GDT: AHL Playoffs - Albany Devils vs. Toronto Marlies: Game One

[JimEIV]

Is it just me or did I not see Severson at all ?

He unleashed some rockets tonight.

 

[thethinglonger]

OBrien hurt and apparently Kowalsky said it doesnt look good

Zacha also got hurt at the end of the game

That doesn't sound good. Can you elaborate a bit on this?

 

[JimEIV]

I didn't see Zacha hurt? When did that happen?

 

[Zippy316]

That doesn't sound good. Can you elaborate a bit on this?

I didn't see Zacha hurt? When did that happen?

It seemed like he was hit a bit unsuspecting after passing or dumping the puck in the neutral zone.

Couldn't really see the hit on the camera but you could definitely see the Toronto guy targeting him and he wasn't ready.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

 

[thethinglonger]

****ing Toronto

 

[JimEIV]

It seemed like he was hit a bit unsuspecting after passing or dumping the puck in the neutral zone.

Couldn't really see the hit on the camera but you could definitely see the Toronto guy targeting him and he wasn't ready.

Oh...thanks. I didn't see it. That sucks.

 

[NJDevs26]

I hope we don't wind up regretting sending the four or five guys home we did...how many on the taxi squad do we have left now? Still 7-8?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Hopefully nothing serious.

 

[thethinglonger]

Well here's Zacha bowling over a Marlies defenseman earlier in the game

 

[John Pedro]

Fun game to watch. Albany plays with such a high intensity. Wedgewood was a wall.

PP looks quite bad, especially zone entries. MAG is awful. Blandisi was invisible when not taking dumb penalties.

Hope Zacha is okay. Good game from him. His two-way game is really underrated. Still think he needs to shot more, dude got a bomb, but rarely uses it.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Sometimes a bad game teaches just as well as a good one. Also a won against a very tough and deep team can't be understated.

Sure, and, as I said, a win's a win, especially in the playoffs. I just think the team is going to need to step it up another level to get more wins against Toronto. A win tonight was good, but the team still needs to improve, and I get less excited about a career AHLer doing well than somebody I think could have an NHL future. I'm ultimately a Devils fan, not an Albany fan, so a Boucher goal makes me a lot happier than an O'Neil goal.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

I think you underestimate Dorito

Not at all. I love Doritos.

 

[devilsblood]

That clip of Zacha bowling over that Marlie is fantastic.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Any news about Zacha? I'm worried about him. Wish we weren't short on beat writers. I feel like TG would've reported something about it if he were still around

 

[Cheddabombs]

Awesome to see the ADevs pull out the game one win! Can't wait for game two!

 

[devilsblood]

Fun game to watch. Albany plays with such a high intensity. Wedgewood was a wall.

PP looks quite bad, especially zone entries. MAG is awful. Blandisi was invisible when not taking dumb penalties.

Hope Zacha is okay. Good game from him. His two-way game is really underrated. Still think he needs to shot more, dude got a bomb, but rarely uses it.

I didn't watch but box score says 3 sog's. Whose line was he on?

 

[Zippy316]

I didn't watch but box score says 3 sog's. Whose line was he on?

O'Brien got hurt 5 seconds into the game and Pietila had to shift to C after like 5 or so minutes into the game. Lines changed a lot. Whole forward group sans Lorito was invisible due to that. The lines were going to be:

Boucher - O'Brien - O'Neill
Lorito - Zacha - Lappin
Pietila - Blandisi - Sislo
Thomson - Pelley - Thompson

But for the majority of the game, they were just whatever was the freshest group at that given time. Chemistry as a forward group definitely seemed off due to that.

Also a point of note, Kowalsky said that he moved Zacha up to the second line in an article posted yesterday and is on the CHL prospects thread.

 

[devilsblood]

We had 29 sog's as a team, were they predominantly low threat?

With an early lead were we playing more conservative for much of the game?

 

[Emperoreddy]

We had 29 sog's as a team, were they predominantly low threat?

With an early lead were we playing more conservative for much of the game?

Sounds like after O'Brian went down they had to basically cobble together the best effort they could despite not having enough chemistry at forward.

Wedge was apparently really solid.

 

[Classic Devil]

Sounds like after O'Brian went down they had to basically cobble together the best effort they could despite not having enough chemistry at forward.

Wedge was apparently really solid.

Wedgewood won the game last night, that was obvious even with only the audio feed.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Wedgewood won the game last night, that was obvious even with only the audio feed.

He is starting to come into his own it seems. Though I do wonder if he is suited for a back up roll and sitting so many games. Not every goalie, even with skill is suited to the role.

 

[JimEIV]

Wedgewood won the game last night, that was obvious even with only the audio feed.

I'm not disagreeing... but there was a very good concerted effort to play team defense last night. I'm not sure I want to give ALL the credit to just one guy.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm not disagreeing... but there was a very good concerted effort to play team defense last night. I'm not sure I want to give ALL the credit to just one guy.

Ya I got the impression that was how it went down, but Wedge was still extremely solid.

 

[Zippy316]

I'm not disagreeing... but there was a very good concerted effort to play team defense last night. I'm not sure I want to give ALL the credit to just one guy.

Ya I got the impression that was how it went down, but Wedge was still extremely solid.

It was a joint effort. I'm a big believer in a goalie being more of a cog in the system more than a product of it. To me, Brodeur was far more of a reason the trap was so successful with his rebound control and puck-handling than he was a product of it.

In a lot of ways, Quick and Wedgewood are pretty comparable at their respective levels. A big, defensively sound team with a goalie that is incredibly quick with strong reflexes. It works because the style of the team and goalie compliment each other so well.