Youdon't lookbackatthisoneandsay, Man, thosetwopointscouldhavegottenthis 3rd 3rdplaceinsteadof a wildcardorcould'vegotten a secondplaceinsteadofthirdplace.
So I thinkit's just a opportunitysquanderedand, yeah, I don't know.
Itjustkindofleavesyouwith a bittertasteinyourmouth, especiallywithhowtheycameoutinthethirdandreallytieditupandwrestledthemomentumaway.
It's a ballbreakerplaceandmyballsartistcrushedrightnow.
I mean, itwasprettyprettyapparenttonightthatmostofhisshotsweregettingblockedonthepointandjustreally, whenevertheoffensiveplaywentthroughhim, itkindofjustdiedout a littlebit.
I stilllikeDonskoyisgameonthatsecondunitbecause I reallylikethechemistrywithhimandHurdle, youknow, theyitseemedlikethatsecondunitwasreallynippingattheheelsofthefirstunitforpowerplaytimeattheverybeginningoftheseason.
Um, upuntilthathurdleinjury.
Butrightnow, I mean, it's it's justit's stale, and I knowthatwe'veseenthispowerPlayingatthetopunithasbeentogetherforsolong.
I mean, weknowitkindofebbsandflows, butstill, I mean, oneforsixisnotgoingtogetitdonetonight, andespeciallyifyou'regoingtogiveup a powerplaygoalfromyour p k.
Youknow, you'vegottowinthespecialteenbattle.
Andultimately, I thinkthat's oneofthereasonswhytheydidn't skateoutwithanypointstonight.
Youcanstillmakethepast, but I thinkit's justthatit's forwhateverreason, thisissomekindoftimingthingwiththem.
Andwesawitlastyear, too.
I mean, wesawitatthebeginningoftheyearwhenhekindof, youknow, theydidn't comeoutandsayit, but I thinkJumbohad a concussion, youknow, andwekindofsawthesimilar a similarthingwhereyoujustlooked a littleslow.
Youknow, it's startingtorely a littlebittoomuchonthebiggunsagain, and I'd liketosee a littlebitbetterdistribution.
I mean, I knowtheyjustcameoffforfourdaysrest, butstill, youwanttokeepkeepsomegasleftinthetankattheendoftheseason, especiallyifthisteamhasaspirationsofgoingdeepagain.
I think a lotofthatisbecausehe's tryingtoshelterdeMello, and I don't thinkhehastooBut I thinkthat's whathe's doing.
BecauseifSchlemkoisplayingtherewithDylan, Dylan's goingtoget 16 17 a night.
Ah, butwhenhehastomellow, there's a littlebitoflackoftrustthere, youknow?
And I thinkitneedstotakeawaymoreoftherightsideofthenettherebecausehecan't goanywhereelse.
Plastichouse, theothersidecovered.
Yeah.
No, I definitelyagree.
Sointhatparticularinstance, I thinkthatandand I knowslushiesjustgoingcrazyinthechatwiththe I thinks, um, honestly, I feellikeifJoneswouldhaveplayedthesidethatclassicdidn't havecovered, hecouldhavebeen a littlebitmoresquaretotheshot.
Likeyouweresaying, Drew, I guess, Overall, whatdoyouthinkabouttheoffensiveoutputRocket?
I mean, I thinkthisteam, it's stillkindofflounderingintheoffensivezone, andit's justnotgeneratingenoughoffense.
Oh, thisisgood.
Thisis a good, uh, goodquestionbecausetheyarestillthelowestscoringteamsofarthisseason, aren't they?
Theytheystillhaven't brokenfive.
That's theonlyteamthatwasbroken.
Yeah, that's thesweirdstats.
I thinkthatgoestospeaktowardstheirsystemof, um, keepingmore, justplayingmoreof a defensivelymindedgameacrossboththeoffensiveanddefensivepairs.
Ah, justtokeepeverybodyWhen I said, Thisistheotherdayonthetechnologistpodcast, whichallshouldcatchweekly.
It's greatshowithasme.
Andsomeofthepeopleweregreat.
Theywere.
I talkedabouthowwhatthey'rekindofdoingiscreatinganentirelittleclonearmyofBrentBurns, defensivelymindedforwardsandforwardlymindeddefenseman.
Sowhat?
Thatwasformybenefit.
Youknow, whatever.
It's offensivelymindedbluelinerstherehasthat.
I knowwhat I'm sayingandyou'resayingitweird, youknow?
Yeah, I know.
Like I justsolike, everybodyissortofonthesamepage, eventhoughtheyknowwhattheirprimarypositionand, um, responsibilityistheyall?
I kindofknowthattheyneedtocarrybothendsoftheweight, and I thinkthey'rereallyadaptingtodoingthat.
They'regetting a lotofdefensivecoverageandtherehasn't beenseveralblowoutshavethey're, like, oneortwo?
Um, I thinkPittsburghgamegoddammit!
Keepssaying, I think, umuh, Pittsburghgamewas a five.
Nothingspanking.
And I knowhowthatis a blowout.
Yes.
I don't thinkthey'vehadgotDavid.
Whydon't yousitisinyournature, Landy?
I guess I think a lot.
Um, hastherebeen a gamewherethey'veThey'velettheopposingteamscoremorethanfive?
So I thinkthatthatthattalksaboutSee, I'm sayingtoyou, I believethatthatis a testamenttothekindofdefensivesystemthatthetrucksarerunningandthey'rerunningatheart.
I'm notupsetatthis.
It's thislost, whatever.
I'd beinterested.
Yeah, I tendtoagree.
I wouldbereallyinterestedtoseewhatthescoringoutputwasof a Petertoboardteaminthefirstyearversusitssecondyear.
And I wouldwonderifmaybethedefensivemindedsystemthatheplantsinthefirstseasondoesn't fullytakeholduntilthesecondseason.
Andyoukindofseethatthereoffensiveoutputdrops.
And I'd bereallybereallycuriousifitifthatiskindof a trend, becauseitseemsliketheirdefenseismuchmorelockeddownthisyearthanitwaslastyear.
But I alsothinkthatthey'rekindofstifling a littlebitofcreativity.
Maybe a littletoomuch.
Drew, WhatdoyouWhatdoyouthink?
Well, rightnowthesharksofthenumberonedefensiveteamintheNHL, I thinkthattheyhavethelowestgoalsagainstpergameatlikejustovertwo.
So I mean, youknow, thesharkshavealwaystraditionallybeen a lowshooting.
I mean, lowonthegoalieshootingteam.
Theydon't.
I mean, sometimestheygohigh, butmostofthetimeit's a lotofbellyshotsand a lotofshotsaroundthepads.
Youknow, that's kindofbeentheknockonthem.
So, youknow, I thinktheotherthinghekindofgot a wonderismaybemixinguptheshotselection a littlebit, youknow, becauserightnow, thereOh, andwe'rejoinedbyKevinLacey.
Ah, shit.
Thisisn't writer's room.
Oh, itwon't beinonSunday.
I I am.
So I'm notangry, but I'm justlike, disappointed, haveNo, I'm notevendisappointedbecause I thoughtthesharksplayedgreattonight.
Tobehonest, I thoughttheshirtscompletelydominated.
Evenwhentheyweredown, twotonothing.
I thoughttheshortsplayedtheirbuttsoff.
Theywereworkinghardtonight, butthatrefereeisitisreasonto 20 two's everywhere, e I waswondering.
I waswonderingwhenthiswasgoingtodevolveintoLet's talkabouttheref.
So I guessthisis a good a timeasanyladiesandgentlemen, weare, youknow, havethedistinctpleasureofwelcomingKevinLaceyon E uh, undertheshowtonight.
I mean, I reallyliked I don't knowhowtoboresManagementwasovertherosterbecause I didseeDrewthatyoutweetedoutthatHaleywasgettingnoicetimethatwholegame.
But I didthinkthattheyoungguysweregetting a realsolidopportunitytonightlyTierneywasgettingpowerplayminutes.
Whatbankwasonthepenaltykill?
I mean, itwasnicetoseethatthatitwasn't justthetopguysgettingthespecialteamsminutestonight.
And I thoughtthesharksplitReallygood.
Yeah, theydidn't scoreonthepowerplay, but I thoughttheyplayedrolebeingquickly.
I mean, whatdidyouthinkoftheshotselectiontonight?
Um, theshotselection.
Youknow, I heardyouguystalkingrightbefore I jumpedonabout.
Itseemedliketheywereshootingfromfarout.
And I didnoticethatmyCondonwasjustgiving a reboundafterreboundafterreboundwithonethingthat I didn't likethat I sawfromtheshortstonightwasthattheyweregoingfromthatforthehomerun, playanawfullot, anditwasn't workingoutforthemand I meangranted, Yeah, youknow, youneverknowthatonetimemightbeit, butitneverhappenedtonight, so I wouldhavelikedtoseehimmixitup a littlebit.
I just I lovehow a J justkindofSprinklesthatlittlebitofcommentaryandjustithasbeenshowninthechatfor, like, everbeenshowninthehangoutfor, like, 20 minutes.
Now, thingsfirstthinghesaid, Oh, uh, Kevin, yourbottle a j a.
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