GDT: G1: NYR @ Wild 7pm CT (BSN)

[NHL1674]

Worst home opener ever!

Thank God Boldy showed up.

 

[AKL]

I don't want Hartman there anymore than I want Rossi there from tonight's game.

Well you can't put Ek there, Steel hasn't been any better than Rossi (I'm not even sure Steel and Gaudreau are in the lineup tonight), and Boldy is a winger, so what's your plan?

Rossi isn't a grinder, maybe trying to force him into that role is why he's not doing much tonight?

 

[Minnesota]

The funny thing is Talbot is injured anyway.

Saw that. Have to wonder, in a different reality where he didn’t get traded, would he have been injured?

 

[NHL1674]

Saw that. Have to wonder, in a different reality where he didn’t get traded, would he have been injured?

Honestly, I don't think it would have mattered. He sucked a lot last year too.

I'm a lot more concerned about the lack of defense. Brodin has been steady and reliable. Looked like crap tonight. Even the forwards. Nobody put in the effort to defend. How can they not be fired up for opening night?

 

[Sad People]

Website is acting like cheeks again. Have a good one fellas.

 

[Minnesota]

Duhaim wants to fight.

 

[thestonedkoala]

The funny thing is Talbot is injured anyway.

We went from Kahkonen/Talbot to Gustavsson/Fleury. And Kahkonen had a terrible game and still has a better sv% then Fleury

 

[Minnesota]

Get Addison a point and I’ll be happy.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Fleury making saves when it matters

 

[Webster]

Home opener and they lose 7-3 or whatever, what an embarrassment.

And what was Guerin thinking, chased Talbot out of here to sign a guy who's burned out.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Brodin is dog water.

 

[NHL1674]

Home opener and they lose 7-3 or whatever, what an embarrassment.

And what was Guerin thinking, chased Talbot out of here to sign a guy who's burned out.

Talbot wasn't great last year either. How quickly people forget.

 

[AKL]

Talbot wasn't great last year either. How quickly people forget.

No one's forgetting who he is, but even last year he was better than Fleury.

 

[Bazeek]

Home opener and they lose 7-3 or whatever, what an embarrassment.

And what was Guerin thinking, chased Talbot out of here to sign a guy who's burned out.

I'm no Fleury fan but it's a lateral move at worst.

 

[Minnesota]

Brodin is dog water.

Might have been the worst game I’ve seen him play… ever? I’m not worried, he’ll bounce back.

 

[GordieGallant]

Rangers are good. We were not tonight. Bring on the Queens.

 

[NHL1674]

Perhaps if Talbot didn't have a temper tantrum, we'd have both guys. Then again, that would be an expensive mess.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

A whole bunch of those goals would be going in no matter who was in our net. The Rangers executed really well, our D lost the positioning battle all night and forwards got caught puck watching in our own end. Positives to take away for some of our guys, all will be going to bed very mad tonight.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Talbot wasn't great last year either. How quickly people forget.

I think there is validity that they need a different goalie than MAF. Talbot is whatever.

 

[AKL]

Gotta see some changes next game.

The defense has to get better, not sure what to do about it, cause it was bad from top to bottom, but it needs to improve.

Boldy and Kaprizov were the only forwards who showed up tonight, and Kaprizov kinda trailed off a bit towards the end. Hartman was atrocious, Steel and Gaudreau were invisible, and outside of his goal, Zuccarello wasn't anything to write about. Need more from the top six players than what they brought tonight.

Fleury is what he is, not expecting anything different in net.

 

[Wabit]

Well you can't put Ek there, Steel hasn't been any better than Rossi (I'm not even sure Steel and Gaudreau are in the lineup tonight), and Boldy is a winger, so what's your plan?

Rossi isn't a grinder, maybe trying to force him into that role is why he's not doing much tonight?

Winning board battles are something every hockey has to do every game. If he can't do that against 4th liners how is he going to fair against quality players?

Rossi is also the slowest skater on his line. He's not the one forechecking behind the net. He's been losing the puck along side the boards.

I could care less he scored 85 bazillion points in the preseason. His game isn't NHL quality, let alone top line quality.

 

[AKL]

Perhaps if Talbot didn't have a temper tantrum, we'd have both guys. Then again, that would be an expensive mess.

Hardly a temper tantrum when he signs here to be the starter, Guurin trades for his old buddy at the deadline, Talbot continues to outplay Fleury, and still loses his starter job.

You can say Talbot is nothing special and should have played better, but he didn't play his way out of a job, he lost his job because his GM liked another guy more. Talbot had a pretty reasonable response, all things considered.

 

[NHL1674]

Gotta see some changes next game.

The defense has to get better, not sure what to do about it, cause it was bad from top to bottom, but it needs to improve.

Boldy and Kaprizov were the only forwards who showed up tonight, and Kaprizov kinda trailed off a bit towards the end. Hartman was atrocious, Steel and Gaudreau were invisible, and outside of his goal, Zuccarello wasn't anything to write about. Need more from the top six players than what they brought tonight.

Fleury is what he is, not expecting anything different in net.

I'd start Gustavsson next game.

 

[AKL]

Winning board battles are something every hockey has to do every game. If he can't do that against 4th liners how is he going to fair against quality players?

Rossi is also the slowest skater on his line. He's not the one forechecking behind the net. He's been losing the puck along side the boards.

I could care less he scored 85 bazillion points in the preseason. His game isn't NHL quality, let alone top line quality.

Because he's going to spend more time with the puck on his stick because his linemates play the same possession game he does. The number of board battles he has to win on the fourth line is a direct result of the fact that his linemates are only on the ice to dump and chase.

It's about putting your players in roles that suit them and will help them succeed. Right now, Dean is not doing that for Rossi.

And hey, you've agreed Hartman shouldn't be there, I'm open to other suggestions, but you completely glossed over that part.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Hardly a temper tantrum when he signs here to be the starter, Guurin trades for his old buddy at the deadline, Talbot continues to outplay Fleury, and still loses his starter job.

You can say Talbot is nothing special and should have played better, but he didn't play his way out of a job, he lost his job because his GM liked another guy more. Talbot had a pretty reasonable response, all things considered.

Being upset with it is reasonable, but having your agent publicly call out the GM about it is entering temper tantrum territory.

That's something you'd expect out of MAF's agent.