GDT: #64 ⋅ WSH @ ANA ⋅ 7:00 PM PDT

[duckpuck]

He belonged on the bench, positively awful tonight. Leo and killorn, too.

Yet only zegras was benched. Did he do something egregious?

 

[HanSolo]

Been that way since they choked that buffalo game away

True

 

[HanSolo]

Yet only zegras was benched. Did he do something egregious?

No. He didn't have the best game but he was far from our worst forward.

 

[dracom]

Package Zegras and myntikov and get a f***ing proven goal scorer. I just don't see z as a game breaker.

no one on this team is a game breaker

 

[Static]

If mintyukov can't skate, what are we doing with him? That is super concerning.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Yet only zegras was benched. Did he do something egregious?

No he just wasn’t effective. Killorn could start WW3 and wouldn’t be benched by Cronin at this point

 

[hockey webcomics]

f*** off, should be a penalty for throwing hats on the ice when your the away team.

you're not the only one

 

[HanSolo]

Package Zegras and myntikov and get a f***ing proven goal scorer. I just don't see z as a game breaker.

Team is measurably better when he plays.

 

[Static]

Yet only zegras was benched. Did he do something egregious?

He didn't play offense or defense tonight. Was Leo on the ice at the end? He shouldn't have been

 

[duckaroosky]

So... does that guy have to slaughter his "lucky" kids(baby goats) now?

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

no one on this team is a game breaker

That's my point

 

[robbieboy3686]

I think we can well kiss the playoffs goodbye. Still would rather they play out the season for wins than draft rank

lol the home loss v hawks was the moment I knew we were done ( given the choke to Buffalo couple games before that too ) as we come down the stretch. Teams are desperate. Are twam sucks fing ass at playing in high intensity games. Other teams crush us in those games

 

[Static]

You can’t ask for the goalie to work that hard and expect to win. The defense was completely overwhelmed all night.

Sure, but I don't think he was particularly good.

 

[Tecumseh]

I think we can well kiss the playoffs goodbye. Still would rather they play out the season for wins than draft rank

We wouldn’t have a chance to draft first even if we lost every game left. We need to start winning again. I’m not overly impressed with this draft class anyway.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Team is measurably better when he plays.

Brady Katchuk

 

[HanSolo]

If mintyukov can't skate, what are we doing with him? That is super concerning.

He can skate. Think that was a mental shutdown. He knew he got beat and probably just shut down

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Dumb asses should have just taken the chances and got it to ot

 

[HanSolo]

lol the home loss v hawks was the moment I knew we were done ( given the choke to Buffalo couple games before that too ) as we come down the stretch. Teams are desperate. Are twam sucks fing ass at playing in high intensity games. Other teams crush us in those games

I mean I think there was still a possibility that if the teams ahead of us started stinking it up, it could still be a bubble squeak in. Think at this point the teams in front of us need to entirely implode.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

If mintyukov can't skate, what are we doing with him? That is super concerning.

His skating has always been weak but looked especially awful tonight.

I still maintain my theory that he, like Boosh, f***ing hates Cronin

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Also, they’re never gonna get enough shit for it because they won the Bedard sweepstakes but the Blackhawks should be relegated for non-tendering Dylan Strome. Just straight up cut a 55-point guy at the time who turned into a 75 point #2 center, might be nice to have someone who could shelter your 19-year-old phenom, eh?

 

[Static]

He can skate. Think that was a mental shutdown. He knew he got beat and probably just shut down

From everything we have seen from him, giving up has never been one of them. It looked like he couldn't pivot and skate, something verbeek just alluded to.

 

[HanSolo]

Dumb asses should have just taken the chances and got it to ot

Will cost a lot more than Z and Mintyukov

 

[robbieboy3686]

I mean I think there was still a possibility that if the teams ahead of us started stinking it up, it could still be a bubble squeak in. Think at this point the teams in front of us need to entirely implode.

No, desperate teams usually perform. The ducks have lost every single “ playoff “ game they have had this season. And I’m not even taking the Sabres or hawks game into account there.

 

[dracom]

That's my point

well it's weird you only singled out those two. but also you're not getting a game breaker for those two. you can keep dreaming about being able to pry Brady Tkachuk but that's never happening.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

EVERY SINGLE SLOT CHANCE IS KILLORN OR STROME

WHY

Hey, Harkins had a couple beautiful chances tonight too!