Comments on: Thank You Ansar! http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/ by true Citizens of Hockeytown Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:49:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Matt Saler http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16662 Matt Saler Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:44:28 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16662 Paul, Great point about the line juggling. Babcock is not Bowman, that's for sure. Scotty had a knack for figuring out what players went together at a given time and what players would help others break out of slumps. Babcock doesn't have that knack, that much is obvious, and ought to keep the lines more static so that they can develop the necessary chemistry. Keeping the top line together has worked out pretty well overall, so I don't know why he doesn't apply the concept to the other lines. Paul,

Great point about the line juggling. Babcock is not Bowman, that’s for sure. Scotty had a knack for figuring out what players went together at a given time and what players would help others break out of slumps. Babcock doesn’t have that knack, that much is obvious, and ought to keep the lines more static so that they can develop the necessary chemistry.

Keeping the top line together has worked out pretty well overall, so I don’t know why he doesn’t apply the concept to the other lines.

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]]> By: Sarah Baker http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16658 Sarah Baker Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:01:24 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16658 Thanks Matt. Paul, I definitely agree - Lidstrom and Schneider should be on the PP together. You're right, we have major timing issues. It seems like the whole team has been out of sync the last couple games, especially Zetterberg. I wonder if his back is bothering him or if he's just a little off right now. Gabriel, Thanks. I agree about Calder. He has underachieved, but how much can you do with a dead weight like Lang as your center? He deserves a shot playing with motivated linemates. Megan, You're right about the bounces. I think one of the big differences between the Detroit games and the Calgary games was that the bounces seemed to go our way in Detroit. In Calgary, not so much. Lebda and Markov sounds like a fine plan to me. Just so long as Sammy sits and Hudler plays. Thanks Matt.

Paul,

I definitely agree - Lidstrom and Schneider should be on the PP together. You’re right, we have major timing issues. It seems like the whole team has been out of sync the last couple games, especially Zetterberg. I wonder if his back is bothering him or if he’s just a little off right now.

Gabriel,

Thanks. I agree about Calder. He has underachieved, but how much can you do with a dead weight like Lang as your center? He deserves a shot playing with motivated linemates.

Megan,

You’re right about the bounces. I think one of the big differences between the Detroit games and the Calgary games was that the bounces seemed to go our way in Detroit. In Calgary, not so much. Lebda and Markov sounds like a fine plan to me. Just so long as Sammy sits and Hudler plays.

]]> By: Megan http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16656 Megan Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:29:05 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16656 Schneider is a great threat on the PP, and he really needs to get his game going. He had a goal in game one, but has been silent since then. It's not like he's not getting shots. They're just not going in. If our PP is going to improve, that is one guy who needs to score. If he's not the threat he usually is, and this goes for Lidstrom as well, the Flames can just worry about Hank and Pavel. And then it becomes passing around in a circle and outside shots that have little to no chance of going in. We need bounces. We need another Schneider missed shot to bounce in off the back of the goalie (Vokoun knows what I'm talking about). I agree, though, Paul. But Lidstrom and Schneider out there for the majority of the PP. They can both handle 1:30 shift. Then, for the other 30 seconds, put Lebda and Markov out. At the end of the season, Markov showed some real offensive ability (I know, I was confused too). Plus, he's very responsible defensively. Schneider is a great threat on the PP, and he really needs to get his game going. He had a goal in game one, but has been silent since then. It’s not like he’s not getting shots. They’re just not going in. If our PP is going to improve, that is one guy who needs to score. If he’s not the threat he usually is, and this goes for Lidstrom as well, the Flames can just worry about Hank and Pavel. And then it becomes passing around in a circle and outside shots that have little to no chance of going in. We need bounces. We need another Schneider missed shot to bounce in off the back of the goalie (Vokoun knows what I’m talking about). I agree, though, Paul. But Lidstrom and Schneider out there for the majority of the PP. They can both handle 1:30 shift. Then, for the other 30 seconds, put Lebda and Markov out. At the end of the season, Markov showed some real offensive ability (I know, I was confused too). Plus, he’s very responsible defensively.

]]> By: Gabriel http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16655 Gabriel Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:23:03 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16655 Fantastic post, Sarah. The only thing I disagree with Ansar on is the idea of benching Calder. You can't chalk up his lack of production to anything other than playing on Lang's line. Fantastic post, Sarah. The only thing I disagree with Ansar on is the idea of benching Calder. You can’t chalk up his lack of production to anything other than playing on Lang’s line.

]]> By: Rumbear http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16654 Rumbear Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:21:15 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16654 I agree with Paul. The juggling destroys whatever chemistry existed on a given line. the passes are off and the timing is non-existant. It starts to look like a pick up game with really good players trying hard and missing the mark. Don't get to down on olde Bob Lang, he did find his "game" for about 15 seconds last nite with the pass to Bert. You know...with those faceoff stats he could be a marquee player...in baseball. I agree with Paul. The juggling destroys whatever chemistry existed on a given line. the passes are off and the timing is non-existant. It starts to look like a pick up game with really good players trying hard and missing the mark.

Don’t get to down on olde Bob Lang, he did find his “game” for about 15 seconds last nite with the pass to Bert. You know…with those faceoff stats he could be a marquee player…in baseball.

]]> By: Paul http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16653 Paul Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:33:35 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16653 "but what is his obsession with putting forwards on the PP point?!" You know who scores our power play goals? Lidstrom and Schneider. You know when they score them? WHEN THEY'RE BOTH ON THE ICE AT THE SAME TIME. Splitting them up is why our PP is struggling. I'm getting sick of all this juggling. It's causing turnovers, bad passes, missed assignments - because it throws everyone's timing off. “but what is his obsession with putting forwards on the PP point?!”

You know who scores our power play goals? Lidstrom and Schneider. You know when they score them? WHEN THEY’RE BOTH ON THE ICE AT THE SAME TIME.

Splitting them up is why our PP is struggling.

I’m getting sick of all this juggling. It’s causing turnovers, bad passes, missed assignments - because it throws everyone’s timing off.

]]> By: Matt Saler http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16650 Matt Saler Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:10:50 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16650 Great post, Sarah! Great post, Sarah!

]]> By: Megan http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16649 Megan Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:08:55 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/20/thank-you-ansar/#comment-16649 Sarah, I am with you 100%. We have the amazing, unknown threats in Lebda and Hudler, and they're not being used. I understand giving the icetime to Zetter and Dats, and especially Cleary. But scratching Hudler? He brings so much needed energy to our team. He fights every shift and does a lot with his limited time. If you have a guy like that on the team, why wouldn't you use him? And then there's Lebda. He is quickly developing into a great defensemen under the care of Chelios. Plus, he brings an incredible amount of offensive ability. He's fast and could get to the puck to hold it in the zone. He has a really good slapshot, as well as wrist shot. He's very mobile, and very responsible. I ask again, with a player like that, why wouldn't you play him on the point? These are questions that only Babcock can answer. Sarah, I am with you 100%. We have the amazing, unknown threats in Lebda and Hudler, and they’re not being used. I understand giving the icetime to Zetter and Dats, and especially Cleary. But scratching Hudler? He brings so much needed energy to our team. He fights every shift and does a lot with his limited time. If you have a guy like that on the team, why wouldn’t you use him? And then there’s Lebda. He is quickly developing into a great defensemen under the care of Chelios. Plus, he brings an incredible amount of offensive ability. He’s fast and could get to the puck to hold it in the zone. He has a really good slapshot, as well as wrist shot. He’s very mobile, and very responsible. I ask again, with a player like that, why wouldn’t you play him on the point? These are questions that only Babcock can answer.

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