GDT: Game 52: Columbus at Edmonton | 2/2 9PM EST

[DJA]

GDT 2/3/2015 against Arizona

Lines
Foligno-Johansen-Atkinson
Hartnell-Dubinsky-Tropp
Wennberg-Anisimov-Skille
Leopold-Letestu-Boll

Johnson-Tyutin
Murray-Savard
Connauton-Wisnewski

McElhinney
Forsberg

Inactive
Goloubef, Prout

Injured
Bobrovsky, Calvert, Gibbons, Horton, Jenner, Morin


Are we a better team a year later?

Any lineup with Corey Tropp on the second line is automatically worse

 

[NotWendell]

GDT 2/3/2015 against Arizona

Lines
Foligno-Johansen-Atkinson
Hartnell-Dubinsky-Tropp
Wennberg-Anisimov-Skille
Leopold-Letestu-Boll

Johnson-Tyutin
Murray-Savard
Connauton-Wisnewski

McElhinney
Forsberg

Inactive
Goloubef, Prout

Injured
Bobrovsky, Calvert, Gibbons, Horton, Jenner, Morin


Are we a better team a year later?

Stronger down the middle, but everything else is bleech!

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Good effort boys

 

[The Four Seven]

What a bunch of clown shoes these guys are tonight.

 

[NotWendell]

This is almost a carbon copy of the Tampa game - when we came off of Christmas break.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

How could we have been SOOOO wrong about this team in the preseason?!?

It really is amazing.

Who would have honestly thought that this was a last place (#30) team?

Beuller, Bueller, anybody?


McDavid is so good.

 

[DarkandStormy]

We're so good. Playoffs 2017 baby!

 

[DarkandStormy]

How could we have been SOOOO wrong about this team in the preseason?!?

http://www.jacketscannon.com/2016/1/20/10786058/no-one-predicted-this

A robot thought we would suck. The worst any human predicted was 6th in the Metro

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Feel bad for Korpisalo. Played way better than his stats indicate.

 

[ca5150]

Great game gang! They are a REALLY good team and you just didn't get a couple bounces. LOVED the effort!! you're RIGHT there on the cusp guys!

 

[blahblah]

In a shocking development we are sucking tonight. Equally shocking we're *****ing and complaining about it as if we seem shocked by it as if we haven't had 40+ games to prove that we are a bad team this season.

By shocking I really mean predictable. Do we think we can lay off the constant complaining every time we lose? It's a predictable result.

 

[The Four Seven]

Yes, instead of talking about the team, let's discuss our favorite flavors of taffy. I'll start:

I'm not actually a fan of taffy. Sticks to my teeth

 

[S1N4TR4]

I'll continue to say it.. Wennberg MUST get better in the faceoff dot. 3 of 15 tonight. Karlsson was 3 of 13. Combined: 6 of 28.

Also Jackets with just one goal despite Edmonton recording 23 giveaways.

Another night, another loss.

 

[hockey17jp]

How could we have been SOOOO wrong about this team in the preseason?!?

The preseason was an elaborate behind the scenes plan to trick as many people into buying season tickets as possible before we all realized how bad the team is.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

In a shocking development we are sucking tonight. Equally shocking we're *****ing and complaining about it as if we seem shocked by it as if we haven't had 40+ games to prove that we are a bad team this season.

By shocking I really mean predictable. Do we think we can lay off the constant complaining every time we lose? It's a predictable result.

Yeah, **** us for caring, right?

 

[EDM]

I don't think anyone is saying we should not care. But the constant kvetching over another loss by a team that was in last place before the loss is perhaps kind of excessive.

 

[EspenK]

To turn to the positive, Toronto,Philly & NJ all won in addition to Edmonton.

 

[Samkow]

Wonder if Falk and Johnson have found their jocks yet.

 

[Dr. Fire]

This is quite simple, ladies and gentleman. You want to tank, but you don't want to look like you are tanking.

How to accomplish this?

Just play Prout and Falk every game, and give the 4th line enough minutes to give up the desired amount of goals.

 

[Fro]

hey, brightside...this showed up in my "On This Day" on facebook

February 3, 2010 at 4:21pm ·
HITCHCOCK FIRED!!!!

 

[MAHJ71]

To turn to the positive, Toronto,Philly & NJ all won in addition to Edmonton.

This and I didn't bother staying up late to watch the McDavid show make us look silly.

 

[We Want Ten]

This is quite simple, ladies and gentleman. You want to tank, but you don't want to look like you are tanking.

How to accomplish this?

Just play Prout and Falk every game, and give the 4th line enough minutes to give up the desired amount of goals.

Seriously. People need to come to terms with what this FO is trying to actually accomplish this year.
Hint, its not winning games.

 

[LoneFunyan]

My theory on Prout and Falk is that they're being played over Golo to give them a chance to make their case for getting another contract / allowing the FO to evaluate whether it's worth making them an offer.

This theory, however, means the FO hasn't already seen enough to make that decision, which in and of itself is reason to be concerned.

 

[Dr. Fire]

Seriously. People need to come to terms with what this FO is trying to actually accomplish this year.
Hint, its not winning games.

And since the obvious tank job of the 83-84 Penguins to get Mario, the league has been doing things to discourage tanking.

Teams still tank, but must be sneaky about it.

Certainly the draft lottery makes being rewarded for tanking that much more difficult, but teams still increase their chances of landing the number one pick by doing so.

 

[Mayor Bee]

Seriously. People need to come to terms with what this FO is trying to actually accomplish this year.
Hint, its not winning games.

The moves that have been made in the last several months would seem to refute that. The only logical conclusion is that the front office fully expected this to be a playoff contender, then got caught when their pants down after stumbling out of the gate.

And I'd have no problem with undergoing a minor rebuild of sorts if not for two big factors:
1) Too much cash committed after this year. Boll and Campbell are signed past this year, and Clarkson's contract remains ghastly. This may well force the trade of Hartnell simply to clear cash, yet another side effect of the failure to insure Horton's contract (and acquire Clarkson by extension).

2) Too many young players need decisions made on their future. Chaput, Tynan, and Sedlak have not gotten any type of a real look in the NHL; all have expiring contracts after this season and they need assessed at the highest level. Paliotta is in the same boat, but he's a recent acquisition and will likely be qualified no matter what.