Pens. Flyers. Game 6.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:21 am
Outside of that ridiculous delay of game penalty, he has been outstanding. Same goes for Maatta.
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Just absolutely rock solid. He and Maatta have been the epitome of consistency.How awesome has Dumo been?
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He was just being a good teammate and trying to make Letang not look so dumb.Outside of that ridiculous delay of game penalty, he has been outstanding. Same goes for Maatta.
The keep Maatta on what I think was the 3rd goal was huge. If he doesn't make that play it might end up in the back of our net.Just absolutely rock solid. He and Maatta have been the epitome of consistency.How awesome has Dumo been?
That's not totally unfair, but I think legitimate possession comes into play a bit here...Letang doesn't have that. He is just addressing the puck, Couturier has just as much of a right to make a play there and I'm not convinced he is afforded one...I didn't look at it again afterwards but the thought of Couturier with a torn knee ligament jumping to embellishment seems like a far-fetched case of nonsense...i wouldn't liken it to that. THAT was why they changed the rule, and i think it's for the better. but THIS isn't in the spirit of the rule change. at the point in which couturier was *tripped*, not only was he dispossessed, but the puck was long gone. the purpose of the rule change is to allow the forward to still recover when you tap the puck away from a sliding position. not when you already have about 15 feet of separation from puck + player.I likened it to when a defenseman slides and waves his stick out and trips the guy...they changed the enforcement of that to include instances where the puck was gotten first.because of the follow through with his feet? ehhhhhh.This is an excruciatingly soff stance from lbl...
Let's try to get off of that topic, where there is no place to go:
Letang should have been flagged for tripping Couturier...
he swatted the puck. and because he was moving quickly, he then skated through the defender. what was he supposed to do? it's sort of like the game 2 giroux thing where he was pot committed and just went with it. except this time, the guy that was hit launched himself 10 feet down the ice. don't fall for the optics. if couturier just plays it honestly, this isn't a discussion.
and on top of all this, it was one continuous move from letang, which matters. this is one of those plays where super slo mo messes up the narrative. he went for the puck. got it. and followed through.
This is not right.The point of hitting in hockey is to remove the puck from the player. The player no longer had the puck therefore it is late. This whole finish the check thing they do is stupid and has no purpose other than an attempt to injure.That’s not lateHe makes an effort to move into Hags way well after the puck is gone. That's an easy 2 minute interference.After seeing a couple replays, I can’t decide if he leaves his feet before or after contact, which tells me it’s probably too close to tell so who gives a f.
Seemed fine. Not too late. Didn’t target the head. Meh.
Great analysis.This is not right.The point of hitting in hockey is to remove the puck from the player. The player no longer had the puck therefore it is late. This whole finish the check thing they do is stupid and has no purpose other than an attempt to injure.That’s not lateHe makes an effort to move into Hags way well after the puck is gone. That's an easy 2 minute interference.
After seeing a couple replays, I can’t decide if he leaves his feet before or after contact, which tells me it’s probably too close to tell so who gives a f.
This is a surprisingly baby **** soft stance from you.Letang should have been flagged for tripping Couturier...
That's not totally unfair, but I think legitimate possession comes into play a bit here...Letang doesn't have that. He is just addressing the puck, Couturier has just as much of a right to make a play there and I'm not convinced he is afforded one...I didn't look at it again afterwards but the thought of Couturier with a torn knee ligament jumping to embellishment seems like a far-fetched case of nonsense...i wouldn't liken it to that. THAT was why they changed the rule, and i think it's for the better. but THIS isn't in the spirit of the rule change. at the point in which couturier was *tripped*, not only was he dispossessed, but the puck was long gone. the purpose of the rule change is to allow the forward to still recover when you tap the puck away from a sliding position. not when you already have about 15 feet of separation from puck + player.I likened it to when a defenseman slides and waves his stick out and trips the guy...they changed the enforcement of that to include instances where the puck was gotten first.because of the follow through with his feet? ehhhhhh.This is an excruciatingly soff stance from lbl...
Let's try to get off of that topic, where there is no place to go:
Letang should have been flagged for tripping Couturier...
he swatted the puck. and because he was moving quickly, he then skated through the defender. what was he supposed to do? it's sort of like the game 2 giroux thing where he was pot committed and just went with it. except this time, the guy that was hit launched himself 10 feet down the ice. don't fall for the optics. if couturier just plays it honestly, this isn't a discussion.
and on top of all this, it was one continuous move from letang, which matters. this is one of those plays where super slo mo messes up the narrative. he went for the puck. got it. and followed through.
The continuous move aspect is compelling, but my interpretation of that involves full possession...not initial address of the puck...I don't feel strongly enough to die on that hill or even nearby...I'm just killing time between series...
Yeesh, I rescind my point...that is a jump. Good call. My apologies.That's not totally unfair, but I think legitimate possession comes into play a bit here...Letang doesn't have that. He is just addressing the puck, Couturier has just as much of a right to make a play there and I'm not convinced he is afforded one...I didn't look at it again afterwards but the thought of Couturier with a torn knee ligament jumping to embellishment seems like a far-fetched case of nonsense...i wouldn't liken it to that. THAT was why they changed the rule, and i think it's for the better. but THIS isn't in the spirit of the rule change. at the point in which couturier was *tripped*, not only was he dispossessed, but the puck was long gone. the purpose of the rule change is to allow the forward to still recover when you tap the puck away from a sliding position. not when you already have about 15 feet of separation from puck + player.I likened it to when a defenseman slides and waves his stick out and trips the guy...they changed the enforcement of that to include instances where the puck was gotten first.
because of the follow through with his feet? ehhhhhh.
he swatted the puck. and because he was moving quickly, he then skated through the defender. what was he supposed to do? it's sort of like the game 2 giroux thing where he was pot committed and just went with it. except this time, the guy that was hit launched himself 10 feet down the ice. don't fall for the optics. if couturier just plays it honestly, this isn't a discussion.
and on top of all this, it was one continuous move from letang, which matters. this is one of those plays where super slo mo messes up the narrative. he went for the puck. got it. and followed through.
The continuous move aspect is compelling, but my interpretation of that involves full possession...not initial address of the puck...I don't feel strongly enough to die on that hill or even nearby...I'm just killing time between series...
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If he isn't embellishing that, he sure went down reaaaal easy.
look how floppy couturier is on that hit. he lands like all his bones fell out. same with the cross check from schultz with the EN and the leap into the net from letang earlier. dude shrugged off hornqvist like he was a toddler on that breakaway. his legs were plenty strong. he's just fond of hitting the ice.That's not totally unfair, but I think legitimate possession comes into play a bit here...Letang doesn't have that. He is just addressing the puck, Couturier has just as much of a right to make a play there and I'm not convinced he is afforded one...I didn't look at it again afterwards but the thought of Couturier with a torn knee ligament jumping to embellishment seems like a far-fetched case of nonsense...
The continuous move aspect is compelling, but my interpretation of that involves full possession...not initial address of the puck...I don't feel strongly enough to die on that hill or even nearby...I'm just killing time between series...
look at his left arm when he falls. it's like 1980's hulk hogan in a sleeper holdI content that Couts literally flopped and the ref was so offended by it that he decided to not call anything.
The coaching staff seems to have significantly more trust in Rude Bettle than Big Rig. It’s not surprising given Oleksiak’s lower hockey IQ, but it’s nice to see RB work himself up the food chain to a point where he’s not necessarily the last man on the totem pole.C&P of a post I made on Oleksiak elsewhere...
When the stage gets bigger, and the opposition becomes routinely tougher, players with lower hockey sense tend to get exposed first...the first thing to get taken out from under your feet in a playoff game vs a season game is time. If you know his game well enough (Stars fans largely do), this comes as no surprise.
As usual, I do take exception to most averaging stats, as they are generally not helpful...so I'll say this to actually back your point further:
There were only two competitive games in the series from a score perspective (games 5 and 6 + game 2, where Pittsburgh was in it on the scoresheet thru 2, I suppose), look at 3rd period TOI for Oleksiak:
Game 1 (Pit up 5-0 after 2): 5:18
Game 2 (Phi up 2-0): 2:24
Game 3 (Pit up 4-1): 3:13
Game 4 (Pit up 4-0): 4:32
Game 5 (tied 2-2): 2:58
Game 6 (tied 4-4): 3:29 (2:30 of which came after we had taken a commanding lead for good...he was out there to soak up all the beer)
And that's ok. I had no misconceptions about him at any point, so this is the expected result. For some Pens fans, maybe the ilk that try to convince people that Olli Maatta is bad somehow for instance, this is a shoulder shake...
Now that it’s over, I can say it - Cryers fans should be spittin fire about their so-called stars disappearing in this series. Giroux? Horrid. Voracek? A ghost. The Ghost? Lived up to his nickname. Simmonds? Say what you want about his regular season but he always seemed to give us trouble and his presence as a lunkhead and in front of the net wasn’t to be dismissed. He was nowhere too. The only one who showed up was Coutourier. It says plenty for how the Pens planned to stop them and executed. After tasting the tears from the fans at HF, it’s evident to me that they’re a lot further away than the animals give them credit for. No goaltending, a diseased forward corps, and a coach who benches one guy (Sanheim) who was actually productive. Good riddance. Hope they and the animals rot.For posterity...still funny (and still getting plenty of retweets/replies) six years later.Sam Carchidi
@BroadStBull
Again: I think a national TV audience saw Crosby pass baton to Giroux as NHL's best player. #NotAHomer #Flyers #Pens