GDT: Game 62: Sharks @ Maple Leafs 4:30pm NBCSCA

[karltonian]

My one complaint other than the second goal given up by Georgiev is I didn't like them running out the clock in OT. It worked out, but they had a chance to get one or two scoring chances and that felt to me like they were afraid to let Toronto touch the puck again. Even if you're not as good as the other team, you have to play without fear.

i thought celebrini was setting up smith at the buzzer?

 

[Star Platinum]

i thought celebrini was setting up smith at the buzzer?

He did, but rewatch the end of the game. They skated the puck out of the offensive zone multiple times and all the way back to their defensive zone before that.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Juxtaposer]

Liljegren revenge game success.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Pavelski2112]

Hell of a win to get the vibes back

Georgiev was locked in

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[coooldude]

Awesome game, great fight from the guys. A random collection of thoughts:

• The kids were real close to some highlight reel goals.
• Smitty and Macklin need to spend the offseason learning how to beat NHL goalies on the breakaway.
• It has been said lately by many: Ferraro looks solid lately.
• Also, Mukh looks more and more solid, using his length and mobility to his advantage and playing a sound positional game with a few fun risky pinches per game. Keep going and he'll be a solid middle pair or a steady pair for an adventurous OFD... Long way to go but way more promising of late.
• Man, say what you want about Toffoli but dude knows how to shoot.
• Also, you have to give credit to Ferraro/Walman/Goodrow especially, but also the full PK units today. Sure they gave one up, but the kills looked pretty effective, and that Toronto PP is insanely talented.
• Lily sure looked motivated today. If he plays like that all the time, he too could pass for a 4/5 on a decent team.
• Georgie is a total spaz but he probably deserves first star tonight.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[OrrNumber4]

that thinking is the treadmill to nowhere plan, they need the talent like Zetterburg who can relate better to the 25 and under shark talent coming up. GMMG would just be looking for another player like him next summer. This team needs continuity and stability, they don't need any more marginal prospects which is all Zetterburg is going to get them, or a draft pick that is 5 years away.

1) Absolutely the Sharks could use a talent like Zetterburg. But we're talking about Zetterlund...
2) Of course, if the Sharks can only get draft capital or futures for him they shouldn't trade him, but I thought it obvious that I would want to dangle him in exchange for a premium asset like a young, potential #1 defenseman.
3) So GMMG trades Zetterlund for a premium piece and then acquires another player like him (hopefully with more experience). Win-win?

 

[Star Platinum]

Of course, if the Sharks can only get draft capital or futures for him they shouldn't trade him, but I thought it obvious that I would want to dangle him in exchange for a premium asset like a young, potential #1 defenseman.

Zetterlund would be a throw-in in a deal like that

 

[tiburon12]

He did, but rewatch the end of the game. They skated the puck out of the offensive zone multiple times and all the way back to their defensive zone before that.

That's called puck management. Would you preferred they forced a bad play and lost the puck? Like, just seconds before that, Marner hounded eklund and forced him to dump the puck in and give up possession.

Possession is the name of the game in OT

 

[Jargon]

So the trick is to be losing in the third period to win the game — we’ve obviously gotten it wrong lately. Simple, effective tweak by Smartsofsky.