GDT: Canes at Bolts

[whiskers]

thanks guys for the shootout gifs , i went back to sportnet replay service where u can watch the whole game again , they cut off the shootout part lol , guess the canadian anthem in the vancouver games was more important

 

[Tryamw]

thanks guys for the shootout gifs , i went back to sportnet replay service where u can watch the whole game again , they cut off the shootout part lol , guess the canadian anthem in the vancouver games was more important

Your welcome.. Thank Walt Ruff.

 

[The Faulker 27]

random thought getting a top line 30 goal winger middle of the season should be good.

 

[tarheelhockey]

So @tarheelhockey was I better then the ESPN app?

I hear the Athletic is hiring

 

[Tryamw]

I hear the Athletic is hiring

I'll take minimal pay (50k or so? ) Maybe someone can set me up the interview..

Skjei giving Vasi some props..

 

[MadeUpName]

0.946 Vasilevski vs. 0.885 Andersen

With only that information any sane person would expect it was a 3-1 Tampa win

 

[HisIceness]

My goodness. Not pretty but a win is a win and it's a road win in a building that's been cruel to us. 2 points baby!

 

[Wolfpuck]

I’m glad I missed this game, because I know I would have gotten pissed way too many times.

 

[Tryamw]

I’m glad I missed this game, because I know I would have gotten pissed way too many times.

I did... I'm "fine" (You all will back me on this right?)

 

[VibesAlive]

Settled on waffles with country sausage for supper.

The WIN has that bad boy feeling good.

 

[Canes]

0.946 Vasilevski vs. 0.885 Andersen

With only that information any sane person would expect it was a 3-1 Tampa win

Without Michelin Man, this probably would have been a 7-3 type of game. He made some outstanding saves. But the Finns owned him in the shootout like Simo Hayha.

 

[chaz4hockey]

geez, glad we won....just tested & have a 103.7 fever tonight...darn it!

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

geez, glad we won....just tested & have a 103.7 fever tonight...darn it!

I think that would be a high score for me. I hope you get better soon!

 

[Blueline Bomber]

geez, glad we won....just tested & have a 103.7 fever tonight...darn it!

Isnt that rather close to “Get your ass to the hospital” temperature?

 

[Sigurd]

I was expecting TT to be a waste of a shooter in the shootout with the way he's been playing so far this season, but I think it's fair to compare him scoring a beautiful goal in the shootout (the first from the team in the shootout) with this scene:



Is TT back? Or is it too soon to hope?

 

[chaz4hockey]

Isnt that rather close to “Get your ass to the hospital” temperature?

Got a hold of my doctor and he said Ok for now he said get tested for flu and covid tomorrow. I have 11AM at UNC Apex.....if anyone is in the area, stay away until at least noon.

 

[CandyCanes]

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

That is almost certainly a lot of bad early luck for these three, however, I think it's amazing that they're still winning like this without the shooting luck on their side.

 

[NewEraGM]

That is almost certainly a lot of bad early luck for these three, however, I think it's amazing that they're still winning like this without the shooting luck on their side.

To be fair KK doesn’t have much of a shot. Longest wide up in the league

 

[Canes]

Kotkaniemi is... not producing to say the least. Of course Hab fans will pile on as shitting on former players is all they have coming up on their 30th anniversary of winning nothing. They want it to go back to a 6 team league so they have a chance. I feel their frustration. And by feel, I mean revel in it.

 

[AD Skinner]

I won't pile on Andersen's struggles in regulation but he's been pretty rock solid in these last 2 shootouts

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I really think the answer is moving Necas to C and JK down to 3rd line when Patches comes in.

Patches - Aho - Turbo
Svech - Necas - Jarvis
Stastny - Kotkaniemi - Kase/Noesen
Martinook - Staal - Fast

that’s not the 3rd line, that’s the 4th line,

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

that’s not the 3rd line, that’s the 4th line,

With Rod determining ice time yeah of course, but I would play JK’s line more than Staal’s 5v5

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

With Rod determining ice time yeah of course, but I would play JK’s line more than Staal’s 5v5

If your goal was to win games, you wouldn't. In fact, I'm confident that no NHL coach would right now.

• Staal is miles better than KK defensively.
• Staal's line is the best possession line on the team.
• KK is scoring at a rate worse than every member of Staal's line, while playing with the two most productive players on the team.
• KK's individual possession numbers aren't any better than Staal's, Martinook's or Fast's while playing against inferior competition with more o-zone starts.

Any coach that looks both at stats and eye test would not play that line over Staal's line based on KK's play to date.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Why?

22-year-old playing 2C on our best line who's been decent in 2-way play, snakebit a bit on the scoring side, and plenty of room to either be our 3C long-term or our 2C long-term if he can figure out the offensive side. The contract will be a steal for either role. Not a perfect player but well worth a late 1st and a late 3rd (a late 1st only has a ~50% chance to play 100 games in the league, KK is well worth that).

I'd certainly rather have him at 22 for 8 more years at a reasonable contract than Dvorak for 3 more until he's a UFA. Locking in for 8 years at that number with the way revenue and inflation are both growing? It's a nice deal.