GDT: Game 21: Red Wings at isles 7:30 pm et 11/25/24

[Gniwder]

The discrepancy between our first pair(which is young, plays both ends of the ice well and is proving to be one of the best pairs in the league) and our second pair(old, worthless pretty much everywhere and most likely the worst pair in the league) is totally maddening.

At least Chia and Petry wiped some dudes out that 3rd period. I will give them that.

Only 2 players to post minus numbers today. Luckily, all of these bad defensemen contract ends at the same time as Ed's ELC. Ed will get his payday, so Stevie better stop signing shitty players.

 

[Gniwder]

If we tank, we probably end up with 5OA, since that seems to be where the tier 1 drop off is.

Watch the team finish 15th, win the lotto and get #5, lol.

I say we get 20 shots on goal

Plus one.

 

[Oddbob]

Well, it ain't fun hockey that is for sure!

 

[dalem177]

If it's shine..ithink you should have it with some fries and gravy.

It's 123 proof. I could probably run a lawnmower with it.

 

[Winger98]

It's 123 proof. I could probably run a lawnmower with it.

I now have a new liquor to look for

 

[Gniwder]

It's 123 proof. I could probably run a lawnmower with it.

You'll have to preheat the fuel for anything less than 150 proof. Too much water to evaporate in the carb.

Would be interesting to make your own whiskey with it...

 

[dalem177]

I now have a new liquor to look for

Work buddy brought me a bottle back from his Ireland trip a few years back. I've never had occasion to open it.

 

[SoupGuru]

Petry had a good game. Taking that penalty woke Larkin up.

That play where Chiarot took the puck carrier below his goal line and Larkin followed him leaving the Islander wide open in the slot for a glorious scoring chance... did anyone else see the look Chiarot have to Larkin after the save and whistle? Kind of a "dude, what are you doing?" look.

 

[GMR]

Didn’t even know they were playing tonight. The NHL does Monday games during football season?

 

[Gniwder]

Petry had a good game. Taking that penalty woke Larkin up.

That play where Chiarot took the puck carrier below his goal line and Larkin followed him leaving the Islander wide open in the slot for a glorious scoring chance... did anyone else see the look Chiarot have to Larkin after the save and whistle? Kind of a "dude, what are you doing?" look.

Chiarot likes to chase the puck carrier. He was on the half boards for both of the goals against.

I missed the play but, seems like nobody is on the same page as Chiarot.

 

[Winged Wheel Willy]

Petry had a good game. Taking that penalty woke Larkin up.

That play where Chiarot took the puck carrier below his goal line and Larkin followed him leaving the Islander wide open in the slot for a glorious scoring chance... did anyone else see the look Chiarot have to Larkin after the save and whistle? Kind of a "dude, what are you doing?" look.

Yup, just saw that in the highlights. I was taught that, if the puck is below the goal line, generally a F goes there so the D can cover the slot. But on that play Chiarot was closer to the puck than Larkin and tried to put pressure on it. That is fine. But Larkin just followed Chiarot to the boards and left the slot unattended. Rare bad defensive play by Cap.

 

[Oddbob]

Chiarot likes to chase the puck carrier. He was on the half boards for both of the goals against.

I missed the play but, seems like nobody is on the same page as Chiarot.

That's cause he doesn't adjust to his teammates, he just plays his game like he said once in an interview. Turns out his game matches no one else in the game. Hate Chia's plays with the puck, as they are almost all garbage.

 

[14ari13]

Did anyone notice the defencemen outscored the forwards 6 to 4?
I believe it happens once in 100 maybe even 1000 games. Did Daniels get it? He should have, that is his job. Did Mickey Redmond get it? I was watching the NYI feed.
They said Petry is really good defensively.

However Lyon, Seider and Edvidsson (Larkin) won this game.

I am glad we won, but I was hoping for the loss so Yzerman gets forced to replace Lalonde.

 

[SoupGuru]

I was surprised to see Petry on the power play. I was scratching my head and then someone passed it to him and he cranked it on net, the puck was retrieved, passed to him again and BOOM back to the net. It was refreshing.

 

[Henkka]

Those hockey-terrorists (featuring Locked on Red Wings podcast Brian Fisher) are beaten again!

Gotta love Patrick Roy's face and empty eyes after this kind of "losing the lead" -losses.

 

[Winger98]

That's cause he doesn't adjust to his teammates, he just plays his game like he said once in an interview. Turns out his game matches no one else in the game. Hate Chia's plays with the puck, as they are almost all garbage.

I see all of the D chasing a fair bit. I think it is the defensive coverage the Wings try to play, but during any sort of extended pressure they can't maintain it, guys lose track of who they are supposed to be on and we end up with multiple guys taking one guy, or someone just lost in space resulting in stuff like Petry being stuck in no man's land with two guys to defend next to the net.

Considering this has been happening for two years, maybe Fester should be looking to change it to something his guys can actually handle.