GDT: 2023 Running Preseason Thread

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

THE SAUCE IS IN THE TOASTER!!! (I’ll explain later)

That sounds like a horrible situation and absolutely a disaster to clean, so please do.

 

[Viqsi]

new?

It's a relative term.

 

[Jaxs]

Atta boy Fantilli, hopefully loosens him up a bit

Good for his mojo.

 

[MoeBartoli]

Tex-Jenner-Bemstrom has been a good line tonight

 

[ViD]

Semi bold prediction: Provorov will be Jackets #1 D by the end of the season

Absolutely dominant game from him today

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

5-3 CBJ Marchenko empty net.

 

[Seedtype]

Darn it Marchenko! Just shoot it lol. (still got it though)

 

[Viqsi]

In an even better mood now.

 

[ViD]

Darn it Marchenko! Just shoot it lol. (still got it though)

It’s hilarious, second goal he scored this pre season, he tries to pass and still gets a goal. The guy just scores when he wants to and when he doesn’t

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

We handled the collapse okay. Elvis played ok the rest of the way (might've gotten a bit lucky a few times but also some decent saves). Hopefully he can build on this. That and Fantilli getting a goal away from the top guys are my key takeaways today.

 

[Seedtype]

Good win, I hope it gives something for Elvis to build with.

 

[stevo61]

Good job limiting minutes. I know we'll rely on the top guys more in the regular season but if they can keep rolling 4 lines and let everyone play with more pace things could be really fun

 

[VT]

Tex-Jenner-Bemstrom has been a good line tonight

I think similar line is ideal for Boone, vertical hockey, while the partners have a pretty good hockey IQ, go into battles and have good defensive skills.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Was a good third period from the team

 

[thebus88]

No doubt, almost $10M between them a year!

Add in Kuraly and Roslovic and what is it??

 

[VT]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Gaudreau -- Laine -- Marchenko line play better, with Patrik connecting well? And it seems to me that he has good chemistry with Kirill. But I could be wrong, I didn't watch part of the game because I slept.

 

[stevo61]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Gaudreau -- Laine -- Marchenko line play better, with Patrik connecting well? And it seems to me that he has good chemistry with Kirill. But I could be wrong, I didn't watch part of the game because I slept.

Yes it was very good. Marchenko has come in looking better than I expected

 

[majormajor]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Gaudreau -- Laine -- Marchenko line play better, with Patrik connecting well? And it seems to me that he has good chemistry with Kirill. But I could be wrong, I didn't watch part of the game because I slept.

The line played well, so did the whole team. You also saw Patty with his fair share of botched passes. It just looked to me like the whole team was well connected on the ice and supporting each other.

 

[stevo61]

Peeke was pretty good tonight. I didnt hear his name a lot which is good for him. Especially when paired with Werenski who is still trying to find his way a bit and being pretty aggressive.

 

[VT]

The line played well, so did the whole team. You also saw Patty with his fair share of botched passes. It just looked to me like the whole team was well connected on the ice and supporting each other.

He was not alone. But, at least to me, it seemed that all the players didn't have the ideal stick work yet. Which is important for technical players.

P.S. I think Provorov is our best d-man. He has better hockey vision and skill than Werenski.

The line played well, so did the whole team. You also saw Patty with his fair share of botched passes. It just looked to me like the whole team was well connected on the ice and supporting each other.

What do you think can Laine, play center? And Fantilli is better for the third or the second line (in the start of the season)?

 

[squashmaple]

Went to the game tonight with my buddy who’s a Wings fanatic and his best friend, who’s a Devils fan. I drank too many cans of Bodhi to have much of an opinion of the hockey I watched, although I’m done with Jake Bean and am pro-Provorov now. Watching with two neutral fans was very interesting, because they’re coming in with no expectations or background knowledge. They’re both excited at what the Jackets skaters could do this season, and rightfully skeptical of the goaltending.

 

[majormajor]

P.S. I think Provorov is our best d-man. He has better hockey vision and skill than Werenski.

Two games ago there were people here worried that we would have to get rid of Provorov because he was playing so badly. Let's not rush to big ideas after a couple games, one way or the other.

What do you think can Laine, play center? And Fantilli is better for the third or the second line (in the start of the season)?

Laine looks as good at center as you could possibly hope. Though he hasn't faced the tightest checking yet.

I have no idea what counts as the second or third line in reality. I didn't like the first four periods of KJ with Fantilli, but they started to put together some nice shifts in this game.

Went to the game tonight with my buddy who’s a Wings fanatic and his best friend, who’s a Devils fan. I drank too many cans of Bodhi to have much of an opinion of the hockey I watched, although I’m done with Jake Bean and am pro-Provorov now. Watching with two neutral fans was very interesting, because they’re coming in with no expectations or background knowledge. They’re both excited at what the Jackets skaters could do this season, and rightfully skeptical of the goaltending.

I think when you sober up you might consider that Jake Bean was okay for this being his first game in 2023.

 

[VT]

Two games ago there were people here worried that we would have to get rid of Provorov because he was playing so badly. Let's not rush to big ideas after a couple games, one way or the other.



Laine looks as good at center as you could possibly hope. Though he hasn't faced the tightest checking yet.

I have no idea what counts as the second or third line in reality. I didn't like the first four periods of KJ with Fantilli, but they started to put together some nice shifts in this game.

I have always known Ivan is very good. Btw, I mean skills, I know Zack isn't in ideal shape yet. Nobody is and he was still injured much time.

 

[NotWendell]

So here's the story. There were two young gals in our section that were either totally blitzed or stoned. After the game was tied, they started yelling some intelligible stuff. At one point the started yelling THE SAUCE IS IN THE TOASTER! THE TOASTER IS HAWT!... THE SAUCE IS IN THE TOASTER! and Fantelli scores.

Obviously this was like a mating call to the Buffalo fans. Two of them came over and gave them their number.

Now about 20 of us in the section are in on it and we scored the empty net goal.

True story! All of it.

 

[KJ Dangler]

Defense will be much better this season, I’m optimistic it will be a fun season .. Here’s my hot take .. Werenski is the 3rd best defenseman on this team , and it shouldn’t be penciled in that he’s on that top pair . Tracking these charts , he’s been near the bottom most games so far …