GDT: Game 70 Bruins @ Sharks 7:30

[LadyStanley]

Sharks 3-2
Mack, Ty, Luca

 

[timorous me]

The Bruins really aren't very good anymore! But I'll give this one to them on account of the goaltending.

Bruins 3 (Pastrnak, Middlestadt, Peeke)
Sharks 2 (Kovalenko, Toffoli)

 

[Sendhelplease]

Seems like the first fight win in a while

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Goodrow should just fight on every shift and get kicked out instead of trying to play.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

sitting 25 year old "prospect" Kostin in favor of useless Giles, Ostapvchuk, etc. they have this guy signed for 1 more seaon at 2mil/per....you are losing anyway, put him on the top line for 20 games, if he doesnt do it then, fine, you cant expect anything from the 4th line....Worseofsky is terrible.,....

 

[YUPPY]

sitting 25 year old "prospect" Kostin in favor of useless Giles, Ostapvchuk, etc. they have this guy signed for 1 more seaon at 2mil/per....you are losing anyway, put him on the top line for 20 games, if he doesnt do it then, fine, you cant expect anything from the 4th line....Worseofsky is terrible.,....

Kostin is no longer a prospect, he is a bust!

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Desharnais is really bad......maybe if they only brought him on to fight it might be ok

 

[Pinkfloyd]

sitting 25 year old "prospect" Kostin in favor of useless Giles, Ostapvchuk, etc. they have this guy signed for 1 more seaon at 2mil/per....you are losing anyway, put him on the top line for 20 games, if he doesnt do it then, fine, you cant expect anything from the 4th line....Worseofsky is terrible.,....

What difference does it make?

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

What difference does it make?

Well, Kostin had great stats at the end of last year, we all saw his potential, he shows flshaes this year, but ends up with 4th line mates, so, yes, why keep him?

 

[The Nemesis]

sitting 25 year old "prospect" Kostin in favor of useless Giles, Ostapvchuk, etc. they have this guy signed for 1 more seaon at 2mil/per....you are losing anyway, put him on the top line for 20 games, if he doesnt do it then, fine, you cant expect anything from the 4th line....Worseofsky is terrible.,....

Citing Kostin's age when Giles is the same age and Ostapchuk is 4 years younger is a hell of a take.

Plus Kostin isn't signed for another year. He's RFA at season's end. The other two are signed for another year though.

Not that I think Warsofsky needs to be shielded from criticism since he does things that deserve it, but the narrative that goes into trying to bitch about certain things is at times stunning for its level of mental gymnastics and obviousness.

 

[The Nemesis]

Well, Kostin had great stats at the end of last year, we all saw his potential, he shows flshaes this year, but ends up with 4th line mates, so, yes, why keep him?

He had his chances and he blew them.

 

[YUPPY]

Kostin, like Gregor, will not be a here with the Sharks next year

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Kostin, like Gregor, will not be a here with the Sharks next year

Kostin is signed to a 2 million a year contract through next year, tell me how that gets traded, for someone, they didn't allow to show their capabilities......

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Well, Kostin had great stats at the end of last year, we all saw his potential, he shows flshaes this year, but ends up with 4th line mates, so, yes, why keep him?

Yeah and he followed up with inconsistencies and injuries. You can't really argue with 1 goal and 6 assists in 37 games. What does he bring that warrants anymore opportunities? He's a nothing player when he's not producing like most players are.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Kostin is signed to a 2 million a year contract through next year, tell me how that gets traded, for someone, they didn't allow to show their capabilities......

He's not signed through next year. He's an RFA that they won't qualify.

 

[YUPPY]

Kostin is signed to a 2 million a year contract through next year, tell me how that gets traded, for someone, they didn't allow to show their capabilities......

You're wrong.

He signed 23/24 $2,000,000​

24/25 YEAR 2 OF 2.

No contract for 25/26

 

[hohosaregood]

wennberg has such a beautiful skating and puckhandling style.

 

[Friday]

This could end 0-0. It’s so bad haha

 

[The Nemesis]

Kostin is signed to a 2 million a year contract through next year, tell me how that gets traded, for someone, they didn't allow to show their capabilities......

No he isn't. He's RFA this summer, is probably a coin flip to be qualified, and greater than 50/50 odds that he finds a competitive KHL contract waiting for him rather than struggling to make another NHL team.e

And again, saying "but he's signed for another year so why not give him a chance?" is a weird stance to take when the guys you are bagging on as examples of who are holding Kostin back actually are signed for another year

Also in what way can you claim that he hasn't had an opportunity to show his capabilities. He's had almost 190 NHL games and barely has 50 points. There's a reason he's been passed around for next to nothing multiple times in the last 4 years. He had top 6 opportunities with the Sharks earlier this season and it was mostly awful.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

So the game's been pretty even. Cagnoni looked good. The Mack line looked great. Korpisalo is somehow standing on his head for a bit during that PP

 

[Shut Yer Five Hole]

"Offensively frustrated"

 

[karltonian]

oh that pizza looks good

 

[bluefunnel]

Eklund!!!

 

[Shut Yer Five Hole]

Willie!

 

[hohosaregood]

fantastic pass and cagnoni bullying a dude