GDT: NJ @ CBJ | 7 PM EST

[Monstershockey]

Tough loss. Need some puck luck.

 

[VABUCK]

Waited too long to play with intensity. It's March and every game should be played like the final 10 minutes.

 

[Cowumbus]

The Third period was like they finally realized this game mattered.

 

[VABUCK]

Once again I can’t question the effort, they’ve done everything they can

They absolutely dominated the third period

We are only losing because of a bad goal by Jet

Jet made 1 mistake but he kept the team in the game. Lots of great saves.

 

[Cowumbus]

The Third period was like they finally realized this game mattered.

Which is a shame, because it has mattered since the Red Wings games.

 

[ViD]

Which is a shame, because it has mattered since the Red Wings games.

I mean we started 8-0 in shots vs Vegas and conceded on the first shot, that deflated them

We played well against NYR, but that bad early goal by Tarry / Severson also derailed the momentum

 

[Cowumbus]

I mean we started 8-0 in shots vs Vegas and conceded on the first shot, that deflated them

We played well against NYR, but that bad early goal by Tarry / Severson also derailed the momentum

too bad that expected goals don’t count

 

[Game suspension]

Tough loss. Need some puck luck.

Very tough loss. I noticed Fantilli had some chances and passed off. On a 2 on 1 he just can't pass to Jenner when he has the better shot. So hope he learns from this.

 

[Cowumbus]

We all know what will happen this year right? We will struggle for the next 4-5, then go on a winning streak at the end of the year and miss the playoffs - BUT THINK OF THE MOMENTUM THAT BRINGS FOR NEXT YEAR

Worked well for Buffalo

 

[CBJWerenski8]

We all know what will happen this year right? We will struggle for the next 4-5, then go on a winning streak at the end of the year and miss the playoffs - BUT THINK OF THE MOMENTUM THAT BRINGS FOR NEXT YEAR

Worked well for Buffalo

The draft pick is cooked anyway so a late win streak doesn’t matter.

I’m more concerned about how we’re going to get to this spot next year again. Because I think that’s a tall task

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Cowumbus]

The draft pick is cooked anyway so a late win streak doesn’t matter.

I’m more concerned about how we’re going to get to this spot next year again. Because I think that’s a tall task

100 PERCENT

WHICH is why I wanted them to actually DO something at the TDL. This league is too good to just hope for next year.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

I mean we started 8-0 in shots vs Vegas and conceded on the first shot, that deflated them

We played well against NYR, but that bad early goal by Tarry / Severson also derailed the momentum

Thats the thing that sucks even worse about this. They arent playing all that bad. Just unbelievably snakebit right now.

 

[majormajor]

We all know what will happen this year right? We will struggle for the next 4-5, then go on a winning streak at the end of the year and miss the playoffs - BUT THINK OF THE MOMENTUM THAT BRINGS FOR NEXT YEAR

Worked well for Buffalo

Buffalo went through another offseason where they came out looking cheap and incompetent.

I think there is a kind of momentum you can get where it can have long term effects. The kind of momentum you get where players are drawn to your organization because they think these guys know how to win, when you pair those wins together with big offseason moves.

The draft pick is cooked anyway so a late win streak doesn’t matter.

I’m more concerned about how we’re going to get to this spot next year again. Because I think that’s a tall task

We have the top offensive talent and the elite #1D - which are not things I've said before heading into an offseason. The pieces we need to get to completely round out our roster are very gettable. I'm not convinced that Wads will be aggressive enough to get them, but it's doable, and that's more than we've been able to say before.

I won't get into commentary about whether we can compete for a playoff spot next year, because it obviously depends largely on what we do with the roster. Unless you want to debate whether our top talent is good enough (I don't think it's much of a debate).

 

[Forepar]

Buffalo went through another offseason where they came out looking cheap and incompetent.

I think there is a kind of momentum you can get where it can have long term effects. The kind of momentum you get where players are drawn to your organization because they think these guys know how to win, when you pair those wins together with big offseason moves.



We have the top offensive talent and the elite #1D - which are not things I've said before heading into an offseason. The pieces we need to get to completely round out our roster are very gettable. I'm not convinced that Wads will be aggressive enough to get them, but it's doable, and that's more than we've been able to say before.

I won't get into commentary about whether we can compete for a playoff spot next year, because it obviously depends largely on what we do with the roster. Unless you want to debate whether our top talent is good enough (I don't think it's much of a debate).

Agree in part, disagree in part.

Agree with elite #1D. Z has been outstanding from game 1 on. And his offensive prowess, imo, masks some of the offensive deficiencies up front.

Not sure there is ENOUGH top offensive talent in the forward group.
Better than before - absolutely yes, but still not enough. Losing JG created a hole yet to be filled.

Monahan - yes. (effect of his absence on entire team is clear).
Marchenko - yes.
Fantilli - coming (so yes.)
Voronko - yes, for his role, but a slide in production/eye-test recently.

Beyond those 4, I'm struggling to find "top offensive talent" on this roster.
KJ - No. Looks lost since games have ramped up. Maybe it comes, maybe I am too critical, but he's been invisible to me for a while. The physicality/lack of space have taken him out of his game.
Jenner, at least the Jenner since his return, is not top offensive talent. He's fine as a 3L winger/C, no complaint about the player, but he's top offensive talent.
Chinakov - not yet, if ever. Glimpes of potential.
Sillinger - no, but he fills his role fine.
Olivier - no, nice season, nice secondary scoring but not "top offensive talent."
JVR/ZAR/etc. - no. Some secondary scoring, especially JVR, but not top offensive talent.

Seems to me that CBJ still needs at least one if not two top-6 wings - one line cannot carry the scoring load this time of year.

 

[majormajor]

Agree in part, disagree in part.

Agree with elite #1D. Z has been outstanding from game 1 on. And his offensive prowess, imo, masks some of the offensive deficiencies up front.

Not sure there is ENOUGH top offensive talent in the forward group.
Better than before - absolutely yes, but still not enough. Losing JG created a hole yet to be filled.

Monahan - yes. (effect of his absence on entire team is clear).
Marchenko - yes.
Fantilli - coming (so yes.)
Voronko - yes, for his role, but a slide in production/eye-test recently.

Beyond those 4, I'm struggling to find "top offensive talent" on this roster.
KJ - No. Looks lost since games have ramped up. Maybe it comes, maybe I am too critical, but he's been invisible to me for a while. The physicality/lack of space have taken him out of his game.
Jenner, at least the Jenner since his return, is not top offensive talent. He's fine as a 3L winger/C, no complaint about the player, but he's top offensive talent.
Chinakov - not yet, if ever. Glimpes of potential.
Sillinger - no, but he fills his role fine.
Olivier - no, nice season, nice secondary scoring but not "top offensive talent."
JVR/ZAR/etc. - no. Some secondary scoring, especially JVR, but not top offensive talent.

Seems to me that CBJ still needs at least one if not two top-6 wings - one line cannot carry the scoring load this time of year.

My question was does the club have enough top offensive talent to make the playoffs - leaving other questions aside - I'm not talking about whether it's championship material yet. I presume you're looking at that or some other higher standard? Because apples for apples we have better top six material than most of the clubs in our comparison group (MTL, DET, etc...)

KJ as your fifth best forward is something I like - maybe not so much right now when he's exhausted but I think he'll come back stronger next Fall and crush it. Having some assortment of Jenner and Chinakhov and so on in the middle six is fine too, I like how they compare to your 6/7F on most middling clubs.

Top six wings is not an issue for this club, come on. We need a lot of fixes but not there.

 

[EspenK]

Seems to me that CBJ still needs at least one if not two top-6 wings - one line cannot carry the scoring load this time of year.

Boeser or Ehlers?

 

[ViD]

We have all kinds of salary cap available, let’s make a splash