I keep banging the drum that all the defensive scoring has obscured the fact that we've been much worse in our own zone, especially Dobson. While the accolades pour in for his goal scoring, he is (as of Tuesday) the only Dman on our team with a negative +/-. By the eye test he has looked terrible too, bad passes, out of position, failing to keep the puck in the OZone.
Yes, we're scoring more goals, but if we don't tighten up our D we are going nowhere. Mleszcko pointed this out during the Blues game.
.....so, could the ISLANDERS have drafted Tage - or would that have caused administrative problems somehow?
As to Robin - LIKE him fine but, no WAY he can REALISTICALLY fill the skates, ROLE of COBRA Pelech - ESPECIALLY having not seen NHL ice time in 20 games.....should MAYBE bring up Grant Hutton INSTEAD - if they even still HAVE him.....
Taking Tage is all hindsight, but to have the coach of your AHL team be there when you can draft his kid and that coach still be the AHL coach when the kid is now a top scorer is something else.
I keep banging the drum that all the defensive scoring has obscured the fact that we've been much worse in our own zone, especially Dobson. While the accolades pour in for his goal scoring, he is (as of Tuesday) the only Dman on our team with a negative +/-. By the eye test he has looked terrible too, bad passes, out of position, failing to keep the puck in the OZone.
Yes, we're scoring more goals, but if we don't tighten up our D we are going nowhere. Mleszcko pointed this out during the Blues game.
.....as I did SAY yesterday.....
.....so, could the ISLANDERS have drafted Tage - or would that have caused administrative problems somehow?
As to Robin - LIKE him fine but, no WAY he can REALISTICALLY fill the skates, ROLE of COBRA Pelech - ESPECIALLY having not seen NHL ice time in 20 games.....should MAYBE bring up Grant Hutton INSTEAD - if they even still HAVE him.....
Taking Tage is all hindsight, but to have the coach of your AHL team be there when you can draft his kid and that coach still be the AHL coach when the kid is now a top scorer is something else.