GDT: Game 31 4pm Hurricanes. Hi, Burnzie

[karltonian]

the refs missed 3-4 minors for us in this game, i'm glad i don't have to care but that really sucks.

 

[Juxtaposer]

It's just bonkers to me that this kid is 18, playing 20 minutes a night, and struggling because the grown-ass adults he plays with can't keep up

You dare besmirch the name of Luke Kunin??

 

[Star Platinum]

worth it

It was. I was so pissed off watching the Sharks passively sit around hoping that the other team would just magically give them the puck without pressuring the puck carrier. Somebody needed to put somebody on their ass and finally he did. I don't even give a shit about the penalty. I was just happy to see someone not play like a p***y.

 

[Star Platinum]

Excellent tank loss, kept it competitive for most of the game and Macklin gets a point. Lund line was pathetic tonight completely invisible no idea why they kept them together and the power play once again was not dangerous at all.

The adjective you are looking for is "embarrassing."

Defense and goaltending was solid. Offense was putrid including the savior

The defense was a goddamn embarrassment that whole third period. The expletives were flying from my easy chair.

 

[NWSharkie]

You dare besmirch the name of Luke Kunin??

I wouldn't dream of insulting our greatest offensive weapon

 

[Hangemhigh]

thats on cellebrini, give it to your goalie for the cover up

Macklin is on board the tank now.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

How did Kovalenko look?

 

[RussianShark]

How did Kovalenko look?

He had 3 hits in the first period, then barely any shifts in the 2nd and 3rd. I couldn’t watch though, just monitoring the play-by-play.

 

[Star Platinum]

How did Kovalenko look?

Inconsequential for this game. Not a lot of ice time. First day with no prep, so not a fair evaluation.

 

[Shark Finn]

It's just bonkers to me that this kid is 18, playing 20 minutes a night, and struggling because the grown-ass adults he plays with can't keep up

This and we have a 18 year old kid who opposing teams already need to try and close down.

Besides that - a good, honest loss.

 

[Star Platinum]

I'm gonna say something controversial and probably unpopular.

I don't like Toffoli

Given that Warsofsky buried him on the third line for a while for no apparent reason, he may agree with you.

Toffoli is a limited player. Slow undeceptive skater with very little puck carrying utility. Not anything special as a passer. In order to get the max value from him, he needs to play with either Celebrini, Granlund, or Smith. He knows the right spots to go to, but other than the breakaway steal goal he had earlier this year, the only time he's gonna score is if someone passes him the puck when he's in a good spot or off a rebound. He should probably spend more time parked in front of the net, to be honest.

Honestly, I think Warsofsky has been a disgrace using him this year, but then his forward combinations have been my least favorite thing about him as a coach so far. But some of that has also been injury issues that have taken what little skill we have in the forward department off the ice.

 

[gaucholoco3]

Given that Warsofsky buried him on the third line for a while for no apparent reason, he may agree with you.

Toffoli is a limited player. Slow undeceptive skater with very little puck carrying utility. Not anything special as a passer. In order to get the max value from him, he needs to play with either Celebrini, Granlund, or Smith. He knows the right spots to go to, but other than the breakaway steal goal he had earlier this year, the only time he's gonna score is if someone passes him the puck when he's in a good spot or off a rebound. He should probably spend more time parked in front of the net, to be honest.

Honestly, I think Warsofsky has been a disgrace using him this year, but then his forward combinations have been my least favorite thing about him as a coach so far. But some of that has also been injury issues that have taken what little skill we have in the forward department off the ice.

Toffoli played well with Wenberg and Goodrow. Wenberg is a pass first C and a good fit with him. I actually think Toffoli could be good with Smith when he comes back to C but they need a strong F1 to complement those 2.

 

[Star Platinum]

Toffoli played well with Wenberg and Goodrow. Wenberg is a pass first C and a good fit with him. I actually think Toffoli could be good with Smith when he comes back to C but they need a strong F1 to complement those 2.

I would love for him to play with Smith, but they've resisted that all year. Since I don't see Smith going back to C in the immediate future, the best they can probably do is put Granlund, Smith, and Toffoli together on a line and put Celebrini with Eklund, and Zetterlund.

Toffoli is also hurt by how disgusting our power play is.

 

[timorous me]

How did Kovalenko look?

Like a guy who just arrived the afternoon of the game and got thrown in there.

I am hopeful that the offensive instincts some people say he possesses are indeed there; if he can be an additional top nine wing option instead of Goodrow and maybe Kostin, that would really help (even if he's not great), especially if he's someone who's more likely to be able to keep up with our rookies.