GDT: #32 ⋅ ANA @ UTA ⋅ 2:00 PM PST

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

We really need to come up with better "competition" than Ross then. I wanted to like Johnston, but he doesn't play the way a modern enforcer needs to.

He's too polite. Like when he was going after that goof on the Kraken, he kept trying to get him to accept the fight where most guys would just beat the shit out of the guy to the point where there would be no questions on if anyone got even.


Is a good example of how Ross never acts. If something happens, hes barking at the other team, hes trying to get a guy to accept. Thats an example of someone who isn't even an enforcer going out of their way to protect their young star. I feel like Ross kinda took the enforcer role because he had to not because he wanted to. Where you have guys like Reaves, Rempe, Wilson and Xhekaj do it because they enjoy hurting people. Which is really what you want out of that role (even if nobody will admit to it)

 

[Mr Rogers]

Sweet goal but show some emotion McT.

I think he was pretty thrilled, just not the most emotive player

 

[Hey234]

Nice to see a win. Greasy goals but still goals. Gauthier feels like it's all coming together. Same for LaCombe; another strong game.

Three clear issues: need a top 6 goal scorer, need to fix PP, and need to fire Cronin. There's no excuse for how bad the PP has been. At the same time, there are so many questionable decisions and lack of successful structure. It's time for a new coach.

 

[McDonald19]

I don't know how Leason hasn't firmly beaten Johnston out in Cronin's mind.

Leason always does this. Returns to the lineup and looks really good for a few games and then gradually becomes invisible again.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

We’re getting points out of some janky ass games lately.

 

[c4rcy]

yea I'm not really convinced MacT is back or had a good game in the slightest except for the great shot he had in the SO. Lack of crispness and execution is glaring and he fumbles the puck more than the worst stickhandler on this team.

 

[Kalv]

I just watched the game. What an awful 2nd and 3rd even though they came back. How do they not get a shot on goal during and extended 5-on-3 power play? Maybe the dads can do some one-on-one coaching with their sons starting with don't pay attention to your dumb coaches.

I think we had 0 SOG throughout the first 4 PPs and 1 in total (5). Need to double check but the announcers mentioned it.

 

[Daz28]

It's quite obvious that we're now living in the Las Vegas multiverse, where a player gets high sticked, the ref checks him for injury, and then chooses 0 minutes as an option. The Utah feed showed the replay THREE TIMES, and they didn't mention the baseball swing to the bridge of the nose even once. INFURIATING! There was one lesson to be learned by this team tonight, and I hope they realized that it's them vs. the world. If they want anything, they're going to have to pry it from the league's cold dead hands.