GDT: [Game #34] Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild –7.00 PM CT (Victory+)

[Johno]

Your Dallas Stars vs. the Minnesota Wild
★ 20-13-0, 40 pts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 21-10-4, 46 pts ★

Minnesota Wild



Boldy - Rossi - Zuccarello
Johansson - Gaudreau - Hartman
Foligno - Khusnutdinov - Trenin
Gaunce - Jones - Shore

Brodin - Faber
Chisholm - Spurgeon
Merrill - Bogosian

Gustavsson

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[roryjones]

Alright, guys the PP is not working so we are going to go with the same guys and do the same thing. Let’s hope it works. - Steve Spott

 

[Troy McClure]

Today, Stars PR wrote, "Yet, 33 games into the season, they still are 20-13-0 and have a .606 points percentage, about the same place they were at this time last year." I don't want to shit on team employees doing their job to be positive, but the cynic in me had to look it up to find "about the same" is also rounding up quite a bit when you compare pace through 33 games.

Last season: .667 points% -- tied for 5th best in the league (109 point pace)
This season: .606 points% -- 12th best in the league (99 point pace)

This difference in pace equals five wins. It's a meaningful drop. What makes us feel like things are down is the fact 39% of their games this season have been regulation losses when last season it was only 27% at this point.

 

[starsfan86]

Alright, guys the PP is not working so we are going to go with the same guys and do the same thing. Let’s hope it works. - Steve Spott

Muffins and missed tips. Ingredients for a successful power play.

 

[BrettHullsToe]

Sharks fans warned Knights fans that Spott's powerplay will simply be shots from the blueline for Pavelski to deflect in, whether you have a Pavelski on your team/unit or not. And it will never change, even when it quits working.

Dunno why anyone here would expect different. Failure to adjust is a DeBoer hallmark which is also displayed by his staff. There's a reason a stacked Sharks team was so good for so long and yet only made the Finals once and never got a Cup, and a stacked Vegas team lost in the conference finals twice but won as soon as he was replaced.

 

[catters078]

Was humorous seeing Deboer bite at Heika when Heika asked him about minimal change to get the powerplay working.

Deboer very defensive saying they have tried alot if different options and approaches.

 

[Troy McClure]

Was humorous seeing Deboer bite at Heika when Heika asked him about minimal change to get the powerplay working.

Deboer very defensive saying they have tried alot if different options and approaches.

Yeah, there was one game a few weeks into the season where they changed up the guys on the top PP for a couple of periods. It didn't immediately work, so they went back to the same five they're legally required to play.

 

[redbeardtx]

I wish I had a high paying coaching job in the NHL with no accountability and it was impossible for me to get fired.

That's the dream right there

 

[piqued]

Well they're going up against one of the worst PKs in the league so we'll see if that helps them at all

 

[roryjones]

I wish I had a high paying coaching job in the NHL with no accountability and it was impossible for me to get fired.

That's the dream right there

Well get some photos of DeBoer like Spott did. Blackmail truly does pay off.

 

[piqued]

Stankoven dominating from the 4th line

 

[Kcb12345]

Daddy!

 

[Troy McClure]

Stankoven dominating from the 4th line

That's good to see. It's the best way to make the demotion temporary.

 

[piqued]

Dadonov timed that just right

Great feed from WJ

 

[roryjones]

Glad they put that line back together

 

[piqued]

That is not icing

Marchment had a golden chance there set up by Duchene behind the net

 

[Kcb12345]

Good shift by the Duchene line

Lindell having a strong start to this one

 

[piqued]

Playing Harley-Heiskanen together in a game like this against the depleted Wild is ridiculous

Give us Miro-Bischel / Harley-Lyub

 

[piqued]

Tough save by Gustavsson on Harley dead in the slot

4th line dominates again and draws a penalty

JRob hits the post

 

[piqued]

Well the PP has generated a huge amount of blood from Marchment

 

[Kcb12345]

Stankoven deflected that right into his face oof

 

[redbeardtx]

Oh f***.

 

[starsfan86]

God Stankoven is so f***ing cursed right now. Which witch did he piss off?

 

[piqued]

Kind of frustrating to only be up by one with that massive of a shot attempt advantage

 

[Troy McClure]

Playing Harley-Heiskanen together in a game like this against the depleted Wild is ridiculous

Give us Miro-Bischel / Harley-Lyub

I wonder if there’s some desire to see how the other two pairs play together.