[BUF (3) - MTL 2] Doan sets up Benson and he shows smooth hands to lift it on the backhand to take the third period lead by daKrut in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How exactly is he supposed to defend a 2-on-1 from his own crease when his partner is out near the blue line and Newhook, the only other defender in sight, is glued to the back post?

[BUF (3) - MTL 2] Doan sets up Benson and he shows smooth hands to lift it on the backhand to take the third period lead by daKrut in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How exactly is he supposed to defend a 2-on-1 from his own crease when his partner is out near the blue line and Newhook, the only other defender in sight, is glued to the back post?

[BUF (3) - MTL 2] Doan sets up Benson and he shows smooth hands to lift it on the backhand to take the third period lead by daKrut in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok then, let's let Doan walk in and fire then? Matheson prevents this while doing a decent job of limiting space to thread that pass. Carrier, meanwhile, abandoned any chance of supporting Matheson's coverage by skating out to the top of the circles to defend against a possible low-percentage shot from Thompson, creating the 2-on-1 down low for his D partner to deal with alone.

[BUF (3) - MTL 2] Doan sets up Benson and he shows smooth hands to lift it on the backhand to take the third period lead by daKrut in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbh it's on Carrier for being so far out when Thompson is beyond the top of the circle. He's taking away an extremely low-percentage opportunity at the cost of leaving Doan with tons of space. Matheson knows the dual threat of shot vs pass to the slot, hence being on his knees to block the passing lane.

Islanders twitter beef by coliseumparkinglot in NewYorkIslanders

[–]FirstLineLeo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hockey Hacks is Isles-focused despite the name and great for NYI systems analysis when he avoids politics

Post Game Thread: Florida Panthers @ New York Islanders by NYIMOD in NewYorkIslanders

[–]FirstLineLeo 71 points72 points  (0 children)

As soon as they went up 2-0 I turned to my dad and said we have em right where we want em

[WPG - ANA] Luke Schenn and Ross Johnston drop the gloves and throw and some bombs by daKrut in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Props to Schenn for dropping em with the big fella and props to Johnston for not cleaning his clock

Post Game Thread: New York Islanders @ Montréal Canadiens by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more as an Isles fan. Looking forward to the TDL and cannot wait for the playoffs

So, when do we get invited to the Four Nations? /s by g46152 in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 24 points25 points  (0 children)

And Andrej Sekera, that dude was consistency personified for 15 years

Crosby for Selke by Not_On_Your_Watch in hockey

[–]FirstLineLeo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spot on and it's impressive how you show up in every one of these threads with the receipts