GDT: #14 ⋅ CBJ @ ANA ⋅ 5:00 PM PST

[anezthes]

77 Vatrano ⋅ 11 Zegras ⋅ 19 Terry
17 Killorn ⋅ 91 Carlsson ⋅ 16 Strome
26 McGinn ⋅ 21 Lundeström ⋅ 13 Fabbri
44 Johnston ⋅ 20 Leason ⋅ 61 Gauthier

6 Dumoulin ⋅ 51 Zellweger
34 Mintyukov ⋅ 7 Gudas
5 Vaakanainen ⋅ 2 LaCombe

1 Dostál

vs

59 Chinakhov ⋅ 23 Monahan ⋅ 86 Marchenko
4 Sillinger ⋅ 19 Fantilli ⋅ 82 Pyyhtiä
10 Voronkov ⋅ 17 Danforth ⋅ 24 Olivier
27 Aston-Reese ⋅ 7 Kuraly ⋅ 62 Labanc

8 Werenski ⋅ 9 Provorov
2 Christiansen ⋅ 78 Severson
3 Johnson ⋅ 55 Jiříček

90 Merzļikins​

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Season Series 2024-25

#1 ⋅ @ ANA ⋅ Nov 10, 8:00 PM EST
#2 ⋅ @ CBJ ⋅ Dec 14, 7:00 PM EST

Last year: 3-2 W (Dostál .946) and 4-7 L (McTavish 2G, Minty 3A, TT 3P).

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Team Leaders 2024–25

P: 10 (Terry) vs 13 (Marchenko)
G: 5 (Terry) vs 6 (Monahan)
A: 6 (McTavish) vs 8 (Marchenko)
GAA: 2.73 (Dostál) vs 2.89 (Merzlikins)
SV%: .922 (Dostál) vs .899 (Merzlikins)

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Team Stats 2024–25

Record: 4-7-2 vs 5-6-2
GF/GP: 2.08 (#32) vs 3.23 (#15)
GA/GP: 3.15 (#18) vs 3.46 (#26)
PP: 13.0 (#29) vs 17.1 (#21)
PK: 72.2 (#28) vs 81.6 (#14)

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"Once more into the fray"
Cronin 11:10​

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[Frosted Tips]

I see the line mixing lottery machine is in full spin. The next spin will surely mix positions too.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Fantilli hat-trick.

 

[GermanRocket7]

Honestly, I hate saying this ... but the best thing for this franchise would be to just keep on losing the next 5 or so games so that even a dickhead like PV has no more leverage to keep Cronin around.

In other words: make Cronin a Ronin!

 

[hockey webcomics]

Honestly, I hate saying this ... but the best thing for this franchise would be to just keep on losing the next 5 or so games so that even a dickhead like PV has no more leverage to keep Cronin around.

In other words: make Cronin a Ronin!

yeah, the next... counting from this one.
this one we gotta win.

 

[Static]

Honestly, I hate saying this ... but the best thing for this franchise would be to just keep on losing the next 5 or so games so that even a dickhead like PV has no more leverage to keep Cronin around.

In other words: make Cronin a Ronin!

Don't ignore the lessons of losing. It has brought us nothing but more losing.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

View attachment 928802

77 Vatrano ⋅ 11 Zegras ⋅ 19 Terry
17 Killorn ⋅ 91 Carlsson ⋅ 16 Strome
26 McGinn ⋅ 21 Lundeström ⋅ 13 Fabbri
44 Johnston ⋅ 20 Leason ⋅ 61 Gauthier

6 Dumoulin ⋅ 51 Zellweger
34 Mintyukov ⋅ 7 Gudas
5 Vaakanainen ⋅ 2 LaCombe

1 Dostál

vs

59 Chinakhov ⋅ 23 Monahan ⋅ 86 Marchenko
4 Sillinger ⋅ 19 Fantilli ⋅ 82 Pyyhtiä
10 Voronkov ⋅ 17 Danforth ⋅ 24 Olivier
27 Aston-Reese ⋅ 7 Kuraly ⋅ 62 Labanc

8 Werenski ⋅ 9 Provorov
2 Christiansen ⋅ 78 Severson
3 Johnson ⋅ 55 Jiříček

90 Merzļikins​

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Season Series 2024-25

#1 ⋅ @ ANA ⋅ Nov 10, 8:00 PM EST
#2 ⋅ @ CBJ ⋅ Dec 14, 7:00 PM EST

Last year: 3-2 W (Dostál .946) and 4-7 L (McTavish 2G, Minty 3A, TT 3P).

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Team Leaders 2024–25

P: 10 (Terry) vs 13 (Marchenko)
G: 5 (Terry) vs 6 (Monahan)
A: 6 (McTavish) vs 8 (Marchenko)
GAA: 2.73 (Dostál) vs 2.89 (Merzlikins)
SV%: .922 (Dostál) vs .899 (Merzlikins)

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Team Stats 2024–25

Record: 4-7-2 vs 5-6-2
GF/GP: 2.08 (#32) vs 3.23 (#15)
GA/GP: 3.15 (#18) vs 3.46 (#26)
PP: 13.0 (#29) vs 17.1 (#21)
PK: 72.2 (#28) vs 81.6 (#14)

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"Once more into the fray"
Cronin 11:10​

Danforth is a cool story. Very generously listed at 5'9, never drafted in any league to my knowledge (Ontario kid who was passed over by the OHL). I spoke to one of his former AAA teammates from his childhood who told me he was never one of the more skilled guys on the team, just this small kid who showed up and worked his absolute butt off every day. He improved each year of junior A hockey but wasn't hugely prolific, then had a solid NCAA career. Played a year in the ECHL, two in Liiga and one in the KHL before getting an NHL contract at age 28. He's 31 now and seems to be continuing to improve. We could use some of that speed and heart in this lineup.

Justin Danforth - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Justin Danforth, 1993-03-15 Oshawa, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the NHL with Columbus Blue Jackets. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

 

[hockey webcomics]

Don't ignore the lessons of losing. It has brought us nothing but more losing.

we either win or we learn
boy, have we learnt lately.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Honestly, I hate saying this ... but the best thing for this franchise would be to just keep on losing the next 5 or so games so that even a dickhead like PV has no more leverage to keep Cronin around.

In other words: make Cronin a Ronin!

We've gone from hoping for losses for a good pick to hoping for losses for a competent coach.

I'm not sure if that's progress or a step back but i'm sure the losses shall come.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

View attachment 928802

77 Vatrano ⋅ 11 Zegras ⋅ 19 Terry
17 Killorn ⋅ 91 Carlsson ⋅ 16 Strome
26 McGinn ⋅ 21 Lundeström ⋅ 13 Fabbri
44 Johnston ⋅ 20 Leason ⋅ 61 Gauthier

6 Dumoulin ⋅ 51 Zellweger
34 Mintyukov ⋅ 7 Gudas
5 Vaakanainen ⋅ 2 LaCombe

1 Dostál

vs

59 Chinakhov ⋅ 23 Monahan ⋅ 86 Marchenko
4 Sillinger ⋅ 19 Fantilli ⋅ 82 Pyyhtiä
10 Voronkov ⋅ 17 Danforth ⋅ 24 Olivier
27 Aston-Reese ⋅ 7 Kuraly ⋅ 62 Labanc

8 Werenski ⋅ 9 Provorov
2 Christiansen ⋅ 78 Severson
3 Johnson ⋅ 55 Jiříček

90 Merzļikins​

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Season Series 2024-25

#1 ⋅ @ ANA ⋅ Nov 10, 8:00 PM EST
#2 ⋅ @ CBJ ⋅ Dec 14, 7:00 PM EST

Last year: 3-2 W (Dostál .946) and 4-7 L (McTavish 2G, Minty 3A, TT 3P).

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Team Leaders 2024–25

P: 10 (Terry) vs 13 (Marchenko)
G: 5 (Terry) vs 6 (Monahan)
A: 6 (McTavish) vs 8 (Marchenko)
GAA: 2.73 (Dostál) vs 2.89 (Merzlikins)
SV%: .922 (Dostál) vs .899 (Merzlikins)

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Team Stats 2024–25

Record: 4-7-2 vs 5-6-2
GF/GP: 2.08 (#32) vs 3.23 (#15)
GA/GP: 3.15 (#18) vs 3.46 (#26)
PP: 13.0 (#29) vs 17.1 (#21)
PK: 72.2 (#28) vs 81.6 (#14)

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"Once more into the fray"
Cronin 11:10​

I think our players have their asses in front, too, as well as feet for hands, so this fits.

Excluding EN goals, it’s been 9 games since we scored 3+ goals. Carlsson has 1 point in his last 6 games after a decent start to the year.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Cronin’s frantic dry-washing his face after the last game while reporters were asking him questions was so fascinating to me.

 

[caliamad]

Cronin has done nothing to impress, but I blame our bad play due to individual bad decisions made by players with the puck.

We can be an effective unit with or without the puck. We are dangerous when we make tape to tape passes and have speed. When we can’t we can still put the puck in smart areas and apply pressure.

But too often we are putting the puck in bad areas and the other team gets a counteract and we play defense for 90 seconds. And due to our terrible faceoffs it can take several shift to mount pressure again.

We badly need a faceoff specialist and bench people who make bonehead plays.

 

[70sSanO]

We badly need a faceoff specialist and bench people who make bonehead plays.

We need a bigger bench.

John

 

[MMC]

I get to go to work today!!!!!

 

[Mr Rogers]

Man, our 27 GF on the year really sticks out amongst the league.

I feel like we may not hit 200 GF on the season lol, we’d need to average 2.51 g/game the rest of the way and that seems like a tall order. last year we were 30th in the league with 204.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I get to go to work today!!!!!

Hey, there's no need to rub it in our faces that you get paid to watch these shit shows and we don't.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

This is a good litmus test for literally everyone on this board that a Dean Evason-level coach would do wonders for this team.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

If we lost this one. Cronin has to go

 

[ohcomeonref]

Man, our 27 GF on the year really sticks out amongst the league.

I feel like we may not hit 200 GF on the season lol, we’d need to average 2.51 g/game the rest of the way and that seems like a tall order. last year we were 30th in the league with 204.

It's such a boring product, like how the f*** do they make the fastest team sport this boring?

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I think our players have their asses in front, too, as well as feet for hands, so this fits.

Yup. As well as the coaches and GM.

 

[Static]

I think people need to be prepared for not much happening. I would be shocked if cronin was fired.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

I think people need to be prepared for not much happening. I would be shocked if cronin was fired.

Carlyle didn't get fired after a 12 game losing streak in a year where the Ducks were allegedly competing for a playoff spot. Despite winning nothing in his 11 year tenure after inheriting a Stanley Cup winner, it was only an off ice issue that got Bob Murray fired.

Ducks then employed one of the worst coaches in league history for 5 years. Somehow they might have found an even worse coach but even then I doubt they fire him anytime soon. Not only would I be shocked if Cronin was fired this season, I'd be shocked if he was fired in the off season.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Fantilli hat-trick.

Before that draft, I said that Fantilli would fit Verbeek's style of play on the ice, but Carlsson has a bit more to offer and my preference. Fantilli would actually be a better fit for Cronin (and Verbeek's) style of play of dump & chase b/c Fantilli's got speed to burn.

 

[ohcomeonref]

Carlyle didn't get fired after a 12 game losing streak in a year where the Ducks were allegedly competing for a playoff spot. Despite winning nothing in his 11 year tenure after inheriting a Stanley Cup winner, it was only an off ice issue that got Bob Murray fired.

Ducks then employed one of the worst coaches in league history for 5 years. Somehow they might have found an even worse coach but even then I doubt they fire him anytime soon. Not only would I be shocked if Cronin was fired this season, I'd be shocked if he was fired in the off season.

If the team looks like it does now at the end of the season and he isn't let go I'm done for awhile

 

[Kalv]

we either win or we learn
boy, have we learnt lately.

Mr. "I have no idea" is not learning, he's just surprised