GDT: Don't watch this game

[Ibumax]

Other than the weak ass calls I didn’t think they played awful. Tampa just came out stronger but up until that Svechnikov penalty that we’re playing it about as well as can be expected against a motivated Tampa team.

Yeah i know it was weak, but if it's the same guy game after game there might be something there.

https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?season=2018&category=PENALTIES&group=1&time=0

He's 12th in the league in penalty minutes.

 

[RodTheBawd]

Yeah i know it was weak, but if it's the same guy game after game there might be something there.

There is, he's aggressive and 18.

 

[Ibumax]

There is, he's aggressive and 18.

Yeah, but i kinda hold the 18 year old argument against him. It's not very common for these kids to dominate the penalty minute charts unless they're shitheads like Tkachuck.

THAT BEING SAID, i do believe that even if he keeps taking this amount of penalties for his entire career, his play will eventually more than make up for it. Right now it's a bit annoying, though.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Yeah i know it was weak, but if it's the same guy game after game there might be something there.

https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?season=2018&category=PENALTIES&group=1&time=0

He's 12th in the league in penalty minutes.

Correction, tied for 12th in penalties taken, tied 46th in PIM

 

[Ibumax]

Correction, tied for 12th in penalties taken, tied 46th in PIM

Ah, yeah. Sorry. I still find it interesting.

I love how both f***ing Tkachucks are on the top side of that list.

 

[Stickpucker]

I wonder if Svechnikov has already been chewed out for taking so many penalties. I started noticing it a month ago, the kid really loves the box.

Other than that, the team played like chicken **** in the 3rd with their 1 goal lead and deserved to lose.

Svech drafted himself in fantasy and needs to rack up those PIM

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[CanesUltimate11]

Well that's a frustrating way to lose game we should have gotten a point out of. Two misses by the zebras but they just can't but themselves in that position, keep the stick down and off the hands and do your best to not retaliate (easy to say from the sidelines I know)

The true measure of this game comes tomorrow. Use the outcome as motivation and pick up the win tomorrow and it's a more acceptable loss. Let things snowball and oh boy...

 

[Wolfpuck]

Beat the Sabres tomorrow and get back on track.

 

[zman77]

 

[DougieSmash]

Hamilton last six games: 3 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, +3.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Yeah, but i kinda hold the 18 year old argument against him. It's not very common for these kids to dominate the penalty minute charts unless they're ****heads like Tkachuck.

THAT BEING SAID, i do believe that even if he keeps taking this amount of penalties for his entire career, his play will eventually more than make up for it. Right now it's a bit annoying, though.

He’s not going to take these penalties his entire career because once he’s no longer a rookie half of these aren’t getting called. Based on Brind’amour’s reaction to the first one I think Svech is being told not to change a damn thing about the way he plays. If Justin Williams switched numbers with him for a game he’d be in the box the entire game.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I’m still livid about this one. Is it just because it’s Tim Peel? It’s hard to get pissed about the Lightning players embellishing because Aho started it.

Either way, that’s just a horrific way to lose a game against the best team in the sport, on the road, in a game that they allowed next to nothing for even scoring chances at 5 on 5.

 

[CanesFanBudMan]

Svech never gits any benefit of the doubt. He does take a fair amount of penalties, but I have never seen so many weak/ questionable calls go against a player

 

[Stickpucker]

Woke up still angry about this.

 

[Stickpucker]

Svech needs to work on his skating a little this off-season. A lot of his penalties are stick penalties that don't happen if he is a half step closer.

 

[Lempo]

I’m still livid about this one. Is it just because it’s Tim Peel? It’s hard to get pissed about the Lightning players embellishing because Aho started it.

Either way, that’s just a horrific way to lose a game against the best team in the sport, on the road, in a game that they allowed next to nothing for even scoring chances at 5 on 5.

Aho... le diver?

 

[Lempo]

I’m still livid about this one. Is it just because it’s Tim Peel? It’s hard to get pissed about the Lightning players embellishing because Aho started it.

Either way, that’s just a horrific way to lose a game against the best team in the sport, on the road, in a game that they allowed next to nothing for even scoring chances at 5 on 5.

Aho... le diver?

 

[CandyCanes]

One thing I loved about this game was the passion from this team last night. I feel liked it’s been lacking some this year.

Absolutely loved seeing Brindy get animated and pissed at the refs. I loved seeing Hamilton slam his stick against the post after the empty netter went in. There was some chippyness after the plays. The boys just seemed into it last night and really wanted the win. If they bring that mentality for the rest of the year they’re going to make a good push.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Aho... le diver?

I don’t think Aho is a habitual diver or anything like that, but he went down real easy on the Stamkos penalty. Every star player does it every now and then. Francis was one of the best.

 

[Joe McGrath]

One thing I loved about this game was the passion from this team last night. I feel liked it’s been lacking some this year.

Absolutely loved seeing Brindy get animated and pissed at the refs. I loved seeing Hamilton slam his stick against the post after the empty netter went in. There was some chippyness after the plays. The boys just seemed into it last night and really wanted the win. If they bring that mentality for the rest of the year they’re going to make a good push.

I’d have like to see Brindy go off in the press conference after getting a text from Dundon telling him forthcoming fine would be taken care of.

 

[AD Skinner]

Aho... le diver?

You can see his stripes so you know he's clean

 

[AD Skinner]

I don't disagree about Svechnikov's skating and stick work but I also wonder if there isn't a little anti-Russian bias in the amount of ticky tack infractions that are a penalty for him but not for other players

 

[GoldiFox]

I noticed Rod had Svechnikov out on the ice for shifts immediately after both of his penalties. It also seemed like the first time all year that Rod let Svech open up his game on the 4v4.

Svechnikov played the 4th highest minutes among forwards (behind Aho, TT, Williams) despite taking 2 penalties and no PK time. Rod's trust is growing in him even if he is racking up PIM.

Rod is also deployed the D last night almost evenly at ES:

	ES TOI
Hamilton	0:17:09
Pesce	0:16:38
Faulk	0:16:10
De Haan	0:17:24
TVR	0:15:52
Slavin	0:17:07

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

and played a lot of 3rd/4th line against the best team in the league. Interesting strategy as everyone has to play above their heads but the guys and Mrazek seemed up to it.

 

[Lempo]

You can see his stripes so you know he's clean

Oh, you did see what I mean

 

[MinJaBen]

He’s not going to take these penalties his entire career because once he’s no longer a rookie half of these aren’t getting called. Based on Brind’amour’s reaction to the first one I think Svech is being told not to change a damn thing about the way he plays. If Justin Williams switched numbers with him for a game he’d be in the box the entire game.

Here's the thing that pisses me off about this. Yeah, he probably won't get as many of these calls when he's not a rookie....but he is a rookie. Maybe they should just say, don't do that shit this year. And those stick to hand penalties he always gets...they don't help when you don't get called for them either. They are just lazy plays by a player who stopped moving his feet. Maybe that should be worked on, too.