Guadana Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 it will be an interesting in columbus torts will have big strong guys as he likes, and i think he remembers games with njd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Apologies if this information was posted before, but I found this comment from the head of NetsDaily regarding the Barclays Center interesting: Good find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Holy sh!t were playing Torts next week ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I actually think Tortorella will do good things with that Columbus roster. I thought they'd be scary good at the beginning of the season, and that didn't happen. But Columbus is set up like a Torts dream team. Good goaltending, decent defense, gritty forward corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I can't believe Columbus thought Torts was worth a 2nd round pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I actually think Tortorella will do good things with that Columbus roster. I thought they'd be scary good at the beginning of the season, and that didn't happen. But Columbus is set up like a Torts dream team. Good goaltending, decent defense, gritty forward corps. The weakest part of their team is defense. It'll be a challenge for Tort. With Torts back, I put up a post on a coach who knows it's probably his final chance. Torts Reform: Jackets replace Richards with Tortorella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Rattlehead18 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 All the former Ranger players are probably like nooooooooooooooooooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) The weakest part of their team is defense. It'll be a challenge for Tort. With Torts back, I put up a post on a coach who knows it's probably his final chance. Torts Reform: Jackets replace Richards with Tortorella I won't compare Blue Jackets' defense with the Rangers' in 2012, but I will say the Rangers then weren't what they were in 2014-2015 (or now, still, imo, pretty elite despite a slow start). He got the best out of Dan Girardi and a young Ryan McDonaugh, and had Del Zotto, a recovering Staal, Bickel, and Eminger to work with: not exactly world class. But he put a rough system in place (and shot-blocking) that got them 1st in the East and a pretty good playoff run, they were hard to play against. Flash to Columbus' roster: potential for extremely good goaltending, the right mix of young skill and grit (not unlike Callahan, Boyle, Kreider, even Fedotenko being big contributors for him in the 2012 playoffs) within their offense, and their weakest link being defense; but you can't say they're toooo much worse than some of the guys he coached in 2012 (Bickel, Del Zotto, and Eminger two wins away from going to the Finals?!?!?!). I think the pieces are there for Tortorella to turn them into a pretty good team. We shall see.... Edited October 21, 2015 by DJ Eco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 All the former Ranger players are probably like nooooooooooooooooooooooooo I'm curious if they've hated losing SO much that they actually endorsed the decision, and Torts' possible effectiveness with their roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 torts... what a total jackoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 It adds a good personal touch to wanting the jackets to fail. Just hating a division rival is too contrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Lundqvist gave up a weak one there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Anyone else out of the area and using Center Ice? I can't get the Ari-NYR game out here, blacked out on both CI channels and the ARI local channel and MSG.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Watching the Preds-Ducks game and they're talking about Khudobin and how he's from the USSR, which got me thinking, in the next few years, there will be very few players whose place of birth will end in USSR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Rick Nash scores his first on an empty netter that doesn't even go in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Watching the Preds-Ducks game and they're talking about Khudobin and how he's from the USSR, which got me thinking, in the next few years, there will be very few players whose place of birth will end in USSR... Isn't Khudobin from Kazahkstan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Isn't Khudobin from Kazahkstan Yeah but when he was born it was still under USSR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I won't compare Blue Jackets' defense with the Rangers' in 2012, but I will say the Rangers then weren't what they were in 2014-2015 (or now, still, imo, pretty elite despite a slow start). He got the best out of Dan Girardi and a young Ryan McDonaugh, and had Del Zotto, a recovering Staal, Bickel, and Eminger to work with: not exactly world class. But he put a rough system in place (and shot-blocking) that got them 1st in the East and a pretty good playoff run, they were hard to play against. Flash to Columbus' roster: potential for extremely good goaltending, the right mix of young skill and grit (not unlike Callahan, Boyle, Kreider, even Fedotenko being big contributors for him in the 2012 playoffs) within their offense, and their weakest link being defense; but you can't say they're toooo much worse than some of the guys he coached in 2012 (Bickel, Del Zotto, and Eminger two wins away from going to the Finals?!?!?!). I think the pieces are there for Tortorella to turn them into a pretty good team. We shall see.... You see Tort for who he is. That team overachieved. Tort used the personnel for that defensive system. And Del Zotto excelled in it. A more offensive coach like Vigneault had no use for MDZ. He barely played him. They were able to pry Klein from Nashville, who also had Trotz who soured on Del Zotto quickly. It took him 2-3 years to rebound with the Flyers. Torts leaned heavily on his top guys. He shortened the bench when necessary. But also made the careers of Boyle and Prust. Fedotenko too. But he also dropped Dubinsky from top line to checking line. Hence their relationship which needs repairing. Eminger was hot garbage. Yet somehow played. And Bickel was a regular for a time. That's insane. They were able to play it due to the goalie. They were in every game. For all the gripes about how badly Tort mishandled Richards (his horse) against the Bruins with Nash doing zilch, the Rangers came back from 3 down to tie the Devils in Game 5. A game I was at and predicted they would come back in. And they rallied from 2 down to tie Game 6. Those teams were resilient. They just didn't know how to win. Columbus it depends a lot on the psyche of Bobrovsky. Tort wants them to play with arrogance (confidence). But it's going to take a while. I don't see the Jackets improving much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Watching the Preds-Ducks game and they're talking about Khudobin and how he's from the USSR, which got me thinking, in the next few years, there will be very few players whose place of birth will end in USSR... hope there will be no political in sports journalism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Oh my god the ducks are bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 they need torts too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 The Ducks being this bad is really a shocker. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 They're an average team possession team getting no shooting luck (2.5% at 5v5). But they were also pretty bad last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 They're an average team possession team getting no shooting luck (2.5% at 5v5). But they were also pretty bad last night.Fifteen shots on goal, it doesn't matter what your shooting percentage is. Unless you're putting a quarter of your shots in the net, you're gonna lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Fifteen shots on goal, it doesn't matter what your shooting percentage is. Unless you're putting a quarter of your shots in the net, you're gonna lose. I said they were bad in that game. They've averaged 29.6 in their previous six, so it's not like they forgot how to get shots on goal. They'll be fine when the percentages even out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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