GDT: [Game #33] Dallas Stars @ Utah Hockey Club – 8.00 PM CT (Victory+)
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MBTendy
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Henderson33
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Deux-Smith doesn't hit as well as De5mith but I guess I'll take the win...
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Blindsummit
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I have to give him credit at the end there, he was all in.
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Solid win before the Christmas break
Merry Christmas fellas!
Merry Christmas fellas!
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Look who's at the top of the chart consecutive games (and will still be scratched for Dumba)
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Troy McClure
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The scratch on the way is Stankoven. He got demoted to the 4th line. There was one puck race late in the first period in the Stars zone where he both lost the race across the ice and then lost the battle along the boards to set up Utah getting some pressure, and I think that’s what got him moved down.
Among Germanic languages English is the weird one. All the other Germanic languages pronounces J/Y similar(ish) except English which does pronounce the letters the other way around. Non-Germanic hockey nations such as Czechia, Slovakia and Finland have deep historical ties to the Germanic world which would be my guess as to why they use J/Y the same way.
Other non-Germanic European languages I don't know about but from a google search I found that the original 'j' in old-Latin was pronounced similar to the English 'y' in words such as 'yes'. So maybe English is universally weird when it comes to it J/Y pronounciation.
God Jul (Merry christmas) (pronounced Yul)
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redbeardtx
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I'm willing to agree if you admit that Utah HC has the best name in the NHL.
redbeardtx
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They only have that dumbass no name thing for one season so I'll take that, lol. But seriously that's some weak shit. They had months to pick a name and couldn't do it? Or did they just want to sell a ton of jerseys because they'll potentially be worth more one day in the future because it was only one season? And then sell them again in a few years as a "throwback" 3rd jersey
Elysian
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They got business in my hockey, and I hate it.
In Stankoven's defense, his demotion is more aligned to Blackwell getting rewarded for putting in the work. Ride the hot hand and give him a chance to maybe get another line moving. Maybe he's just not feeling well or hasn't fully adjusted to the NHL grind yet. Remember, he is not a five year NHL vet. He is still a rookie.
It's not like the 4th line has been playing poorly, they've put in a lot of good work too. He just needs to be insulated with some guys who are handling the grind.
It's not like the 4th line has been playing poorly, they've put in a lot of good work too. He just needs to be insulated with some guys who are handling the grind.
Troy McClure
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I just think it wasn't a coincidence that his demotion followed him losing a puck battle in his own end. That stuff is what causes coaches to get mad more than a guy not scoring.
I guess a scratch for a game to watch probably isn't likely now when they're not even carrying an extra forward.
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On the other hand the 4th line immediately looked great the second Stankoven was on it
Elysian
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I don't think it's a demotion, he's a rookie, they're trying to get scoring going, might as well try anything. He doesn't really have a line he belongs to to get demoted from.
They still think they have 4 scoring lines, so switching line combos is not a demotion......it's an experiment.
Troy McClure
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It's a demotion. Going to the 4th line means less ice time.
