GDT: Game 7: Red Wings vs devils 7:00 pm et 10/24/24

[LarKing]

Go to the bathroom for 2 minutes while it's 1-0, come back and we're winning 2-1. I know where I'll be the rest of the night.

For the Wings' sake, hoping Compher isn't the only one with diarrhea tonight

 

[dalem177]

Go to the bathroom for 2 minutes while it's 1-0, come back and we're winning 2-1. I know where I'll be the rest of the night.

Say hi to Comphy for me!

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

Do you just live to troll? They were playing shit, it might have gotten ugly. And still can. They’re doubling us in shots and Talbot has bailed us out.

Both things can be true. DBC made a fantastic play showing really great offensive awareness. We’re still overall playing like ass.

stay strong, little trooper, if the Devils keep getting 18 shots a period they'll catch up

(now I will say, among the Debbie Downers, you might be the least bad -- you're not just a one-note incessant drum beat of doom like some. The season is young and we've come out of the gates slowly offensively, and yet...we have 6 points in as many games. Count your blessings, not your problems.)

 

[RedWingzz]

Go to the bathroom for 2 minutes while it's 1-0, come back and we're winning 2-1. I know where I'll be the rest of the night.

you and JT Compher alike!

 

[LarKing]

if u r judging the game by the shot total fine.

but by the eye test game was even.

By the eye test, NJ had the puck practically the entire first 18 minutes. Created a bunch of good chances that were lucky they only converted on once.

If you think this game has been even, I'm worried about your eyesight

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

For the Wings' sake, hoping Compher isn't the only one with diarrhea tonight

can you imagine the mess someone named JohanFranzenstein would leave in that bowl? The stink of mostly digested lutefisk would linger for months

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

By the eye test, NJ had the puck practically the entire first 18 minutes. Created a bunch of good chances that were lucky they only converted on once.

If you think this game has been even, I'm worried about your eyesight

Scoring chances were 6 to 4 in NJ favor. There were periods of perimeter play out of them. We are going to allow teams to do that with as big as our D is and how they clog lanes.

The Wings do need to do a much better job of generating sustained offensive zone pressure. The real reality here is you can fluke out these games defensively in the right circumstances but it is a very taxing way to play. Torts has done it for years.

 

[Mr Nimbus]

Mo looks like he wants to hurt someone...good. As long as it's clean, go to town.

 

[LarKing]

Scoring chances were 6 to 4 in their favor. There were periods of perimeter play out of them. We are going to allow teams to do that with as big as our D is and how they clog lanes.

And in the first 18 minutes, that would've been 6-2 or 6-1 I'm guessing.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

For the Wings' sake, hoping Compher isn't the only one with diarrhea tonight

Say hi to Comphy for me!

you and JT Compher alike!

I walked directly into these. Well done gents.

 

[Ulysses31]

By the eye test, NJ had the puck practically the entire first 18 minutes. Created a bunch of good chances that were lucky they only converted on once.

If you think this game has been even, I'm worried about your eyesight

sure NJD had a bit more possession but they did F all with it. a few extra floaters to the net.
high danger chances were about even.

 

[Lampedampe]

Glad they're leading, but Larkin's line gotta be better. They're not able to get set-up in the offensive zone, perhaps Larkin has the flu but his even strength corsi is one of the worst on the team.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

And in the first 18 minutes, that would've been 6-2 or 6-1 I'm guessing.

I don't think New Jersey was super threatening with a lot of that is sort of the point. I still would rather possess the puck more than we have thus far.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

Sometimes I just don’t know what you guys are seeing. I don’t know if it’s Homer glasses or what but they dominated possession and puck control for the majority of the period. You can’t just say “well the danger chances are similar” it does not work that way. On average the team who has more possession will majority of time finish the game with more good chances. Hence why this style of play is not sustainable. We played the exact same way last year, just with better shooting luck. Lalondes systems do not work.

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

Dude I’m so tired of getting outplayed yet score wise making it look close so people don’t think there’s anything wrong. Even though we are winning we cannot continue to play like this, it is not good play and not sustainable.

yes I agree -- it's very unlikely that the Wings opponents will continue to outshoot us by a 3:1 ratio. That shit is unsustainable.

That's why I'm blissfully unconcerned about our current stats and thankful to bank a few points despite our bad luck and mediocre play. When we revert to the mean we're going to tear shit up SON

oh by the by -- drink of the evening, a really strong rum old fashioned -- this thing is half Foursquare at about 61% ABV and the rest is whatever else I found handy.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

yes I agree -- it's very unlikely that the Wings opponents will continue to outshoot us by a 3:1 ratio. That shit is unsustainable.

That's why I'm blissfully unconcerned about our current stats and thankful to bank a few points despite our bad luck and mediocre play. When we revert to the mean we're going to tear shit up SON

oh by the by -- drink of the evening, a really strong rum old fashioned -- this thing is half Foursquare at about 61% ABV and the rest is whatever else I found handy.

Not unlikely at all actually, our 5v5 play metrics last year were abysmal. We have that as a huge sample size and it keeps happening this year again. I think it’s a lot likelier we keep getting out played like this against good teams than not.

 

[dalem177]

I don't think New Jersey was super threatening with a lot of that is sort of the point. I still would rather possess the puck more than we have thus far.

I think the Tal-Bot looks pretty good so far.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I don't think the Wings played well, I just am saying I didn't New Jersey was doing much with their possession that really troubled us a ton.

 

[Ulysses31]

Sometimes I just don’t know what you guys are seeing. I don’t know if it’s Homer glasses or what but they dominated possession and puck control for the majority of the period. You can’t just say “well the danger chances are similar” it does not work that way. On average the team who has more possession will majority of time finish the game with more good chances. Hence why this style of play is not sustainable. We played the exact same way last year, just with better shooting luck. Lalondes systems do not work.

i would say NJD has possession but DRW did a good job defeneding. In my books that is not "playing like shyt" or "being dominated"

 

[LarKing]

I don't think New Jersey was super threatening with a lot of that is sort of the point. I still would rather possess the puck more than we have thus far.

That's fair. I just think you'd have to be pretty biased to think that was an even period, which was what the poster I quoted was saying.

 

[Euro Twins]

What is this team?

Why do they give me the happy sads?

 

[norrisnick]

This PP is... something...

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

Sometimes I just don’t know what you guys are seeing. I don’t know if it’s Homer glasses or what but they dominated possession and puck control for the majority of the period. You can’t just say “well the danger chances are similar” it does not work that way. On average the team who has more possession will majority of time finish the game with more good chances. Hence why this style of play is not sustainable. We played the exact same way last year, just with better shooting luck. Lalondes systems do not work.

OK -- I know you know hockey a lot better than I do. I've watched it for a long time, but only watched.

But what I'm seeing is really good goaltending, Edvinsson looks better than Seider, Berggren and Kasper look like they are both going to be top-6 guys, and the rest of the team looks like they have explosive diarrhea.

(which by the way has always been my go-to excuse for missing something: because no one would choose such a humiliating lie. That son of a bitch Compher, he actually did it.)

 

[RedHawkDown]

stay strong, little trooper, if the Devils keep getting 18 shots a period they'll catch up

(now I will say, among the Debbie Downers, you might be the least bad -- you're not just a one-note incessant drum beat of doom like some. The season is young and we've come out of the gates slowly offensively, and yet...we have 6 points in as many games. Count your blessings, not your problems.)

I guess I’m a downer around these parts but I see myself as more of a realist. The team overall kinda sucks and I don’t like the personnel decisions in terms of FA signings and player deployment so I make those thoughts known. But I really love the drafting and think guys like Ed, ASP and Buch are gonna be stars.

I think there’s room for being cautiously optimistic but also frustrated by failure and bad play. That’s why my tag is “still trying to trust” lol

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Dude I’m so tired of getting outplayed yet score wise making it look close so people don’t think there’s anything wrong. Even though we are winning we cannot continue to play like this, it is not good play and not sustainable.

True. But I'd rather they win while playing like this than go on a long losing streak.