GDT: #30 ⋅ WPG @ ANA ⋅ 7:00 PM PST

[slippingsloth]

I thought the third was pretty bad, two goals notwithstanding.

I didnt say we played an entirely great game. But i think that was the best 60 min effort against a >500 team this season

 

[robbieboy3686]

We beat a backup goalie! If we can win friday( vs another backup goalie ) I may start to find some hope again!

 

[Static]

Vet forwards have been pinatas all year, but they have been the only ones scoring for a bit now.

 

[cheesymc]

I didnt say we played an entirely great game. But i think that was the best 60 min effort against a >500 team this season

Yes, didn’t think we had a chance against a top team. Statistically this might have been the best game we had all year defensively. We actually won faceoffs and had more SOGs!

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

We beat a backup goalie! If we can win friday( vs another backup goalie ) I may start to find some hope again!

Baby steps. Baby steps.

 

[duckaroosky]

Ducks really did that in front of the Jets' moms and sisters lol

 

[la patineuse]

I missed the entire third period. I'll have to do that more often.

Really good to see their effort rewarded with a win!

 

[Terry Yake]

probably the best win of the year

starting to get concerned about leo though

 

[Ducks DVM]

I’m going to say it. Strome and Killorn were both good tonight.

 

[robbieboy3686]

probably the best win of the year

starting to get concerned about leo though

I have always hated his body language. He gets super negative and starts to shake his head and flay his arms when he makes a mistake. He needs to man up and just play hard. He also needs to get much stronger this off season. He’s weak af

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I’m going to say it. Strome and Killorn were both good tonight.

Killer got a reprieve when Z didn’t need his cadaver transplant.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

probably the best win of the year

starting to get concerned about leo though

Same, he's just not producing anything at all it seems like. Its like it waited for his sophmore season to do his rookie Lafreniere/Kakko/Slafkosky/Byfield impression.

 

[70sSanO]

It was so refreshing to see the team not dump and chase for 60 minutes.

John

 

[Boo Boo]

vatranos on pace for his second best offensive season in his career so far after last years fluke

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I preferred Eklund, but an overwhelming amount of text and charts advocated for McTavish. Not ready yet to call it a miss, but not looking good.

Wow. Look at the chest thumping about Eklund today. Where the hell was this enthusiasm for the past three seasons? Oh, that's right... Mac was the better prospect in those seasons. Now, let's use context and ask yourself if Eklund would that be productive under a Cronin offense? If you said no, then why are you chest thumping?

Why are you attacking me personally with a cheap dig (I am surprised Mods are allowing that personal attack; guess that's the new standard.), but then you try to cover your conniving comment with, "Not ready yet to call it a miss, but not looking good." Are you still mad that I predicted the correct pick from that draft? Get over it and yourself. The 2021 draft was 3+ years ago. Why not use intelligence to understand why Mac isn't producing today?

None of our young forwards are looking good under Cronin. Z (2019 draft), Mac (2021), Cutter (2022), Carlsson (2023) and, to an extent, Colangelo (2020) have not looked good under Cronin. Derek Lee went into depth specifically with Mac and his struggles under Cronin; the problem is how Cronin views Mac as Tkachuk rather viewing Mac as Mac.

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Cronin is better at coaching are our youth defensemen to be more offensive than our youth forwards.

LaCombe almost netted goal #7 four times tonight against the Jets. Our youth defense (LaCombe 4, Minty 4, and Zell 1) had a total of 9 shots against the Jets; whereas our youth forwards has a total of 3 shots (Carlsson 0, Cutter 2, and Mac 1). LaCombe and Zell are on the verge of passing up all of our youth forwards in scoring.

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Trying to discover why something is working or not working (or predicting draft picks) via qualitative analysis is probably best left to me, since I know how to understand and interpret it. See above qualitative breakdown why singling out Mac is sheer stupidity.

 

[Bergey37]

It was so refreshing to see the team not dump and chase for 60 minutes.

John

They haven't been doing that; like most teams, they dump when there's nothing else to do. For the most part, they're playing for controlled entries, and getting better at it.

 

[DarthYenik]

What a game. I was fully expecting a OT game at best. God the PP is worse in real life than TV.

 

[JAHV]

Was that the best game we have played all season? Sure looked like it to me

It was close. I actually thought they played a better 60-minute game against the Kings on Black Friday and just couldn't put the puck away. The first 40 minutes of this one were great. The third period...meh.

 

[Kalv]

Lacombe has been making a statement lately

In the offseason I remember multiple players states that LaCombe looked insane before/during the training camp and that they see him taking a huge step this season. Finally happening.

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

Surprised at how solid Strome has been in the last 3-4