GDT: Game 15: Sharks vs. Wild 7:30pm NBCSCA

[Le Grand Quebecois]

SNOG announcement​

The goalscorers tiebreaker was vital tonight, so shame on some of you for neglecting that part of your predictions.



Congrats @timorous me on your 1st SNOG of the season and 2nd career SNOG!

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#	Date / Opponent​	SNOG Winner(s)​	Result​
1	Oct. 10 vs Blues	none	Blues 5-4 OT
2	Oct. 12 vs Ducks	none	Ducks 2-0
3	Oct. 15 at Stars	weastern bias	Stars 3-2 SO
4	Oct. 17 at Blackhawks	weastern bias	Blackhawks 4-2
5	Oct. 18 at Jets	none	Jets 8-3
6	Oct. 20 vs Avalanche	none	Avalanche 4-1
7	Oct. 22 at Ducks	Timo Time	Ducks 3-1
8	Oct. 24 at Kings	Friday	Kings 3-2
9	Oct. 26 at VGK	none	VGK 7-3
10	Oct. 28 at Utah	none	Sharks 5-4 OT
11	Oct. 29 vs Kings	MackAttack71, bluefunnel, sharks_dynasty	Sharks 4-2
12	Oct. 31 vs Blackhawks	none	Sharks 3-2
13	Nov. 2 vs Canucks	none	Canucks 3-2
14	Nov. 5 vs Blue Jackets	none	Sharks 2-1 OT
15	Nov. 7 vs Wild	timorous me	Wild 5-2

Rank	2024-25 SNOG standings​	# of SNOGs
1.	weastern bias	2
T-2.	bluefunnel, Friday, MackAttack71, sharks_dynasty, Timo Time, timorous me	1

I called it.

 

[StrawHatEklund]

My honest reaction to Celebrini scoring 2 goals and Sharks losing so we stay in contention for a guaranteed top 3 pick. Well, my sister's and Banana Shark girl but close enough. It really is so exciting to watch Celebrini win or lose.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Sobered up and now I can put my thoughts objectively. We are definitely out skilled on paper but Walman being out is such a huge deal. Ferraro and Rutta had awful games. Again. Neither affects play positively. Eklund had a mediocre game and with Mack back I really think we need to move down Granlund and move up Eklund. Second line isn't doing anything because as much as I like Wenny, he isn't 2C caliber. Wlite 3C though. Celebrini almost willed us to a possible comeback and he's so gosh darned special. Smith has his ups and downs but we are getting to a point where he is now actively hampered by his line mates and he needs help.

Biggest sticking point to me is how awful Ferraro has been playing. 3-4 years of shot blocking might have damaged him permanently as he looks so slow out there. Mukh should be up here and Walman HAS to be healthy otherwise this team just gets hemmed in again.

72-71-73
X-64-20

 

[Timo Time]

It will be so nice once we have a defense that can get the puck to our forwards

I am convinced Ferraro is the worst d-man in the league

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

It will be so nice once we have a defense that can get the puck to our forwards

I am convinced Ferraro is the worst d-man in the league

Mukh has to be better, right?

 

[Cas]

Mukh has to be better, right?

For league minimum, I will try even harder than Ferraro.

 

[1specter]

How'd Liljegren look?

 

[Alaskanice]

From my view, focusing on the physicality, he’s certainly more physical than the Toronto fans let on. He’s not a Bieksa kind of physical but he can take and will throw a hit that I thought he didn’t have. Good stuff.

 

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1854949683099320510

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

How'd Liljegren look?

He brings a smile to my face every time he's on the ice. I always think he's 38 out there and I'm often shocked like wow Mario you're improving! And then he gets off for a line change and the real 38 pops on and my smile disappears.

Oh yea he needs to aim his shots better. Aim for rebounds and stuff. So far everything is right into the chest of goalies. At least they're not high and wide shots though. I love him so far.

 

[coooldude]

He brings a smile to my face every time he's on the ice. I always think he's 38 out there and I'm often shocked like wow Mario you're improving! And then he gets off for a line change and the real 38 pops on and my smile disappears.

Oh yea he needs to aim his shots better. Aim for rebounds and stuff. So far everything is right into the chest of goalies. At least they're not high and wide shots though. I love him so far.

I personally think he's as advertised. He's at best a middle pair defenseman with no huge glaring issues but no huge spikes. Sometimes he makes a decent to good play, sometimes a minor to major error, but mostly just takes up his role. And that's a major improvement for our D!

 

[weastern bias]

How'd Liljegren look?

He's an NHL caliber D man, which is in short supply over here

I have no complaints from our perspective, I understand why he was frustrating to a fanbase with aspirations of contention as he lacks physicality and isn't consistent off the puck in his own zone, but on a team like the Sharks he's at worst our 2nd best puck mover on the backend and can actually push play through the neutral zone with confidence, I'm very happy with the acquisition

 

[Pinkfloyd]

They should consider putting Smith with Sturm and Dellandrea and see how they click. Goodrow and Kunin just don't do much to compliment Smith.

 

[Cas]

They should consider putting Smith with Sturm and Dellandrea and see how they click. Goodrow and Kunin just don't do much to compliment Smith.

But Sturm and Dellandrea might?

 

[weastern bias]

They should consider putting Smith with Sturm and Dellandrea and see how they click. Goodrow and Kunin just don't do much to compliment Smith.

I thought this was Patty's burner, not Wario's

 

[TheBeard]

But Sturm and Dellandrea might?

I find Ty seems to have some offensive jump in his game. Dude was a decent scorer in the OHL.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

But Sturm and Dellandrea might?

By comparison, I think so. I'm not saying they're going to be great odds in the positive but if Goodrow-Smith-Kunin is a 1% chance to work out, Sturm-Smith-Dellandrea probably has like a 5% chance of working out. They're a quicker trio, a smarter trio, and a more versatile trio based on their skills, imo. They won't be great scorers or anything but they seem like a better attempt at helping Smith along to me.