Regarding Lundqvist covering the wrong guy, on the goal tonight… Miro did it twice by my count in the series, including moving off the wide open slot guy (Marchesault???) to cover… nobody wide. And he’s been in the league how many years now?
Young d are going to make mistakes… that’s the norm.
First off, I really appreciate the insights you bring to the table, keep it up.
This series really felt like it was all about finishing your opportunities. Just a couple of opportunities either way may have resulted in a Dallas or Vegas win in 5, it was that tight. Colorado is going to bring it's own set challenges, but that's for another day. For now, Dallas slew the beast in front of them. Celebrate tonight, then get ready for round 2.
Also : « Or Nill, for that matter, not upgrading the third pairing position when it was patently obvious that DeBoer doesn’t trust him.) »
I totally agree with this as I’ve been saying the same thing well before the last TDL. It makes no sense at all to still keep Lundkvist in Dallas when your head coach (who still have 2 years left on his contract) doesn’t trust him AT ALL. We can debate all night about the usage of Lundkvist by PDB, but that doesn’t change the fact that he has no trust in the young man. And, after two years, it won’t change next year.
How about a fictional trade package including Lundkvist, at the last TDL, in order to get Walker. Walker + Suter would be a nice third pair.
Jim Nill fucked up here, but maybe it won’t bite us in the upcoming travel of our team towards the Holy Grail of hockey.
Teams that find franchise-level talent beyond the top 15-20 draft picks are teams that compete for championships. I think back to Boston’s second round selection (45 overall) in 2003, some kid named Patrice Bergeron. He only went on to become one of the great forwards in NHL history. Hit on enough of these and that’s how great teams and even dynasties are born. Wyatt Johnston may not be the next Patrice Bergeron one day for the Stars. Or, maybe he already is? Logan Stankoven went mid-second round, and maybe he’ll be the next Brad Marchand, who went to the Bruins in the third round? These two, in particular, were real difference makers for the Stars vs. Vegas, and they’re the youngest players on the team. When you combine their talents with those of other young Stars like Heiskanen, Oettinger, Robertson, Dellandrea, Harley, Bourque and Bichsel, the near-term and long-term future looks very bright for this crew.
Thanks for the reports!
Regarding Lundqvist covering the wrong guy, on the goal tonight… Miro did it twice by my count in the series, including moving off the wide open slot guy (Marchesault???) to cover… nobody wide. And he’s been in the league how many years now?
Young d are going to make mistakes… that’s the norm.
And how many goals in this series were right in Lindell? Nils was the last line of defense but he was far from the problem on that goal
On* I'm rightfully inebriated
That was straight up an amazing series
First off, I really appreciate the insights you bring to the table, keep it up.
This series really felt like it was all about finishing your opportunities. Just a couple of opportunities either way may have resulted in a Dallas or Vegas win in 5, it was that tight. Colorado is going to bring it's own set challenges, but that's for another day. For now, Dallas slew the beast in front of them. Celebrate tonight, then get ready for round 2.
GOSTARS
Great summary again.
Also : « Or Nill, for that matter, not upgrading the third pairing position when it was patently obvious that DeBoer doesn’t trust him.) »
I totally agree with this as I’ve been saying the same thing well before the last TDL. It makes no sense at all to still keep Lundkvist in Dallas when your head coach (who still have 2 years left on his contract) doesn’t trust him AT ALL. We can debate all night about the usage of Lundkvist by PDB, but that doesn’t change the fact that he has no trust in the young man. And, after two years, it won’t change next year.
How about a fictional trade package including Lundkvist, at the last TDL, in order to get Walker. Walker + Suter would be a nice third pair.
Jim Nill fucked up here, but maybe it won’t bite us in the upcoming travel of our team towards the Holy Grail of hockey.
Teams that find franchise-level talent beyond the top 15-20 draft picks are teams that compete for championships. I think back to Boston’s second round selection (45 overall) in 2003, some kid named Patrice Bergeron. He only went on to become one of the great forwards in NHL history. Hit on enough of these and that’s how great teams and even dynasties are born. Wyatt Johnston may not be the next Patrice Bergeron one day for the Stars. Or, maybe he already is? Logan Stankoven went mid-second round, and maybe he’ll be the next Brad Marchand, who went to the Bruins in the third round? These two, in particular, were real difference makers for the Stars vs. Vegas, and they’re the youngest players on the team. When you combine their talents with those of other young Stars like Heiskanen, Oettinger, Robertson, Dellandrea, Harley, Bourque and Bichsel, the near-term and long-term future looks very bright for this crew.