GDT: Game 17: Sharks @ Flyers 4pm

[Tw1ster]

I absolutely love when our forwards see Rutta ready for a one timer and decide to pass to someone else. More of that please

 

[Barrie22]

It's a tough act to balance

They're bog committed to playing him exclusively at center, whkch makes sense for his long term development, but the only play drivers on the team are really Celebrini and Granlund right now, so Wario would need to get flexible to let that happen

I'd like to see them bring back the top-6 from the start of the season to give Smith that support:

72-71-73
64-2-20

But it seems they're trying to prioritize giving Smith lower minutes and bottom-6 deployment over playing with Granlund, but it means he's stuck with a couple of possession anchors on his wing and he isn't ready to carry them, there's no great answer right now


His unselfishness to take himself out of the rotation for 5 minutes was just the inspiration they needed, we over me

We have for players that should be top 6.

Smith
Celebrini
Toffoli
Granlund
Eklund
Zetterlund

Oh look there is 6 of them. And we have 2 extra centers for lines 3 and 4.

I am sure the coach can figure out 2 good lines out of those 6 players, that doesn't kill any confidence that smith might have and also helps utilize his skills.

 

[Skeksis25]

Kunin caused that whole mess, but no one will call him out on it. Not Drew, not the coaches.

 

[The Nemesis]

You think about what you did, Rutta.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I have turned the game on.

 

[sampler]

We have for players that should be top 6.

Smith
Celebrini
Toffoli
Granlund
Eklund
Zetterlund

Oh look there is 6 of them. And we have 2 extra centers for lines 3 and 4.

I am sure the coach can figure out 2 good lines out of those 6 players, that doesn't kill any confidence that smith might have and also helps utilize his skills.

Smith is not an nhler yet. He’s a team worst -8 in limited minutes. He had one good game all year.

He’s. Not. There. Yet.

The longer he stays in the lineup the more games he shakes will lose. Eventually he will get good, but I think the shakes are better off with hush, cards, or graf in the nhl instead.

 

[Alaskanice]

Important PK

 

[67 others]

Ferraro finally clears the zone and nearly takes Celebrini out on the bench

 

[weastern bias]

Except he's at wing today, so why isn't he on the wing in the top 6?

Is he? He's still taking the faceoffs between Goodrow and Kunin, right?

 

[vortexy]

Is he? He's still taking the faceoffs between Goodrow and Kunin, right?

Nah they got him on wing with wennberg/goodrow

 

[Alaskanice]

If Celly completed that, it would’ve been better than Soupy’s.

 

[weastern bias]

We have for players that should be top 6.

Smith
Celebrini
Toffoli
Granlund
Eklund
Zetterlund

Oh look there is 6 of them. And we have 2 extra centers for lines 3 and 4.

I am sure the coach can figure out 2 good lines out of those 6 players, that doesn't kill any confidence that smith might have and also helps utilize his skills.

Smith is not a top-6 caliber talent right now the reason to have him there is to keep him next to our best talent, on a better team he's not even in the NHL right now

Zetterlund is also a borderline top-6 player, he's a middle-6 scoring forward on a better team

 

[Sandisfan]

Ferraro finally clears the zone and nearly takes Celebrini out on the bench

I gave a laughing emoji but if we had a crying emoji i would have used that.

 

[weastern bias]

Nah they got him on wing with wennberg/goodrow

Noted possession titans, those two, lol

 

[hohosaregood]

good shift for will

 

[Barrie22]

Smith is not a top-6 caliber talent right now the reason to have him there is to keep him next to our best talent, on a better team he's not even in the NHL right now

Zetterlund is also a borderline top-6 player, he's a middle-6 scoring forward on a better team

He is not going to learn anything playing with Goodrow and kunin or even wennberg. He needs to be played with actual nhl talents to learn something.

Right now he is learning that he will always be on the defensive side of the puck and never knowing what it is like to actually be in control of the puck.

 

[Skeksis25]

That was a great sequence by Will Smith.

 

[hohosaregood]

celebrini is so good at catching pucks. adds a lot to the deception and speed of execution

 

[Lebanezer]

Please take Goodrow off the power play.

 

[weastern bias]

He is not going to learn anything playing with Goodrow and kunin or even wennberg. He needs to be played with actual nhl talents to learn something.

Right now he is learning that he will always be on the defensive side of the puck and never knowing what it is like to actually be in control of the puck.

I'm not advocating his current deployment, I'm just arguing against the idea that he's a top-6 forward, as right now he is not

 

[mogambomoroo]

I would actually not be opposed to having Sturm in that PP2 as the center to win the faceoffs.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

I'm not advocating his current deployment, I'm just arguing against the idea that he's a top-6 forward, as right now he is not

Darned if we do, darned if we don't I guess. I love Mirco Muellering our prospects

 

[Star Platinum]

Is he? He's still taking the faceoffs between Goodrow and Kunin, right?

Kunin is on the fourth line

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Darned if we do, darned if we don't I guess. I love Mirco Muellering our prospects

Pretty much but as long as he’s getting top nine ice time while being this bad, he’s got learning to do on whatever line.

 

[weastern bias]

Kunin is on the fourth line

Best day of my life, TBH