Chuck wrote:
> I think it was foolish of CJ to have pulled the goalie so
> early. I know they were down 2 goals but read in two
> factors, Montreal?s very crappy back end puck control and
> Icing being of no concern of the Blues! I would have
> instead, benched the defence in favour forwards who can
> skate with the puck because what good is a defence that
> can?t forecheck nor win battles for puck! Having an empty
> net is just too distracting for a team that can?t play
> defence under that pressure. Get one goal first, save
> yanking Price as a last minute resort. Also if Max Pac
> isn?t going to the net, yank him off the ice as well. Max
> Pac we want shots on goal, not more passing from you!
Yes, you've hit it!
Since Sirius didn't have the game (in English, at least),
I ended up pulling the plug on the sat radio and listening
OTA to KMOX for the game.
When they said that Price was pulled, I turned to look
at the radio (like that would do any good) and said "What
a MORON!" referring to CJ, of course.
Luck out with a 5 minute PP in the closing minutes, only
down two, but with a questionable defense corps, you DO
NOT PULL THE GOALIE!!! Jeez, Coaching 101, fer crying out
loud.
If Weber were healthy, he would have been a perfect one
to send out on this along with four forwards who actually
have a chance of scoring...not passing endlessly...SCORING.
What was that phantom deal for Patches that the Blues
supposedly are offering? Take it QUICKLY!
OTOH, if CJ is actually *trying* to make the team tank
into 30th place (I don't think they have a chance of
going as low as 31st, practically speaking), he's doing
a really bang-up job.
Nyssa, who figures that even the Canes are going to
beat the Habs next and the matinee weekend games are
toast