Just watched this disaster of a game a few hours ago. Wow.
Since this is so late I'll skip right to what really needs to be expressed.
TVR is dogshit. He had two or three games where he was a non-factor which, I believe, is the best anyone can reasonably hope for, but he's turned in two stinkers in a row, with this loss to The Jets likely his worst game ever.
Somehow, he managed to finish the night at +1, which his apologists will love, along with a 69% Corsi. What stat, though, measures the number of times a players' efforts, or lack thereof, short circuit their team when they're just beginning to mount some pressure? When did he find time to participate in all these scoring attempts between his shit passes, missed assignments and bungled breakouts. He single-handedly ruined a power play all by himself, which is doubly infuriating 'cos he shouldn't have been on the PP in the first place. I seriously don't know how much more of this jackass I can bear.
Keith wasn't much better. Okay, that's hyperbole, but these things are relative; I expected little from TVR and received even less than that, while I expected far more from Keith and received somewhat less. Something is up with El Dunco, whether it's a nagging semi-injury, or something off-ice...the boy ain't right.
On The Plus, though, The Hawks re-upped Small Arthur for another two years at an average of $6mil per. I haven't inspected the ins and outs of the deal yet, but it looks like something's gotta give and the only way they're going to scrape up that kind of cap space is if one of The Old Boys goes.
I think. More about this later.
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