GDT: Canes in Vancouver 10:30 EST

[TheOllieC]

Shoutout Parma

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Ned's puck handling ability can be killer in this system, if the other parts are up to par. Gap up aggressively and have a goalie that can't disrupt the dump and chase game behind them.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Possibly. Even still, I want to see it, if only because I'm about 99% sure it would make him the only goalie to ever score at the ECHL, AHL, and NHL level.

Not many skaters can say that.

Also, he'd go ahead of Hadyn Fleury, which would be funny.

 

[behemolari]

Petterson still better than Aho AINEC tho

Only reason Petterson looks good is Canucks is so bad

Truth

 

[Vagrant]

loved tripp having an emotional breakthrough about his playing career tonight

 

[Roboturner913]

Having said all that, he belongs *nowhere near* a power play.

Currently team's top-scoring d-man

also leads team d-men in PP points

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

loved tripp having an emotional breakthrough about his playing career tonight

No lie that couldn't have been easy to realize much less say in front of a regional audience. Much respect for that.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Ned is such a likeable, personable, funny guy, too. Congrats to him. I thought he was pretty terrific tonight. I liked his aggressiveness playing the puck. I think it made the defense look better, because -- for whatever reason -- our D seems to struggle with cross-corner dump-ins.

I also like -- and I realize this is weird -- that his equipment looks used and worn. I hate how Darling's stuff always looks perfectly new. It's like he cared more about looking good than playing well.

OK, that's the last time I'll bring him up. I hope Ned is our full-time backup next season. Who knows who the starter should be, but I think Ned deserves it.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Currently team's top-scoring d-man

also leads team d-men in PP points

This says more about Faulk and Brindy than it does about Slavin.

 

[Roboturner913]

This says more about Faulk and Brindy than it does about Slavin.

Maybe.

It's still funny though

 

[Lempo]

Aho's two assists put him to 35 and unlocks $212,500 for him in that bonus category. He's three points away from hitting his full bonus on raw stats categories alone, racing Matt Tkachuk to it who's 2A and 3P away.

Marner sadly beat both to it tonight with scoring his one lacking goal. Also Colorado got some guy Rantanplan. #tears

Mentally and physically fragile B-boys Laine and Matthews have put their hands in the air, oh yeah, like they just don't care.

Besides Tkachuk, Aho is tied in points to Crosby, Ovechkin and Stamkos.

 

[Vagrant]

Ned is such a likeable, personable, funny guy, too. Congrats to him. I thought he was pretty terrific tonight. I liked his aggressiveness playing the puck. I think it made the defense look better, because -- for whatever reason -- our D seems to struggle with cross-corner dump-ins.

I also like -- and I realize this is weird -- that his equipment looks used and worn. I hate how Darling's stuff always looks perfectly new. It's like he cared more about looking good than playing well.

OK, that's the last time I'll bring him up. I hope Ned is our full-time backup next season. Who knows who the starter should be, but I think Ned deserves it.

ned plays a style that hasn't typically fared well behind carolina defense and john was spot on with his description of calling him a battler. there are times when his size dictates he overplay the puck and cheat early into his movement laterally, which can put him in a lot of jailbreak situations. with that said, he was good tonight and played steady with the lead which was a welcome change. give him another one.

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[ClarkBolzano]

Why did Svech play only 12 min.? Did he play that bad?

 

[Lempo]

Why did Svech play only 12 min.? Did he play that bad?

He would have killed the Canucks hadn't he been reined in.

 

[DougieSmash]

I know that Slavin/Dougie hasn't been especially good at the past but they are incredible together in last two games. That could be great pairing if they find chemistry.

 

[Vagrant]

saw something that bothered me a bit about svechnikov when he coasted into a corner battle he could have outskated if he kept his legs moving. he does a lot of gliding that way at times and attempts to win stick battles when he could win skate battles. haven't been in love with his play on the defensive side.

they were really pumping the puck to nino tonight. it's clear that he's been asked to shoot everything that comes his way. he has such a high career shooting percentage and his shots attempted aren't consistent with a player that can finish the way he does. he's being asked to play a role here as primary shooter and the early returns are strong. they just have to be careful about becoming predictable the way they were on that 5 on 3 trying to finish the hat trick. in minnesota, he averaged less than 2 shots a game. he has 17 in 4 games with carolina. sometimes you can identify a player that isn't playing the right game and adjust his philosophy and see strong returns. it's hard to imbue someone with the selfishness of a natural goal scorer, but if he can keep his attempts this high what we're seeing might not be an aberration.

 

[AD Skinner]

loved tripp having an emotional breakthrough about his playing career tonight

I didn't stay up- gonna need some more details on this

 

[jiitu]

In canucs second goal, svech went to exchange while opponent had puck. He's actually following the situation and just when he sees that puck is lost to canucs, he turns to the go out. He basically left his spot/guy and they got 3on2.

Still young but have to learn to follow the situation to the end also regarding own end. He was only looking for opportunoty for attack but lost interest right away when that was lost

 

[Vagrant]

I didn't stay up- gonna need some more details on this

he was talking favorably about ned being a goalie that "wanted the moment" and waxed poetic about his own experience in saying that the reason he wasn't successful as a professional is because in the big moments he was always hoping to not let a soft one in as opposed to wanting to make the huge save that defined the game. really candid moment

 

[emptyNedder]

he was good tonight and played steady with the lead which was a welcome change. give him another one.

I know a lot of folks are worried about Ned's sv% the past two seasons. I think that is overstated. The thing about Ned is he wins games. He may lose a little focus when the team is behind late or ahead by 2 or more goals. In close/key games, he has been excellent in Charlotte.

 

[emptyNedder]

they just have to be careful about becoming predictable the way they were on that 5 on 3 trying to finish the hat trick.

I know every team tries to help a teammate get a hat trick, especially with MT Knetter. However, I was impressed that Aho was doing everything he could (TT also) to find Niederreiter on the 5-on-3. Aho also made some short comment to the official after the Williams' embellishment penalty.
Aho is becoming a young star, he is also cementing his role as the next long-time captain.

 

[Unsustainable]

Holy shit