GDT: Columbus @ Toronto | 7:30 PM EST

[Monstershockey]

Nice game. Elvis played well, offense making their shots count. Happy to see LDBB's game translating to the NHL. He's having a good season. Fun watching this team find themselves.

 

[Cheddarcheese]

So good Seeing Elvis having fun and carrying the team.

 

[MoeBartoli]

100% agree

When I posted this I was really mad at Fabbro, but he had a much better game than my post reflects. The D man who struggled, aside from a great assist, was Provorov.

 

[stevo61]

When I posted this I was really mad at Fabbro, but he had a much better game than my post reflects. The D man who struggled, aside from a great assist, was Provorov.

He struggled early but think he settled in as the game went on. There are a bunch of guys who look off right now whether fatigue/sickness/whatever. Overall I don't thinks hes been too bad lately, got outmuscled by a much larger Matthews on the one goal but that happens sometimes.

Werenski and Marchenko stand out to me as the 2 that look the most off the last couple games. Neither are skating with the puck and making guys look silly like they have all year. Marchenko especially seems to be turning the puck over a lot lately and for all the flack Fantilli has gotten for how different that line plays without Monahan, Marchenko is every bit as guilty of the turnovers and lack of possession lately

 

[Napoli]

since monahan went down with an injury adam fantilli has…..

2 assists, 5 goals, 7 points, +6, and 20 shots on goal in those seven games.

20 shots in 7 games is nearly 3 shots on goal per game.

in the games prior to monahan’s injury, adam was only averaging 1.90 shots on goal.

the kid is seizing this opportunity to center the top line and truly making the most of it.

Probably time to put him back with ZAR and JVR

 

[MoeBartoli]

Nice game. Elvis played well, offense making their shots count. Happy to see LDBB's game translating to the NHL. He's having a good season. Fun watching this team find themselves.

Elvis posting 3 goals better than the expected was really impressive - and this stat certainly matches the eye test.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Nice game. Elvis played well, offense making their shots count. Happy to see LDBB's game translating to the NHL. He's having a good season. Fun watching this team find themselves.

IMO that's Evason and Werenski. This is not a "blast Jenner" comment, just that HCDE and ACZW seem to have really synced and there's cohesion that's been missing. That environment allows for the group to "find itself."

Also, I don't think we should short-sell adds like JVR and even JJ, especially since Boone and Gud have been out so long. So GMDW gets some "find itself" credit too.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I wanted to add somewhere and I think this is the best place for it that it's good to see the team doing good things close to the opponent's net. Voronkov winning that battle on Fantilli's second goal just doesn't happen the past few seasons. And I think it was Pyyhtia who caused the free puck that LDBB collected for his goal. Luca was so calm and quick and sure with his motions on that.

 

[Monstershockey]

IMO that's Evason and Werenski. This is not a "blast Jenner" comment, just that HCDE and ACZW seem to have really synced and there's cohesion that's been missing. That environment allows for the group to "find itself."

Also, I don't think we should short-sell adds like JVR and even JJ, especially since Boone and Gud have been out so long. So GMDW gets some "find itself" credit too.

I wasn't trying to short sell anybody. I should have chosen a better word than team, as I was involving everyone. Organization would have worked better, as they have really come together and seem to be on the same page.

Honestly, we also need to include moving on from people that didn't want to be here, and/or players that weren't working out. I think the locker room is a much better place right now.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I wasn't trying to short sell anybody. I should have chosen a better word than team, as I was involving everyone. Organization would have worked better, as they have really come together and seem to be on the same page.

Honestly, we also need to include moving on from people that didn't want to be here, and/or players that weren't working out. I think the locker room is a much better place right now.

Oh I didn't intend to suggest that at all. I just wanted to make sure to say that I wasn't trying to do so.

 

[majormajor]

When I posted this I was really mad at Fabbro, but he had a much better game than my post reflects. The D man who struggled, aside from a great assist, was Provorov.

I saw Provorov make a lot of very good defensive plays in this game, some nice blocks and clears. Obviously analytically it shows that he played the whole night in his end, so not what you want. Maybe there were a lot of mistakes I missed or maybe it's just one of those games where the player is doing his job well despite the stats.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Is Ayres still the EBUG? That is the question.

You can be EBUG just once me thinks.

 

[MoeBartoli]

I saw Provorov make a lot of very good defensive plays in this game, some nice blocks and clears. Obviously analytically it shows that he played the whole night in his end, so not what you want. Maybe there were a lot of mistakes I missed or maybe it's just one of those games where the player is doing his job well despite the stats.

He and Christianson were crushed being on the ice for 1 shot for 15 against.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

You can be EBUG just once me thinks.

EBUGs are building-specific but there's no limit (afaik) on how many times they can be called into action.

He and Christianson were crushed being on the ice for 1 shot for 15 against.

the team in general got heavily outshot last night, but there was one particular turnover by christiansen (blind backhand pass across the offensive zone) that led to a breakaway the other direction. elvis stopped it, but i was surprised he didn't get benched for that.

christiansen was a nice story early in the season but to me he's a #7 defenseman and nothing more. he's also really been fighting it for a few weeks.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

Probably time to put him back with ZAR and JVR

biggest priority for waddell at the deadline (imo) should be to build a second line around fantilli.

part of that could be jenner coming back (a jenner-fantilli-kj line sounds good on paper) but i'd rather see jenner on a shutdown type third line.

 

[VT]

I saw Provorov make a lot of very good defensive plays in this game, some nice blocks and clears. Obviously analytically it shows that he played the whole night in his end, so not what you want. Maybe there were a lot of mistakes I missed or maybe it's just one of those games where the player is doing his job well despite the stats.

Sometimes I feel like stats don't watch the game.