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Islanders @ Leafs - Jan. 7th, 7:00pm - TSN, SN 590

Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Potvin29 said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
That last play by Kadri sums up his season.  Can't make a pass and it ends up in the goalie's feet.  I have no idea what's the matter with him.  Here, you can't blame RC, Kadri has had plenty of chances to shine.
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Nothing's really "wrong" with him.  He had extraordinary luck in a shortened season.  It was discussed by Mirtle in the off-season and by Cam Charron in the summer, and here more recently: http://theleafsnation.com/2013/12/30/nazem-kadri-appears-to-be-struggling-should-not-be-traded

Basically the on-ice SH% he had last season was highest in the league and very likely unsustainable - which has proven correct as it's basically half that this season.

Just as a shortened season made Grabovski undervalued by many, the shortened season made Kadri overvalued.  Kadri's still above average.
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That's good info and surely true.  But actually I'm just talking about how he looks on the ice.  He's got high-end skill and too much of the time this year he looks like he's still feeling out the AHL level.

That said, he's been good on faceoffs tonight at least.
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I think maybe some of it was his luck making his game look better than it was, so that when it goes the opposite direction it may look worse than it really is.  In any event, the last little while is likely just a slump, still learning his way through the NHL season.  He's yet to play a full 82 game NHL season.
 
L K said:
On the other side, Franson-Phaneuf continues to be a bad combination on the PP.
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They'd be a much better combination if they switched sides and opened up the possibility of the d to d one-timer, but, for some reason, the coaching staff isn't getting them to do that.
 
jonasTSN1050: Jake Gardiner doesn't play at all in final 7:36 of the second and seems to have been pulled from PP. Just one shift since Raymond goal.

Unless he's hurt/sick, why?
 
bustaheims said:
L K said:
On the other side, Franson-Phaneuf continues to be a bad combination on the PP.
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They'd be a much better combination if they switched sides and opened up the possibility of the d to d one-timer, but, for some reason, the coaching staff isn't getting them to do that.
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My guess is Carlyle wants them playing those sides to be on their strong side along the boards to keep pucks in.  The fact in 24/7 you hear him tell the team to ring the puck up the boards a certain way because the opposition's D are all a certain hand and it will be tougher for them to keep the puck in leads me to believe he worries about that sort of thing.
 
bustaheims said:
jonasTSN1050: Jake Gardiner doesn't play at all in final 7:36 of the second and seems to have been pulled from PP. Just one shift since Raymond goal.

Unless he's hurt/sick, why?
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Carlyle

Orr - 4:55
McLaren - 4:30
Holland - 3:41

Seriously.  Send him to the AHL already.  3 more games until he turns into a 2nd round pick.  Carlyle isn't playing him. 
 
bustaheims said:
jonasTSN1050: Jake Gardiner doesn't play at all in final 7:36 of the second and seems to have been pulled from PP. Just one shift since Raymond goal.

Unless he's hurt/sick, why?
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It was a 2:16 long shift.  Maybe Carlyle wasn't impressed he didn't get off?
 
Bonsixx said:
Potvin29 said:
Bonsixx said:
bustaheims said:
Potvin29 said:
So both goals on Bernier, what's the issue with pulling him after 2 goals if they're both on him?
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That would mean equal treatment for everyone, and we know that's not how things work around here.
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When did Reimer get pulled after two goals?
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He never started the next game after being pulled, that's for sure.
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If he hadn't allowed a couple of goals in relief against the Rangers, maybe he would've.
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Let in 5 goals in a start and Bernier ends up as "the cowboy" in Carlyle's:

"When you?re bucked off the horse, I?m sure every cowboy wants to get back and ride that same horse."

Reimer not so much (I guess he's not one of the "every cowboy" in that quote). Not only does he not get the next start after allowing 3 goals but he isn't allowed the start after Bernier has a terrible outing because he let in 2 goals after not playing for several games.

By Carlyle's logic (or lack thereof) Bernier should start against the Canes.
 
Potvin29 said:
My guess is Carlyle wants them playing those sides to be on their strong side along the boards to keep pucks in.  The fact in 24/7 you hear him tell the team to ring the puck up the boards a certain way because the opposition's D are all a certain hand and it will be tougher for them to keep the puck in leads me to believe he worries about that sort of thing.
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Okay. Well, that's, you know, dumb. 5 on 5, sure, but on the PP? He's basically eliminating one of the most effective PP weapons.
 
bustaheims said:
Potvin29 said:
My guess is Carlyle wants them playing those sides to be on their strong side along the boards to keep pucks in.  The fact in 24/7 you hear him tell the team to ring the puck up the boards a certain way because the opposition's D are all a certain hand and it will be tougher for them to keep the puck in leads me to believe he worries about that sort of thing.
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Okay. Well, that's, you know, dumb. 5 on 5, sure, but on the PP? He's basically eliminating one of the most effective PP weapons.
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It's not his job to get the PP going.  ;)
 
I'm not too bothered about Gardiner being benched, but I do agree that Holland has done more than enough to deserve more icetime.

The only thing I can think of is Kadri is either getting more ice to try to jumpstart his offence, or jumpstart his trade value. Any other forward this ineffective would have been demoted.
 
Not sure exactly how to judge the Leafs response to the NYR game so far.  The 2nd period of PPs really skewed play but I think every one of the calls was made because the Leafs were putting in a good effort.  On the other hand, they are playing one of the weaker teams in the East on the 2nd night of a back-to-back. 
 
L K said:
Not sure exactly how to judge the Leafs response to the NYR game so far.  The 2nd period of PPs really skewed play but I think every one of the calls was made because the Leafs were putting in a good effort.  On the other hand, they are playing one of the weaker teams in the East on the 2nd night of a back-to-back.
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And against a goalie who came into the game ranking 46th in the league in Sv%, out of 46 qualified goalies.
 
bustaheims said:
Potvin29 said:
My guess is Carlyle wants them playing those sides to be on their strong side along the boards to keep pucks in.  The fact in 24/7 you hear him tell the team to ring the puck up the boards a certain way because the opposition's D are all a certain hand and it will be tougher for them to keep the puck in leads me to believe he worries about that sort of thing.
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Okay. Well, that's, you know, dumb. 5 on 5, sure, but on the PP? He's basically eliminating one of the most effective PP weapons.
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IIRC Franson played on the right side in Nashville's power play too. I don't get it either, unless Cody is just really that bad on the left side ( which I haven't seen much evidence of ).

Unless, y'know, it's like Rocky switching left halfway through and a tactic they're working on for down the road.
 
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