Jonathan Toews Goal of the year candidate

Sabres · Guru

Jonathan Toews Goal of the year candidate

capsgm · Senior Member

yes that was pretty sick

Islanders GM · Senior Member

lousy defense helped

HOTLANTA · Guru

sick is right, him and kane are going to be scary together

Sabres_Luke · Guru

Islanders GM wrote:

lousy defense helped

You're right, Scott Hannan is horrible at playing defense........

Islanders GM · Senior Member

Sabres_Luke wrote:

Islanders GM wrote:

lousy defense helped

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You're right, Scott Hannan is horrible at playing defense........

the coaches will have a few words with him

three players, none of whom threw a check, looking like they each wanted the other guy to do it

Sabres · Guru

LOL Jay. I cant believe u said that. I guess Toews fakes, quick hands and speed didnt have anything to do with it.

Did it ever occur to you that sometimes no matter how well a defenceman plays a rush, hes going to get beat?

Yeesh...

WildJamie · Senior Member

I am with Jay on this one. No top calibre NHL dman should ever be beat by ANY forward 1 on 1... I don't care who it is.
Does it happen? Sure... but Toews will try the same (or similar) move again, and it will not work the next 100 times.

Islanders GM · Senior Member

the thing is that the player wasn't even TOUCHED !

you think that's due to his superior speed? watch again

he should have faced some interference

i was a defenseman when i played hockey so it's what i see first when i see a play

Sabres · Guru

Wow... I cant believe you just made that argument Jamie.

What the frick do we even play the game then if everything should be so certain in your mind?

Thats why its called sport! Because even the best players get beat!

This league always seems to dumbfound me.

WildJamie · Senior Member

lol....
Yes, this message board is amazing.
The point is, the dman is at fault, no question. The argument before was something along the lines of "Hannan is a great dman and Toews made him look stupid with his skill".
My reply is, the dman played it horribly, and if the same play were to occur again 98 times out of 100 Toews would not get to the net.

Obviously the 1 or 2 times it does happen is great, but lets be realistic about NHL calibre dmen such as Hannan, they dont get beat 1 on 1 very often, and when they do, it is more their fault than the "greatness" of the player that went around them (or a long shift, injury or some other outside factor).

Sabres · Guru

well whatever. Way to analyze what every highlight really is... one guy beating another guy real bad...

IMO a highlight is often one guy beating someone with a good to great move on a defenceman who often makes himself also look stupid...

Panthers · Senior Member

Seriously, I don't care how good a skater is, he should not get through a one on three rush. Three guys going for a poke check, nobody stepped up (one guy was trailing so he gets a small pass on that). It was a great play by Toews, but that is also inexcusable defense.

Panthers · Senior Member

That was a sick play by Toews though

Sabres · Guru

haha I still dont understand you guys. Forwards have pretty much an equal chance of beating defencemen one way or another as they have in stopping them. Whether its by passing it off, dumping it in or deking him out. I cant believe some of you think that a dman should stop guys 100% of the time lol.