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I don’t think this was an entertaining game. The PP was pathetic. It was stupid if Struble and Xhekac to both be fighting in the first 5 min. Xhejac in particular has looked bad in in his last three fights and I think has deflated the team than energize them. as far as Demidov - he needs to play with more skilled players. Right now I’d even put him with Canfield and Suzuki and playing Slaf with Dach and Bolduc. We need a shake up in the short term. id also just waive Velano and bring up someone from Laval, or make a move for another veteran.

I want to see Slaf do more, but when you guys have three guys circling at the blue line, bumping in to each other, and going for the long shots and not getting them through, I’m not going to fault what Slaf is doing in front of the net. He was effective when we were working passes in tight. I don’t know that the hell they are trying to do on the PP now, other then cycling the puck around the perimeter.

I’m sorry, But Gallagher may be a warrior, but he is no longer an effective player. We have just too many small players. He tries to play bigger than his size, but we just have too many small players, and are bigger players and we need our bigger payers like Slaf to have the same effort and fight as Gallagher, but I just don’t see Gallagaher being effective enough despite the effort to warrant his ice time.

I hate Dobson on the 5 on 3. For some reason they think it’s effective that the only movement you should have on the power play is three guys swapping spots - when they don’t bump into each other at the blue line. the PP started being effective when all five skaters were moving their feet (particularly Hutson, Demidov and Suzuki), and they were passing with a purpose and driving toward the net for close in passes. Now they are playing perimeter hockey, passing the puck around without purpose and for some reason think it’s more effective to setup Dobson at the point, than get in close. The Bruins PP looked like the habs two weeks ago and it was effective. i also don’t understand Velano being on the PP last game. I know we are short on experience, but just waive him. Davidson looked better in his first game than Velano has all year. I loved Gallagher and he is a guy who give it all, but we really should have tried to Move him this summer after he scored 20 last year. We have too many small players and desperately need size with skill. Slaf should be that guy. I can live with him finding his game offensively, but there is no excuse for him not imposing himself more physically. lot of ranting, but I hate losing to the frighin Bruins - particularly after the pathetic effort the last two games.

When I look at Slaf and I look at Sennecke, I can’t help but wonder if Slaf would have been better served with another year at a lower level. I also think that if Sennecke went in the same draft year, he’d be the first pick.

Yes. Was cursing at the bad play after bad play before that.

He hit a post today. If you are putting two dman on the PP, the other team knows that the shots coming from Dobson - that’s why he is out there. So the 5 on 3 is not only ineffective - it’s more predictable.

In game adjustments has been MSL’s Achilles heel.

I’m the Godin and Basu podcast they were talking about how much better Hutson’s shot is, When they were watching him and Demidov practice. Much more velocity than last year. Dobwin flubbed most of his shooting chances and his shooting tonight looked worse than Hutson last year. when they first put Demidov on PP1, the movement by Demidov and Hutson was the strength of the PP. mow they had three guys standing close together (Dobson, Hutson and Auzuki and the bruins let the pass it around outside and nicked most of the shots. pathetic not to score on two 5 on 3’s!!

Last year the PP strength was the PP running through Hutson at the point, a coupe of times Dobson and Hutson were tripping over each other. Dobson is supposed to be out there for his shot and his shot either sucked or he flubbed the chance.

Can we end the damn Dobson on the 5 on 3????

Don’t get the pointless fighting - I hate the start the game with a fight. Xhejac was even dumber fighting with one dman already short.

That’s the line I’ve been anting to see for a long time.

I hate putting Dobson on for 5 on 3’s.