http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/01/10/coach-boudreau-frustrated.html A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/01/10/coach-boudreau-frustrated.html/comment-page-1#comment-7877 Drew Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:45:39 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2009/01/10/coach-boudreau-frustrated.html#comment-7877 Green in particular is driving me crazy. I've never seen a guy make so many nearly brilliant plays followed by the dumbest, laziest, passive play immediately thereafter. Case in point, in the first period on the PP, he makes a great keep at the blue line on a too-hard pass from the corner (one of several tonight), and immediately tries to wing it across to the other point without looking. A Blue Jacket shin guard was waiting to deflect it to center ice. Multiply that problem times 50 and you've got some estimation of total tonight's missed chances to capitalize. Green in particular is driving me crazy. I’ve never seen a guy make so many nearly brilliant plays followed by the dumbest, laziest, passive play immediately thereafter. Case in point, in the first period on the PP, he makes a great keep at the blue line on a too-hard pass from the corner (one of several tonight), and immediately tries to wing it across to the other point without looking. A Blue Jacket shin guard was waiting to deflect it to center ice. Multiply that problem times 50 and you’ve got some estimation of total tonight’s missed chances to capitalize.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/01/10/coach-boudreau-frustrated.html/comment-page-1#comment-7876 Drew Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:42:36 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2009/01/10/coach-boudreau-frustrated.html#comment-7876 I'll maintain, half the problem is the Caps' lackadaisical movement in transition. I won't call this an overarching "attitude" toward playing lazy hockey, but there's no question that our skill players rely on things "going their way." Hence, when bounces aren't going their way, when players aren't rotating into position in the way their linemates are used to, it's going to get ugly. Frustrating is exactly right. For the players as much as the fans. I’ll maintain, half the problem is the Caps’ lackadaisical movement in transition. I won’t call this an overarching “attitude” toward playing lazy hockey, but there’s no question that our skill players rely on things “going their way.” Hence, when bounces aren’t going their way, when players aren’t rotating into position in the way their linemates are used to, it’s going to get ugly. Frustrating is exactly right. For the players as much as the fans.

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