GDT: Columbus @ Carolina | Dec. 23, 2013 | 7 pm

[Novacane]

Way to collapse boys

 

[Wolfpuck]

Go to hell, Canes

 

[Wild Caniac]

Mike Vezina. god ****ing damn it.

 

[Novacane]

7th in the division!

Way to tough it out.

 

[Identity404]

**** this team

 

[Wolfpuck]

Don't worry, guys. We like our group.

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

So close Skinner

 

[What the Faulk]

Off till Friday when Pittsburgh comes into town and the roster freeze ends. Something's going to have to give.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Columbus board thinks they won DESPITE the refs.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Off till Friday when Pittsburgh comes into town and the roster freeze ends. Something's going to have to give.

Rutherford won't do ****

 

[Vagrant]

I've seen less deliberate attempts given majors or misconducts than that hit by Skille. It would have changed the outcome, but the outcome shouldn't have been in question anyways. You don't deserve to win games when you coast like that down the stretch.

 

[DaveG]

Suck my ass Bellemore. He cost us this ****ing game

 

[What the Faulk]

They are aware that they were thoroughly outplayed and Carolina only managed 1 more PP opportunity, right? The refs were no issue

 

[Novacane]

Another season where they'll end up "just so close" to making the playoffs. Pitiful. You have to ****ing win this ****ing game. Damnit.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Still better than the Islanders

We like our group

 

[What the Faulk]

I've seen less deliberate attempts given majors or misconducts than that hit by Skille.

Bet you if Ruutu is stretchered out we're talking a 10-game suspension. But since Ruutu doesn't appear to be made of glass this year (knock on wood) there's no nothing.

Still not willing to blame the refs, though. There's no excuse to lose the way they did.

 

[bleedgreen]

55 aint 60. Only took a minute or two to wreck all the work they did. they played us physical and we didn't really have a response but I don't think that's what really did us in as we weren't chasing them around much and I don't think anyone really shied away from contact. They executed the two on one to perfection, the only thing bellemore could've done was to take RJ out from the strong side instead of coming around his left creating a more obvious penalty but stopping the chance. Rj's a player though.

That team is known for its work ethic from start to end, and it paid off. They never gave up and they got the best of us over a minute or two when it mattered most.

I think the way ruutu popped right back up made the refs think less of that hit. It was a stupid and obvious penalty, but he didn't seem to be going for a head shot - though i should review it before saying that.

 

[Identity404]

Bellemore and Gleason went full Pejorative Slur on the game tying goal. I don't think they could have played that any worse.

Bellemore was terrible all game.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Give Ward the next start.

Not putting the game on Peters, just saying, give Ward the next start.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Pete D4wg, woof woof. (Someone who didn't watch the game)

 

[Wolfpuck]

Up next, the Penguins

Oh goodie

 

[My Special Purpose]

Rutherford won't do ****

Untradeable contracts given out by PK/JR:

Eric Staal
Jordan Staal
Alex Semin
Tuomo Ruutu
Tim Gleason
Cam Ward

That's $38.3 MILLION in those six guys. He *can't* do anything, and it's his own damn fault. The *only* thing that can happen to improve this mess is a new GM with some new thinking and a blueprint to develop a young, hungry team. I think it's past time for JR to go.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Suck my ass Bellemore. He cost us this ****ing game

Dave, that 3rd goal was more on Tlusty than Bellemore. I hate to pin any loss on 1 guy, but at that point in the game there is no way Tlusty (and to a lesser extent Bellemore) should be making that play. Inexcusable. With that much time left, it's "keep it deep and avoid the odd man rush". What did he do? Bring the puck out high and turn it over.

Sure Bellemore took a step in thinking the puck would pop out there, but that one was on Tlusty IMO. It's a shame because I thought Tlusty was looking good in the 2nd half of that game too.

Bellemore did struggle a lot tonight though.

 

[Vagrant]

That dipsy doodle by Tlusty, while a "confident" move, is not the move you need in a game where you're up a goal in the waning minutes of a third period against a division rival. You can't bring that puck that high in the offensive zone and turn it over at your own blueline. Everything from that point forward is recovery. Did Gleason and Bellemore play it well? Not really. However, it's not a position they should have been put in to start with. Bellemore shouldn't be having to chase anybody up the ice. It's not his game. Gleason either.

 

[TheOllieC]

Gleason/Bellemore was a train wreck. Maybe seeing Bellemore with Hainsey skewed our thoughts on him. This is not a playoff team right now, and likely won't be when the season ends. I appreciate Skinner and Jordan though. The rest are pretty pitiful.