Downtown Connor Brown said:He really hasn't done much for me lately.Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Marleau --- oof. 4-2.
He has been awful. A truly worthless hockey player. He looks lost.
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Downtown Connor Brown said:He really hasn't done much for me lately.Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Marleau --- oof. 4-2.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Marleau --- oof. 4-2.
lc9 said:And Marleau right back on the ice. Babcock is so situationally poor. He does not understand the flow of a hockey game after all these years.
Downtown Connor Brown said:Looks like he still know how to score (as long as the goalie isn't in the net).
herman said:lc9 said:And Marleau right back on the ice. Babcock is so situationally poor. He does not understand the flow of a hockey game after all these years.
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lc9 said:herman said:lc9 said:And Marleau right back on the ice. Babcock is so situationally poor. He does not understand the flow of a hockey game after all these years.
This aged well
So you think Marleau has played well the last 2 months? And you base this on an empty net goal?
Nik the Trik said:lc9 said:herman said:lc9 said:And Marleau right back on the ice. Babcock is so situationally poor. He does not understand the flow of a hockey game after all these years.
This aged well
So you think Marleau has played well the last 2 months? And you base this on an empty net goal?
I know my reading skills are declining but your quoted post isn't "Marleau has played bad the last two months".
lc9 said:All that aside. I will still contend Marleau is the wrong choice on that situation. Because it worked out with an empty net goal doesn't excuse his obvious poor play.
herman said:Admittedly, I wasn't even watching the game -- but I was watching the thread.
I was mostly posting because it was funny.
Here's why it's not bad coaching to throw Marleau out there again after making a mistake:
a) It was just a mistake. There's enough of a sample size to Marleau's career that I think we can safely say he isn't deliberately trying to cost us the game. You know who is guaranteed to work the hardest after getting scored on the shift before? The guy who coughed it up. Coaches know that there is no value to being punitive about isolated mistakes.
b) Marleau is a speedy two-way player with good defensive structure, plays on Kadri's line which was going to be used to shutdown the final push anyway. Why throw someone else into a high leverage role with non-regular linemates? He has the offensive instincts to know what the Penguins will try to do; he has the speed and skill to break it up; and as Brown Rolo mentioned, he seems to capitalize on these situations a lot. EN goals aren't cheap; they're paid for with hard defensive work even if the shot is relatively easier.
Nik the Trik said:Yeah. Babcock is uniquely suited to make a decision both in terms of motivation and in terms of fatigue. In addition to the things you mention about using Kadri's line, I think it's fair to say that no other line is a natural/easy choice there. The fact that it worked seems like a pretty fair case for Babcock, and his unique position to make that judgment, made the right one.
herman said:Yeah, even if Marleau didn't score, it'd still be the obvious right move.