bustaheims
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azzurri63 said:Been like that since Wilson was here. Don't know the answer. If they can improve in that area team will be fine.
Potvin29 said:#BringBackWilson
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Pretty funny but seriously it seems like they win in spite of RC not because of.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Potvin29 said:#BringBackWilson
Pretty funny but seriously it seems like they win in spite of RC not because of.
bustaheims said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Pretty funny but seriously it seems like they win in spite of RC not because of.
That's because they are. They're winning because they're getting elite level goaltending, timely scoring and quality special teams (which are run by the Cronin and Gordon). It's hard to point to anything that Carlyle is doing that's helping them win.
Potvin29 said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Potvin29 said:#BringBackWilson
Pretty funny but seriously it seems like they win in spite of RC not because of.
I legitimately believe the team played better overall hockey under Wilson than it has under Carlyle. The teams he had, looking back on it, were so incredibly average combined with awful goaltending.
bustaheims said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Pretty funny but seriously it seems like they win in spite of RC not because of.
That's because they are. They're winning because they're getting elite level goaltending, timely scoring and quality special teams (which are run by the Cronin and Gordon). It's hard to point to anything that Carlyle is doing that's helping them win.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Potvin29 said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Potvin29 said:#BringBackWilson
Pretty funny but seriously it seems like they win in spite of RC not because of.
I legitimately believe the team played better overall hockey under Wilson than it has under Carlyle. The teams he had, looking back on it, were so incredibly average combined with awful goaltending.
You know I can't agree with that. It's a matter of principle.
And I'm sorry I called you an idiot last night in the GDT. You're not an idiot. All of us know that.
Potvin29 said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Potvin29 said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Potvin29 said:#BringBackWilson
Pretty funny but seriously it seems like they win in spite of RC not because of.
I legitimately believe the team played better overall hockey under Wilson than it has under Carlyle. The teams he had, looking back on it, were so incredibly average combined with awful goaltending.
You know I can't agree with that. It's a matter of principle.
And I'm sorry I called you an idiot last night in the GDT. You're not an idiot. All of us know that.
Ha, it's all good, neither are you. It gets a little excitable sometimes.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Yet it's hard to pinpoint exactly what he's doing that's overtly wrong, other than blockheaded lineup choices.
bustaheims said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Yet it's hard to pinpoint exactly what he's doing that's overtly wrong, other than blockheaded lineup choices.
No, that's a little easier. The defensive system he has them playing isn't working. They're collapsing far down low, and that's making it more difficult for them to get the puck out, because the short passes to move it out aren't available - they're forced to either skate the puck out, which is difficult when the other team has a good forecheck going, or shoot it out, which leads to a lot of turnovers. When they do get the puck, the separation between the forwards and the defence is too excessive - again, taking away the short passes, forcing a lot of long passes and cross ice passes that lead to turnovers. Basically, the system he has them playing is turnover city. Part of it is the guys on the ice, but, his system makes it so much worse than it needs to be.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Very good analysis. But weren't they playing the same system last year? Somehow the puck support was better.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:And, perhaps, collapsing so much has helped the goaltenders? So maybe RC is thinking he's got the horses in goal to play that way? Maybe he looked at Reimer's improved rebound control from working on it over the summer, and knew Bernier already had it, and figured he'd just lean more on them? It must be something like that.