Don't agree with Torts benching Dubinsky for the remainder of the game after the penalty... You want to send a message? Fine, bench him for the entire 2nd period, but don't not allow the player to redeem himself out on the ice.
I expected a loss, very happy to see the W. Tomorrow against Tampa is a must win. Not because of the points but they need to show they are Number 1 for a reason and simply crush the bottom feeders. It's never easy as it sounds but they need to spread in a blowout here and there.
Todays game. Gaborik was great and Biron had a phenomenal game and kept us in it. That being said, I'm gonna quote what I said in the GDT and stand by it.
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And this is why Biron is a backup. Throughout this whole sequence behind the net I kept my eye on him. He had one elbow on the crossbar looking like he stood at the bar waiting for a drink. Only after the puck came back out front did he go down into the butterfly. He was not ready at any point in time during this goal. Watch Lundqvist when the puck is behind the net, he is always focused and ready to stop the puck, Biron instead just wasn't there anymore.
He played a great game today but those lapses in concentration need to stop.
These kind of things can cost you in the long run.
PoTG: Prust and Boyle. Prusts' final shift was epic.
The Good: Biron, AA, McD, Gabs, Step, Staal, and Lawman Stralman knocking down Skinner.
The Bad: Tort's completely doghousing Dubinksy. Dubi's dumb penalty. Richards absent-mindedly watching Biron get mugged for that second goal.
The Redden: MDZ's injury.
PoTG: Prust and Boyle. Prusts' final shift was epic.
The Good: Biron, AA, McD, Gabs, Step, Staal, and Lawman Stralman knocking down Skinner.
The Bad: Tort's completely doghousing Dubinksy. Dubi's dumb penalty. Richards absent-mindedly watching Biron get mugged for that second goal.
The Redden: MDZ's injury.
