GDT: GM14 | Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames | Tue. Nov 12th | 7:00pm PST | SNP | Lekkerimaki Time

[MS]

Weird goal against the flow of the play.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Hughes has been carrying the team on his back for weeks now. He can't do it forever.

Both can be true. He's been our best player so I'm fine to give him a pass as he's likely to score or set up a goal later in the game anyway.

But if our top pairing is giving up goals like that, what do we think the other pairings are going to do?

I'd love for us to get a really strong defensive defenceman to pair with Hughes and put Hronek on the second pairing.

Having two offensive minded defenceman on our top pairing never really made a ton of sense to me.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

Hronek has generally been pretty good, but he’s being extra indecisive with the puck. Just shoot it sometimes man

I think sometimes he's waiting for traffic to get to the net before he shoots it. Makes him look like his controller has disconnected for a second.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Jets are 15-1. I think this is their year.

Would love to see it, honestly. It's been too long, and I could never cheer for Edmonton, Calgary or Toronto.

 

[logan5]

I think our D is also like spam. Only it looks disgusting and it also is!

Does anybody actually eat that shit? It's covered in jelly fat.

 

[just22]

Petey needs to practice his release, he wastes so much time trying to get set

He needed to rip that last chance on net

 

[wonton15]

I think sometimes he's waiting for traffic to get to the net. Makes him look like his controller has disconnected for a second.

I get it, and it’s also way too much deferring to Hughes (rightfully so, but he waits and telegraphs it way too hard)

 

[PavelBure10]

I really like Lekks confidence. Doesn't look jittery, holding onto pucks like a vet already.

I really like Bains story but I honestly don't see the fascination with him.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Both can be true. He's been our best player so I'm fine to give him a pass as he's likely to score or set up a goal later in the game anyway.

But if our top pairing is giving up goals like that, what do we think the other pairings are going to do?

I'd love for us to get a really strong defensive defenceman to pair with Hughes and put Hronek on the second pairing.

Having two offensive minded defenceman on our top pairing never really made a ton of sense to me.

‘Giving up goals like that’ ?? It was a flukey goal against.

 

[JumpierPegasus]

it's insane how many of his fathers speech patterns and mannerisms that Landon shares

 

[Bgav]

Can’t give up a 3-0 lead if you’re losing 1-0 #thinkaboutit

 

[Quinton Byfield]

Petey looked good, team had the better run of play but Calgary has had some rush chances. Should be able to come back, not particularly worried.

Only issue again is the stark difference in puck moving when Hughes is on/off the ice. He’s the best in the league at it, but the other two pairings are absolutely miserable at it outside of Brannstrom. It’s not surprising Miller’s production has gone down now that he’s not starting every shift with Hughes.

Real question is how long they can hang out without an upgrade in that spot, especially with Boeser out.

Well, good news is that they seem to want to double down on size and physicality, and don't seem to think Brannstrom has to be an every game hockey player, according to tweets today

 

[Peen]

this game is going to end like 5-2 vancouver man this team played pretty well and calgary will hit that wall halfway thru the game

 

[Bgav]

Jets are 15-1. I think this is their year.

Would love to see it, honestly. It's been too long, and I could never cheer for Edmonton, Calgary or Toronto.

Peaking at the start of the year is almost never the recipe for success

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Peaking at the start of the year is almost never the recipe for success

Well yeah, we did it last year.

 

[SillyRabbit]

‘Giving up goals like that’ ?? It was a flukey goal against.

No it wasn't?

Hughes failed to clear out the rebound properly and handed the puck directly to Kirkland.

Let's take our homer glasses off for a second.

Critcism of a single play doesn't mean I'm saying Hughes sucks at hockey.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Lekkerimaki on the ice for 4:20 in the first gotta love it.

 

[bbud]

Jets are 15-1. I think this is their year.

Would love to see it, honestly. It's been too long, and I could never cheer for Edmonton, Calgary or Toronto.

Long season yet injuries hit at some point and you want to be playing like this in April ways to go
That said I'd like every Canadian team In playoffs ok maybe not coilers lol

 

[wonton15]

Landon Ferraro sounds like a guy trying really hard at a Ray Ferraro impression

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Lekkerimaki on the ice for 4:20 in the first gotta love it.

Shorty gonna mention it 100%.

 

[logan5]

Maybe Landon could use a voice coach. He does sound like Kermit the Frog.

I think that's what Dave Randorf did. When I first heard him doing a Tampa game, he sounded totally different. It was an improvement.

 

[bbud]

Weird goal against the flow of the play.

Hughes f..ked up take man not the puck he will probably get that back but no more of those mistakes tonight win one at home get it going

 

[Lemmiwinks]

No it wasn't?

Hughes failed to clear out the rebound properly and handed the puck directly to Kirkland.

Let's take our homer glasses off for a second.

Critcism of a single play doesn't mean I'm saying Hughes sucks at hockey.

He tried to clear a bouncing puck to the corner and flubbed it and it went directly to Kirkland. It happens. It wasn’t some kind of defensive breakdown. Not a play that suggests we need to break up the Hughes-Hronek pair.

 

[Flik]

Lekkerimaki on the ice for 4:20 in the first gotta love it.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Let's get this PP going!