12/14 - Isles @ Wings - 7:30 PM EDT

[bIueadams 776]

Just like my Islanders

[Austrianwing 71]

The boys seem to have a little jump and intensity tonight. Guess the schedule slowing down isn't hurting the energy level...

[Austrianwing 71]

Y'all are waaay to talkative here tonight

Edited December 15, 2021 by Austrianwing
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[mackel 763]

Meh Zadina is still filling nets I see.  What a POS.

[TLGTrico 660]

John Keating said the s word during the first intermission.  I blame him for that goal.

[Y19 2,488]

Too exciting at the end, but a win is a win!
 

[Austrianwing 71]

Was fun all told. Ras with a goal, and Neddy clutch at the end

[Jonas Mahonas 1,872]

missed the entire game.  did we look ok?

[Austrianwing 71]

We had some energy and jam. Kinda seems like they were pretty tired out by the end of that last stretch.

Just to add something...
They did a good job of transition and zone entries against a defense minded Isles team. Early part of the game was very much up and down the ice...

Edited December 15, 2021 by Austrianwing
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[13dangledangle 968]

1 hour ago, mackel said:

Meh Zadina is still filling nets I see.  What a POS.

Man he gets a lot shots.  For a dude that was going to fill the net with pucks he sure has a terrible shot.  You’d think if your getting that many shots fairly consistently in a game you’d make shooting accuracy your #1 priority.  Which he clearly is not doing.  For this I blame Blashill too

[bIueadams 776]

45 minutes ago, 13dangledangle said:

Man he gets a lot shots.  For a dude that was going to fill the net with pucks he sure has a terrible shot.  You’d think if your getting that many shots fairly consistently in a game you’d make shooting accuracy your #1 priority.  Which he clearly is not doing.  For this I blame Blashill too

This is the most mind boggling ironic part about Zadina that drives me nuts.

When I first started pooping on Zadina it was because I thought he wasn't very good for x,y,z reasons, but - and as I said at the time - at least he can play somewhat good D and can shoot (if we can get someone to feed him). I gave him the benefit of the doubt on the shooting at the time because he was billed as a sniper, he didn't have a good center, and I guess I just let that cloud my vision. Boy did I F up. Apologies all around. This is not a sniper. His shooting is awful.

And before the Zadina slappies jump down my throat... No, I don't expect guys like Seider to be great shooters. Yes, I do expect #6 overall snipers to be shooters. Yet - and funny enough - I'd probably put my money on Seider in a shooting contest between the two all day. That's the saddest part. The Dman who's one weakness is shooting shoots better than the forward who's one strength is shooting. That should tell you all you need to know about Zadina.

Folks around here are gonna owe @mackel a lot of apologies in the near future.

Edited December 15, 2021 by bIueadams

[F.Michael 4,590]

13 hours ago, bIueadams said:

This is the most mind boggling ironic part about Zadina that drives me nuts.

When I first started pooping on Zadina it was because I thought he wasn't very good for x,y,z reasons, but - and as I said at the time - at least he can play somewhat good D and can shoot (if we can get someone to feed him). I gave him the benefit of the doubt on the shooting at the time because he was billed as a sniper, he didn't have a good center, and I guess I just let that cloud my vision. Boy did I F up. Apologies all around. This is not a sniper. His shooting is awful.

And before the Zadina slappies jump down my throat... No, I don't expect guys like Seider to be great shooters. Yes, I do expect #6 overall snipers to be shooters. Yet - and funny enough - I'd probably put my money on Seider in a shooting contest between the two all day. That's the saddest part. The Dman who's one weakness is shooting shoots better than the forward who's one strength is shooting. That should tell you all you need to know about Zadina.

Folks around here are gonna owe @mackel a lot of apologies in the near future.

Truth be told my eyes are telling me he's looking better - more confident - more engaged - however his shot is still craptacular...

[The 91 of Ryans 3,019]

13 hours ago, bIueadams said:

 

Folks around here are gonna owe @mackel a lot of apologies in the near future.

I actually plan on sharting in his face regardless.

[bIueadams 776]

1 hour ago, The 91 of Ryans said:

I actually plan on sharting in his face regardless.

As is your Canadian right sir

[Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083]

16 hours ago, mackel said:

Meh Zadina is still filling nets I see.  What a POS.

To be fair, he is creating offense and scoring opportunities. That is a skill in itself. But he definitely cannot seem to put the puck in the net when given the chance. Accuracy is something that can definitely be improved.

16 hours ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

missed the entire game.  did we look ok?

Yes. Islanders goalie kept them in the game.

[bIueadams 776]

7 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said:

To be fair, he is creating offense and scoring opportunities. That is a skill in itself. But he definitely cannot seem to put the puck in the net when given the chance. Accuracy is something that can definitely be improved.

Yes. Islanders goalie kept them in the game.

A player 29 games into the season without 1 primary assist generates offense?

X Doubt

[Jonas Mahonas 1,872]

21 minutes ago, bIueadams said:

A player 29 games into the season without 1 primary assist generates offense?

X Doubt

he had one they gave to seider/raymond!

[bIueadams 776]

5 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

he had one they gave to seider/raymond!

Oh he must be good then

[The 91 of Ryans 3,019]

Really like that ERNE RAS ZADINA line last night. 

No one talking about healthy scratch Veleno?  Too busy gifting him 3C spots on your 22 napkin rosters? 

[mackel 763]

2 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said:

I actually plan on sharting in his face regardless.

You've probaly got the same precision with your shart as your boy Zadina has with his shot... so absolutely nothing to worry about.

26 minutes ago, The 91 of Ryans said:

Really like that ERNE RAS ZADINA line last night. 

No one talking about healthy scratch Veleno?  Too busy gifting him 3C spots on your 22 napkin rosters? 

Who's doing that?  Veleno is hot garbage too... another of Kenny's "steals" that were in free fall at the draft.

[Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083]

1 hour ago, bIueadams said:

A player 29 games into the season without 1 primary assist generates offense?

X Doubt

Um. Yeah. Can't miss the net without having created an offensive scoring chance first.

[Akakabuto 1,842]

51 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said:

Um. Yeah. Can't miss the net without having created an offensive scoring chance first.

”You miss 100% of the shots you take. 
- Filip Zadina”
- Michael Scott

[Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083]

1 hour ago, Akakabuto said:

”You miss 100% of the shots you take. 
- Filip Zadina”
- Michael Scott

Shame

[bIueadams 776]

3 hours ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said:

Um. Yeah. Can't miss the net without having created an offensive scoring chance first.

We got our Mikkael Samuelsson boys

[13dangledangle 968]

20 hours ago, bIueadams said:

This is the most mind boggling ironic part about Zadina that drives me nuts.

When I first started pooping on Zadina it was because I thought he wasn't very good for x,y,z reasons, but - and as I said at the time - at least he can play somewhat good D and can shoot (if we can get someone to feed him). I gave him the benefit of the doubt on the shooting at the time because he was billed as a sniper, he didn't have a good center, and I guess I just let that cloud my vision. Boy did I F up. Apologies all around. This is not a sniper. His shooting is awful.

And before the Zadina slappies jump down my throat... No, I don't expect guys like Seider to be great shooters. Yes, I do expect #6 overall snipers to be shooters. Yet - and funny enough - I'd probably put my money on Seider in a shooting contest between the two all day. That's the saddest part. The Dman who's one weakness is shooting shoots better than the forward who's one strength is shooting. That should tell you all you need to know about Zadina.

Folks around here are gonna owe @mackel a lot of apologies in the near future.

I wanted to like him, heck I wanted to love him even.  I thought little Z just needed some time, a little grooming.  Nope.  

 

@mackel I apologize for you sir were correct this entire time.  My red tinted glasses just didn’t allow me to see past the truth.