.

*Edit Also to add to that it's not like the big boys who are super familiar with each other were going anyway. I wouldn't say this is at all on the new players.

 

[Bender]

No call on that obvious Brodie trip? Like really?

 

[Bender]

How did Marner not score on that? Wow!