GDT: [Game #38] Dallas Stars vs. Utah Hockey Club – 7.00 PM CT (Victory+)

[Kcb12345]

Harley!

 

[M88K]

Harley

 

[account deactivated]

HOLY SHIT! NICE!

 

[redbeardtx]

f*** YEAH HARLEY

 

[Satan]

Hell yes

 

[account deactivated]

Wow. That Robertson chance was so much closer than it looked in real time.

 

[Kcb12345]

Great play by Duchene to bump that back to Harley

Also so disappointed Stankoven didn't get the breakaway

 

[Azzuri]

Poor Stank, puck bounced on him as he got into the zone.

Sick move by Robo almost worked.

Great power move by Duchene and awareness for the little pass to Harley in the slot.

 

[account deactivated]

Great play by Duchene to bump that back to Harley

Also so disappointed Stankoven didn't get the breakaway

Stankoven is entering the "doing way too much" stage of his slump, lol.

 

[starsfan86]

Stankoven is entering the "doing way too much" stage of his slump, lol.

I think he’s just cursed right now. That puck jumped a foot on him on that breakaway lol

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

I noted Razor said Miro looks tired. TBH, he and Harley have both had some gross turnovers the last few games. Maybe they are both a bit tired. PDB plays Miro over 30 minutes a night and he probably should play him a bit less, IMHO.

Also, the last 3 games Stank has been losing more puck battles than usual. Not sure if the sample size is big enough to mean anything, but maybe he is a bit tired, too.

 

[Kcb12345]

I noted Razor said Miro looks tired. TBH, he and Harley have both had some gross turnovers the last few games. Maybe they are both a bit tired. PDB plays Miro over 30 minutes a night and he probably should play him a bit less, IMHO.

Also, the last 3 games Stank has been losing more puck battles than usual. Not sure if the sample size is big enough to mean anything, but maybe he is a bit tired, too.

Miro has yet to play over 30 minutes in a game this season. I do agree he's playing way too much though

 

[Kcb12345]

Unrelated but I was surprised to see that Maccelli only has 12 points in 38 games this season. Tonight was his first time scoring a goal since November 7th (Stankoven's last goal came November 14th)

Nyquist the other night for Nashville had his first goal since November 17th

These droughts happen to a lot of guys. Could even consider this a sophomore slump (I know he's considered a rookie but this is pretty much his 2nd season)

 

[account deactivated]

Jettison Dumba, call up Bichsel, keep Lindell and Nils paired together and figure out the best combo from the other four defensemen. Then play Heiskanen and Harley a little less so they aren't exhausted before March.

 

[eartotheground]

just got back from the barn, place was rockin during the OT.

idk how it came across on the broadcast, but the stars just looked mentally asleep most of the game to me. happy to get out of there with 2 pts

 

[Troy McClure]

I noted Razor said Miro looks tired. TBH, he and Harley have both had some gross turnovers the last few games. Maybe they are both a bit tired. PDB plays Miro over 30 minutes a night and he probably should play him a bit less, IMHO.

Despite having played three minutes less per night and less than half the total PP time of Miro, Harley has now tied Miro in scoring on the season.

 

[Elysian]

4 game win streak sounds pretty nice

 

[piqued]

Jettison Dumba, call up Bichsel, keep Lindell and Nils paired together and figure out the best combo from the other four defensemen. Then play Heiskanen and Harley a little less so they aren't exhausted before March.

Sir, we can't be doing things that would help us win in the playoffs.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

Sir, we can't be doing things that would help us win in the playoffs.

I know this is an attempt at humor, but geez, do you really think a twice in a row GM of the year would think like that? Every year this forum says things like:

Nill won't dump Faksa and we will have cap problems (He dumped Faksa)

Nill/PBD won't let rookies play (we have three rookies FW and a D man (if Bish comes back up)

Nill would never dump Suter because Suter must have some pictures of him. (He dumped Suter)

Nill will never trade for a top D man because he won't give up assets (He got Tanev)

I could go on all day, but you get the point. And, I bet someone brings up a deal that didn't go so well, or perhaps theorize (without any evidence) that Nill could have acquired a better option than what he did.) Yes, he has made some mistakes, but on par, he has and will continue to be a great GM.

 

[Azzuri]

Also remember how much we on this board were crucifying the Lubushykin deal and he's turned into a solid middle 4 RD for us.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

Also remember how much we on this board were crucifying the Lubushykin deal and he's turned into a solid middle 4 RD for us.

In fairness, this board was probably right about Dumba. But Lubs replaced Hakanpaa one for one and is maybe a bit of an improvement. In other defense news, he did remain patient with Nils L and his patience seems to have been rewarded. I think Miro, Harley, and Esa are all top pair candidates. Bischel, Lubs are good second pair, and Nils L and the others are fine for third pair. Getting Bischel (the vaunted "internal improvement") and another true top 4 like Tanev and the Stars will look good on D heading into the playoffs. And not bad if they don't get one.

 

[Azzuri]

Agreed, Dumba is bad and was a bad deal. Sometimes these things work out like you expect, and sometimes they pleasantly surprise.

Not sold on Nils even if he's improved this year. He's got like 4 points on the year? A small PMD who doesn't put up points won't last long, even if his D is better than it used to be.

 

[Frozen Failure]

Agreed, Dumba is bad and was a bad deal. Sometimes these things work out like you expect, and sometimes they pleasantly surprise.

Not sold on Nils even if he's improved this year. He's got like 4 points on the year? A small PMD who doesn't put up points won't last long, even if his D is better than it used to be.

He gets minimal offensive time and otherwise just plays garbage minutes with cold lines. He's been trying pretty solidly in his time on the ice, and I think PDB is going to run Miro and Harley into the ground before game 50 after doing it for so long.

 

[Troy McClure]

I know this is an attempt at humor, but geez, do you really think a twice in a row GM of the year would think like that? Every year this forum says things like:

Nill won't dump Faksa and we will have cap problems (He dumped Faksa)

Nill/PBD won't let rookies play (we have three rookies FW and a D man (if Bish comes back up)

Nill would never dump Suter because Suter must have some pictures of him. (He dumped Suter)

Nill will never trade for a top D man because he won't give up assets (He got Tanev)

I could go on all day, but you get the point. And, I bet someone brings up a deal that didn't go so well, or perhaps theorize (without any evidence) that Nill could have acquired a better option than what he did.) Yes, he has made some mistakes, but on par, he has and will continue to be a great GM.

Man, I think this is a bit of revisionist history.

He dumped Faksa a couple of seasons too late.

He only dumped Suter because Pavelski retired. It was only one summer prior when Nill was snapping at Saad for daring to ask about buying Suter out. Had Pavelski returned this season Suter would still be a Star.

 

[Troy McClure]

He gets minimal offensive time and otherwise just plays garbage minutes with cold lines. He's been trying pretty solidly in his time on the ice, and I think PDB is going to run Miro and Harley into the ground before game 50 after doing it for so long.

Even so, four points is terrible. Even if you account for ice time, his 0.56 points per 60 minutes played is amongst the worst on the team. The only regular player below him is Dumba. League wide, he’s tied for 586th in scoring/60 (out of 671 skaters who have played at least ten games).

If this is an improved Lundkvist, it’s still not good enough. These are Craig Ludwig numbers.