GDT: #3 Home Opener - A Tribute to Johnny Gaudreau - Florida @ Columbus - 8/15 @ 7 PM EST

[Theo Von]

Not sure I agree with all the Elvis bashing; I think we got average goaltending and we lost because of Spencer Knight's great goaltending.

But good effort anyway, encouraging game like major said.

elvis deserves all the backlash.
his expected goals against tonight was actual not ‘goals’ it was a goal. barely a goal. yet he gave up 4.

we are desperately in need of a competent goaltender who gives us a chance to win night in and night out. call me crazy but I honestly feel like we could easily be 3-0 right now.

look at the advanced stats for tonight’s game. with even an average goalie we win this game 4-1.

the boys played their heart out in front of elvis yet elvis can’t say the same. but then again, maybe he did play his heart out and this is just who he is… a below average goalie who would be the permanent backup on most NHL teams.

 

[majormajor]

elvis deserves all the backlash.
his expected goals against tonight was actual not ‘goals’ it was a goal. barely a goal. yet he gave up 4.

we are desperately in need of a competent goaltender who gives us a chance to win night in and night out. call me crazy but I honestly feel like we could easily be 3-0 right now.

look at the advanced stats for tonight’s game. with even an average goalie we win this game 4-1.

the boys played their heart out in front of elvis yet elvis can’t say the same. but then again, maybe he did play his heart out and this is just who he is… a below average goalie who would be the permanent backup on NHL teams.

He looked great in pre-season and didn't look bad in game one.

Tonight was not a good performance by Elvis but it was well within the range of variation of your average goalie. There are going to be .800 nights for all of them. So I'm hesitant to join the pile on this early.

 

[Theo Von]

He looked great in pre-season and didn't look bad in game one.

Tonight was not a good performance by Elvis but it was well within the range of variation of your average goalie. There are going to be .800 nights for all of them. So I'm hesitant to join the pile on this early.

to each their own my friend!

 

[Cowumbus]

Moneypuck Deserve-To-Win-Meter has CBJ winning 72%

oh what’s that? Another game of 59-23-86 being above a 70% Corsi?

 

[Theo Von]

this random user on reddit said it best. agree 10000 percent.

 

[Cowumbus]

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this random user on reddit said it best. agree 10000 percent.

The first goal against you’d hope he could stop
Second goal against is just unlucky.
Third goal against is just a nice goal
Fourth goal is a perfect shot.

IMO. But the fourth goal is the type of goal that CAN be saved, and really helps your team out if you find a way to do so. But can’t say I expect him to stop it.

 

[Cowumbus]

How do we feel about Labanc?

He’s not really noticeable for me.

 

[NotWendell]

How do we feel about Labanc?

He’s not really noticeable for me.

He was mid.

Edit: But after I watched the replay, he was a little better than I thought he was when I left Nationwide.

 

[CannonFire1]

How do we feel about Labanc?

He’s not really noticeable for me.

Shouldn't be in anyone's top 6, but that's why he was on a PTO. Fantilli needs to skate with someone who wasn't unemployed on Sept. 1st.

 

[Nanabijou]

Back from game. Good game considering how emotionally draining the pre-game must have been. Spencer was better than Elvis, but was a little surprised about how many on here were hating on Elvis. Not saying he was great but I didn't feel those were crazy bad goals either. Knight played well, especially at the end, but also got lucky on some posts. Hats off to both teams, let's get ready for Thursday.

 

[ViD]

Back from game. Good game considering how emotionally draining the pre-game must have been. Spencer was better than Elvis, but was a little surprised about how many on here were hating on Elvis. Not saying he was great but I didn't feel those were crazy bad goals either. Knight played well, especially at the end, but also got lucky on some posts. Hats off to both teams, let's get ready for Thursday.

I guess the main complaint about Elvis is he doesn’t make game deciding saves

 

[CBJx614]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846360884769071600

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846387420670968061

 

[CBJx614]

Definitely was an emotional time at the game.

So my buddy ended up buying the tickets for my group and after he bought them, he said he got 213 because it was Johnny and Matt's #s combined but only after the fact, did he realize that he got row H and should've gotten row G because of Gaudreau...

Well fast forward to tonight and apparently CBJ was thinking the same thing because they gave the entire section 213, Row G Gaudreau shirts, we may not have gotten shirts but we all ended up on the jumbotron when they announced it!

 

[CBJx614]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846345391744106955

Another sick dish from KJ. Absolutely wracking up the TOI, Once again most TOI on offense and only behind Z and Provy in total TOI. Almost 4 minutes of TOI on the PK...

 

[Cheddarcheese]

Elvis Wasn't the issue, Considering the emotional toll, i empathize with his performance. Our Struggles stemmed from repeatedly failing to clear the puck/turning the puck over in our zone!!!!!!! leading to high danger goals. 3 out of 4 goals were because we couldn't get the puck out of our zone! our problem is still our breakout/defensive breakdowns. dont let the effort confuse you

Waddell needs to provide support for Fantilli whos shouldering a heavy load alongside JVR and Lebenc.

 

[EspenK]

The Empty Net had a better results than Elvis

 

[Mehar]

A wonderful tribute to Johnny Gaudreau. Feel heartbroken and want to tear up every time I see his parents. Still hard to believe how a deranged lunatic drunk driver caused two precious young lives to end, when they had so much to live for. RIP Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. May God bless your souls.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

Man, I didn't know where else to say it but how awesome has Monahan been. 20/27 in the dot, driving a really good line so far. He's the type of player we've desperately needed. So so thrilled he's a Blue Jacket.

If he gets hurt sure, but I don't understand the hate we got for that signing.

 

[Youngguns1380]

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Aside from the L which obviously sucks, the team showed so much resilience and played their asses off. Expected goals were 3.44 to 1.14. Thoroughly dominated the reigning champs

This team feels different. You can tell the culture they are building is real.

Look this isn't being critical of effort and I couldn't have played after that tribute. All I am saying is everyone was saying it was a great game overall and Elvis was the issue and it wasn't. Elvis was soft on 2 goals but c'mon allow a 50 goal scorer right in the front of the net with 1 second to go.

BTW - I am not an Elvis fan

The breakouts were not as clean in the previous 2 games and we were hemmed in for long periods of time. While allowing a point blank shot with 1 second in the period.

Like illustrated below

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Whether or not you think Elvis was a problem last night, he is the best option at the moment. Tarasov keeps telling us "not it." I love Jet but I think he profiles as a backup at the NHL level. Could be one of the prospects becomes the answer but we just don't have one right now. Have to keep up the "play better defensively" thing and hope you get some redeemable play from Elvis and Daniil.

 

[MAHJ71]

 

[violaswallet]

As a Florida fan, this was the best coached and positioned Columbus team I’ve seen in a long while. It felt like playoff intensity for a good bit of the game and I really appreciated the fight. Really excited to see where you go this season and in future seasons

Elvis wasn’t great but he didn’t look worse than Swayman against us on Monday.