I think back to this observation from last year. The Canes are such a good defensive team because their ability to force teams to give up the puck at their blue line. Combination of forward back pressure and their D being mobile and focused on gap control. Very well coached!
This Caps/Canes series has been won and lost at the blue line. Carolina just does not give you an easy entry..at all. Caps offer minimal resistance. It’s so stark. Even strength plus power plays. @NHL_On_TNT
@sumnnamesumn@GrantPaulsen Think of it in golf terms. If I see a guy in a practice round hooking it into the woods (vs missing the fairway by a yard), I have less confidence in his ability to hit the fairway during the US Open.
@LukeCerpinTaxt Watch the Canes D play in the neutral and D zone. No time & space. Sandin is poster child for easy to play against. Not a cup contending top 4 defensemen.
@LukeCerpinTaxt Love the fit of Brady T in terms of identity. Heavy physical forechecking team. Would not want to be a D bag playing against that group!
This Caps/Canes series has been won and lost at the blue line. Carolina just does not give you an easy entry..at all. Caps offer minimal resistance. It’s so stark. Even strength plus power plays. @NHL_On_TNT
@HaydenWinks The basketball connection with the Commanders is irrelevant. The owner isn’t making the pick and Josh Meyers was brought in for coach & GM search and culture building advising, not for picking players. Adam Peters, Lance Newmark, and Dan Quinn are making the pick. Football men.
I wonder if those high on D. Maye are “sampling on the dependent variable”. That is, they look at Herbert and Allen and equate being raw with size and arm talent as key elements of their success while disregarding the many with similar traits that didn’t pan out. Food for thought
@TheHonestNFL The difference is the ability to backpedal (or skate backwards) from a cold start. Much easier to get flat-footed in hockey and lose angles (like this) given the difficulty to go from zero to 60 backwards w/o momentum. A DB can backpedal & turn hips efficiently from a standstill
“Family Business�� was just a fabulous episode. The kind of heart and soul we need more of in todays media. Thank you @VancityReynolds @RMcElhenney #WrexhamFX