Not true. Sometimes FC talks about fishing for halibut on the open seas in his car-boat, whilst watching game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup finals on the 72' plasma TV strapped to the mast. Avast, mateys!
I dunno if all 4 were softies. One went off a skate. But yeah, not his best outing. You have to admit he's been very good up until last night. Does Skinner just get the starting job back right away, or did he never really lose it?
Ok, good to know. Well, It's purely an evidentiary question then. And I think the evidence that Risto is dumb as a post far outweighs any evidence, including possibly recent evidence, that he is not.
I think I agree with Torts re: the momentum of the game. I think they should be used selectively by the assistant coaches to do some real time coaching, but much of the time, presumably, they are being used in ways that are not that helpful, or unhelfpul, the equivalent of admiring your pass on the ice which, we all know, just gets you pounded.
I thought Ivan looked good paired with DeAngelo early on, then less noticeable. But I also haven't watched that many games. Been watching more Jets games. Now, imagine Ivan playing on that team? He'd have 20 goals.
My view is that a player is capable of getting back to where they were at one point, all else being equal. There are no guarantees, of course, but I don't like selling low giving up on someone with special talent.
Selling low on anyone should be avoided if possible, but selling low on Provy seems especially stoopid. The kid had Norris potential until the Flyers got hold of him.
Putting TK on the PK was a no brainer in my opinion, but how many coaches did we have that didn't even try him there? Two at least. I think in today's NHL you have to have players on the PK who can threaten on offense, on one of your units at least.