49 years of suck

PedroSpecialK

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Dec 12, 2004
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Bjork was pretty low to the ice, I didn't see Martin lead specifically with the elbow or leave his feet until after the hit, and no injury (on the surface) to Bjork.

But nonetheless, the contact was to the head, so by the book it should have been a minor at least
 

Salem's Lot

Andy Moog! Andy God Damn Moog!
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Jul 15, 2005
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We're about to lose 2 to Toronto without Matthews. Hopefully management realizes they need a full rebuild after this one.
 

PedroSpecialK

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We're about to lose 2 to Toronto without Matthews. Hopefully management realizes they need a full rebuild after this one.
I think this squad at full strength would struggle to keep up with TML without Matthews anyway. Missing Krejci, Backes, and Spooner doesn't help.

The reality is McElhinney and Andersen have played well, the PP has been awful, and the B's just can't compete with the class of the division when Szwarz or Schaller is centering line 2. That's not too alarming for me at least.
 

Salem's Lot

Andy Moog! Andy God Damn Moog!
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Jul 15, 2005
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I think this squad at full strength would struggle to keep up with TML without Matthews anyway. Missing Krejci, Backes, and Spooner doesn't help.

The reality is McElhinney and Andersen have played well, the PP has been awful, and the B's just can't compete with the class of the division when Szwarz or Schaller is centering line 2. That's not too alarming for me at least.
The problem is that Krejci has chronic injuries. He can't be counted on. They need a young number 1 center and you only get that at the top of the draft.
 

charlieoscar

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Pastrnak is one of two guys that actually has enough skill to score in this league on this team. Why do we always blame the good players?
He has the ability to score but lately it seems that he keeps trying cross-ice passes when he has open shots. They may not be the best shots but they are better than trying to get a pass though six players. And four of his goals this year are power play goals.