Barracuda News & Discussion VII

[hohosaregood]

It's a good day when I'm trying to figure out my favorite three goals to post. 7-2 Barracuda final.







Multi-point games for:
Ryan Carpenter 2G
Justin Bailey 1G 3A
Cole Cassels 1G 2A

Great start. Hope this year's crop of vets will do what we were thinking last year's group would do.

 

[Hobocop]

When this team is clicking, they are a lot of fun to watch. Only five skaters didn't get a point tonight- Gushchin, Coe, Mukhamadullin, Sredl, Sabourin. Not from lack of trying, though- Gushchin had 7 SOG. He's going to start putting them in the net soon enough.

Romanov looked pretty good, but as I mentioned, he's going to need to work on his puck handling. First goal he gave up was a little questionable in that regard:



What else needs to be worked on? Special. Teams. The power play has not looked threatening in either game (we scored our one PPG on a 5 on 3 in garbage time yesterday), and our PK is sitting at 50% on the season.

Hard to complain about much today, though. That was fun.

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Oh, one more thing, since I just saw it, the article on the AHL website now says Wiesblatt was suspended as the result of an "interference incident" yesterday, so now they're not mentioning anything about head contact.

 

[Alaskanice]

When this team is clicking, they are a lot of fun to watch. Only five skaters didn't get a point tonight- Gushchin, Coe, Mukhamadullin, Sredl, Sabourin. Not from lack of trying, though- Gushchin had 7 SOG. He's going to start putting them in the net soon enough.

Romanov looked pretty good, but as I mentioned, he's going to need to work on his puck handling. First goal he gave up was a little questionable in that regard:



What else needs to be worked on? Special. Teams. The power play has not looked threatening in either game (we scored our one PPG on a 5 on 3 in garbage time yesterday), and our PK is sitting at 50% on the season.

Hard to complain about much today, though. That was fun.

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Oh, one more thing, since I just saw it, the article on the AHL website now says Wiesblatt was suspended as the result of an "interference incident" yesterday, so now they're not mentioning anything about head contact.

I felt that the PP was moving well but no finish. Shots are coming and most miss the net. They’ll get their aim back.

 

[Hobocop]

I felt that the PP was moving well but no finish. Shots are coming and most miss the net. They’ll get their aim back.

Well I think that's what my issue is, the puck is moving around, but it's not setting up any really good chances. I loved our 5 on 5 play today, but the PP needs a bit of a tweak, IMO.

It's also worth seeing how it works against a different opponent, though, because Rockford was doing a good job of pressuring us inside our own zone when we were trying to set up.

 

[Hodge]

Imagine how much better they're going to be when they add Bordeleau, Thrun and MacDonald. Just need league average goaltending from somebody.

 

[Alaskanice]

Well I think that's what my issue is, the puck is moving around, but it's not setting up any really good chances. I loved our 5 on 5 play today, but the PP needs a bit of a tweak, IMO.

It's also worth seeing how it works against a different opponent, though, because Rockford was doing a good job of pressuring us inside our own zone when we were trying to set up.

No argument from me. I failed to mention it’s only game 2. It has to get better, right??

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Gecklund]

Imagine how much better they're going to be when they add Bordeleau, Thrun and MacDonald. Just need league average goaltending from somebody.

I don’t know how soon that when will happen. I’ll be 100% honest I didn’t watch that game yesterday very closely but Thrun and Bordeleau both looked good in their first games. With Couture/Granlund both out now and Granlund sounding at least kind of serious, I’m not sure how soon Bordeleau especially will be down. Judging by the game yesterday though, sounds like Cuda are handling the scoring pretty okay anyway!

 

[Jargon]

I don’t know how soon that when will happen. I’ll be 100% honest I didn’t watch that game yesterday very closely but Thrun and Bordeleau both looked good in their first games. With Couture/Granlund both out now and Granlund sounding at least kind of serious, I’m not sure how soon Bordeleau especially will be down. Judging by the game yesterday though, sounds like Cuda are handling the scoring pretty okay anyway!

Yeah, Bordeleau looked pretty good against Colorado too. Curious how he does against more human competition.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Hobocop]

Ex-Cuda goalie Strauss Mann gets credited with a goal today.

 

[Hobocop]

Couple defenseman transactions. Roman Kinal to Wichita of the ECHL, and Matthew Sredl released from his PTO.

Surprised on Kinal. Thought he looked decent in game 1. But seems like we are making room for others (Guryev, Laroque?).

 

[Hobocop]

MacEachern up as well.

 

[Hobocop]

First road game of the season, first of three straight games against a Henderson team that just took two straight @ Iowa last weekend.

 

[LadyStanley]

Leaving soon for the game. Have ticket for tomorrow available. Anyone interested?

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[TheBeard]

Leaving soon for the game. Have ticket for tomorrow available. Anyone interested?

I’m already here.

 

[Hobocop]

Looks like Ethan Frisch is the guy that's coming out of the lineup (along with Sredl, who was released from his tryout) and that's straight up the wrong decision, IMO.

Forward lines unchanged.

 

[Alaskanice]

Looks like Ethan Frisch is the guy that's coming out of the lineup (along with Sredl, who was released from his tryout) and that's straight up the wrong decision, IMO.

Forward lines unchanged.

I don’t know anything about Sredl but I think it’s more important to give the ice time to those who look to be part of our future.

 

[Hobocop]

I don’t know anything about Sredl but I think it’s more important to give the ice time to those who look to be part of our future.

Not talking about Sredl, I'm talking about sitting Frisch in favor of Pulli.

Frisch had a pretty good weekend last week.

 

[Alaskanice]

Not talking about Sredl, I'm talking about sitting Frisch in favor of Pulli.

Frisch had a pretty good weekend last week.

My mistake. Do you think Frisch is NHL fodder?

 

[Hobocop]

My mistake. Do you think Frisch is NHL fodder?

At the very least I think Frisch has performed well whenever he's been in the Cuda lineup, going back to last year. I think his lack of size would hurt him in the NHL. Think his speed would help in a pairing with someone coming off a lower body injury.

I know it's a stat nobody likes anymore, but Frisch went +5 last weekend, he currently leads the team.

 

[Alaskanice]

At the very least I think Frisch has performed well whenever he's been in the Cuda lineup, going back to last year. I think his lack of size would hurt him in the NHL. Think his speed would help in a pairing with someone coming off a lower body injury.

I know it's a stat nobody likes anymore, but Frisch went +5 last weekend, he currently leads the team.

Much appreciated. I pay attention to plus/minus.

 

[Hobocop]

Gawanke jumps up way too high in our zone frequently. Led to a good HSK chance there.

Cuda to PP, Thrun is now on PP1.

Bailey scores on the powerplay, from Gushchin and Carpenter! Pretty one. 1-0 Cuda.

 

[Alaskanice]

Bailey!!! Tic tac toe passing.