GDT: #67 ⋅ ANA @ STL ⋅ 5:00 PM PDT

[Hockey Duckie]

Yup... I've seen this first period chart before in several other Duck games. It could have been worse by an inch on a Kyrou shot and be down 3-0. In a Charles Barkley disappointed tone, "It's turrible!"

 

[Terry Yake]

oh, there's a game today?

 

[robbieboy3686]

Probably the best powerplay without a goal in a good long while. Zegras' mishandles didnt help though.

Terry is the only player on the team that can produce consistently and even does it with 3rd line hockey players on his line. I have zero complaints about him honestly.

Zegras on the other hand is in his D+7 season and is no better really offensively than he was when he first entered the league. It’s frustrating

I’ve never been as high on Zegras as most . I understand if verbeek moves on from him. He’s a cool/fun guy and his teammates seem to like him a lot. That’s the only reason he hasn’t been traded yet is my guess

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

They could have been down 4 0 if blues converted on their chances

 

[robbieboy3686]

If we keep losing we at least assure cronins demise. And another top end draft pick isn’t anything to sneeze at.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

oh, there's a game today?

 

[AngelDuck]

If we keep losing we at least assure cronins demise. And another top end draft pick isn’t anything to sneeze at.

There’s zero assurances of Cronin’s demise. I’d say there’s at least a 50% chance he returns. Unfortunately. We’ll see, it’s going to be the most interesting offseason we’ve had in many years IMO

We’ve kind of come to a fork in the road in our rebuild where a somewhat major shakeup needs to happen

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Love how Hayward and literally everyone with a functioning brain is like “yo Greg, perhaps you shouldn’t line match your fourth line with top lines.” and Cronin is just “nah.”

Absolute embarrassment he’s about 95% likely to be coming back

 

[robbieboy3686]

Trouba about to be tossed

He’s been getting meaner and meaner lately. And I’m all for it

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

If we keep losing we at least assure cronins demise. And another top end draft pick isn’t anything to sneeze at.

Cronin only goes if there is a viable replacement. If the gulls make the playoffs I could see their coach come in. Which I would not like

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Didn't watch the first but I watched gamecenter. Congrats to the boys for getting beyond 3 shots, it was touch and go there for a while.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

If they score here. It's over

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Didn't watch the first but I watched gamecenter. Congrats to the boys for getting beyond 3 shots, it was touch and go there for a while.

I think 7 of them came on the PP, with 4 or 5 from Mac alone.

 

[dracom]

they are shooting at the worst angles. never gonna get a shot through like that

 

[robbieboy3686]

We’re an absolutely lifeless boring group

 

[ff8]

The f*** is that a penalty for lol

Nevermind the replay made it clear. Couldn’t see the trip on the live angle

 

[dracom]

blues looking like a team fighting for a playoff spot, ducks look like they're ready for the season to be over with.

 

[DuckRogers10]

About to be down 3-0

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Lifeless team..

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

they are shooting at the worst angles. never gonna get a shot through like that

The middle of the ice might as well be the DMZ. Just don’t go in there

 

[Rooch]

Is it too late to forfeit?

 

[robbieboy3686]

blues looking like a team fighting for a playoff spot, ducks look like they're ready for the season to be over with.

The guys have officially mailed it in as far as playing hard for Cronin. Gibson phantom injury, we don’t even hear about him. He might move told verbeek he’s done.

 

[dracom]

guess just because we're playing meaningful games this late into the season, doesn't also mean they have to try in these games.

 

[Arthuros]

Ohhhh release me from this pain.

 

[HanSolo]

guess just because we're playing meaningful games this late into the season, doesn't also mean they have to try in these games.

Was thinking something similar, but more along the lines of it seems like these players are more or less checked out and are ready for summer to start. It doesn't look like the kind of effort you would expect from players who still believe they have a chance to make the playoffs.