GDT: Devils vs. Avalanche - 7:00 PM - MSG+

[glenwo2]

Great to hear that Mac CARES.

But what about Nas?

What did he say?

 

[Blender]

Clearly it's an acceptable play now to do. I see no reason why it shouldn't be in the game plan going forward if they are going to allow it.

 

[glenwo2]

Clearly it's an acceptable play now to do. I see no reason why it shouldn't be in the game plan going forward if they are going to allow it.

It's time to do away with the Trapezoid.

Marty is no longer playing.

Enough of this.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Clearly it's an acceptable play now to do. I see no reason why it shouldn't be in the game plan going forward if they are going to allow it.

If they are going to allow players to run through a goalie in the trapezoid then why have a trapezoid?

 

[Blender]

It's time to do away with the Trapezoid.

Marty is no longer playing.

Enough of this.

Well they should have gotten rid of the trapezoid years ago when Bobby Clarke admitted that he pushed for it to give the Flyers an advantage against Brodeur and DiPietro.

 

[Hughes86Hischier13]

i missed the game can i get a recap from somebody.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

i missed the game can i get a recap from somebody.

Played a great first period, but gave up several odd man rushes. Blackwood was tremendous as usual. Play dipped significantly in the second and the Avs took over. We recovered in the third, but the refs then decided to sabotage the game. Watch the replay of the 4th goal by Colorado and just laugh cuz its all you can do.

Simmonds got ejected for chirping the ref after the call. Street had one chance, then was invisible. Zacha did not look as good as Bratt on the top line. Greene had a very good game, surprisingly. Subban reverted to Hynes Subban a bit.

All in all, not bad. Colorado just has way more talent to work with than we do, especially with Bratt and Hughes out. They look like fools gold, though.

 

[johnny pierogi]

Didn't watch the game tonight, had off-year 'Christmas' with my wife's entire family... all 50 of them.

As is tradition we had the street hockey tournament. Didn't fair so well. I got put on a team with her 21, 19, and 13 year old girl cousins + her one uncle that tries hard but really can't play. I took a pounding in net and the Rafalski 28 jersey I had on got it even worse. We went 0-3 and my wife scored a goal on me.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Zacha without a single shot on goal in 20 minutes of ice time. Ben Street had 3 in under 10 minutes. Can’t score if you never shoot.

 

[Emperoreddy]

They needed to keep as much of the game in their end as possible, but they didn’t do that for the 2nd and early third.

Missing Jack and Bratt hurt. Forced guys into positions they couldn’t handle.

 

[dahrougem2]

Zacha without a single shot on goal in 20 minutes of ice time. Ben Street had 3 in under 10 minutes. Can’t score if you never shoot.

Avs fan here, and not intending to troll whatsoever but genuinely curious:

What's Zacha's deal? What's the role he's carving out for himself and/or role he's being used in? A bunch of my buddies who are Oilers fans continuously bring him up as a player they'd like to target but, naturally, I always let them know they don't have anything worthwhile to offer except for the outrageous.

 

[Billdo]

Zacha without a single shot on goal in 20 minutes of ice time. Ben Street had 3 in under 10 minutes. Can’t score if you never shoot.

Again ignoring his assist on Boqvists goal...

I get what you're doing since Zacha has apparently been your target but Nico, Gusev, and Zajac all had as many shots COMBINED as Street but you chose to leave that out...

 

[Emperoreddy]

Avs fan here, and not intending to troll whatsoever but genuinely curious:

What's Zacha's deal? What's the role he's carving out for himself and/or role he's being used in? A bunch of my buddies who are Oilers fans continuously bring him up as a player they'd like to target but, naturally, I always let them know they don't have anything worthwhile to offer except for the outrageous.

Bottom 6 center who is responsible defensively and a high end PKer.

It’s a let down from his draft position for sure, but it is still a useful player.

He has higher end skill, but doesn’t seem to have the killer instinct to really use his body and speed to score in bunches.

 

[dahrougem2]

Bottom 6 center who is responsible defensively and a high end PKer.

It’s a let down from his draft position for sure, but it is still a useful player.

Is the skill not there? Because whenever I watch him play (and granted, it isn't a lot), he looks real good and real strong on the puck making power moves to the net.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

But what about Nas?

What did he say?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Is the skill not there? Because whenever I watch him play (and granted, it isn't a lot), he looks real good and real strong on the puck making power moves to the net.

It’s there. He seems to lack some hockey IQ along with the drive to really take a next step.

He doesn’t shoot nearly enough. He doesn’t put himself in high danger areas to get lots of chances.

 

[Billdo]

Is the skill not there? Because whenever I watch him play (and granted, it isn't a lot), he looks real good and real strong on the puck making power moves to the net.

It's definitely there. It just never comes out with any sort of consistency. He'll have games where he dominates and you think "this is what he needs to do all the time." And then for some reason it disappears. I'm anxious to see what he does with a different coach bc it was obvious him and Hynes weren't on the same page.

 

[devsfan4life]

I just can’t believe with all of the bs they disallowed with skaters barely touching the goalie, a play where you take the goaltenders feet out from under him (incidental or not) in the dang trapezoid no less is ok. Makes no sense whatsoever.

 

[RSeen]

It's definitely there. It just never comes out with any sort of consistency. He'll have games where he dominates and you think "this is what he needs to do all the time." And then for some reason it disappears. I'm anxious to see what he does with a different coach bc it was obvious him and Hynes weren't on the same page.

I don't see Zacha being a top 6 player anywhere. He just isn't impactful enough offensively and is not consistent enough. He is showing he is an elite on the PK which is good, but he is suited for a bottom 6 role and at this point realistically I wouldn't expect anything more.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Again ignoring his assist on Boqvists goal...

I get what you're doing since Zacha has apparently been your target but Nico, Gusev, and Zajac all had as many shots COMBINED as Street but you chose to leave that out...

Oh, how could I forget his secondary assist on the PP? I hope he keeps racking up those assists to boost his trade value.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I much rather Zacha in my bottom 6 then Miles Wood

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I much rather Zacha in my bottom 6 then Miles Wood

I'd rather keep them both and play them both where they should be played. One at third line, checking center/PK and the other on the 4th line as an energy guy. The only reason we end up hating either of them is because the team keeps trying to force round pegs in square holes by playing them in the top 6.

 

[OmNomNom]

we were owed at LEAST 3 power plays

 

[Billdo]

I don't see Zacha being a top 6 player anywhere. He just isn't impactful enough offensively and is not consistent enough. He is showing he is an elite on the PK which is good, but he is suited for a bottom 6 role and at this point realistically I wouldn't expect anything more.

Im 99% I didn't say anything about being a top 6 player in my post.

 

[Billdo]

Oh, how could I forget his secondary assist on the PP? I hope he keeps racking up those assists to boost his trade value.

Well I mean you're complaining about shots from a AHL call up and comparing him to Zacha. What about Goose, Zajac, and Nico all TOTALING the same number of shots as Street or are you just continuing the obsession over Zacha?