Comments on: 3/6 Notes http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/ by true Citizens of Hockeytown Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:59:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Baroque http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57014 Baroque Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:24:28 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57014 I wondered if Meech was a little bit tired, since he has been playing so many more minutes the last few games than he was used to, and if the sit-down was more a means of giving him a small mental and physical break. Lilja is, to me, a classic example of a player who fills a particular role well, but when asked to do more than he is capable of looks very bad. When he isn't out of his depth he is fine. I wondered if Meech was a little bit tired, since he has been playing so many more minutes the last few games than he was used to, and if the sit-down was more a means of giving him a small mental and physical break.

Lilja is, to me, a classic example of a player who fills a particular role well, but when asked to do more than he is capable of looks very bad. When he isn’t out of his depth he is fine.

]]> By: Scott H http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57012 Scott H Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:59:12 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57012 Isn't the problem with Lilja the fact that he often makes horrendous passes through the middle of the defensive zone and many times fails to pick up his man? I will give props as he has been playing well lately, but he has made some serious goal causing blunders. It is time for the league to offer challenges when a goal is scored. Not just replay in the warroom in Canada, but ice-level coach challenges. I hear all the BS about the refs doing the best they can, but if they are so busy out there that they can't call too many men on the ice when a game winning goal is scored, we have a problem. I thought having an additional linesman was supposed to fix that problem! LOTS of blown calls lately, and teams should be livid. It is affecting the playoff seeds and that is not cool for anyone. Isn’t the problem with Lilja the fact that he often makes horrendous passes through the middle of the defensive zone and many times fails to pick up his man? I will give props as he has been playing well lately, but he has made some serious goal causing blunders.

It is time for the league to offer challenges when a goal is scored. Not just replay in the warroom in Canada, but ice-level coach challenges. I hear all the BS about the refs doing the best they can, but if they are so busy out there that they can’t call too many men on the ice when a game winning goal is scored, we have a problem. I thought having an additional linesman was supposed to fix that problem!
LOTS of blown calls lately, and teams should be livid. It is affecting the playoff seeds and that is not cool for anyone.

]]> By: HockeyTownTodd http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57011 HockeyTownTodd Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:17:45 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57011 Forgot to mention: Lilja is also one of top PK'ers in the league. Forgot to mention:
Lilja is also one of top PK’ers in the league.

]]> By: HockeyTownTodd http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57010 HockeyTownTodd Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:48:40 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57010 Ron: About those turnovers. Most of the Wings best opportunies last night came from turnover. That is a situation that was not Unique to the Blues game. Replay the games that the Wings lost and you will find a distinct lack of turnovers. As son as they disappear the win streak is over. Matt: Happy to see you are noticing a few of the many things Lilja does so naturally. When he looks bad, he is usually scrambling to cover someone else's errors. Ron:
About those turnovers.
Most of the Wings best opportunies last night came from turnover.
That is a situation that was not Unique to the Blues game.
Replay the games that the Wings lost and you will find a distinct lack of turnovers. As son as they disappear the win streak is over.

Matt:
Happy to see you are noticing a few of the many things Lilja does so naturally. When he looks bad, he is usually scrambling to cover someone else’s errors.

]]> By: Ron Landrus http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57009 Ron Landrus Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:28:59 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57009 About the Kopecky hit, was ridiculously blatent intereference, it was called but so musch is not ie. Lappies hit on Norris. Anyway its a bit frustrating that the cheap little hooks are being called and the interefernce rule has been ignored, guys are getting hurt. About the Kopecky hit, was ridiculously blatent intereference, it was called but so musch is not ie. Lappies hit on Norris.
Anyway its a bit frustrating that the cheap little hooks are being called and the interefernce rule has been ignored, guys are getting hurt.

]]> By: Ron Landrus http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57008 Ron Landrus Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:21:10 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2008/03/06/36-notes/#comment-57008 Pavel was spectacular last night, worth the price of admission to see him catch up to guys and he pokes his stick up and the puck is off the oppositoins stick and he is skating the other way with it. Truly impressive.. He did it three times that I can think of, last night. There were times in the second period and third that the wings were pretty dominate. Downey gets an atta boy for his effort in the third, at one point he had three blues chasing him firing punches at his head, very funny! That took all heat of the other wings players. Pavel was spectacular last night, worth the price of admission to see him catch up to guys and he pokes his stick up and the puck is off the oppositoins stick and he is skating the other way with it. Truly impressive.. He did it three times that I can think of, last night. There were times in the second period and third that the wings were pretty dominate. Downey gets an atta boy for his effort in the third, at one point he had three blues chasing him firing punches at his head, very funny! That took all heat of the other wings players.

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