GDT: Game 1: Sharks vs. Blues 7:30pm ESPN+/Hulu. It begins!

[mogambomoroo]

Baby steps, baby steps. 1 point for the boys!
Celebrini will be just good and hopefully Smith can soon contribute as well.

 

[Kcoyote3]

I wonder what Rick Celebrini has to say about all this.

 

[Anomie2029]

I mentioned after the second Blackwood looked good but could collapse at any moment and he did.
D is still bad.

Oh and Warsofsky needs to learn you can't 'trust' players who failed last year. Don't bench the young players to protect them or the lead. You aren't going to hold the game giving more ice time to Kunin & co.

 

[Hodge]

The boys played hard until the end. Celebrini is already our best player.

 

[karltonian]

i appreciate that smith is analyzing the game and coming up with the right play most times. more reps will help him commit faster.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

I hope Warsofsky learned a valuable lesson tonight and never does prevent victory hockey again. Sharks were killing St Louis in transition why stop and change to chip and chase?

 

[TheBeard]

The Good:
Celebrini was as good as advertised
Wallman was a beast out there
Kunin and Goodrow and Storm really stuck out

The Bad:
Blackwood absolutely collapsed
The defense outside of Wallman
Granlund

The Meh
Will Smith... nothing bad or good. Just seemed like he was soaking it all in and it was a lot to take.

 

[ChompChomp]

I mentioned after the second Blackwood looked good but could collapse at any moment and he did.
D is still bad.

Oh and Warsofsky needs to learn you can't 'trust' players who failed last year. Don't bench the young players to protect them or the lead. You aren't going to hold the game giving more ice time to Kunin & co.

Seriously. I wanted to see Celebrini out there defending the one goal lead late. Let him win the game.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

i appreciate that smith is analyzing the game and coming up with the right play most times. more reps will help him commit faster.

I think that’s fair and the fact that he got moved to the wing should accelerate that

 

[TheBeard]

i appreciate that smith is analyzing the game and coming up with the right play most times. more reps will help him commit faster.

It'll come, but right now he's a quarter step behind in processing and that makes a difference. Things will no doubt change as he gets more experience.

 

[Shut Yer Five Hole]

I hope Warsofsky learned a valuable lesson tonight and never does prevent victory hockey again. Sharks were killing St Louis in transition why stop and change to chip and chase?

Shades of the Ron Wilson era

 

[one2gamble]

I wonder what Rick Celebrini has to say about all this.

He didn't even watch, hasn't spoken to his son since he signed. Can't stand the org

 

[karltonian]

Seriously. I wanted to see Celebrini out there defending the one goal lead late. Let him win the game.

yeah he could have poached a pass and skated in for the ENG
but, gotta keep him hungry.

 

[canuckslover10]

that would be terrible

I'd say you guys are at the stage where you wanna be anywhere from 20-25 in the league standings probably not gonna happen but I wouldn't be surprised especially with Smith and Celebrini progressing throughout the year.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

To be renamed from "loser point" to "Sharks point"

Maybe the Sharks can bring back Gilles Meloche and Gary Simmons

 

[karltonian]

I'd say you guys are at the stage where you wanna be anywhere from 20-25 in the league standings probably not gonna happen but I wouldn't be surprised especially with Smith and Celebrini progressing throughout the year.

noooo we need another top 5

 

[LilLeeroy]

I wonder what Rick Celebrini has to say about all this.

I saw him smiling after that last goal went in

 

[Anomie2029]

I'm going to tell myself that not only are players like Smith learning the game, but so is Warsofsky.
Hope he learns that relying on last season's losers to protect a lead is going to result in a lot of losses.

 

[Shut Yer Five Hole]

Maybe the Sharks can bring back Gilles Meloche and Gary Simmons

Retro awesomeness

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

The Good:
Celebrini was as good as advertised
Wallman was a beast out there
Kunin and Goodrow and Storm really stuck out

The Bad:
Blackwood absolutely collapsed
The defense outside of Wallman
Granlund

The Meh
Will Smith... nothing bad or good. Just seemed like he was soaking it all in and it was a lot to take.

Yeah the second and 3rd goals were brutal the 2nd one in particular when Blackwood followed the players body and not the puck was particularly annoying

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Shades of the Ron Wilson era

All I want to know is when are the Sharks bringing up Askarov,Mukhamadullin,Bystedt, Musty and the other youngsters...Sharks fans should be optimistic they have the best young talent of any organization...

 

[dmcccdmn]

Good game. Great plays by our prospects and tanking efforts toward the end. That's the kind of season that I want to see this year.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Shades of the Ron Wilson era

Seriously I was having some PTSD flashbacks because of it

 

[mogambomoroo]

I would like to give it to Blackwood that was the reason it was not uglier. Even though the 3rd and OT was uglier, he still made those important saves to not lose the room early on. Good job to get that 1 point.

 

[Star Platinum]

I'd say you guys are at the stage where you wanna be anywhere from 20-25 in the league standings probably not gonna happen but I wouldn't be surprised especially with Smith and Celebrini progressing throughout the year.

We're gonna be at the bottom of the league again. We don't have a lot of talent.