GDT: #81 ⋅ ANA @ MIN ⋅ 5:00 PM PDT

[Static]

Oh frank takes a penalty? Huh

 

[Unholy]

Moore not looking lost thats for sure

 

[Deuce22]

Gudas just doesn't move half the time now. Almost every time he has the puck he is standing still.

The fact that he is supposedly not injured is scarier than if he was.

 

[DuckRogers10]

Strome and Vatrano are trash right now

 

[KelVarnsen]

He does. And honestly our standards are pretty low on Helleson. His metrics are bad.

Helleson has got a lot of praise this year due to our extremely low expectations but in my opinion he is probably a 5/6 at best.

 

[HanSolo]

In the 07 cup run no one complained about 21 yearold Getz and Perry not having muscle and Perry was string bean thin when he was drafted in 03.

I mean that's basically whataboutism. The reality is he's not strong enough on the puck because he's just not that strong. It's something he can work on to improve and earn a better contract. If he doesn't feel like it, that's on him.

 

[Wheatens]

Oh look, more Vatrano penalty minutes!

 

[Deuce22]

I'm curious what this means. More ice time?

Yes, and more PP time together.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Pretty decent renaissance in the 2nd half of this period. Leo line has been really good, would be fine if they stayed intact next season.

 

[Deuce22]

Helleson has got a lot of praise this year due to our extremely low expectations but in my opinion he is probably a 5/6 at best.

But our coach thinks he’s better than he is.

 

[ohcomeonref]

I'm curious what this means. More ice time?

If we knew how great coaches got a little extra juice out of the players than meh coaches, we'd be busy coaching!

But seriously: we need a better power play setup (with Gauthier ON IT for f*** sake) and we need to plant the centers in front of the best faceoff coach we can find every day for the entire off-season. That's a start from my pea brain

 

[Big Fat Rebound]

I've noticed that his good games have typically come against bad teams and he seems to be less effective against the better ones. I might take a deeper look at that later.

Checks out with my hypothesis. When the defenses get tight and spaces break down, he hasn’t been able to effectively create it on his own

 

[DuckRogers10]

Strome and Vatrano are trash right now

Should probably add Terry too

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I mean that's basically whataboutism. The reality is he's not strong enough on the puck because he's just not that strong. It's something he can work on to improve and earn a better contract. If he doesn't feel like it, that's on him.

I do wonder if todays generation being more into xbox/playstation has something to do with players taking longer to put on muscle. Why go lift weights when you can sit back and play Warzone on PS5.
When I was 18 my group of friends still would go play basketball for exercise even though we were not athletes and we did play video games but not like todays youth , today the level of video games is just so much higher even among athletes a lot of them are playing video games than before.

 

[HanSolo]

But our coach thinks he’s better than he is.

Right handed D over values him.

 

[HanSolo]

I do wonder if todays generation being more into xbox/playstation has something to do with players taking longer to put on muscle. Why go lift weights when you can sit back and play Warzone on PS5.
When I was 18 my group of friends still would go play basketball for exercise even though we were not athletes and we did play video games but not like todays youth , today the level of video games is just so much higher even among athletes a lot of them are playing video games than before.

Probably something to that. But they should have a come to Jesus moment and realize all that Warzone can be the difference between 6 million a year and 9.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

1 more goal for Killorn and a new team record is set for 6 players at 20 goals or more.

 

[Deuce22]

Gonna be painful watching Gudas, Trouba, and Helleson on the right side next season with Moore and Luneau in SD.

 

[HanSolo]

Should probably add Terry too

He's not been as bad as last year but he's been pretty ineffective.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Probably something to that. But they should have a come to Jesus moment and realize all that Warzone can be the difference between 6 million a year and 9.

Diets have changed too. A lot more alternative proteins like BeyondBeef and Veggie Burgers.

 

[MMC]

St Joseph, pray for us

 

[Anaheim4ever]

He's not been as bad as last year but he's been pretty ineffective.

I give him a pass because he had another kid born again. Even a new born kitten can be hard, I got a new Cat last year and that little guy would keep me up at night lol. I think next season if he's back to being 100% focused on hockey and getting better sleep he'll get back to 60-70 point seasons.

 

[HanSolo]

Blues are crushing Utah right now. Vegas looking like they're going to throw their game against the Flames. We might actually hold the Flames' playoff hopes in our hands lol.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

I give him a pass because he had another kid born again. Even a new born kitten can be hard, I got a new Cat last year and that little guy would keep me up at night lol. I think next season if he's back to being 100% focused on hockey and getting better sleep he'll get back to 60-70 point seasons.

F that Adrian Kempe just had a kid. He's still killing it on the kings.

 

[Unholy]

I’d like to see Terry with some consistent time with Leo and Cutter. He’s skilled enough in both scoring and playmaking