GDT: GDT #18 New York Islanders @ Seattle Kraken | November 16th | 4:00 PM | F/3-2 L

[Big L]

Stupid coaches challenge with 3 minutes left down by a goal.

Not. That was a good challenge.

 

[GOLFWANG]

I know that wasn’t the easiest shot for Brock but he has been shooting low too much and trying 5-hole when he can snipe corners. Ed have enough players shooting low

Dobson could have kept that in by pressing but Dobson is so bad at keeping pucks in

 

[MarsTBOW]

Hosed on 3 straight calls

 

[impaaaaaact]

Barzal's fault

 

[Big L]

Unfortunate. Oh well.

 

[Tres Peleches]

The NHL and their interpretation can suck my ****

Bettman gotta prop up these expansion teams

 

[Chockey22]

An unfortunate loss, played pretty well but it’s hard to win when you only score two goals. I still think the refs got the call wrong on the goalie interference, given recent calls around the league but they’ve got to defend better than they did on that shift.

 

[gordie43]

Two terrible bounces end up in the next for Seattle. Very unlucky.

Wish they would shoot a little more. Too much passing around the point when they have a tired defenders out there b

 

[MJF]

Not. That was a good challenge.

Nope. Don’t put your team shorthanded with 3 minutes left down by a goal unless it’s a slam dunk.

Besides there was only 1 contact by Tanev and Sorokin had time to right himself.

 

[BrockLobster]

Took me a bit to get into it this year. I finally do and immediately annoyed

Nope. Don’t put your team shorthanded with 3 minutes left down by a goal.

Besides there was only 1 contact by Tanev and Sorokin had time to right himself.

Agree. I didnt love the challenge either. It was pretty clearly a good goal.

 

[Big L]

Remember when you couldn’t even have a toe in the crease? Ah those were the days. Brett Hull says hello

Nope. Don’t put your team shorthanded with 3 minutes left down by a goal unless it’s a slam dunk.

Besides there was only 1 contact by Tanev and Sorokin had time to right himself.

Or, it wasn’t a legit goal and its tied with 3 mins to go.

 

[Tres Peleches]

Nope. Don’t put your team shorthanded with 3 minutes left down by a goal unless it’s a slam dunk.

Besides there was only 1 contact by Tanev and Sorokin had time to right himself.

It was bang-bang. Even slowed down there wasn’t that much time

I don’t know how much it hindered him, hit even if it does the smallest amount you have to call it, because HE is the one he went into the crease of his own accord

 

[Chockey22]

Nope. Don’t put your team shorthanded with 3 minutes left down by a goal unless it’s a slam dunk.

Besides there was only 1 contact by Tanev and Sorokin had time to right himself.

I see this perspective, but disagree. I figure that challenge is at least a 50-50 bet, whereas 3 minutes of even strength hockey to score one goal with this team is way less than 50-50

 

[Raistlin]

I noticed something the other night vs van, why is Horvat taking so few faceoffs? Under 10 again today.

 

[12Dog]

George is stronger than I thought

Didn’t look strong on their first goal
Got muscled

He’s a young kid, who looks to have a good future
Looks, poised, smart, can skate
Needs to def hit the gym, get some man strength

 

[MJF]

It was bang-bang. Even slowed down there wasn’t that much time

I don’t know how much it hindered him, hit even if it does the smallest amount you have to call it, because HE is the one he went into the crease of his own accord

Maybe if Nelson didn’t deflect it in the challenge would have been successful but you don’t make that gamble at that point of the game.

 

[Big L]

lol Roy is sweet, ripped the refs/nhl - there wasn’t enough interference lolz awesome. ‘I guess I didn’t play enough games’

 

[Tres Peleches]

lol Roy is sweet, ripped the refs/nhl - there wasn’t enough interference lolz awesome. ‘I guess I didn’t play enough games’

Call was probably made by suit-jockey incels in Toronto

 

[scottywiper]

Call was probably made by suit-jockey incels in Toronto

You'd think onus is on player to not make contact if he goes in there

 

[Throttle]

Strong road game. It’s an ‘acceptable’ loss and the team kept coming in the third, unlike the disheveled mess earlier in the season.

Nelson has to make that shot though.

Keeping it simple has been working.

 

[Torrey Redux]

Nope. Don’t put your team shorthanded with 3 minutes left down by a goal unless it’s a slam dunk.

Besides there was only 1 contact by Tanev and Sorokin had time to right himself.

It was the smart thing to do and it's not a close call. Given the uncertain nature of goalie challenges and what we saw it was probably 40/60 proposition that we would win the challenge. Compare that with the likelihood that we would score a goal in the last three minutes. League wide it is probably well under a 40 percent chance down a goal with 3 minutes left even for the best teams and god knows what it is for the Isles. Then throw in the likelihood of an empty net goal against. Nope, challenging gave the Isles the best chance to get to OT and it was unquestionably the right thing to do.

 

[Tahoeblue]

Felt like the Isles deserved a better fate. Would have been nice to pop one in early as Palms and a few others had some good looks. That could have changed the complexion of the game. Sorry if this was asked earlier in the thread, but why wasn't that an interference call on Tolvanen with Cizikas?