Just got back. That was dire tonight. Am I ok to say that?
Read a post somewhere with someone claiming that we have plenty of physicality. Worst observation of the season for me. We don't have physicality. I don't enjoy seeing a number of our 5ft something little folk going in to the boards against a 6ft something opponent and coming out with nothing. Our forwards are starved of quality chances. Look at the goals tonight.... a power play and a quick release off a face off. Our in play game is poor due to our lack of puck possession. You can sign Ovi for this team and without the quality chances, he won't be scoring. We simply don't do enough in the opponents zone. I saw Cox cross checking Tetlow - 6ft 6"ish to try and get something going. We aren't physical but that is the least of our problems. I don't need us smashing anyone into the boards for the sake of it. The physicality we miss is being able to retain possession and cycle the puck. We enter the o zone with the puck and the big fellas take it off us with little effort. Myers bossed it tonight doing what he's done for years. Getting his big ass in the way and protecting the puck.
The quality chances just aren't there for our forwards. Each one of the saves tonight for Carr were regulation saves. We enter the O zone and exit it. Same as last night. It's seems to be Skalde's plan. Be interesting to see how it plays out in the long run. Let's hope it bears fruit at some point.
You can say that we are dire.
The rest of what you’ve written is baseless when you take into account the situation, from new coach, new team, Covid all factors that will impact our performance. You are allowed an opinion, of course, also accept that that opinion maybe flawed, incorrect, ridiculous etc. Also as supporters, our observations will be based on unknown factors, we don’t know plans, budgets, strategy etc some writers here come across as if their comments aren’t known by those in the club, almost as if a writer on the Inferno has “spotted” an issue before the club. Take the goalie issue, the comments on here about signing two top netties, what why would a coach with Skalde experience do that, that’s crazy. Well maybe the real crazy is people with zero knowledge outside of their own self imposed bubble commenting on what should be done over a coach with Skaldes resume, that’s the real crazy.......