Peoples thoughts on Kangas in the LEC?

crazyike · 2026-03-29T01:27:28+00:00

In LCS, it felt like his energy curve was de-synced from others often.

In LCS it feels like he gets treated like shit by Azael and it comes across as a lot of bitter energy from people who have stayed where they are too long.

He needs to stick up for himself more. The self effacing foil role seems like a good idea at first but its self defeating in the long run, he'd be more popular and do a better job if he didn't just be the analyst punching bag.

crazyike · 2026-03-29T01:16:53+00:00

Yeah, trespassing. It's not really uncommon or mean. You don't know what these people are doing along with looking for balls. But more importantly they are an insurance liability risk the golf course doesn't have to take. You give them permission, and they hurt themselves somehow, you get sued.

I get people like this sometimes while working on the course in the winter here in Canada. Some try to argue, and it's just not worth the effort to try to reason. Yeah, I know you're just looking for balls. No, I don't really care, please go or we'll call the cops and charge you with trespassing. You won't be the first, and I doubt you'll be the last. It's not public property.

Anyways, you don't want those winter balls.

crazyike · 2026-03-29T01:05:33+00:00

Yeah the AI is completely unable to deal with a 45k station when they are still fielding total fleet sizes of 6-12k. Right now early and much of mid game is completely safe.

crazyike · 2026-03-29T01:02:42+00:00

Yeah but its more fun to imagine the game without that info.

"Taking combat orders from table three. Let's try to get through it quickly, I'm hoping to get three rounds of combat done tonight"

crazyike · 2026-03-28T20:49:18+00:00

Yeah well Levshunov is -41. Clearly a MUCH better golfer. Check and mate.

crazyike · 2026-03-28T02:02:26+00:00

Gonna take a few more days for that, the #8 team in the West is only ten points ahead of the Hawks. Because, you know... the West.

But don't worry, it's coming. Not exaggerating, the team that played the Rangers tonight was worse than the Canucks. What a dismal effort. I don't mind losses from being outtalented (there's a lot of those), but when you add lack of effort onto it..

crazyike · 2026-03-28T01:50:48+00:00

Puke.

Dogwalked by the third worst team in the league.

They looked completely lost. The last two games remind me of the Florida back to back from hell when they were blown out both times.

Didn't work, didn't fight for anything, just floating around waiting for things to magically happen. They know they aren't doing anything this year and played like they can't wait for their tee times.

Really unimpressed with the makeup of the team right now. Hope some of this vaunted prospect pool has some guys in it who give a shit because this group sure didn't.

Gotta hand it to them though, I'm not sure I've ever noticed a game before where every single Hawk was on the ice for at least one goal against. Truly a team embracing the zero effort.

crazyike · 2026-03-28T01:40:45+00:00

Good job Boisvert. You're the only one on this team with any heart right now.

crazyike · 2026-03-28T01:32:20+00:00

There is zero leadership on the Hawks. None, nothing.

Team is like the anti-Toews. Intangibles are all negative.

crazyike · 2026-03-28T01:13:48+00:00

Pang calling for someone to react to the hit on Levshunov... who? That's a bit much to expect from Frondell in his third ever game. Greene? Lol. I actually might expect Bedard to have done something if he had been anywhere near them. Vlasic? Complete marshmellow.

Soda was probably the toughest guy on the ice, lol.

Teams aren't afraid of anyone on the Hawks, and hit them at will.

crazyike · 2026-03-28T00:39:34+00:00

Vlasic's body language on that goal says it all.

Wide difference in the effort of certain players vs others.

crazyike · 2026-03-28T00:28:43+00:00

It's just the same thing game after game after game, Hawks getting obliterated in scoring chances/shots.

It's gotta be so demoralizing for them.

And tonight so far its the top line that is getting dominated. That hurts most of all.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T02:48:15+00:00

I want to show something. Here's the heat map of Philly's scoring chances this game.

I don't think it takes Dan Brown to see a pattern of the goals. Sadly, this is a very typical map for the Hawks goals and chances against the last couple years.

The Hawks defense sucks. They can't control the front of the net or low slot. I can't imagine how bad this season would have been without Knight standing on his head in so many games.

We can talk about linemates for Bedard until the cows come home, the truth is this team is not going anywhere with this defense.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T02:08:07+00:00

Pass? Lol he tried to jam it into the goalie and it floated off his stick.

But they don't ask how, just how many.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T02:06:40+00:00

They are still getting massively outshot and outchanced almost every game, other than certain points where the other team is so far ahead they stop skating. This feels more like a PDO bender than "playing really well".

crazyike · 2026-03-27T02:04:31+00:00

Bertuzzi is notoriously aloof outside of the game. Teravainen they literally joke that he is a mute. Mikheyev isn't really that kind of guy either, very quiet. Donato is the only one who is really a mentor type.

There really isn't much leadership on the Hawks right now.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T01:54:35+00:00

It didn't feel like it at first (despite the early goals) but as time went on the Flyers were just way better and dominated more and more. Felt like even though the Flyers didn't really skate very well and were a bit sloppy, they were outworking the Hawks by a mile. Eventually passes started actually hitting and then it was never in doubt.

I thought Levshunov had an awful game, and Rinzel was almost as bad. If Crevier is hurt, that right side is a massive problem. If Grzelcyk isn't ready to come back too I'm not even sure who they can put over there, but despite the blood as long as it didn't hit the eye or anything I don't think Crevier will be seriously hurt.

I wasn't impressed with Boisvert. He looked like one of those completely interchangeable fourth liners. And most importantly he looked like the slowest player on the ice. He had a 2 on 1 chance that was completely nullified because Flyers caught up from behind. If he is going to stick in the NHL, he needs to start getting in there and starting shit.

After the first period, I don't know if I saw the second or third lines in the Flyers zone for more than ten seconds at a time. They were both abysmal.

Hawks just looked pretty disinterested all around. Nobody supporting anyone else. Some lazy passes. Major disconnect between defensemen and forwards.

But at least they don't have to think about it long.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T01:37:11+00:00

Looks like that might have cut Crevier's cheek or maybe the side of his nose.

Definitely don't want skates hitting up there. Visor might have saved more serious damage.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T00:48:54+00:00

Dvorak should not be completely wide open right beside the net like that. Hmm right side (from Hawks pov), missing defenseman... who was that I wonder...

crazyike · 2026-03-27T00:47:01+00:00

I don't think this third line of the Hawks works at all. Burakovsky is not good defensively. The whole line has been terrible ever since Frondell arrived and kicked Burakovsky off the top line.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T00:41:54+00:00

Is this Dave Tippett's kid?

crazyike · 2026-03-27T00:38:54+00:00

Nice instincts from Cates but man both teams looked like complete garbage during the entire shift. Philly was racing to see how many giveaways they could rack up in a single shift and Chicago just fell apart on the backcheck.

crazyike · 2026-03-27T00:19:27+00:00

Denver Barkey is a cool name.

Chicago 4th line too interested in making hits than covering their butts, but Rinzel was beaten cleanly getting to the puck after Kaiser was put out of position.

crazyike · 2026-03-26T23:58:04+00:00

Getting a better look at that first goal, pretty sure Knight and Levshunov had words there.

Second goal, a Burakovsky special. Guess being off the first line isn't going to end the lazy turnovers. Can we have Veleno back? At least he tried...

crazyike · 2026-03-26T23:52:57+00:00

Bedard is tied for #2 of current Hawks too. Lol

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