| 2021-22 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Set | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | Pts % | . | GF | GA | GD | GD/GP | . | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| Total | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 76 | 46.3% | 232 | 271 | -39 | -0.48 | 2.83 | 3.30 | ||
| Gm 1 - 33 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 62.1% | 104 | 91 | 13 | 0.39 | 3.15 | 2.76 | ||
| Gm 34 - 48 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 46.7% | 37 | 46 | -9 | -0.60 | 2.47 | 3.07 | ||
| Gm 49 - 62 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32.1% | 39 | 60 | -21 | -1.50 | 2.79 | 4.29 | ||
| Gm 63 - 82 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 30.0% | 52 | 74 | -22 | -1.10 | 2.60 | 3.70 |
I thought Lacombe (and Gudas) were our best defenders tonight. On the flip end, I thought that was Zellweger's worst game so far. Not that it's big cause for concern but he was sloppy with the puck, missed d-zone assignments regularly, and made a few pretty bad pinches where he needed to be bailed out by a covering forward.
Yeah Vatrano was shockingly bad. Strome was worse but that's not as surprising. He can only perform well when his linemates are carrying him into good situations. But Vatrano looked like this is was his first time handling the puck in a professional league. Hard agree on Groulx and Johnston.
There was a play in the third period, I think, when the puck came to Johnston in the defensive zone. He was about halfway between his man who was on the right point and the faceoff circle. He had plenty of time to possess the puck, look down the ice, and either try to start a breakout, skate the puck out himself, or force the Seattle d-man to pressure him, which would have given him a lane to at least flip/bank the puck out of the zone. Instead he just blindly and weakly tossed the puck straight toward the side boards inside the offensive zone, unforced by any pressure. Seattle quickly recovered and restarted their endless cycle.
It’s year 1. If next year looks anything like this people will be pissed at Cronin. His system is a joke. I remember going to a game in person and me and my dad couldn’t believe how horrible and outdated it was. It’s very very bad.
Well we don’t even know what he was offered. Also Vatrano is a guy I’d love to extend at a fair price. He can play up and down the line up, and based on his Spittin Chiclets interview he loves to be here.
I agree with the last point. Completely. I just don't think your example was the best because a lot of Ducks made the same mistake last night. A lot of unforced errors in that exact circumstance. Like Strome getting the puck just behind the defensive zone faceoff dot, plenty of time and space to have all kinds of options to start a breakout the other way, he elects to try to, I'm assuming, clear the zone with a dump out, but it ends up being a tape to tape pass right at a defenseman who was getting in possession to mark Strome on an attempted zone exit. No defensive pressure caused it, it was just a completely brain dead pass that was so stupid I'm still thinking about it the morning after.
I've been noticing that his system's-such as it is-emphasis on getting these guys playing more responsible defense seems to have had the inverse effect of dragging the team down offensively. So when someone earlier corrected that Cronin has been better than Eakins I think it's an extremely marginal improvement. The defense is better at shot suppression but it's come at the expense of our offense playing like decapitated chickens for big stretches of games. The offense sucked last year too but I don't remember them being this inept at basic offensive fundamentals.
Eh. I'll probably remember that neat Leo move and snipe (but it's a bit more special for me since it's his first NHL goal I've seen live) and Gudas' hit (I've been to a fair number of hockey games in my life but I've only seen a player flip like that maybe one other time)
It’s a great feeling to see that in person. I was there in December when he had a goal and an assist and then the GW, SO goal.
Yeah my first Zegras goal in person was at T-Mobile arena. The loudest I've cheered for a goal against the Knights in that building. People looked at me like I was crazy.
I was bummed to have missed Mac and Minty but I did see them in Vegas earlier this year. Was Minty's NHL debut too. Hoping they're back on the 18th with Cutter.
So if we’re 10+ points out of the playoffs next year on February 1st, you want Verbeek to stand pat?
I just don’t care that much about how much he loves to be here. Is he going to take a discount to stay? I doubt it. I think it’s likely we trade him as a rental a La Henrique next deadline anyway
“The bubble” to me is 2-5 points out of a playoff spot. Happy to be wrong here but I just don’t see us being there in February next year. The following year sure.
if we're in that position I would hope Verbeek adds to the roster. maybe not go all out, but just to reward the team for actually being competitive.
