GDT: Game 58. Douse the Flames. 5pm

[Lebanezer]

Lol. Sharks 2, Calgary 2, Refs a million.

 

[The Nemesis]

10 minutes for that?

 

[JTB1974]

The refs all-in on the Sharks tanking.

 

[Barrie22]

10 minutes for that?

Probably said something, he looked upset after the call.

 

[Bizz]

Refs *really* want us to get Schaefer....

 

[Mrs Ski]

CrapTastic

 

[Jargon]

This game was frustrating. Some over lining is the 1st line looked good and Muhk looked quite good. I kinda want to see him try and play with Walman on the 1st pairing because why not.

 

[wickedwitch]

If it mattered more (i.e. if the Sharks were in a playoff race), I'd be really annoyed about that 4v4 right now. As it is, I'm only mildly annoyed.

 

[JTB1974]

With any kind of puck luck, Mack could have 30 goals instead of 18.

 

[The Nemesis]

Refs *really* want us to get Schaefer....

What really happened:

Bettman: "Make sure the Sharks end up in last so that when we rig the lottery so Montreal wins it'll hurt them even more. Mwahahahaha."

 

[drunksage]

SNOG announcement​

Looks like all our board needed was an extended break to snap the SNOGless streak.

SNOG:
Flames 3 (Huberdeau, Kadri, Coronato)
Sharks 2 (Celebrini, Zetterlund)

Congrats @Star Platinum on your first career SNOG!

Spoiler: 2024-25 First-half SNOG Results

#	Date / Opponent​	SNOG Winner(s)​	Result​
1	Oct. 10 vs Blues	none	Blues 5-4 OT
2	Oct. 12 vs Ducks	none	Ducks 2-0
3	Oct. 15 at Stars	weastern bias	Stars 3-2 SO
4	Oct. 17 at Blackhawks	weastern bias	Blackhawks 4-2
5	Oct. 18 at Jets	none	Jets 8-3
6	Oct. 20 vs Avalanche	none	Avalanche 4-1
7	Oct. 22 at Ducks	Timo Time	Ducks 3-1
8	Oct. 24 at Kings	Friday	Kings 3-2
9	Oct. 26 at VGK	none	VGK 7-3
10	Oct. 28 at Utah	none	Sharks 5-4 OT
11	Oct. 29 vs Kings	MackAttack71, bluefunnel, sharks_dynasty	Sharks 4-2
12	Oct. 31 vs Blackhawks	none	Sharks 3-2
13	Nov. 2 vs Canucks	none	Canucks 3-2
14	Nov. 5 vs Blue Jackets	none	Sharks 2-1 OT
15	Nov. 7 vs Wild	timorous me	Wild 5-2
16	Nov. 10 at Devils	none	Sharks 1-0
17	Nov. 11 at Flyers	TheBigDrunkPanda	Flyers 4-3 SO
18	Nov. 14 at Rangers	none	Rangers 3-2
19	Nov. 16 at Penguins	PattyLafontaine	Penguins 4-3 SO
20	Nov. 18 vs Red Wings	none	Sharks 5-4 OT
21	Nov. 20 at Stars	weastern bias	Stars 5-2
22	Nov. 21 at Blues	bullslugg, coooldude	Blues 3-2 SO
23	Nov. 23 vs Sabres	none	Sabres 4-2
24	Nov. 25 vs Kings	none	Sharks 7-2
25	Nov. 27 vs Senators	coooldude, PattyLafontaine	Senators 4-3
26	Nov. 29 vs Kraken	none	Sharks 8-5
27	Nov. 30 at Kraken	bluefunnel	Sharks 4-2
28	Dec. 3 at Capitals	none	Sharks 2-1 OT
29	Dec. 5 at Lightning	none	Lightning 8-1
30	Dec. 7 at Panthers	none	Panthers 3-1
31	Dec. 10 at Hurricanes	Timo Time	Hurricanes 3-2
32	Dec. 12 at Blues	MackAttack71	Sharks 4-3
33	Dec. 14 vs Utah	bullslugg	Hockey Club 4-3
34	Dec. 17 vs Jets	SJSharksfan39	Jets 4-3
35	Dec. 19 vs Avalanche	anthonyyy	Avalanche 4-2
36	Dec. 21 at Oilers	PattyLafontaine	Oilers 3-2 OT
37	Dec. 23 at Canucks	Timo Time	Canucks 4-3
38	Dec. 27 vs VGK	SJSharksfan39	VGK 6-3
39	Dec. 28 vs Flames	none	Flames 3-1
40	Dec. 31 vs Flyers	none	Flyers 4-0
41	Jan. 2 vs Lightning	none	Sharks 2-1

#	Date / Opponent​	SNOG Winner(s)​	Result​
42	Jan. 4 vs Devils	LadyStanley	Sharks 3-2
43	Jan. 7 vs VGK	weastern bias	VGK 4-2
44	Jan. 10 at Utah	none	Hockey Club 2-1
45	Jan. 11 vs Wild	weastern bias	Wild 3-1
46	Jan. 14 at Red Wings	none	Sharks 6-3
47	Jan. 16 at Blue Jackets	weastern bias	Blue Jackets 4-1
48	Jan. 18 at Islanders	TheBeard	Islanders 4-1
49	Jan. 20 at Bruins	none	Bruins 6-3
50	Jan. 21 at Predators	none	Predators 7-5
51	Jan. 23 vs Predators	Great Makohead Shork	Predators 6-5
52	Jan. 25 vs Panthers	SJSharksfan39	Panthers 7-2
53	Jan. 27 vs Penguins	none	Sharks 2-1
54	Jan. 30 at Kraken	none	Kraken 6-2
55	Feb. 4 vs Canadiens	none	Canadiens 4-3
56	Feb. 6 vs Canucks	none	Canucks 2-1
57	Feb. 8 vs Stars	none	Stars 8-3
58	Feb. 23 at Flames	Star Platinum	Flames 3-2

Rank	2024-25 SNOG standings​	# of SNOGs
1.	weastern bias	6
T-2.	PattyLafontaine, SJSharksfan39, Timo Time	3
T-5.	bluefunnel, bullslugg, coooldude, MackAttack71	2
T-9.	anthonyyy, Friday, Great Makohead Shork, LadyStanley, sharks_dynasty, Star Platinum, TheBeard, TheBigDrunkPanda, timorous me	1

 

[karltonian]

So from a detached standpoint, our team really lacks muscle. Throughout the lineup, they get pushed off pucks and boxed out. Hopefully some "man strength" just naturally develops and that should improve things in and of itself.

 

[Star Platinum]

SNOG announcement​

Looks like all our board needed was an extended break to snap the SNOGless streak.



Congrats @Star Platinum on your first career SNOG!

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All I ever wanted was to get it right ONCE. Anything from this game forward is gravy.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Grundstrom from the press box

So from a detached standpoint, our team really lacks muscle. Throughout the lineup, they get pushed off pucks and boxed out. Hopefully some "man strength" just naturally develops and that should improve things in and of itself.

Desperately need a young power forward not a high mileage Toff. But supposedly that’s what Chernysov projected to be, I think when Muhk fills out he’s likely to be Tyler Meyers which will bring that to the blue line, so they are in the pipeline

 

[Anomie2029]

So from a detached standpoint, our team really lacks muscle. Throughout the lineup, they get pushed off pucks and boxed out. Hopefully some "man strength" just naturally develops and that should improve things in and of itself.

Funnily enough, I thought Smith had one of his better physical games. He was actually contesting puck battles rather than easily being moved out of the way.


I really can't understand where the coaching staff's hype for Thrun has come from. I think he could be a solid D man, but they're really pumping his tyres up to a level I don't think he could ever achieve. Prime example, in the third period Mack's line generates some good zone time and the puck gets to Thrun. He sends a half ass shot, which Flames pick off easy to transition down the ice. Thrun then retrieves a puck, has an easy play to reverse back behind net, instead he panic-flips the puck and gives away a Delay of Game.

No one can tell me that Thrun earned that ice time then - I really think you could give Mukh and Thompson more responsibility in that time and they would be much more reliable and offer more. They're not going to send a soft shot to picked off, they're not panicking in their own zone, etc.

 

[Star Platinum]

I really can't understand where the coaching staff's hype for Thrun has come from.

It's been so long since they've seen a genuinely good defenseman that they see something that isn't there

 

[coooldude]

Only the second game I didn't get to watch live (obviously beer league is more important).

Based on the discourse, I was very surprised to see the game card. Thrun very high. To me these kinds of results just go to show that advanced stats are useful writ large, but any one game may have a lot of noise. Or, universally, we are bad as a group at evaluating.

More likely noise than every person here failing to get a good eye test.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Mukh was good. Thompson had some rough moments. I'd like to see Mukhamadullin with Walman instead of Thrun at this point.

 

[karltonian]

Only the second game I didn't get to watch live (obviously beer league is more important).

Based on the discourse, I was very surprised to see the game card. Thrun very high. To me these kinds of results just go to show that advanced stats are useful writ large, but any one game may have a lot of noise. Or, universally, we are bad as a group at evaluating.

More likely noise than every person here failing to get a good eye test.

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Or Celebrini drives play like a mug

Anyway here's the game card. The Sharks actually deserved better in this one.