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NextSeason wrote:

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Buonomo, like any other player, needs to pick his spots. Already killing a penalty and then takes the second penalty to put the team down 5 on 3. Kitchener scored on both the first and second of those penalties. McRea even mentions the penalty in the Examiner interview.

Then early in the 3rd, Buonomo gets in trouble in his own end, North West corner, gives away the puck with a half hearted pass around the net that HITS THE NET and gets picked off by Kitchener and turns into a goal.

Tough night for Buonomo. He takes too many penalties for crosschecking etc. by the way he plays. Even though he is small, he needs to find a way to contain the opposition forwards without taking so many penalties.

The concerning part to me is he simply doesn't seem to get it. That's the 3rd, hard hit from behind in the past 2-3 weeks.

Last season with the Stars he 82 minutes in minor penalties in 33 games.

HockeyDude wrote:
Is anyone else with me when say I think it's time to get rid of Tatrn? I would rather see a kid like Wise who has alot of heart play for this team over Tatrn.

We could have a top 6 (when Theberge get's back) of Kass, Spooner, Puempel, Daly, Theberge, Lomas, then the checking line of West, Walchessen, Quesnele, then a 4th line of Larson,Wise, Heelis/Hietkamp rounding out the linup.

Larson is playing so good right now as well, it will be tough I would think bumping him that far down once Theberge is back, but you reallty can't break up the checking line, they play so well together.

Tatrn needs to go to a struggling team where he'll get a chance on a top 2 line to show what he can do. The injury, and then lack of ice time when he returned has hurt his career here. NV said it on the NOOF, and I agree, he's not a 4th line player, the only way he'll be successful is in an offencive role. Twohey should do the right thing and give the kid a chance to get his game back together.

As for Larson, might not be a popular choice, but I'd move him to the 3rd in West's spot. West doesn't do anything for me, and outside of the first week of games, that line has become very inconsistent. I think Larson is just as good defencively as West, but he's a better scorer and passer and likely would help get Walchessen and Quesnele going more consistently. Larson is better then a 4th line player here.