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Ah. You're right; we weren't on the same page atoll.

OMG: They called that a penalty?

I'm just saying... it wasn't as much of a stretch for Lindy to move back for the power play.

Lindy Ruff started his career on defense.

Because Power is out.

This brew was specially selected for tonight's game.

Forgot how strong this is. My face is growing numb.

Well the do, but it bounced on Benson.

Hopefully this is the last time I post this tonight.

Win or lose... I win. Drinking HopFusion Ale Works Boatman's Barleywine (13.1% ABV)

Same here. In my case it was 4 times in 5 years. My management has said they see a downturn coming, possibly later this year or next. I need another three and a half years to get to 65...

Seen at a local restaurant....

I will say this: I've noticed both Clifton and Bryson being flat out beat by an opposing forward in one-on-ones, but both tend pursue just enough to get the forward out away from the slot and to the boards. Even thought the opponent gets past them, they both seem to get just enough of them to disrupt and delay until help can arrive. The other night it worked because the Sabres forwards were actively skating hard to get back in the play and not coasting back. I don't think either one of those guys is particularly fleet of foot; it's more about using the speed you have effectively. Sometimes I see power skating back in defensive coverage and everything looks under control and then suddenly the forward finds another gear and leaves Owen behind, apparently surprised by the speed of the NHL. He may not get faster, but he needs to work on his recognition of that situation, and know that the other player is going to try to blow by him and either direct him to the outside, get a good piece of him, or disrupt the puck enough to throw him off. I think waving a stick at the puck should be the last resort; better to play sound positionally and play the body.

TMI.

Maybe weary.

...and that was a serious miscalculation.

I see Kevyn bridging Reino as the first sign he was about to blow it up. It was a signal more than a year before the Eichel trade that Eichel was gone as well as his inner circle. I can.

Dangit. Another one that got away.

Like.... Clifton and EJ?

But when it was Skinner/Thompson/Tuch they were all feeding each other. Skinner had a career high in assists last season.

Perhaps the shifting around when Bryson is playing helps to somehow foster offensive output? Maybe Joki + Rasmus > Muel + Rasmus for generating offense from the D? It could be just luck, but it could also be a subtle difference in how the whole team plays when the Dmen are shuffled around.

I suspect by "mental issues" @thewookie1 doesn't mean literal mental illness; more like Tage is in his own head too much/gripping his stick too tight/pressing too hard. And we all attributed it to Muel being a good defenseman. But now we're saying it's happening with Bryson in spite of Bryson. Seems like a double standard.

I can't disagree; I attributed it to him being a "good luck charm" a game or two back.

He basically played second pair minutes with Clifton as his partner. Johnson and Johnson got third pair minutes which I'm okay with. I don't think EJ has the gas in the tank to play above third pair and I like Lil J learning from him. As a second pairing Clifton and Bryson were playing shutdown hockey and not trying to generate offense from the D, even though Clifton and Bryson led the D at +3 and +4 respectively, and Bryson had 2 assists (secondary assist on the JJP goal and the nifty primary on Benson's goal).

Right. I think he put all his eggs in the Levi basket and arrogantly thought losing Ullmark would be no big deal.