GDT: GAME ONE, MIDDAY EDITION: St. Louis Blues (0-0-0) at YOUR SEATTLE KRAKEN (0-0-0), 1:30pm PDT, 9:30pm Morocco Time

[Fuhrious]

Kraken cant win a faceoff, take a penalty in response to losing one in the Ozone...

The king is dead, long live the king.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Of all of the periods in hockey, that was one.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

The whole team lost the plot after the first Blues goal. No one is playing at the level they are supposed to.

The speed was just gone in the later part of the 2nd. Once the Blues had more time, we were always playing catchup.

 

[Toomany7pins]

BS call on Yanni there.
Refs bought the flop.

 

[Fuhrious]

BS call on Yanni there.
Refs bought the flop.

Problem is he's scrambling, because the Kraken lost that faceoff so cleanly in the offensive zone. The Blues get that call 100% of the time.

 

[Toomany7pins]

Gru is getting played because he is getting paid. They really need to start playing Daccord and bring in Gru only during softer matchups or back-to-backs.

Unfortunately your are 100% correct. That’s Seattle Mariners style reasoning.

They have to start looking at it from a “sunk cost” prospective.

 

[Fuhrious]

Unfortunately your are 100% correct. That’s Seattle Mariners style reasoning.

They have to start looking at it from a “sunk cost” prospective.

Francis doesnt do that, unfortunately.

 

[Kevinsane]

Unfortunately your are 100% correct. That’s Seattle Mariners style reasoning.

They have to start looking at it from a “sunk cost” prospective.

It’s maddening. Start the guy who gives you the best chance of winning.

 

[majormajor]

Contract amounts is something you think long and hard about before you sign on the dotted line. After it's signed it should matter literally zero. They're just a collection of players. D'Accord should be in net.

 

[Sad People]

Gru is trash man

 

[The Marquis]

What the hell, gru? He is in full on fear mode

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Power play here - let's go.

 

[The Marquis]

Let’s see if it’s better than last year.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

C'mon boyz lets get it Dunn

 

[Fuhrious]

There are games where Grubauer just looks "elite" in the crease, the way he moves on his angles and tracks the puck.

This is not one of those games.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Let’s see if it’s better than last year.

It almost has to be.

 

[The Marquis]

Wright on PP1? Hmmmm

 

[kihei]

Finally got here...just in time for our power play.

 

[The Marquis]

Well, already looks decent. Too bad about the miss

 

[majormajor]

They didn't score but the PP looks good.

 

[Fuhrious]

Wright on PP1? Hmmmm

Looked like he was out at the blueline with Montour, too? Wasnt expecting that.

 

[The Marquis]

Things have sort of regressed to the mean for this game and we’re now looking at two evenly matched teams. Maybe with a slight Kraken edge. Boy how 2 minutes can fully ruin a game.

 

[Fuhrious]

Things have sort of regressed to the mean for this game and we’re now looking at two evenly matched teams. Maybe with a slight Kraken edge. Boy how 2 minutes can fully ruin a game.

Interesting to hear you say that, I was just thinking that the Blues look like the more composed team while the Kraken seem stuck on the back foot.

 

[The Marquis]

Interesting to hear you say that, I was just thinking that the Blues look like the more composed team while the Kraken seem stuck on the back foot.

In general pretty even though. My take can definitely be how I’m watching the game.

 

[Fuhrious]

In general pretty even though. My take can definitely be how I’m watching the game.

There is also something to be said for it just being generally easier to sit on a 1-goal lead with <10 minutes left in the game, too.