GDT: Game 7: Sharks @ Ducks 7:15 NBCSCA

[Star Platinum]

SHOOT THAT GRANLUND, JESUS.

Said the same thing at the time except I put a rather unkind word in place of Jesus

 

[OrrNumber4]

Bitching about Blackwood is pretty ridiculous considering for a quarter of the game the ducks have been on the power play

*Shrug*. The shot count is high, but I don't think he's had to make amazing saves; the PK and defense have been solid. Goal #1 was completely on him. Up until goal #2, he was fortunate that his puck-bobbling went unpunished.

Expecting perfection is unfair (though a decent goaltender occasionally needs to have a perfect game), but I'd say that a league-average goaltender would only have let in one goal.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

refs are swallowing their whistles ducks got away with a trip

 

[The Nemesis]

I've taken to watching Transformers cartoons to distract me from the games when things go badly. Given the wildly varying quality of shows over the years the results are mixed

 

[SJSharksfan39]

The Ducks fans singing All the Small Things now and My Own Worst Enemy earlier is hilarious because it's just them ripping off other teams' things/traditions.

I'm so tired of that tradition. There's nothing within the last 5 years they can play?

 

[The411]

Said the same thing at the time except I put a rather unkind word in place of Jesus

Gordon in lieu of Jesus.

 

[Hodge]

Ferraro only plays well when he's the subject of trade rumors

 

[hohosaregood]

hate to say it but i think we need a better forechecker on the granlund line.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

*Shrug*. The shot count is high, but I don't think he's had to make amazing saves; the PK and defense have been solid. Goal #1 was completely on him. Up until goal #2, he was fortunate that his puck-bobbling went unpunished.

Expecting perfection is unfair (though a decent goaltender occasionally needs to have a perfect game), but I'd say that a league-average goaltender would only have let in one goal.

The first goal against was garbage, his rebound control has been pretty good considering shots are coming through screens, they are dropping where he can at least cover them.

Two week calls against a rookie hardly count as bad. You’re going to take a guy who has played his best offensive game and bench him because of some rookie mistakes?

Those were legit calls only thing weak,about it was smith reaching in again and lunging for the puck and tripping the ducks forwards

 

[Shut Yer Five Hole]

One more skater on the ice won't help the Sharks.

 

[coooldude]

Woof... I really was rooting for Smith today and he looked better, but if that last play isn't just a microcosm of his season so far. Carries the puck into the zone with speed, easily muscled off the puck against the boards, turnover, goal against. Not really his fault, needed support, but he just needs to get a whole lot stronger.

Obviously needs to avoid taking the penalties as well but I thought they were pretty soft calls. Some good flashes for him today.

This was the most frustrating game of the year for me to watch, just could have been 3-1 the other way pretty easily.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

This really is turning into last year all over again. They had some good opportunities at the beginning, but that entire period they were basically held to the outside. I know it's still rebuilding, but this was a frustrating game to watch.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

I more or less agree but I’m living with it since the point is to develop him.

I’ll give Warso credit he’s letting him play through it but he’s gotta show improvement especially in the lazy stick penalties. I can deal with the bad turnovers in the O zone as part of development growing pains

 

[CHALUPA]

lol Jack Thompson is our top pairing RHD

 

[Alaskanice]

Penalties are killing us.

 

[hohosaregood]

lol Jack Thompson is our top pairing RHD

he kinda deserves it at this point.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Yay Goose on the ice and smith props Woofsofsky

 

[Bizz]

Remember when we won hockey games?

 

[Star Platinum]

Maybe signing fourteen fourth-line forwards wasn't the best strategy to support the development of our young forwards

 

[coooldude]

Could go either way but I'll go with 3-1 Sharks (EN) for our first win of the season. I think it'll be low scoring since both teams struggle at 5v5... ANA actually worse than Sharks, and I'm hoping... hoping... that we (Rutta) stop giving up 5 on 3's.

3-1 Sharks
Smith (keep hoping), Toffoli, Wennberg EN
Carlsson

My other snog would be 3-1 Ducks but NO.

I'm gonna go ahead and take the moral victory on this one. Sigh.

 

[Alaskanice]

Rats.

 

[Tw1ster]

It’s tough being a fan of this team

 

[hohosaregood]

ugh they feel so close to breaking through.

 

[SJFanQC]

What was that by Zetterlund raising his arms like that at the end lol

 

[Sharksfan66]

Man guys, I really like Will Smith and so badly want to see him succeed, but the kid is just getting worked out there game after game. He just seems totally unprepared for NHL speed & physicality, as that empty netter shows. I think it's time to send him to the A. Anyone else?