Asleep and Dreaming: Predators 3 - Hawks 2

Just got back from taking my dog for a walk and realized how odd it is that I’m complaining so much that the third line didn’t get more time…. such are the problems of Stanley Cup Champions I suppose.

Can anyone explain why in the Skille hardly saw the ice (did he even see it?) in the 3rd period? The guy has been busting his ass, laying people out and he gets rewarded by being benched? Matter of fact, he’s about the only one who has showed up for every game. I would say that for Bickell, too, but he was eh tonight.

SOMEONE PLEASE WAKE UP DAVID BOLLAND! THANK YOU!

I really didn’t understand the Leddy/Keith pairing. Talk about lacking physical play. I would have liked to see Keith/Boyton, Seabs/Leddy, Hendry/the guy selling beer in the 100s and Scott in standing room behind section 329.

Hossa is the scheeite.

But whoever said Q’s contract extension would go to his head a few weeks back was spot on. The guy is fucking it up as a coach. As much as I blame individual players for their mistakes, it’s mostly on Q as a coach to straighten out the lines and put the right players together. He’s been terrible so far. Players that deserve more ice time aren’t getting it, those that deserve less are getting top 6 minutes, he’s pairing up stay-at-home D-men with each other and as a result forcing the puck-moving D-men to be on the same line. It’s ridiculous.

Just wanted to say that the guy sitting next to me in 330 had the coolest fucking kid in the world. He (the kid) told us he was 5 and he knew all the players, which is more to say than most people at the game…

Anyways, first period they looked great, and they had a lot of good, solid, pressure throughout long stretches in the game. I think it was in the second where they had a minute plus in the Nashville zone and the Preds dumped it for an ice.

Secondly, can we try and bring back some of the lines from last year that worked well…

Kane/Towes/Brow

Hossa/Sharp/Kop

Please? Also, on note with Kop, some guy was absolutely butchering his name.

And, lastly, the third was a disaster. I damn near bit of my hand in nervous anguish as I watched them unable to clear a puck or generate a reasonable attack. Oh well, though, it’s only October.

Seems like Yossarian has upped his defensive skills, although only seeing him play approximately 1 minute per game, it’s hard to tell.

And I thought til that last penalty Boynton was playing well. Scott seems pretty useless.

I think Leddy’s improving, but not enough to play with the big boys.

And yes, more Stalberg please.

Well, we’ve had the Scott game and now the Boynton game. I’m taking all bets on who’s going to provide the next unambiguously crystalized moment that becomes symbolic and inseperable with another dramatic, heartbreaking loss.

The line is looking like this: Hendry: 3-1, Leddy: 2-1, Crawford: 5-1, Stalberg: 12-1, Dowell 15-1, Skille 25-1

Has anyone seen Terriers on FX? The show is GOOD. Started off slow but each episode has been getting better and better and the last one…wow. That was awesome.

But alas, he’s won a stanley cup and I have not.

Also IMO Brouwer was skating his ass off last night. Get him on one of the top two lines and stop wasting a 20+ goal scoring power forward on the bottom line.
Boynton was really impressing me up until that bonehead penalty.
I thought Seabs looked better compared to the first 3 games but that ain’t sayin much.
The John Scott experiment continues to piss me off as well. Hendry looked way more capable tonight than JS.

For playing the most boring style of hockey this side of Jacques Lemaire. Who needs sleep aids when you have the Center Ice package and a Preds game is on?

It was his play in the opposite corner that led to the desperation that caused him to send it out. Really Nick, don’t try to stick handle your way out of trouble on the PK with 2 minutes to go in a game. If you have to, eat it, but don’t stick handle down low and turn it over. You’ve been around long enough to know this.

was we didn’t give up 30+ shots. Although it was against the not so mighty Preds offense but we were missing our whole second line D, so yeah.
And Crawf looks more than capable as a back-up.

Hawks looked great in the 1st period and most of the 2nd. They were outplayed in every part of the game in the 3rd!! They were out hustled and out worked all 20 mins! The Boynton penalty was terrible! How does a veteran take a penalty like that, in that situation??? Get well soon Soupy! The most shocking thing is that the duo of Scott and Seabs only gave up one goal! I am not too worried or hitting the panic button. Our D needs to play like we all know it can and we will be fine. The fact that they have been so bad and we are a couple bounces away from being 4-0 is encouraging! 3rd line needs to on the ice more! Skille and Stalberg have been great and will start showing up on the score sheet soon enough! On to Columbus to get 2 points on Friday!!

the Corsi ratings are a bit shocking to me.

Biscuit had a good game. Stalberg, Skille, and Dowell as well. Get them more effin Ice time, please. By them I mean each guy except Seabs of course.

I still am with you; why wasn’t Turco in net? Move the puck up the ice a little faster.

Henry was suitable as a 3rd d-man and hope that when hammer gets back we see Scott in the press box.

Also confused on the PK why Leddy and Hendry were out there instead of Keith or Seabs? It’s not like they haven’t logged enough minutes, what the hell is with 1 more?

the team carried Q last year and always will, nuff sed.

To me, it looked like the Hawks were afraid to hit after the Hammer situation. Nobody finished checks, we lost damn near every board battle, and Preds pretty much camped in the crease.

Pretty Boy Troy and Jack Skille are in this dudes doghouse. I remember one game last year were Versteeg played a whole 1 shift in the 2nd and 3rd period but other than that Q didn’t pull any of this last season.

What do Skille and Brouwer have to do to get on the ice?

The Hawks only managed 4 shots in the third period

I blame Q for trying to sneak a win rather than seize one.

but considering last night’s not really a game I wanna relieve (it’s not like anything of note really happened), should I still? I’m thinking the conversation might have been better as a side effect, but I don’t know for sure.

and was pretty funny. He rooms with Jack Skille who apparently doesn’t shut up. He also does NOT spend all his time at IKEA. :) He barely has an accent, which I knew from hearing him a little before but it’s still disappointing not to hear it.

I also don’t understand why the fuck Q won’t give him and Skille more ice time. They’re doing a damn fine job, it’s so frustrating.

Lapierre’s hit on Downie? I can’t watch youtube at work but apparently it was a bad/dirty hit but Lapierre didn’t get tossed since Downie didn’t get hurt. I would think if they are in fact trying to stop the dangerous plays, then intent to injure is just as punishable as actual injury.

It’s four damned games into the season. This is nearly as bad as the panic I saw after the Olympics.

I can see the complaining if the roster was basically the same as June 9th. But it’s not.

I’d hate to see the hand wringing if they were something like 2-6-2 after 10 games !!

I was at the game and didn’t hear but was told Edzo called what weber did “dangerous & nasty”…I saw Toews was angry about something but did not see exactly what weber did??

Also, we were going on the PP. I am never one to criticize anything the our Captain does because he’s a fucking marvel and all but damn, sully ties it up on that 4 on 4 when we shouldve been on the powerplay. Not great timing.

Kaner out sick today. “Don’t know if he’ll make the trip to OH tomorrow”.