- Jul 25, 2012
- 43,326
- 40,465
I assume it’s more like 1a 1b 1c I assume mins will be pretty close across board.
Lacombe and gudas were decent together
I expect Mintyukov and trouba to have most mins on blue line
GDT: #29 ⋅ ANA @ CBJ ⋅ 4:00 PM PST
- Thread starter anezthes
- Start date
Lacombe and gudas were decent together
I expect Mintyukov and trouba to have most mins on blue line
This will come down to Fowler or Cronin.
Win? Its because we traded Fowler
Lose? Cronins a bum
Win? Its because we traded Fowler
Lose? Cronins a bum
- Jul 25, 2012
- 43,326
- 40,465
robbieboy3686
Registered User
- Jan 17, 2016
- 3,533
- 2,396
Lacombe and gudas as our bottom pairing is perfect. Dumo previous to last season on the kraken, played the 4 previous seasons on the top pairing with letang in Pittsburgh. Zellwegger has shown he can handle more minutes. Split the minutes evenly between the zell/Dumo Trouba/minty pairs 22m a piece each pairing. Gudas/lacombe 16min
Last edited:
Ducks DVM
sowcufucakky
I don’t think Gudas is effective over 16 minutes right now, and that’s being charitable with the term “effective”.
Hockey Duckie
Registered User
Cutter-Mac-Fabbri accounted for 8 shots out of 21 shots recorded (38.1% of the total shots), as per Natural Stat Trick. Mac had 4 shots, Fabbri 2, and Cutter 2.
- Jul 25, 2012
- 43,326
- 40,465
We’ll see…. I think for the most part these are comfortable pairings.
Give gudas a night off every once in a while for helleson
Ducks DVM
sowcufucakky
Gudas would have to be missing a leg. Captains don’t get scratched for rookies.
With the Ducks it's you taking, not giving
- Jul 25, 2012
- 43,326
- 40,465
Well maybe he’ll play better now that the negative energy is gone…. We’ll just have to wait and see.
To negative
WhatTheDuck
9 - 20 - 8
Not generally nope. I remember back in the late 90s, the Sens ended up scratching their tenured captain Randy Cunneyworth, I believe for a few games near the end of the season and then again in the playoffs. It was a huge story at the time, naturally. He was gone that off season, Alexei Yashin took over as captain the next season.
I really don't like where this conversation is going, yikes. But that's the Ducks in a nutshell.With the Ducks it's you taking, not giving
Ducks DVM
sowcufucakky
He didn’t play better when Fowler was out of the lineup for a month. Give it up with the everything is Fowler’s fault schtick already.
- Jul 25, 2012
- 43,326
- 40,465
dracom
Registered User
so now that fowler is gone, that means we go undefeated for the rest of the season right? that's how that works?
- Jul 25, 2012
- 43,326
- 40,465
Team will certainly play better
Fowler fans will call it coincidence…. Unwilling to accept the truth
The only nice things for me with Fowler out is that now the pairings can start to be a little more natural and we get the kids in who have been playing well.
Having Trouba and Fowler in the lineup kinda forced the pairings a bit. Gudas can slide naturally down to the 3rd pairing, maybe 2nd depending on who he and Dumo are paired with.
Helleson is still the odd man out but I have to assume he will get a few games in Lacombes place, or if Minty continues to struggle, potentially his as well.
Dont expect the vets to be sat. Gudas with the C isnt getting scratched unless they are trying to send a message to leadership. Dumo is the next guy on the blueline to be traded, so they will want to be showcasing him. Trouba, I just dont see it happening, hes easily the best vet Dman right now.
Having Trouba and Fowler in the lineup kinda forced the pairings a bit. Gudas can slide naturally down to the 3rd pairing, maybe 2nd depending on who he and Dumo are paired with.
Helleson is still the odd man out but I have to assume he will get a few games in Lacombes place, or if Minty continues to struggle, potentially his as well.
Dont expect the vets to be sat. Gudas with the C isnt getting scratched unless they are trying to send a message to leadership. Dumo is the next guy on the blueline to be traded, so they will want to be showcasing him. Trouba, I just dont see it happening, hes easily the best vet Dman right now.
dracom
Registered User
or we're just playing against another basement team.
WhatTheDuck
9 - 20 - 8
The players are all going to be walking on eggshells worried about becoming the next whipping boy.
Hockey Duckie
Registered User
Columbus is a sub-.500 team. We should win tonight, but we've been struggling against sub-.500 teams since Nov 19th against Buffalo, or game 19 of our season. The team is simply inconsistent. For example, we earned a point in OT against Mtl (sub-.500 team), the next game completely bomb against Ott (sub-.500 team), and then looking competitive as well as nearly went to OT against Tor (above-.500 team).
We were the "Best of the Worst" in the first 18 games.
Note: Game 28 was the Toronto game.
Now, we're "Meandering against the Worst".
- We went to OT/SO three times against sub-.500 teams in the Game 19-28 set. In the first 18 games, we only went to OT once against a sub-.500 team in Pitt.
- In the first five games of the Game 19-28 set (without Fowler), we went 2-1-1 against sub-.500 teams. In the last five games of that same game set, we went 0-1-1 against sub-.500 teams.
I dont think they have to worry, that spots going to be quickly filled by either Killer or Mac
WhatTheDuck
9 - 20 - 8
Ducks DVM
sowcufucakky
No. It’d be a coincidence. Or, hopefully, simply getting over an injury. He’s already proven it wasn’t Fowler.
Ducks DVM
sowcufucakky
McTavish, Killorn, Vatrano, Strome, Terry will be on the list again the next time he has a shift where he holds the puck too long for some people…they’re already there.
