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2024-25 San Diego Gulls/Tulsa Oilers

Pacific Standing
6. Calgary: 63gp, 71 pts
7. Tucson: 63gp, 65 pts
8. Bakersfield: 62 gp, 64 pts
9. San Diego: 63 gp, 60 pts

Tonight (Mar 28)
Tucson 1, San Diego 5
Calgary 2, Bakersfield 8

Saturday (Mar 29th)
Calgary at San Diego
Tucson at Bakersfield

If the Gulls win tomorrow night, then they will be gaining on one of Tucson or Bakersfield. Nine games remaining for the Gulls.
 
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Webster said:
Gulls win 5-1, huge win, still in the playoff race.

Bailey with two goals, EN goal by Caulfield.

Solberg played a more stay-at-home game tonight, less physicality.
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Assuming you are in the SHL time zone (or closer to it) - Solberg moving to San Diego must be a bit of a drag on your sleep schedule, eh?
 
Solberg with a goal midway through the 3rd to put the Gulls into a lead, 2-1. I only got a screen shot of Solberg's snipe from afar, top shelf. Solberg is at the bottom in green. The Gulls are in their "Los Gulls" Mexican themed jersey night.

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Crazy what the Gulls are managing to do with what is the worst forward group in the AHL given they are missing basically all their top 9.

Missed today's game v Calgary, but Myatovic was 1+1, Solberg and McKeown 1+0, Heatherington, Bailey and Mysak 0+1. Husso made 20 of 21 saves.

Myatovic has 7 points in his last 10 games, having had 9 in 46 games before that. Can't comment on the Calgary game, but he has been more noticeable since getting moved up the line up, not sure if he's bulked up a little bit, but he's really been throwing his body around and making an impact through physical play.

Gulls currently 4 points off the playoffs with 8 games to play, while Bakersfield have 9 games to play. Bakersfield have the easiest run in based on strength of schedule, though Tucson playing 6 of the final 8 games at home is pretty big for them.

San Diego:
v Abbotsford (11th)
@ Iowa (31st)
@ Iowa (31st)
@ Bakersfield (23rd)
@ Coachella Valley (12th)
v Henderson (28th)
@ Ontario (10th)
v Coachella Valley (12th)
SOS: 19.75

Bakersfield:
v Abbotsford (11th)
@ Tucson (24th)
@ Tucson (24th)
@ Henderson (28th)
v San Diego (26th)
@ Coachella Valley (12th)
v Abbotsford (11th)
v Henderson (28th)
@ Henderson (28th)
SOS: 21.33

Tucson:
v Calgary (16th)
v Calgary (16th)
v Bakersfield (23rd)
v Bakersfield (23rd)
@ Rockford (25th)
@ Rockford (25th)
v Colorado (3rd)
v Colorado (3rd)
SOS: 16.75
 
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I caught a bit of the Calgary game, off and on.

Husso was good. Bailed out a Moore puck fumble inside the OZone blueline that lead to a Calgary breakaway. Moore's speed was on display on trying to chase down the Calgary forward, but Husso made sure no puck would get by him on that breakaway opp. Aside from that fumbled turnover, Moore did look poised and fluid out on the ice.

Myatovic's goal was all about Bailey's hustle to negate a potential icing call. Odd thing happened. The Calgary goalie came out behind the net to get to the puck and his two defensemen were wide out on either side waiting for a pass. The goalie fumbled it, Bailey stripped it, saw Myatovic streaking down the middle of the ice alone, crashing the net, and Bailey delivered an easy goal for Myatovic. Myatovic is benefiting from playing with more talented forwards. I didn't notice him too much outside of the goal. Again, I was watching off and on.

It was that Myatovic goal that snapped the Calgary dominance in the game up to that point in the 2nd period. After that egregious mistake by the Calgary netminder, the Calgary team felt like they were playing in quicksand (the Replacement version of the definition of quicksand).

I did catch a couple of times when Solberg's on the ice. The D-pairing kept changing; I'm guessing they were running 7D again. I like Solberg's speed whenever a Calgary forward would try to race to negate a potential icing call or to just to get by Solberg on a 1v1 situation. On one play, a puck was sent into the Ducks' zone and a Calgary forward chased the puck down, but Solberg quickly closed the gap. The forward couldn't find the puck and Solberg played the body to knock him down. Crisis averted. Later on, Solberg skated laterally along the blueline, from right to left, and waiting until he got a screen going before his launched his shot to the net. The goalie never saw it as it buzzed by his ear, to the top of the net behind him for a goal. Solberg did a similar move in Farjestad to score a goal like that, waiting for a screen to develop in front of the goalie before shooting the puck towards the net.

The shots that I seen from Solberg and Moore were from above the circles. I think Luneau was the only one pinching deep down often in this game. Although, I have seen Moore pinch down a few times in a previous game.
 
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Pens fan jumping in here.

Life long hockey fan since I was a little kid. In my 40’s now. Originally from Pittsburgh, have been living in San Diego since 2011. Took my son to his first hockey game last night. To the Gulls.

Awesome crowd. Friendly people. And just an all around good time. I enjoyed it my son enjoyed it and wants to go back.

My hats off to you Gulls fans. You have made me one of you.
 
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Postgame comments from Husso, Solberg and head coach McIlvane.

Coach: "Stian was settled before he even got here, I think. This kid is so calm and cool".

Even if the coach thinks Solberg is settled in already, I hope they don't call him up this season. He should stay with the Gulls for a while, and then get his chance in training camp in September. Agree?

 
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Webster said:
Postgame comments from Husso, Solberg and head coach McIlvane.

Coach: "Stian was settled before he even got here, I think. This kid is so calm and cool".

Even if the coach thinks Solberg is settled in already, I hope they don't call him up this season. He should stay with the Gulls for a while, and then get his chance in training camp in September. Agree?

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Ideally Solberg should play all of next season in the AHL, the left side for Anaheim is absolutely stacked right now with LaCombe, Mintyukov and Zellweger.

I'd rather see Solberg get some big minutes in San Diego, especially as San Diego's defence on paper looks pretty great for next season with Solberg, Warren, Hinds, Moore, McKeown and Luneau right now and with a couple of forward additions should have a pretty good run into the playoffs.

Realistically Solberg is probably the 2nd call up on the left hand side right now (PV seems high on Hinds), so he'll likely see some NHL action next season regardless.

Gliff said:
How have Solberg and Moore looked?
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Both have looked very solid so far.

Moore has moved the puck well, and isn't afraid to pinch up. His skating actually surprised me with how strong it is, he's made some great plays with his legs (I mentioned one in the last write up I had). Has some poise with the puck as well, not sure he'll be a big point producer at NHL level, but you can see that he can play that two way game potentially rather then just a stay at home guy.

Solberg's big thing has been physicality so far (no surprise there), he's consistently engaged with the body and forcing separation from the puck with his physical play. Though sometimes he goes chasing a little too much, but given he's only 19 that's not a surprise so much. The thing that surprised me with Solberg so far has been his puck moving ability, I wasn't expecting TOO much out of him in that regard, but he has a very solid breakout pass and surprisingly confident with the puck on his stick.

Only been a few games, but the signs are promising for both of them. I'd probably have Moore a little ahead of Solberg right now, but given there's a four year age gap, that should absolutely be the case really.
 
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I agree that Solberg should stay with the Gulls next season. The only thing that could change that is if Verbeek thinks the Ducks need his physicality and aggressive game. But maybe not so smart to rush things.

I think Stian's mom hoped he'd stay another year with Färjestad, naturally she's a little worried about her boy already leaving for NA. But of course the Gulls will take good care of him, and it's easier since he doesn't have any problems with the language.
 
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mightyquack said:
Ideally Solberg should play all of next season in the AHL, the left side for Anaheim is absolutely stacked right now with LaCombe, Mintyukov and Zellweger.

I'd rather see Solberg get some big minutes in San Diego, especially as San Diego's defence on paper looks pretty great for next season with Solberg, Warren, Hinds, Moore, McKeown and Luneau right now and with a couple of forward additions should have a pretty good run into the playoffs.
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And there is also LD Rodwin Dionicio, maybye RD Vojtech Port and LD Konnor Smith (to ECHL?) if they sign them. Left side is stacked in San Diego too.
 
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