GDT: Game 5: Golden Knights at Coyotes (#3 of 4) - 7PM - FSA+

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Looks like they aren’t doing the locker room pelt ceremony videos anymore. Anyone see the picture of Soderstrom wearing it with a mask on? The PC Brigade must have got to them and shut it down.

If that’s what keeps this season rolling, I don’t give a f*** about the post game pelt video
 

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Or just took in a few games upstairs to get a good look at what he was walking into before making suggestions.
 
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The forum collectively hates on Goose every year, but at the end of the year every year, he's been seen as a net positive. He has definitely been awful to start the season, but with 51 games left (max), I'm not terribly worried. It'd be fun to see him sit a game to get his ahead straight and let Capo get back in. Soderstrom should stick based on his play tonight. I still think his game will rebound. I don't have any difficulty holding both of those opinions.

Agreed. He has been terrible lately. Demers has too. I think Goose has a better chance of bouncing back on an upcoming UFA year than Demers. Demers looks scared to play a shutdown role because of his recent injuries. Goose just looks like he thinks these are still preseason games and never got the memo of how the season works. We've had Goligoski for years now, he absolutely strings bad and good games together. Usually at the end of a season he is a net positive in stats and a net negative in appreciation. I'm glad we signed him, and I'm glad he will be gone after this season. I hope he can at the very least show up for 70% of season like he usually does.




Not defending Goose but definitely some irony in folks wanting back Yands whose defensive game is even worse.

At least Yandle scores. I'd rather move Demers for Yandle than Goose for him though. I just have a gut feeling Goligoski puts together a good string of games like he normally does. Demers looks like he is too scared to get hurt again to be effective defensively and lost his offensive touch two seasons ago. Trade him now to a team who thinks otherwise.

Can't really be overstated what an impact Varady has had on their breakouts, entries, and cycle. Just night and day. Stillman probably had a say too.

Eye candy. I've been vocal about axing RT. But if he can begin to trust his coaches (picked by BA) who help develop the system and plays, and listen to BA's lineup advice while maintaining his whole "hockey player whisperer" archetype and behind the scenes PMA then maybe he can stick around. Only five games in, but on ice product looks worlds better than a team that had a better record five games in last season. Will be thrilled if he leaves, will be in less despair if he is re-signed than I was in August and the remainder of 2020.
 

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Watched this on a phone and missed the 1st and part of the third but here we go:

Garland is a top line forward. Keller is now expendable. Having both is great. But if the league views Keller the way this fanbase and ownership does then he probably has more perceived value than he is worth.

All that said, Keller has been great. Better than his playin/playoff form back in August. More defensively sound than his rookie year while producing at a better clip. Really impressed with his jump in play and his robotic snarl. Much more aggressive in front of the net. SMART swooping cycles where he re-visions the play as he gains momentum and helps develop one it rather than just swooping around hoping to get the puck. If he continues to do this in 5 game spurts, or a full season will determine the value of his contract. Looks 50/50 to me right now.

If Schmaltz can keep this up he will be a top 32 center. He has had consistency issues before but he has changed his play these past five games. I have never seen him string together this many all around positive games since he has been in AZ. He has always had good chunks, but not a streak like this where he is not only scoring but helping with the transition game and even not being absolutely incapable in his own end. The best 5 games I've seen him play.

Soderstrom looks like a vet. Because I watched it on a phone I constantly figured he was OEL, remembered OEL was out, saw the '7' in his number and was happy to see Capo make such a great play. Then I realized it was Soderstrom and couldn't believe. it. This didn't feel like the typical rookie plays his first game and flashes why he was drafted so high. This was rookie looks like a vet for 60 minutes. Let's see if he can continue this. Watched the Av's game last night and thought Byram looked more like Chychrun his first couple weeks in the league. Soderstrom looked like he is in his third season. Only one game, but extremely encouraging.

If Kuemper can keep this up and the kids keep developing I'd advocate to resign him. He looked back to being a wall again. Especially considering his best defensemen were Chychrun, Soderstrom and Oesterle.

The bottom six grit showed up when needed. Cags had his best game. Pitlick was excellent as well.

Hammer has been invisible all season in the best way possible. Seemingly looks healthy. Hope it sticks.

One of Demers or Goligoski is needs to sit or needs to be traded. Since both need a contract I feel like sitting could wake them up. Either way, if we are pretty much a lock or competing for the playoffs around the deadline we don't need to hang onto both.

Team is fun.
 

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Really liked tonight’s forward lines. Only change I’d make is replacing Fischer with Hayden. Apart from that, I really like these lines a lot.
Fischer is playing better than ever imo. Hustling all over the place, hitting and even on the PK now. I was down on him last year but he is playing a lot better now. No reason to bench him.
 

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Fischer is playing better than ever imo. Hustling all over the place, hitting and even on the PK now. I was down on him last year but he is playing a lot better now. No reason to bench him.
I agree. Hes been effective, maybe the highlight on the 4th line imo. Hitting more than Crouse this season with less TOI.
 
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The forum collectively hates on Goose every year, but at the end of the year every year, he's been seen as a net positive. He has definitely been awful to start the season, but with 51 games left (max), I'm not terribly worried. It'd be fun to see him sit a game to get his ahead straight and let Capo get back in. Soderstrom should stick based on his play tonight.
I agree. Gogo has had a real tough start at the start of the year, but has been very good on the PK. At this time in his career, sitting him a game here and there might benefit him and the Yotes. I thought Soderstrom played very good for his first game, head and shoulders above Capo. If we can get Capo up to speed, and I think that is the plan, we have four of our seven D for next year.
 

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You guys are funny when it comes to Demers/Goose. Both are a year older and being asked to take tougher minutes with OEL, our only top pairing D out. They are getting much tougher assignments, while both are 4D at best now.

I'm glad we won, we looked much better but I think Vegas let off the throttle after 2 straight wins. We'll see a more motivated Vegas team next game.
 

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It's on Tocchet for continuously putting him out there when he's obviously not in the game the last week. He has been bad and deserves to sit.

I still think his game will rebound. I don't have any difficulty holding both of those opinions.
The reason he is not sitting is because of his superb job on the PK and Demers deserves to sit way before Gogo. With OEL out, we don't have many choices.
 
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If we can get Soderstrom and Capo more game time and break them in, and Bush finally comes back, it'll be much easier to dump Goose and Demers at/by the deadline, even if the team is clicking.
That's how I see it happening.
 

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Fischer is playing better than ever imo. Hustling all over the place, hitting and even on the PK now. I was down on him last year but he is playing a lot better now. No reason to bench him.

Agreed. Thinking about it, what I would like to see is Fischer having a good game when the rest of the team is having a bad one. This would really feel like a big step forward for him and for his role in this roster.
 

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Fun game to be at :)

Please if anybody finds one of these silver 25th anniversary jerseys for sale, point me in that direction

Love Garland (obvs)

Crouse played his ass off

(New) Soda looked great

Brassard a helluva surprise

I never want to see Goligoski or Demers again
Brassard has been a pleasant surprise for me. His effort and try is so much better than that of Stepan. I thought Brassard was slow, but he is anything but. He has played very good.
 

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