Last night’s game, like many during this recent troublesome stretch, came down to 5-on-5 play. The Golden Knights potted a power play goal for the 8th consecutive game, but it wasn’t enough because they were outscored 3-1 at even strength.
Since the beginning of this 2-6-1 stretch, the Golden Knights have allowed 25 even strength goals which is the second most in the NHL ahead of only the San Jose Sharks (29). Meanwhile, VGK have scored just 14 which means a -11 goal differential, tied for dead last with Vancouver and Minnesota.
Tomas Hertl leads the way with four of the 14 goals, Pavel Dorofeyev is right behind him with three in the last nine games. Victor Olofsson has two, Jack Eichel two, and Mark Stone, Keegan Kolesar, and Brett Howden each have one. That’s it. No one else has scored an even strength goal since January 7th. Not a single goal from a defenseman, nothing from Barbashev and Roy who returned from injury, and nothing from William Karlsson before he departed with his ailment.
It’s frustrating. We’re finding ourselves in the losing column a little too much lately and we don’t want this to continue to go the way it’s going. Every night’s a tough game because no one is letting us off the hook it’s got to come from within the group. -Jack Eichel
Most of the damage defensively has come with five specific players on the ice (not necessarily at the same time). Vegas’ top pair defensemen, Noah Hanifin and Alex Pietrangelo, have suffered 15 and 14 goals against while being present for just five and six respectively. Dorofeyev has been on the ice for 13 even strength goals against the in the last nine games and Hertl has been out there for 12. Finally, Tanner Pearson has been dinged for 10 goals against while not seeing a single puck hit the net at 5-on-5 in his last 100 minutes on the ice.
Hanifin and Pietrangelo’s even strength goal differential has a stunning correlation to the team’s record. When Hanifin is positive or zero, VGK are 25-3-2, when he’s negative, they are 5-12-2. It’s similar with Pietrangelo, 24-4-3 when positive or zero, and 3-11-1 when negative. Simply put, if the top pair can remain neutral at even strength, the Golden Knights are almost unbeatable.
As for Hertl and Dorofeyev, they have been the only ones consistently scoring goals but they don’t mean much if they can’t keep it out of their net as well. The team is +28 with neither Tomas nor Pavel on the ice at even strength. They are -1 with just Dorofeyev, -4 with just Hertl, and -6 with them both on the ice.
We weren’t good enough 5-on-5, I don’t think we generated nearly enough. We didn’t get inside to do that. They do a good job of swarming and I thought we did a good job of getting away from that part but we played a lot of perimeter hockey and eventually you do have to arrive inside and get some chances there. -Bruce Cassidy
VGK’s power play has scored on 10 of the 24 opportunities during the 2-6-1 stretch. They’ve been even better recently, scoring on five of the last 10, but it has resulted in just one win in four games.
There’s really no way around it. The Golden Knights need to make massive improvements at 5-on-5 if they want to not only get out of this funk, but get back to having legitimate Stanley Cup dreams. Despite the recent -11 streak they are on, Vegas remains +18 at even strength this season. If they can turn that back around starting tomorrow night, the wins will start to stack back up as they were before.
Goal Differential at Even Strength in 2024-25
Eichel: +27
McNabb: +22
Stone: +19
Barbashev +13
Theodore: +10
Olofsson: +8
Pietrangelo: +8
Karlsson: +6
Howden: +6
Korczak: +4
Schwindt: +2
Pearson: +2
Kolesar: +2
Whitecloud: -1
Laczynski: -1
Hanifin: -3
Brisson: -3
Holtz: -4
Roy: -6
Hague: -6
Dorofeyev: -7
Hertl: -10
FG
When you have two forward lines that can’t score and are marginal or a liability defensively, it is very difficult to have success at 5v5. This is amplified on the road. The top defensive pair has trouble defending the front of the net. Add to that neither goalie seems capable of stealing a game, so every one is going to be a struggle. At this point VGK is a bit of a paper tiger.
Richie-Rich
I would like to see a change with the “stay at home D” assignments. McNabb is the best they have. I believe Petro and Hanifan don’t have the seed. Every pair on the ice at 5 on 5 needs a stay at home defenseman.
SD= stay at home D
OD = offensive D
SD1: McNabb OD1: Petro
SD2: Whitecloud OD2: Hanifan
SD3: Theodore OD3: Hague/Korczak
McNabb doesn’t have a ton of speed, but he has a very high IQ and doesn’t take risks. Whitecloud and Theodore have more speed and if they are less risk averse they can help stop the leaking. Thoughts?
ThG
sd3 would be a mess, finding a partner for theodore is key. How about mcnabb/hanifin; petro/hague; whitecloud /theodore?
Richie-Rich
Hague is faster than Petro, but he has a low hockey IQ IMO. I think Korczak has more upside than Hague but he has to earn his spot. Petro/Korczak? Yeah, I can see grouping Petro & Hague but both being stay at home. ThG.
Pistol Pete
Good idea R-R however Cassidy seems to want a D on the rush whenever he can get one and even McNabb can. Isn’t the art of making a pair work in knowing when one guy is the OD and the other is the SD? They are interchangeable depending on where the puck is, movement of opposing players and how the play develops. Shane Hnidy and Derek Engelland would be the ones to ask about this. You may just be onto something though!
John Brown
Blah, blah, blah
I watch what most people don’t watch. I watch FORECHECKING all game, every game. They lost because we have some players playing “prevent defense” which in football normally prevents you from winning.
Some are playing “prevent” from getting hurt” by faking or not forechecking. PT is the King of forechecking weakness.
Forechecking slows/stops transition through the neutral zone.
Watch the next 3 games and watch who avoids forechecking. Most of the time the larger the salary, the waker the forechecking.
Forechecking decides the game, not goals. The opponents can’t score easily if they can’t smoothly through the neutral zone.
ThG
yeah opposition forechecks with three forwards and our forwards are not coming back to support, keen observation.
Emilio
Agree forecheck has been ass. Petro and Theo are the worst offenders.
Pistol Pete
Not in any way a critique of your interesting post John Brown:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forecheck
Pistol Pete
I played first team hockey at a prep school in Connecticut. Our coach was often trying to get us forwards to dump the puck in, in lieu of attempting a zone entry passing sequence, and forecheck in order to gain possession of the puck. The forward closest to the puck would go into the boards in the area behind the net or other place the puck went and the other two would look to be in position to take a pass and get a shot on net.
Even at the NHL level dump-ins to the O zone is where forechecking most frequently comes into play. Also applies to rebounds or any action that involves a turnover or potential one to the opposing players (dedending forwards and D’s). Of course an attacking forechecker on a dump-in will normally first encounter a D on the wall, often a big physical D.
Pistol Pete
The forwards must be able to act quickly and “reset” to the defending mode once a breakout of the D zone by the defending team is certain. They must backcheck as a unit quickly in order to defend the neutral zone and support their retreating D’s. This is what Cassidy means by reset.
Pistol Pete
As I explained above my introduction to forechecking as a player was the O zone application, and when Cassidy refers to it, it is often in this context (acquiring and maintaining possession of the puck in the offensive zone), however to John Brown’s point, seeking to acquire control of the puck in the neutral zone is an application
of forechecking (by either team). As I understand John Brown’s point, certainVGK players are avoiding engagements for control of the puck in the neutral zone. Interesting contention.
https://www.icehockeysystems.com/ice-hockey-systems/systems-category/forechecking-158
Pistol Pete
While we’re defining forechecking we might as well extend from the O zone
and N zone to the D zone where the defenders apply it to acquire possession
of the puck to launch an offensive initiative. By definition forechecking applies to gaining offensive control of the puck. Backchecking is simply the process of the forwards moving down ice towards their own end, the 200 ft. game that Eichel has become so adept at.
TS
John, did the players read your post? The following game vs Panthers was very physical, both teams playing tough..lots of hits, forechecking. The guys’ intensity was equal to the Panthers’. The boys play UP to better teams, but play DOWN to lesser teams. Are the guys unwilling to dial it up vs lesser opponents because they’re unwilling to risk injury, or maybe unmotivated to expend that effort unless we play a top- tier team? Both. maybe?
Emilio
I love the concept. They should absolutely try it.
My D roster would look like this..
Hague – Petro
McNabb – Theo
Hanifin – Whitecloud
Petro is more sound defensively than Hanifin. You can pair Hague with Petro for that reason.
McNabb can play with Theo because Theo will now be on his off-side so could make more errors.
This will free up Theo to run a bit but McNabb can clean up simple mistakes.
Whitecloud with Hanifin.
This will keep Hague on the left. Shea is extremely talented and has played on his offside plenty of times now. Might not keep pace with the record season he’s having but it saves Hague from crashing out on his opposite side.
McNabb is the best S-A-H D we have and has played alongside Theo many times. This combo would work just fine and Theo can still jam out and be protected.
Pistol Pete
By career points/game :
Theo (.64)
Petro (.59)
Hanifin (.42)
Whitecloud (.22)
Hague (.22)
McNabb (.21)
You may not necessarily not keep Whitecloud and Hague together to satisfy the demand to have one high offensive producing D on each pair. It may not be that simple. Cassidy knows the answer so do Hnidy and Engelland each were NHL Dmen.
JP
Just a simple observation of the last 18 games: We went 8-3-0 between 12/16/24 and 01/11/25; and 2-4-1 since 01/12/25. Potential reason: Nic Roy was out injured during last half of Dec and first half Jan. While it’s not his fault directly, the line shifting that has occurred to make room for him is a contributing factor to our struggles.
… ok, returning to my armchair coaching role.
Pistol Pete
In case the reader did not see my post near the bottom of the last thread:
Persuant to my discussion with hdbiker I checked on Hill and Thompson in the Dallas series. This is an interesting topic in that Hill is looking just sort of okay and Thompson has Vezina numbers with the Caps, not that there is any real chance he comes back here. Anyways I forgot that Thompson played the first four games winning both in Dallas and coming back here to lose the next two. Hill then took over and played the last three games, losing in Dallas, logging a SO here and finally losing the series in Dallas giving up just two goals in a game the VGK could have won. His stats were very good: GAA 1.67/SV% .935. Thompson’s numbers were also good though he gave up three goals in three of the games: GAA 2.50/SV% .927.
I forgot, so Hill must not been 100% when the series started othewise he would have started? Must have been since LT played the first four games. Hill outperformed LT allowing three goals in just his first game, SO in game 2 and just two in game three (game 7 in the series) a game the VGK could have won.
Hill was very good and could have won game 7 through no fault of his own. Thompson was decent in the series stats wise but not as good as Hill. However Thompson had some bad puck luck at T-Mobile as I recall (I attended game 4…one or two of the goals were very unlucky).
Hill was injured for spells in the regular season playing 35 games: 2.71/.909
Thompson was healthy enough to play all season and played 46 games: 2.70/.908
One can see the 2023-24 numbers are nearly identical however Hill’s numbers in the Dallas series were superior and he could well have won the series allowing just two goals in game 7.
There is a case to be made for sure that Hill would start over Thompson in 2024-25.
Pistol Pete
Obviously Hill’s salary. You don’t put him behind the entry level salary to start the season lol. You can rotate the backup into a potentially dominant position depending on results. Obviously. Too bad LT and his agent decided to go to another team.
Clarence
Shut all your cock sucking goddamn mouths you bunch of fucking crybaby bitches.
VGK for Life
Pistol Pete
Hi Clarence new here? I appreciate your sentiment. There are some whiners here and one dumbass political “pundit”. God this guy is one stupid fucking moron posting under ten different handles and never has anything bright to say about hockey. Welcome to SinBin.
TS
Clarence, come on…
Tell us how you REALLY feel!
ThG
another TS clone drone
TS
THQueer, yet ANOTHER LIE. How low can you go, maggot? Face it, you EXPOSED YOURSELF with your lies!! Twisted little man- child with his nursery full of invisible ” friends”, yet you accuse ME?? Do your projection skills come naturally, or do you practice with your invisibles? Clown, only children have invisible friends! ADULTS have REAL ones!!
ThG
busted yet again , low life
Emmanuel
Shot totals have been low to average but the goals go in……uhhhhh maybe its the goalies?
Bim
I’d love to see that Pylon Whiteclouds plus minus
5 on 5 during this streak. He absolutely sucks.
Pistol Pete
Hill’s career playoffs numbers are strong. Just 19 games but he came through so far: 2.09/.932
Pistol Pete
Oilers just managed to bump us out of first.
vgk21
Edm won over Buffalo, so now the Vgk are officially out of first place in the Pacific Division. 65 pts to 64.
same # of games, 49
Pistol Pete
If I were to make an early kind of risky guess I would say Kings round 1 /Oilers round 2. It would be nice to win the division and get another banner up there and play a wild card in round one but it’s not necessary,
larry
If the &^&%$*&oilers do win the division my hope is that they face the flames in the first round as that Battle of Alberta will most certainly take something out of them should they prevail.
vgk21
Home ice is important in playoffs.
It would have been nice to play game 7 in Vegas instead of Dallas last spring.
larry
Agree agree agree…it is better to have it than not.
Pistol Pete
Home ice is fine but the better team can win playoff games away. We saw this in the first two games of the 2023-23 Dallas series and game 6 in Dallas 2022-23.
Larry
There’s no disputing anyone can win anywhere at any time, but bottom line you play the slog of the regular season to have and maintain the most favorable road to The Cup that is possible, especially where a Game 7 comes into play.
Emmanuel
Coach doesnt match lines so home ice doesnt matter.
Pistol Pete
Tim he’s jealous because this is a hockey site he posts more than anyone else and nobody learns anything about hockey from him.
I ask you how dumb is this?
“yeah opposition forechecks with three forwards and our forwards are not coming back to support, keen observation.”
Pistol Pete
Typos: First two games 2023-24 series
ThG
revision no 100,110
TS
PP, not looking good for us in the playoffs then, knowing how the team performs on the road. This year, in particular, is troubling in this area. Is it a mental thing??
larry
I’m not here to defend Thompson or Hill right now. I was all in favor of starting Hill in Game. 5 and advocated in a post.
Goaltending was not at all the issue during the series, but thinking back on it to understand Thompsons mindset when the series ended and why he might have wanted out .
As Peabody might say to Sherman, cue the Time Machine….in Game 3 nobody has ever played a better game in net than Thompson did that night… there were waves of odd man rushes and breakaways and he stood tall and VGK tied the game….and came thisfuckingclose to winning it when Hanifin had the lead pick on his stick and a chance for a 3-0 series lead.
I guess when he got replaced for Game 5 it was like he mentally checked out of the VGK uniform.
larry
As Of 815pm the panthers are up 3-2 over the ducks…there will be no valid excuse for VGK tomorrow at 5pm…the panthers will be playing on a back to back with not much rest time in between…yes they are ‘begrudgingly’ the champs and they always come to play but things are set up well for the boys tomorrow…its simply a matter of executing and getting the puck out of our fucking defense end!!
Pistol Pete
NHL.com
FLA +105
VGK -125
C’mon guys. Relentless forechecking in the O zone and get back and defend the N zone winning those puck battles.
Pistol Pete
Going back to Ken’s point in the article about the poor +/- of the Hertl line I need to keep watching for this. It really weighs on the forwards if their play is responsible for turnovers in the O zone and N zone leading to zone entries by the opponents. It’s quite another if the D’s are not defending the net as they should. The forwards too need to box out in front of the net and create turnovers. It’s hard to imagine there not being videos being watched by the players with the coach on this.
JB
Will we be able to compete with Florida tonight? If we let them push us around we won’t. Big boy pants tonight. Come boys!
ThG
hey mr “blow head off political leader” Cats are on back to back from San Joes.
TS
Mature post, little god. REAL man, you are.
ThG
you support evil, what a piece of shit you are
TS
Speak for yourself, Maggot
.Who sucks Trump?? NOT me. So who is the POS who supports EVIL??. Your man is the most corrupt POTUS in history!! You’re a nasty bitch, aren’t you??
ThG
fuck off ts, you side with people who want to kill.
you are sick
TS
I’m posting from the future, and we absolutely played up to the Panthers! Very physical game, as it SHOULD be. It CAN be done, and even on the road!
Tim
Bravo not a nasty remark in all the comments I’d like to see more of that. Maybe this has a chance to be a hockey site after all. You can switch your D Men all you want but our biggest issue is goaltending and it’s not where are you Joe DiMaggio but where are you Logan Thompson.
ThG
Joe DiMaggio didn’t play hockey , and tim most of comments are by idiot mr flip flop blathering bull shit.
BTW welcome back, and why do you hate America and free speech so much ?
Tim
I’m surprised you don’t remember the song about ( Joe DiMaggio our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you ) tells me your not very old which explains your unawareness of the world and history.
ThG
Tim, I know that song and it has nothing to do with hockey. wha waa waa hypocrite.
Pistol Pete
Tim he’s jealous because this is a hockey site he posts more than anyone else and nobody learns anything about hockey from him.
I ask you how dumb is this?
“yeah opposition forechecks with three forwards and our forwards are not coming back to support, keen observation.”
Pistol Pete
The hockey God
ThG
Donald J Trump
George V
Four handles. One person. One moron. One queer ass.
JB
Tyler Durden
Don’t forget pillow biter knightsfaninminny. He’s the little happy dog that barks the loudest behind ThG.
ThG
as usual you are full of it, peacock pedro
The hockey God
PP knows queer a$$es because he is one !
ThG
says the moron who just posted 20 times !! What an asshat !
The hockey God
You forgot the 100,110 PeePee revisions ! ThG !
ThG
PP your post copying my hockey reference shows you don’t know how to read and don’t know shit about hockey. I am not going to explain it to you because you can’t comprehend simple concepts.
Pistol Pete
I would be happy to debate John Brown’s post and your silly response to it. You just went along without understanding his claim. Want to debate forechecking and how it relates to the neutral zone? I didn’t think so. Call you out to debate and you always decline. All smoke and mirrors you are.
TS
Tim, you spoke too soon. You KNOW if Thq is posting, it is gonna be nasty. He can’t be a REAL man..
ThG
What’s a woman?
you can’t even answer that question, so you don’t even know what a man is
get lost hypocrite.
TS
Say WHAT, little man- child?? I DO know a REAL man from
The likes of YOU. YOU EXPOSED YOURSELF, little man- child!!
ThG
you don’t know your ass from hole in ground, tweaker
The hockey God
The Democrats are at it again, folks. Pam Bondi, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney General, is stuck in limbo thanks to the left’s favorite pastime—delays, obstruction, and more political theater. If you thought they might ease up now that Trump is back in office, think again. Their number one goal? Stop the Trump agenda at all costs, even if it means grinding the gears of government to a halt.
The Left’s Playbook: Delay, Delay, Delay
Bondi’s confirmation hearing was supposed to move forward, but the Democrats pulled their usual stunt by placing an arbitrary hold on the process. According to Senate rules, any member of the Judiciary Committee can put a hold on a nomination for at least seven days. And surprise, surprise—that’s exactly what they did. Why? Because the thought of Bondi stepping into the DOJ terrifies them.
Let’s be real here—Bondi is more than qualified. She’s been Florida’s Attorney General, taken on high-profile corruption cases, and has a record of standing for the rule of law. But none of that matters to the Democrats. Their concern isn’t about qualifications or doing what’s best for America. No, their only concern is maintaining their grip on power and keeping their corruption buried deep beneath layers of bureaucratic sludge.
knights fan in minny
the left is scum
Tyler Durden
Your mom is slut scum, you feeble minded pillow biter.
knights fan in minny
oh look the faggot back for another stupid comment are you going to run away like a pussy that you are turdan loser
knights fan in minny
my mom is dead you dumb fuck pussy turdan faggot
ThG
Trump’s federal DEI purge puts hundreds on leave, nixes $420M in contracts
President Trump’s executive order on DEI was among dozens he signed on his first day in office
knights fan in minny
sounds like trump had fantastic day in sin city
ThG
party at circa downtown, he passed the dice at craps table !!
TS
Ooh, Trumpty passed the dice!! What SKILLS he has!! Can he ROLL the dice, too??? Yup, POTUS material, for sure!
knights fan in minny
the don is making things happen something mush head jo could not do
Top Dog
If you watched the video you would see how generous trump was in passing the dice
but being there are serious comprehension issues in your substance abused mind, you wouldn’t know the difference.
only Top Dog, no one else
knights fan in minny
ice taking out the scumbag invaders good job boys
Mohamed Salah al-Din al-Halim Zaidan
Mr. Jack Hammer, I give you greeting and request for tonight’s lineup. Or anyone else?
knights fan in minny
what the hell
Jack Hammer
Nothing yet guys. Working on the after game story.
knights fan in minny
don’t no one cares nut job loser
Wizard of BJ
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Victor Olofsson — Tomas Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Tanner Pearson– Nicolas Roy — Keegan Kolesar
Jonas Rondbjerg — Brett Howden — Alexander Holtz
Noah Hanifin — Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague — Zach Whitecloud
Adin Hill
knights fan in minny
petro skipping 4 nations
Pistol Pete
Attn: TS
He’s at it again. Harassing me unprovoked. The petty prick. Please provide list of all known ThG handles. Tia. PP
P. S. You right he’s jealous. I try to keep my readers up to date with earnest VGK thoughts and information and he’s incapable of it. Doesn’t know hockey.
ThG
“Joe DiMaggio didn’t play hockey , and tim most of comments are by idiot mr flip flop blathering bull shit.
BTW welcome back, and why do you hate America and free speech so much ?”
JANUARY 26, 2025REPLY
Tim
I’m not sure who your talking about hating America surely not me. I spent my 2 years overseas defending our country and you the pussy you are have nothing to do but badger other posters.
knights fan in minny
i got naylor in a fantasy draft as a utility spot what kind of year do you think he will have
Pistol Pete
Tim, it’s not you being referenced. You are okay. Sorry for the misunderstanding buddy. And you know hockey well enough to recognize home grown talent when you see it. I admire that.
ThG
PP revision no 100,110
the guy can’t keep what he posts straigth.
TS
Tim, i salute you! One of my sons was in the Army.Aviation/ combat Division
, and worked on the birds.
Went on to Aviation school, now is a civilian jet mechanic. HOO- RAH!!
ThG
Your posts says you are a vet, thanks for your service. Your post still doesn’t explain why you don’t stand up for free speech and our constitution, despite fighting for it. Seems like your position on fighting for our country only stands for YOUR free speech, not the the rest of us? A bit hypocritical isn’t it?
TS
Pp, let’s review: thg: the hockey god, DJT, Donald Trump, Top Dog, George…
Did i miss any invisibles? Funny thing is, Thq got his invisibles/ lies about me mixed up! He tripped himself up with all his lies that he has concocted to attack me. For years! He accidentally used George instead of Top Dog to again repeat his lies about talking with me at practice..called me a TWEAKER, rude( i am polite to everyone but THQ, who is an Ass), said i was sick and should seek help.
But he got mixed up with so many invisibles that he posted the wrong one!!! BUSTED AT LONG LAST!!!! I AM VINDICATED!!
TS
PP, I forgot one more invisible: Arnold Rothstein. How many invisibles is that so far?
ThG
says sybil who can’t fathom that more than one person can have same opinion; what an idiot.
meanwhile no one comes to this site to hear you whine and complain and stalk same person all the time , posting lies about them. Sybil, ts alex, barbara, now another one today clarance ?, and betty boop. The queen of multiple aliases. SYBIL ! Hearing voices in head. Seek therapy lots of it, you need it. Sicko.
Top Dog
Let’s review, TS lies and doesn’t know how to read people’s posts , because some people pick up themes from other people’s posts and copy them. What a moron.
TS
Top to Bottom.dog: OKAY, FOOL. Try some other excuses for Thq EXPOSING HIMSELF! You’re all BUSTED!
The hockey God
bull shit, you weren’t nice to TS ALEx
take your lies and non hockey posts elsewhere you tweaker ass hat
Top Dog
Nor to me.
George V
Or me
The hockey God
OR ME !
Pistol Pete
TS I would not have said Arnold Rothstein was one. Currently in use:
ThG
The hockey God
Donald J Trump
George V
Four handles. One person. One moron. One dickhead. One queer ass.
ThG
PP the hypocrite who says he isn’t going engage anymore. What a lying piece of shit.
hey numb nuts, your post isn’t about hockey, go cry in corner, put your dunce hat on.
The hockey God
I am not ThG numb nuts.
The hockey God
You forgot the 100,110 PeePee revisions ! ThG !
Pistol Pete
We were cool after our last feud until you opened your wise ass mouth again. Asshole.
ThG
Joe DiMaggio didn’t play hockey , and tim most of comments are by idiot mr flip flop blathering bull shit.
BTW welcome back, and why do you hate America and free speech so much ?JANUARY 26, 2025REPLY
ThG
only blathering idiot here, is you pee brain, as exposed by your 20 plus comments which said basically nothing.
so get lost with your hypocrisy, your flips flops repeated exposed.
take it like it is, stop your whining and crying like a baby
Pistol Pete
But that is not true. Do you want to debate me on forechecking and John Brown’s post or anything else I posted? I didn’t think so. Reading through my posts this article there was some pretty decent content imho. The Hill/LT piece was very good imho. You are throwing shit on the wall hoping it sticks. Not.
WE , you and me, US. stand alone here. I am well liked and respected for my graciousness and knowledge of the game. You are not well liked imo. You attempt to force your views of the world on us and try to belittle anyone who does not agree with you. Your hockey stuff is shaky at best.
Pistol Pete
You talk a game but when called out you won’t debate. I like to debate.
Pistol Pete
You wrote:
“as exposed by your 20 plus comments which said basically nothing.”
That is an empty claim. I just looked though them and imo most readers would value the content.
John Brown’s post actually challenged my understanding of forechecking. It seemed valid on the surface but I ultimately dismissed it. Forechecking applies mainly to the O zone. Effective forechecking in the O zone no more limits the opponents ability to transition through the N zone than it prevents the opponent from breaking out of their end in the first place. When the puck is stalled in the N zone, an intercepted pass for example, “forechecking” for puck possession does come into play but use of the term is semantic imo.
ThG
“most readers would , this or that”
says poster with big fat inflated ego
get lost numb nuts
ThG
“I like to debate.”
you like to flip flop
ThG
still waiting for answer to why these hypocrites hate free speech so much. And our constitution, and they hide behind “well I fought for our country”. REally, do these morons believe they fought for free speech for everyone or no one, or just for one sided free speech ?
your hypocrisy exposed yet again
Pistol Pete
So are we cool from the Cats game on or are you going to keep up the harassment? We have each said things over the course of our “feud” that neither really meant. Let’s leave it at that and move on.
ThG
Says the poster who does the harassing all the time, fuck off pee pee take your clone TS with you.
The hockey God
Yeah fuck off Pedro and your popcorn popgun