Half-Assed GDT: Blues vs Caps 7pm

[AjaxManifesto]

Standard is set with that call

 

[Linkens Mastery]

That was a freakishly fast period.

 

[Robb_K]

Barbashev gets a bogus hooking penalty. So, The Blues will have a minute and a half of penalty to kill on the fresh ice at the start of The 2nd.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Standard is set with that call

it should be .. i agree

 

[A Real Barn Burner]

That was a freakishly fast period.

Jimmy Jhon’s should be all over this for their next commercial!

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I like Mikkola at his point, but passing out of his zone is rough and he worse as he approaches the neutral zone.

Kostin having a rough game.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Jimmy Jhon’s should be all over this for their next commercial!

freaking jimmy johns

 

[STLegend]

What a hectic 1st period.

How much longer can DA continue to let Scandella hold us back. He's the clear weak link and glaring area in need of improvement, and no perunovich isn't the answer. Yet.

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

it should be .. i agree

no... just like last game, it means the east coast team will get easy calls for them

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

forwards HAVE to do a better job in the Dzone going forward.. that's the diff in their winning ways and ...well..this..

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

no... just like last game, it means the east coast team will get easy calls for them

you root for a flyover team .. big bucks on the coast

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

you root for a flyover team .. big bucks on the coast

I know I know.. I HATE being 'that' guy that kvetches about the refs (heck, I did it for 5 yrs) but.. man...

 

[Robb_K]

The way The Caps were dominating play early, The Blues are lucky to be tied at the end of the period, and that The Caps were also very sloppy. I hope The Blues kill off the penalty, and use that to gain momentum, and tighten up their game. They're going to have to be better than usual without Tarasenko. But they are so very deep that they can not miss a beat IF they play their "A" game.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

I know I know.. I HATE being 'that' guy that kvetches about the refs (heck, I did it for 5 yrs) but.. man...

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

The way The Caps were dominating play early, The Blues are lucky to be tied at the end of the period, and that The Caps were also very sloppy. I hope The Blues kill off the penalty, and use that to gain momentum, and tighten up their game. They're going to have to be better than usual without Tarasenko. But they are so very deep that they can not miss a beat IF they play their "A" game.

good point.. welcome to what the world looks like without Vladi.. and this is just one game..

 

[kreele]

Hockey being very fast paced I have never understood why the refs can’t take 30 seconds to review. They could even make the review part of the tv timeouts.

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

I like Mikkola at his point, but passing out of his zone is rough and he worse as he approaches the neutral zone.

Kostin having a rough game.

Kostin needs more ice time and linemates to find his groove... he thinks the game differently than 4th liners

 

[A Real Barn Burner]

good point.. welcome to what the world looks like without Vladi.. and this is just one game..

Yes having two legitimate game breakers in Kyrou and Vladi is what makes us so dangerous. Not looking forward to his eventual departure. Maybe we get a young Vladi in replacement but I’m not holding my breath nothing in the prospect pool looks promising in this regard either.

 

[Robb_K]

Love Miko's game.

Keep playing kid!

Mikkola's really starting to break out. All of a sudden the light clicked on, and he's moving up to the next level. A really unsteady development track. Rather fits and starts than steady improvement. But it's very welcomed after having such a slow and modest level of improvement up through the first 20-25 games of this season.

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

Mikkola's really starting to break out. All of a sudden the light clicked on, and he's moving up to the next level. A really unsteady development track. Rather fits and starts than steady improvement. But it's very welcomed after having such a slow and modest level of improvement up through the first 20-25 games of this season.

unsteady is prolly a good way to put it, but he IS improving.. think folks are expecting a bit too much.. he's playing pretty well

and for the 'numbers' folks, yes, his number will look worse than the 2nd pairing cause.. they are getting the tougher assignments..

keep playing the kid and hopefully he keeps improving

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

like the hip check by Bortz there lol

 

[A Real Barn Burner]

unsteady is prolly a good way to put it, but he IS improving.. think folks are expecting a bit too much.. he's playing pretty well

and for the 'numbers' folks, yes, his number will look worse than the 2nd pairing cause.. they are getting the tougher assignments..

keep playing the kid and hopefully he keeps improving

Unfortunately we need the shutdown paring to be able to provide better numbers if we wish to make a deep push into the playoffs imho.

Colt - Scandella or Colt - Mikkola the numbers haven’t been good enough yet. Maybe Mikkola grows enough through the regular season and Colt steadies in his role through familiarity with a partner.

A greater commitment to team defense as we saw in December from the forward core when the Springfield guys were up would go a long way as well.

 

[RickedEm]

Standard is set with that call

Wrong lol

 

[Robb_K]

Good kill by The Blues. Husso made a couple really good saves, and there were a couple timely blocks, and The Blues (Barbashev) had the bast scoring chance.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Ref sounds so sad he's calling a penalty on the Caps