GDT: Kraken vs Utah Hockey Club, 14 March

[The Marquis]

Goalvanen with 21. 3 point night. Wondrous

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Good guys score again.

 

[Fuhrious]

The similarities between these two teams is just wild.

That offensive zone faceoff where they win it and just leave the puck there for the defense to gather up, I SWEAR I've seen the Kraken do that so many times...

 

[The Marquis]

Sea fans, is Kakko still anything more than just a guy?

Yeah. He’s a gwguy.

 

[The Marquis]

Grubauer got a win and really had one of his best games of the season.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Grubauer got a win and really had one of his best games of the season.

Scrambly but certainly made saves when he needed to.

 

[sigma six]

How can you not love Montour, is that guy earning his money or what?

 

[CLW]

How can you not love Montour, is that guy earning his money or what?

Great guy.

Dunn on the other hand feels like he has one leg out the club already.

 

[Toomany7pins]

This is true. The team can be very messy and all over the place. I still don't think Gru look right, he definitely looks better post-AHL but the game still looks too fast for him now. Maaaaybe ride him out next season rather than buy him out but... not an easy decision.

Buy him out. Played great last 2 games (small sample size) but his overall body of work this year still stinks. Buy him out and shore up the defense. Wouldn’t mind Dunn and big rig gone. Like Dunn’s offense but he’s a defensive liability.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Great guy.

Dunn on the other hand feels like he has one leg out the club already.

Buy him out. Played great last 2 games (small sample size) but his overall body of work this year still stinks. Buy him out and shore up the defense. Wouldn’t mind Dunn and big rig gone. Like Dunn’s offense but he’s a defensive liability.

I certainly do not remember seeing Dunn as disinterested as he has this season. Maybe it is because the playoffs are out of reach but it is still not excusable for the level of play. He still has 2 more seasons at 7.35M AAV. He had a full NTC this season but the next two are with a 16 team NTC. I would not mind seeing him traded either but not sure Francis would.

There are just too many passengers on this team. Or players who want to get by just on skill and not effort. Things have started changing with the TDL but there needs to be more player movement this off-season for a "culture" or locker room reset.

 

[Toomany7pins]

I certainly do not remember seeing Dunn as disinterested as he has this season. Maybe it is because the playoffs are out of reach but it is still not excusable for the level of play. He still has 2 more seasons at 7.35M AAV. He had a full NTC this season but the next two are with a 16 team NTC. I would not mind seeing him traded either but not sure Francis would.

There are just too many passengers on this team. Or players who want to get by just on skill and not effort. Things have started changing with the TDL but there needs to be more player movement this off-season for a "culture" or locker room reset.

I think Dunn still has trade value because of his offense.

Might have to eat some of that contract or throw in a draft pick sweetener though.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I think Dunn still has trade value because of his offense.

Might have to eat some of that contract or throw in a draft pick sweetener though.

Nah. Dunner will have positive value. 100%. He was on pace for 63 points last season and in a shit season like this, he is still on pace for 54 points. He plays with an edge and is generally not bad defensively. This has been a really off year for him.

He is signed for 2 more years at 7.35M which is not bad considering the rising cap. To me, he is a legit top-2 D-man who is having a terrible year. He will have more than just positive value.