GDT: HFBoards GDT: 12/20/2024 | 7 Games today

[Pablo El Perro]

When you're the defending Cup champs, everybody brings their "A" game against you when you're on the road (and too often at home). It's a big deal for their fans and so the players give it their best.

For the defending Cup champs, not so much. It's a struggle to play at such a high level on a long road trip and basically you end up getting up for some games and sleepwalking through some others.

Know this all too well from how Vegas went through last season as the defending Cup champs. Some nights you play like Tarzan, and some nights you play like Jane.

And the Cats played better tonight than vs Edmonton, which was a shinny game. Evaluating teams based on a week is usually bad.

 

[hatterson]

It benefitted Toronto, but I still despise the coaches challenge.

 

[AfroThunder396]

He was a desperate hire, imo. Gave management an excuse to act like everything else was good.

They only hired him because New Jersey is still paying him for his extension he signed. He was basically free.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Good challenge.

 

[Ace]

Glad that goal didn’t stand for Buffalo because I want them to get to 12.

But hearing the announcers saying he went into the paint on his own and wasn’t pushed while watching video of him being pushed into the paint is embarrassing. Like…he’s full on stick pushed two handed by Tavares

 

[SoundAndFury]

And the Cats played better tonight than vs Edmonton, which was a shinny game. Evaluating teams based on a week is usually bad.

The evaluation was that they are wildly inconsistent. Which they are. I think we are all aware "it's an 82 game season" and "goalies can have good and bad games".

 

[Czechboy]

Kulich has an assist! So excited.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

They only hired him because New Jersey is still paying him for his extension he signed. He was basically free.

Still a bad hire.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Good call but Murray still sucks.

He plays so damn low to the ice all you gotta do is shoot high.

 

[Czechboy]

Vrana with a goal tonight. our Olympic team is shaping up.lol

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Another Buf goal disallowed. Based on how they've called those this year it was the right call.

 

[cliffclaven]

Man Sam Bennett is a piece of shit

 

[Pablo El Perro]

The evaluation was that they are wildly inconsistent. Which they are. I think we are all aware "it's an 82 game season" and "goalies can have good and bad games".

You haven't watched the games you're referencing. That's my assessment of your evaluation of a weeks worth of Cat's games.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

And the Cats played better tonight than vs Edmonton, which was a shinny game. Evaluating teams based on a week is usually bad.

Prior to the TDL it's all just about accumulating points and practicing The System.

After the TDL, things get real.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Man Sam Bennett is a piece of shit

All panthers are.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Man Sam Bennett is a piece of shit

What about the guy who whacked him in the face earlier?

 

[Edgelord]

Another Buf goal disallowed. Based on how they've called those this year it was the right call.

IMO hitting the stick like that is more of a hindrance than some of the small bumps we have seen called back.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

IMO hitting the stick like that is more of a hindrance than some of the small bumps we have seen called back.

No doubt about it. That play totally impeded the goalie.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Bennett is dirty

 

[AfroThunder396]

Still a bad hire.

Yes that's exactly what I'm saying. They weren't interested in getting a good coach, they wanted a cheap coach. Terry strikes again.

 

[Edgelord]

Yes that's exactly what I'm saying. They weren't interested in getting a good coach, they wanted a cheap coach. Terry strikes again.

If nothing else we did get that cool draft combine facility.

 

[SoundAndFury]

You haven't watched the games you're referencing. That's my assessment of your evaluation of a weeks worth of Cat's games.

And you have trouble facing facts. In their last 5 games, they averaged 6 goals in 2 of those and 0.33 in the other 3. But you are probably still butthurt over our last argument so you are trying to shape it like there is some logical fallacy to the basic facts I'm pointing out.

 

[Block]

So now getting shoved into the goaltender from behind isn't enough to negate Goaltender interference, which the rulebook says it is. They really need to fix how this is interpreted, because it's impossible to know what is and what isn't GI.

 

[Three On Zero]

This Florida/St Louis OT is rather odd. Over 3 minutes without a single shot

 

[Pablo El Perro]

And you have trouble facing facts. In their last 5 games, they averaged 6 goals in 2 of those and 0.33 in the other 3. But you are probably still butthurt over our last argument so you are trying to shape it like there is some logical fallacy to the basic facts I'm pointing out.

Like I said, one week is bad analysis. I'm saying that's a small sample size to call any team anything.