GDT: 2024-2025 Training Camp

[Gurglesons]

Do want to see more out of him this preseason before cementing an opinion one way or the other on his readiness.

And I am not worried about his progression as a player. Whether he's ready or not he's young and he's blocked by Ned/Jarry anyways. So I have zero expectations of him making the team or even looking like he should.

I don't really think Blomqvist is a starting goalie in the NHL.

Him getting blown out tonight means absolutely nothing to me.

 

[Pancakes]

I like that the Pens found themselves a bit here in the third and started showing some push back.

Just died limply in the second

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Chest Snipe.

 

[Gurglesons]

I honestly think Puljujarvi may have locked up his position as one of the extra skaters with the hatty today. I do wonder if they'd want to go with Puustinen and Puljujarvi as extras, since they both serve similar roles, but you know Puljujarvi can also play a heavy grinding game as well.

That being said, I hope he goes to WBS to be a top producer for them.

I don't.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Shea being idiotically passive, weak ass pass behind a player, now hemmed into their own end, it’s nice to see Shea executing this system perfectly.

 

[SEALBound]

Sorta reaffirms how little we need guys Acciari and Nieto.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I honestly think Puljujarvi may have locked up his position as one of the extra skaters with the hatty today. I do wonder if they'd want to go with Puustinen and Puljujarvi as extras, since they both serve similar roles, but you know Puljujarvi can also play a heavy grinding game as well.

That being said, I hope he goes to WBS to be a top producer for them.

I think he needs to show more, I’d play him in more of these preseason games to see if he can keep up this momentum. He’s earned another game in the preseason for sure.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I think Samuelsson could eat Broz for lunch if he wanted

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

Nice hit Broz.....

Sabres getting butt hurt with the pens being physical.....

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Sabres are really gooning it up this game tbh

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Samuelsson should get roughing for coming in there and throwing jabs into a player already engaged in a scrum, punk ass.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I think he needs to show more, I’d play him in more of these preseason games to see if he can keep up this momentum. He’s earned another game in the preseason for sure.

No fringe guy should get a spot on the team based on a garbage time hatty in the first preseason game

 

[Pancakes]

Chest Snipe.

Excited to see which player becomes the spiritual successor to Craig Adams. Cody's working on becoming the next Tanner. We need a new Gladams.

 

[Empoleon8771]

No fringe guy should get a spot on the team based on a garbage time hatty in the first preseason game

I think he looked pretty solid for them down the stretch last year as well, but the point is valid.

 

[Pancakes]

I don't really think Blomqvist is a starting goalie in the NHL.

Him getting blown out tonight means absolutely nothing to me.

It didn't mean anything to me either, which I think I've said about one hundred times in posts now

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Huntington, Broz, and Glass at least winning 50% on faceoffs, meanwhile the two that are better as wingers, sub 50%.

No fringe guy should get a spot on the team based on a garbage time hatty in the first preseason game

I get it, he’s not a lot’s favourite on this team but there’s some good to take away from his play - Driving the net and scoring a couple on the powerplay is exactly what you want to see from a player that has the pedigree he was drafted for. Doesn’t mean he’s going to explode into that player, but he’s doing things you need to see from players on this team - driving the net and finishing. Especially on the man advantage.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I think he looked pretty solid for them down the stretch last year as well, but the point is valid.

Thought he was great and brought a ton of jump in his first couple games then really disappeared.

If he does this all preseason he should be on the team but this game is a true throwaway IMO.

 

[Gurglesons]

It didn't mean anything to me either, which I think I've said about one hundred times in posts now

Well, Pulju made the roster and Blomqvist is not NHL ready.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Excited to see which player becomes the spiritual successor to Craig Adams. Cody's working on becoming the next Tanner. We need a new Gladams.

Cody being wasted on the wing is kind of shitty to see, it’s clear as day watching him that he is a C that looks off as a winger, I think they can really turn him into something if he moves to C.

As a winger, he reminds me of Harkins, a lot of movement for a lot of nothing and some odd positioning in his own end.

I can see why Patrick Kane doesn’t even want to play for his childhood team and chose the Wings, a team that isn’t that much better really.

 

[Pancakes]

Huntington, Broz, and Glass at least winning 50% on faceoffs, meanwhile the two that are better as wingers, sub 50%.


I get it, he’s not a lot’s favourite on this team but there’s some good to take away from his play - Driving the net and scoring a couple on the powerplay is exactly what you want to see from a player that has the pedigree he was drafted for. Doesn’t mean he’s going to explode into that player, but he’s doing things you need to see from players on this team - driving the net and finishing. Especially on the man advantage.

I like him. Just needs to find a way to bring the things he does well with some consistency.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Can’t be cute in a preseason game, gotta get that shot on net even with traffic, Ponomarev.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Excited to see which player becomes the spiritual successor to Craig Adams. Cody's working on becoming the next Tanner. We need a new Gladams.

I don't know man, I kinda liked his game tonight.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Can’t be cute in a preseason game, gotta get that shot on net even with traffic, Ponomarev.

He controlled the puck like he's concussed, which wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I like him. Just needs to find a way to bring the things he does well with some consistency.

With Puljujarvi, he just needs to play, I don’t think he’s a player that can be used the way Sullivan has used him as - a 13th that comes in and out. Imagine if last season they played Puljujarvi in the amount of games Harkins got, we’d maybe see a lot more out of him with him getting a chance to string longer stretches of games together and build off of it.

 

[Pancakes]

Well, Pulju made the roster and Blomqvist is not NHL ready.

I'm also putting Halloway on the team because he cross checked that midget Benson.