WCF: Kings vs. Blackhawks (SERIES DISCUSSION)

[The Count Dante]

Once again, Dale gets the good end of the deal.</p>


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ALL HAIL DALE!</p>


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Edit: Think he will take Sharp back?</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

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The difference is Sharp is invisible, Versteeg is a liability.  Does Sharp (and Hossa) need to score more? Of course, but at least when they're on the ice Sharp doesn't cough the puck up excessively and Hossa at least is instrumental in protecting it and taking it away.</p>


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Versteeg, on the other hand, has been directly responsible for goals against all postseason--usually on the exact same play: Stop dead in the middle of the attacking zone and stickhandle in place while not moving.  If he just did this once or twice I'd have no issue, but despite him geting his pocket picked EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. HE. DOES. THAT. HE. JUST. KEEPS. DOING. IT.</p>


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It's not him coming back from knee surgery that is the issue; it's his poor on-ice decisions and failure to adapt...at all.  If he was 100% healed he might--*might* be able to cover for his own mistakes, but he'd still be making mistakes that LA would exploit.</p>
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You're obviously not watching Sharp on the PP.  He kills it every time the puck is on his stick.  He fans on passes without pressure (game 4in LA).  Mishandles pucks in the nuetral zone (last night).  Shoots high/in the chest/completely misses the net. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. HE.JUST.KEEPS.DOING.IT.</p>


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Maybe Sharp isn't giving the puck up as much.  But that would require him to actually have to work to get the puck on his stick in order to lose it.</p>


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And lets talk about his selfish penalties because no one is allowed to hit him</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

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Once again, Dale gets the good end of the deal.</p>


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ALL HAIL DALE!</p>


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Edit: Think he will take Sharp back?</p>
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I would drive Sharp to the airport myself.  Because princess Sharp probably doesn't drive him self</p>

 

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Nothing about Versteegs knee is going to change the decisions he makes with the puck. They're the same bad ones he made when he was here years ago and he hasn't learned any better since then. Can he score 20 goals if given ample opportunity? Probably. But he's going to be making a metric shit ton of mistakes in the process.

 

[PatrickShart]

Major knee injuries in a sport you use your legs, is a factor.  Get a grip.</p>

 

[Pez68]

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Major knee injuries in a sport you use your legs, is a factor.  Get a grip.</p>
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Did he have a major knee injury in his previous stint with the Hawks? Because he's been making awful decisions since then. :lol:</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

No..but at least he had the speed to recover</p>


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I'm not even a fan of his...but shit, he gets lit up while others **** up and "they're simply struggling, poor guy"</p>

 

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Because, like it was said, no one else has been as big a liability.

 

[PatrickShart]

So make 6.5mil and completely invisible...and all is well.  And simply ignore Sharp's **** ups, poor guy is just struggling.</p>

 

[puckjim]

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So make 6.5mil and completely invisible...and all is well.  And simply ignore Sharp's **** ups, poor guy is just struggling.</p>
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Versteeg has been garbage all season.  Sharp has been garbage all playoffs.</p>


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But we should give Versteeg the benefit of the doubt because 2010?</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

Sharp has been shit since coming back from the Olympics</p>


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9g in 39gms and a -6</p>


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He gets put on the top unit in every single offensive opportunity and is paid 6.5mil a year - same as Toews and Kane</p>

 

[Pez68]

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No..but at least he had the speed to recover</p>


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I'm not even a fan of his...but shit, he gets lit up while others **** up and "they're simply struggling, poor guy"</p>
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Sharp has been getting absolutely blasted recently by pretty much everyone, so I'm not sure where you're getting this from. The difference is that Sharp has earned the benefit of the doubt with his history of GREAT play. Versteeg....has not.</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

Who's saying give him the benefit of the doubt?</p>


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Why is princess Sharp absolved from doing anything productive in the playoffs?  Why is he allowed to consistantly **** up every power play, take selfish, lazy penalties?</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

Riiiiiighhhhht</p>

 

[TSD]

<span style="color:#800080;">I knew we should have kept Hamilton instead of Sharp!</span></p>

 

[Pez68]

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Who's saying give him the benefit of the doubt?</p>


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Why is princess Sharp absolved from doing anything productive in the playoffs?  Why is he allowed to consistantly **** up every power play, take selfish, lazy penalties?</p>
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He's not, which is why he was playing with Handzus and Versteeg last night and Saad was bumped up. He was also demoted from the 1st PP unit. He wasn't on the ice in game 4 when the Hawks had the goalie pulled, either. Who is absolving him of anything? He has fucking sucked.</p>


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I was calling for him to be off of the PP almost a week ago, and it finally happened last night. Thankfully.</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

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<span style="color:#800080;">I knew we should have kept Hamilton instead of Sharp!</span></p>
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Might have won a shootout this year...</p>

 

[TSD]

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Might have won a shootout this year...</p>
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I forgot how money he was on shootouts.</p>

 

[PatrickShart]

That Ginger was good on them</p>

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

We all know PMX is turtelly enough for the turtle club,</p>


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