GDT: Hawks vs Habs at 7:30PM CT on NBCSCH - Kramping Up During the Holidays

[CallMeShaft]

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Lineup:
Reichel Bedard Donato
Kurashev TJohnson Raddysh
Foligno Dickinson Blackwell
Beau Entwistle Other Johnson

Phillips Murphy
Kaiser Crevier
Roos Zaitsev

Note: Do not know the goalie yet, probably Soderblom considering back-to-back with Blues game on Saturday. KK and Tinordi could draw into the lineup, likely in place of Roos and Kaiser, but that'll be decided at morning skate.

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[Mrfenn92]

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Get Bedard a point.

 

[crazyhawk]

Get Bedard a point.

How about a hat-trick!
He is due for his first and just to quiet down those Minny fans!

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

How about a hat-trick!
He is due for his first and just to quiet down those Minny fans!

I'm thinking tonight is a 5 points of bust kind of night.

 

[Chuck Testa]

The points would accumulate even quicker for the kid if the team didn't have a dog shit powerplay.

I saw a clip from a recent Arizona game and when the Yotes were on the powerplay they were snapping the puck around and moving around so fluently and all I could think was how nice it would be to see the Hawks be able to emulate something like that.

 

[EddieTheEagle]

The points would accumulate even quicker for the kid if the team didn't have a dog shit powerplay.

I saw a clip from a recent Arizona game and when the Yotes were on the powerplay they were snapping the puck around and moving around so fluently and all I could think was how nice it would be to see the Hawks be able to emulate something like that.

You need talent to do that kind of thing. Our time will come, it just isn't right now.

The Hawks PP isn't great in terms of system but I believe if you had better talent even running the subpar system, it'd produce. The problem is fumbled passes, shitty entries, and poor retrievals due to guys that mostly just aren't above average at those things.

 

[Chuck Testa]

You need talent to do that kind of thing. Our time will come, it just isn't right now.

The Hawks PP isn't great in terms of system but I believe if you had better talent even running the subpar system, it'd produce. The problem is fumbled passes, shitty entries, and poor retrievals due to guys that mostly just aren't above average at those things.

True.

But even when the Hawks were loaded offensively, the powerplay was always lackluster.

On paper they should have had a powerplay that was top 5 league wide during the dominant years.

I know it's a whole new cast of players it's just been beyond frustrating watching them have a bad powerplay year in and year out.

That being said, the worse the powerplay is, the better chance they'll have at garnering a top 3 pick.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Mrazek gets tonight, Soderblom gets tomorrow. Roos and Kaiser are out, KK and Tinordi are back.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Mrazek gets tonight, Soderblom gets tomorrow. Roos and Kaiser are out, KK and Tinordi are back.

To play Tinordi over Kaiser or Roos is just terrible

 

[ClydeLee]

To play Tinordi over Kaiser or Roos is just terrible

He was drafted and began his career by the Habs. It's a lockerroom move likely, or in crazytown he wants him to injure someone else like he did vs Dach.

 

[Mrfenn92]

He was drafted and began his career by the Habs. It's a lockerroom move likely, or in crazytown he wants him to injure someone else like he did vs Dach.

Yeah he’s played against them before. Just no reason to sit a young guy for him.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Yeah he’s played against them before. Just no reason to sit a young guy for him.

It's no big deal.

I don't see Roos as an NHLer, and Kaiser is only here because of injuries; he needs seasoning in the A.

 

[Pez68]

Looking forward to Tinordi being a -3 tonight. Feel bad for the kid that has to play with him.

Also, poor Kurashev.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

To play Tinordi over Kaiser or Roos is just terrible

Roos will be 25 in a week. He's a warm body. If you aren't playing Kaiser send him down but I think there's a roster freeze right now.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Roos will be 25 in a week. He's a warm body. If you aren't playing Kaiser send him down but I think there's a roster freeze right now.

You can send down guys. I understand about Roos

 

[ClydeLee]

The icehogs are in san Deigo. Sending a guy down it's a little much to say for an injury call up sitting 1 game when it's a back to back he might play game 2 or may be needed.

 

[clydesdale line]

Gonna go out on a limb and say one of the Habs players will surely be looking for Tinordi. Other than Xhekaj though who is now in the minors, not sure they have anyone who wants that smoke.

 

[Styles]

Caspershev about to go back to his normal ghostly self.

In all seriousness it will be interesting to see him not stapled to Bedard and see how he does. Linemates be damned.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Gonna go out on a limb and say one of the Habs players will surely be looking for Tinordi. Other than Xhekaj though who is now in the minors, not sure they have anyone who wants that smoke.

Tinordi’ shot was clean as whistle. Maybe Dach should learn how to take contact, that was on him, which isn’t unlike how he played here.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I would imagine Kaiser or the Rooster, or both if Vlasic is close, will be back in Rockford. Wonder if Big Lou is here to stay.

 

[plebskeeto]

Tonight's got the feeling of a bedsy 3 or 4 point night. Let's go hawks!

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I totally missed the Habs sending Xhekaj to the minors.

 

[Idionym]

Well that answers that.

 

[BobbyJet]

Tonight's got the feeling of a bedsy 3 or 4 point night. Let's go hawks!

Seriously, who calls him Bedsy besides the people on here??????????????????????

Please stop!

Well that answers that.

I think it's a good move in the big picture.