TrueBlueGED Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Pysyk is terrible in the offensive zone. He seems like he can't take a slap shot. I know what it's like, I never take them either. Pysyk has made me so sad this year. Looking more like a nice 3rd pairing guy than sniffing the 2nd on a good team. I believed in you Mark! :cry: Quote
Tondas Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 OT in a slow time during the intermission. I haven't played hockey since the wood stick era. Those composite sticks look way too flexible to be accurate with, even passing the puck. Maybe it was personal preference, but I liked a stiff shaft (keep the jokes to yourselves :P ). Do the pros now sacrifice speed of their shot for accuracy or am I just a dinosaur who should just tell more kids to "get off my lawn." Quote
3putt Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Fyi the NCAA championship is on ESPN. Its a good one. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) OT in a slow time during the intermission. I haven't played hockey since the wood stick era. Those composite sticks look way too flexible to be accurate with, even passing the puck. Maybe it was personal preference, but I liked a stiff shaft (keep the jokes to yourselves :P ). Do the pros now sacrifice speed of their shot for accuracy or am I just a dinosaur who should just tell more kids to "get off my lawn." Lawn. ;-] It's lighter so the kids these days can play with one hand on the composite and the other hand can hold their iPhone. Edited April 10, 2016 by DarthEbriate Quote
Kruppstahl Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Pysyk is terrible in the offensive zone. He seems like he can't take a slap shot. I know what it's like, I never take them either. I am not 100% sure I have ever seen the guy take a slap shot. Can anyone remember one specifically? I'm going to start watching out for this. Uh, next year I guess. LOL. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Fyi the NCAA championship is on ESPN. Its a good one. Oooooooooo Caggiula. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 I am not 100% sure I have ever seen the guy take a slap shot. Can anyone remember one specifically? I'm going to start watching out for this. Uh, next year I guess. LOL. But he doesn't shoot much, period. He's a defensive d-man in his mind, I think. Otherwise, he shouldn't have had trouble making it onto our second powerplay unit. Maybe it's just the quicker release? Quote
Kruppstahl Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 OT in a slow time during the intermission. I haven't played hockey since the wood stick era. Those composite sticks look way too flexible to be accurate with, even passing the puck. Maybe it was personal preference, but I liked a stiff shaft (keep the jokes to yourselves :P ). Do the pros now sacrifice speed of their shot for accuracy or am I just a dinosaur who should just tell more kids to "get off my lawn." I'm like you; never played with a composite stick. I notice how inaccurate many shooters are these days. On a slightly different tangent, I have thought for several years now that teams should use wood sticks on the PK b/c they just don't break like the comp. sticks do, and a broken stick on a PK can be real disadvantage. Of course, that assumes you can still buy wooden hockey sticks. Quote
3putt Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Oooooooooo Caggiula. You got to see the play he just made by skating through a linesman to get a breakaway. Awesome. Quote
Tondas Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Lawn. ;-] It's lighter so the kids these days can play with one hand on the composite and the other hand can hold their iPhone. Good one Darth. That one actually made me LOL. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 You got to see the play he just made by skating through a linesman to get a breakaway. Awesome. Really hoping he chooses us. He'd be a really good dart to throw at the "cheap complementary piece" dartboard. Quote
Nitro60 Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 OT in a slow time during the intermission. I haven't played hockey since the wood stick era. Those composite sticks look way too flexible to be accurate with, even passing the puck. Maybe it was personal preference, but I liked a stiff shaft (keep the jokes to yourselves :P ). Do the pros now sacrifice speed of their shot for accuracy or am I just a dinosaur who should just tell more kids to "get off my lawn." I am a wood stick advocate. Composites are great but I started playing hockey in 1970 so I am a hockey dinosaur. :) Quote
Beer Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 OT in a slow time during the intermission. I haven't played hockey since the wood stick era. Those composite sticks look way too flexible to be accurate with, even passing the puck. Maybe it was personal preference, but I liked a stiff shaft (keep the jokes to yourselves :P ). Do the pros now sacrifice speed of their shot for accuracy or am I just a dinosaur who should just tell more kids to "get off my lawn." Composite sticks are equivalent to corking your bat. There is so much power in the flex of the stick. Even I feel like a pro when I connect on a slap shot. I see no compromise to accuracy of passing and shooting. That's all hand eye coordination. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Good one Darth. That one actually made me LOL. Myself, I'm not a hockey player. But -- I imagine it's much like lacrosse playing with an aluminum or titanium shaft vs. wood. Or even baseball with the ping bats. You just feel quicker with it, whether you are or not (which probably as more to do with your skill). What'd be curious to see is the "hardest shot" mph/kph scores at the All-Star games each year during the transition from wood to composite. Edited April 10, 2016 by DarthEbriate Quote
Randall Flagg Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Funny how Ullmark was trash in Rochester but is making excellent saves here tonight. Quote
Tondas Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 I am not 100% sure I have ever seen the guy take a slap shot. Can anyone remember one specifically? I'm going to start watching out for this. Uh, next year I guess. LOL. Pysyk's signaure shot is to get it into the pants of the goalie and have him back it in too the net. Not easy to do with a slap shot. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 20 to go! Let's kick it and start our march to the top. Quote
3putt Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Really hoping he chooses us. He'd be a really good dart to throw at the "cheap complementary piece" dartboard. Really hoping he chooses us. He'd be a really good dart to throw at the "cheap complementary piece" dartboard. He looks less complementary and more featured. He has been having a great game and has ridiculous hands Quote
Tondas Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 I am a wood stick advocate. Composites are great but I started playing hockey in 1970 so I am a hockey dinosaur. :) I was a KOHO 2210 man, myself. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 Pysyk's signaure shot is to get it into the pants of the goalie and have him back it in too the net. Not easy to do with a slap shot. I admit -- I chuckled right back at this one. Quote
Nitro60 Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 That was a horrible goal to give up. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 hmm. hasn't happened yet here. A minute later. oh. Blergh best describes that one. It's even worse in slow-mo replay. Quote
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