#ALSO to be clear i am a nucks believer none of this means im not a nucks believer. i have them winning it in 7 different brackets I Believe

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ok game over thoughts on this game / nucks - generally a shitty game from the nucks let's be real. first 2 periods? ouch! specifics... - the powerplay looked godawful. nothing to say rlly here the pp has been mid for ages. but god - just rarely felt like the nucks were driving play. obviously they weren't able to get many shots off but sometimes in nucks games this season it's felt like that's because they're confident and able to hold onto the puck until they get a better one. this game it's more like they can't hold onto the puck long enough to set up their shots. - on that note i thought the forecheck (which i typically like) wasn't looking too hot. oilers were all over them in the offensive zone - if ian cole plays next game... - like earlier in the nucks playoff run, it does feel like the nucks are only rlly waking up when they Have to. and they're really good when they're on!! but like... they spend most of the game Not doing that - the ep40 linemates situation is straight up laughable at this point. how is this the state of our second line lmao - amending this next point with i think tocchet has been unbelievably good for this team in general they are not at this point without him blah blah blah. i think playoffs have made me more annoyed w a couple aspects of his systems that have long annoyed me... even though i love how good his forecheck is the dump and chase is just Not It to me. one thing abt me i hate a dump and chase based system... sorry. i also just think his system is so strong that in some cases it's stifling (this is good in some ways bad in others) . i think it's great that players have rlly bought into his systems and that he's instilled a lot more discipline in the team and in the use of his systems by the team. however i also think the rlly strict north-south style and general strictness of his systems is preventing certain players like ep40 from playing at their best (ie most creative). it's just... not a system that rewards that kinda play. and for the most part it works!! rlly well!! and we've seen from earlier in the season that ep40 can work within it pretty well. it just also sucks at times and sometimes i wonder if there's a way it can be modified to add more of that back into the game. esp with ep40 as a near-guaranteed franchise player for years to come... imo the team system does need to work at least kinda well with his style. that's not something that's a Fix now kinda thing but that i should hope there's some consideration for looking towards the future. or at least abt the linemates because Jesus. It's bad - with that being said ep40 didn't have a very good game lol - hronek is not that great and everyone has finally decided it's ok to discuss this fact - silovs is Good - that ending brother...