GDT: Hawks @ Knights at 5pm CT on NBCSCH - Sphere We Go Again

[coolhand]

I'd say they've really only been competitive most games because of good goaltending

I could agree, but let's look at the teams we have played so far. All except Pitt were playoff teams.

 

[BobbyJet]

candy from a baby.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Reichel needs to cover for Vlasic there.

 

[HagelsBagels]

I could agree, but let's look at the teams we have played so far. All except Pitt were playoff teams.

Yeah I don't care they're 2-5, it's more the effort in most of these games has been piss-poor, especially from the veterans. The young guys are gonna make mistakes and go through up and downs but the older guys haven't really pulled their weight.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Reichel needs to cover for Vlasic there.

Or not be a f***ing a center

 

[ChiHawks10]

Reichel needs to cover for Vlasic there.

Any forward needs to. To have three of them, and not a single one get up there to cover for him, is a failure by the entire line. It's not just the center's responsibility, it's whoever is closest to the point on that side. You just rotate out.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Well, at least this one won’t go late.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Korchinski doesn't tie up a stick and it's 2-0.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Mrazek has to stop that

 

[HagelsBagels]

I honestly don't get breaking the rotation and not going Soderstrom today. But I guess he'll get a much easier game against Arizona.

 

[BobbyJet]

and the rout is on

 

[ChiHawks10]

Korchinski doesn't tie up a stick and it's 2-0.

Nitpicking, IMO. It was a hell of a play by the Vegas player. Yeah, he could have pinned the stick, but most the time you want to lift the stick anyways, because D generally try to keep shots lower. Don't really expect guys to tip a goal in from waist high in that situation. By the time the shot is released and you see it coming in that high, it's too late to do anything.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Mrazek has to stop that

That's pretty much unstoppable.

 

[Kevin Musto]

That's pretty much unstoppable.

Did it get deflected? When I first saw it, it looked like no one touched it. Should have been an easy glove save.

 

[ChiHawks10]

That's pretty much unstoppable.

Yeah, you can't really say a goalie "has to stop that" on any deflection from 3 feet in front of him.

Did it get deflected? When I first saw it, it looked like no one touched it. Should have been an easy glove save.

It was tipped in from waist high from what I saw. They even checked on it to make sure his stick wasn't above the crossbar.

 

[emeyezee]

I know we’re bad and all, and I was never expecting to be good. But I am so over this schedule

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Nitpicking, IMO. It was a hell of a play by the Vegas player. Yeah, he could have pinned the stick, but most the time you want to lift the stick anyways, because D generally try to keep shots lower. Don't really expect guys to tip a goal in from waist high in that situation. By the time the shot is released and you see it coming in that high, it's too late to do anything.

He got caught between two forwards and had nobody.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Two bad plays by Bedard there.

 

[HLLYWD99]

Just tuned in to see the replay of the 2nd goal, got'em right where we want'em.

 

[ChiHawks10]

He got caught between two forwards and had nobody.

Fair enough, I was just addressing the idea that he "missed tying up a stick". Not really much you can do to tie up a stick there. More need to just play the body in that situation.

Man, there is so little talent on this team.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Good pinch from Kaiser

 

[Geoist]

like seeing that from Kaiser.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Nice physical play by KK there. It's the area I'd like to see the most improvement on.

 

[Styles]

12-2-2 all time against us. I hate the Knights more than any other team

 

[Happyhary9]

Most games the Hawks play well for 2 periods but fall apart in then 3rd. Is that conditioning or just a mental breakdown? The coaches need to figure that out.

They are worn the flock out by the 3rd. When your pinned in the your own zone for 2/3 of the game, players loose their legs. Doesn't matter how good their conditioning is. Bedard is like the only that carries the zone and keeps it in. We have very little talent at forward, especially good possession type guys. We never keep it in the ozone.