Lightning @ Leafs - Oct. 25th, 7:30pm - SN1, TSN 1050

[azzurri63]

The 4 minutes for a scrape on a high stick while other similar plays can draw blood or worse and only be 2 minutes makes a lot of sense.

Ya never liked that rule. Should be ref's discretion.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Good thing we let Bozak do nothing so that we wouldn't get more of the Matthews PP unit.

Think the Matthews line was out before the penalty so they didn't start it.

 

[mr grieves]

Yeah, but context. Bishop's faced 39 shots, giving up his 3rd. Andersen's 5 in on 17 shots.

Context is my point exactly. All goalies let in stoppable goals. We don't apply the same critical eye to opposing goalies we do to our own.

Yeah, I got that we look at the opposition differently than we do ourselves. The meaningful actants in what we watch are the characters we see game in, game out: we score the goals, we give them up.

But we also look at an iffy goal shot #38 differently than we do the fifth goal on shot #17.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Put Matthews and Nylander out shorthanded.

 

[Bullfrog]

What on earth was Polak doing there?

 

[L K]

Polak demonstrating more of that solid, keep the offensive player between you and your goaltender.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hey guys, I don't think Hunwick and Polak are good at this hockey thing. Exact same play as the other day.

 

[azzurri63]

Get Hunwick out of there. WTF does Babcock see in him. Sure be nice to play in this league nowadays. Forwards have nothing to worry about standing in front of the net.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

A player getting a second chance right in front of Andersen vs Hunwick/Polak? That's unpossible.

 

[L K]

That was a solid job of Hunwick covering nobody.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I mean that's absolutely a trip on Rielly but whateves.

 

[Kin]

But we also look at an iffy goal shot #38 differently than we do the fifth goal on shot #17.

But that's the same sort of thinking that goalies should be magically better when the team "needs" a save. If the quality of chances are there, it's not like a goalie gets worn out by shot 38.

 

[ZBBM]

Polak demonstrating more of that solid, keep the offensive player between you and your goaltender.

Hobbled by a nice block moments before.  But hey, it's open season on him, right?  That was on Hunwick anyway.

 

[Redleaf]

Meh. I think there's enough time to catch another episode of The Wire before I crash tonight if I cue it up now.

 

[azzurri63]

That was a solid job of Hunwick covering nobody.

He's a minus 3 tonight and that's not counting the power play goals against he's been on for where he's looked lost.

 

[mr grieves]

But we also look at an iffy goal shot #38 differently than we do the fifth goal on shot #17.

But that's the same sort of thinking that goalies should be magically better when the team "needs" a save. If the quality of chances are there, it's not like a goalie gets worn out by shot 38.

Sure. And I think, when Corsica Hockey is updated, we'll find that Andersen's HDSV% and MDSV% are well below Bishop's. That Bishop has let fewer squeak through is why no one's saying he's giving TB mediocre goaltending tonight.

 

[bustaheims]

Hey guys, I don't think Hunwick and Polak are good at this hockey thing. Exact same play as the other day.

I'm still confused by the Polak signing. It's a one year deal, so it's not a huge issue, but, it felt unnecessary at the time - and, it's pretty clear that, well, he's just not so good at defence. We already had a guy to fill the bad defensive defenceman role.

 

[hockeyfan1]

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[Al14]

Any coach that continues to play Hunwick and Polak doesn't have a clue!

Come on Babcock, the TANK is over!

Or, is it?  ???

 

[Kin]

Sure. And I think, when Corsica Hockey is updated, we'll find that Andersen's HDSV% and MDSV% are well below Bishop's. That Bishop has let fewer squeak through is why no one's saying he's giving TB mediocre goaltending tonight.

Making major qualitative statements doesn't interest me. Breaking down goals as to why they happen does and, sadly, shot totals don't really have anything to do with that.