GDT: Battle of the Benns- Dallas Stars vs Montreal Canadiens 3/28/17 7:30pm EST SNE, RDS

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

I'm surprised so many people are complaining about the quality of the game.

I'm not, anymore. Not when you see the preferred slant taken in just about every player thread.

 

[sampollock]

Philly scored ya

 

[jaffy27]

i really hope Las Vegas pick plekasex :

Lebrun was suggesting today that Plekanec would be a good fit for LV (it's always been my opinion too)........the fact that He only has 1yr left is what's attractive. LV can always trade him at the trade deadline for picks or prospects.

 

[OriginalCanadian]

McCarron is waaaaay better than Ott.

And, Mitchell isn't doing much out there. He's lucky Flynn is injured otherwise he would've been benched by now. The only reason he's playing is because he's on the p.k. which Flynn can do quite effectively as well.

King, we've said enough on, too slow to be effective.

Ott is always good for a chuckle, though! Every time I seem him chirping the other team I always get a smile on my face.

Also, I think I heard that Flynn is healthy again.

 

[Redux91]

Plekanec has actually been playing well this game.

1 superb pass , the rest has been poor

But that was a great scoring chance

 

[Lshap]

McCarron is waaaaay better than Ott.

And, Mitchell isn't doing much out there. He's lucky Flynn is injured otherwise he would've been benched by now. The only reason he's playing is because he's on the p.k. which Flynn can do quite effectively as well.

King, we've said enough on, too slow to be effective.

McCarron's been showing some recent life on the forecheck. He should be allowed to build on his confidence. The only thing we'd miss is Ott's faceoff skill.

 

[jaffy27]

bergevin not spending for acquiring a top6 players in the trade deadline

Just like every other team in the NHL....

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I'm surprised so many people are complaining about the quality of the game. Montreal lacks finishing right now but they're out-skating and out-shooting the Stars to a high degree.

It's been a pretty strong game from us tonight. We've been inconsistent lately though. Great against Ottawa but then fell asleep against Carolina and Detroit. You're right though, lack of finish is what's really killing us. They system is good and we've played mostly well this year.

Galchenyuk's got to go back to center though and despite the goal tonight I still think we should split Radulov and Max.

 

[LesHabs66]

bergevin not spending for acquiring a top6 players in the trade deadline...

What exactly did he have to trade away that another team would willingly take for any top 6 players?

What about the team constantly missing out on drafting or developing a quality true starting C for the past 7+ years?

Just curious how you get top 6 talent without giving up a ton in return for an expensive rental?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Just like every team in the NHL....

I can't think of another team going into the playoffs who needed one more than we did.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

beaulieu has more pts then plekanec

So does Petry, Shaw & Markov. Markov has played 16 less games and has 10 more points.

Awful, awful, awful year for Plekanec.

 

[tooji]

"He's better at hockey but I'm better at life"
-Jordie Benn

 

[Belial]

They really are. Galchy's having trouble fighting for pucks though. He needs to do more if he wants Julien to play him more.

We're playing fine overall this season. Even under Therrien we played well this year.

But we lack talent and if we could score just a little more would be in much better shape in terms of a cup run.

Agree that we lack that break game talent but the boys are playing a well structured high paced game.

We're dictating the pace and imposing ourselves most of the nights while limiting the opposition's high scoring chances.

GHG!

 

[OnTheRun]

Lebrun was suggesting today that Plekanec would be a good fit for LV (it's always been my opinion too)........the fact that He only has 1yr left is what's attractive. LV can always trade him at the trade deadline for picks or prospects.

He is. He fit the player profile an expansion team would be looking for. He's a good vet, got good ethic and LV don't care much about immediate results.

 

[sampollock]

This team will have to score by committee in the playoffs

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

So does Petry, Shaw & Markov. Markov has played 16 less games and has 10 more points.

Awful, awful, awful year for Plekanec.

Really? Holy crap I didn't realize it was that bad. Jimminy Crickets.

 

[Andrei79]

1 superb pass , the rest has been poor

But that was a great scoring chance

I disagree, he's been less soft than his usual self and he's been winning battles. Not at Danault's level, but he looks like Plekanec of old, only with his hands in solidly in cement.

 

[Phenom]

That 4th line is bad

It's overweight Dwight "Sea-Turtle" King dragging that line down. Put Martinsen in there asap. Martinsen-Ott-Mitchell was the best line in the Rangers game.

 

[Belial]

No, you guys should give the hate a rest for a little bit. Hasn't deserved it for games now, not that anyone would expect any different from you guys at this point.

The all-around play is so underrated on this board...

 

[Lshap]

It's been a pretty strong game from us tonight. We've been inconsistent lately though. Great against Ottawa but then fell asleep against Carolina and Detroit. You're right though, lack of finish is what's really killing us. They system is good and we've played mostly well this year.

Galchenyuk's got to go back to center though and despite the goal tonight I still think we should split Radulov and Max.

I think the game plan for tonight was specifically to dump everything at Lehtonen and pounce on the rebound. He's good at stopping pucks but terrible at controlling them.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Awesome save by Price.

 

[Krnage]

wow... we are happy to have carey tonigh :laugh

 

[The Nightman]

Carey... Our saviour

 

[CH25]

This team will have to score by committee in the playoffs

Like the Rangers and Tampa series? The team could barely crack 1-2 goals per game.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Good start, guys. Holy crap.