GDT: Preds@ Wings 10/12 6pm: The "Stop the F***ING puck, Tendy" edition.

[Armourboy]

Tell you what if Stamkos ever gets that one timer hooked up that 1st PP is going to be nuts. Even getting it on net and getting a rebound is going to be dangerous.

 

[NSH615]

Even though they didn't score, there were alot of shots on that power play.

 

[wmupreds]

Boy it's nice to see our goalie actually save a goal and not just stop the very bare minimum

 

[Armourboy]

Boys gotta tighten things up. Too many weak/bad clears and turnovers.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Wings best chances have coke against Lauzon-Fabbro so far

 

[bdub24]

Already tired of the ‘we look good’ ‘doing all the right things’ bs. All that matters is getting more goals than the bad guys

 

[Armourboy]

Already tired of the ‘we look good’ ‘doing all the right things’ bs. All that matters is getting more goals than the bad guys

Eh early in the year, we don't even have the lines settled in yet. Now around game 10 I don't want to hear it anymore. You either can do it or you can't by that point.

 

[Armourboy]

We need a replacement for Schenn, man he's just rough.

 

[bdub24]

Eh early in the year, we don't even have the lines settled in yet. Now around game 10 I don't want to hear it anymore. You either can do it or you can't by that point.

My worry is I see the same shit as last year with our low skill guys acting like they can make elite puck handling moves like weak pass/clears and no look passes in front of our net. But yeah - the new “kids” definitely deserve a couple games to gel

 

[Armourboy]

Fabbro getting the puck through and on net several times this period.

 

[NSH615]

Fabbro getting the puck through and on net several times this period.

He's credited with 3 so far. Only Forsberg has more.

 

[Armourboy]

Huh guess you can break a guys stick and not get slashing now.

 

[Soundgarden]

Glad Saros is back! Made a few nice saves already.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Seider a bit dirty, plays just across the line it seems, not enough to get called but not exactly clean. Hits a little late here and there, gives a little extra shove or extra stickwork here and there, grabs a guy high for just a second. I don't like it as an opponent but he plays that game well.

 

[TheOriginalJez]

What feels strange to me is that I've never been nervous in our D zone so far. Saros is clearly on point and we know that he can be a brick wall. So why are we panicking and icing all the time like Rittich's in net?

Have some faith in Juuse and work the puck out, create more opportunities rather than just pulling the puck back on an icing call guys...

I'm still not sold on Sissons as a 2c, as I wasn't with Novak. I like both, Sissons is totally proved as a depth C but I like Novak with Evangelista and Tomasino but... I really want to see Parssinen center the second line. OR Stamkos center it with Evangelista and Marchessault. Either way. Both lines look a little meh, and clearly Bruno doesn't have faith or he wouldn't change them after one game, so why not try change things a bit more decisively?

 

[AintLifeGrand]

Nice unintentional backpedal on your years of pumping Novak's tires.

im all abt novak but if Brunette is too pig headed to give him top 6 minutes lets get rid of sissons and acquire some
real talent at center for once

 

[NSH615]

im all abt novak but if Brunette is too pig headed to give him top 6 minutes lets get rid of sissons and acquire some
real talent at center for once

Brunette tried Novak at 2C last game and he sucked enough to get yanked mid game. As soon as he was reunited with Evangelista he got better.

 

[101st_fan]

im all abt novak but if Brunette is too pig headed to give him top 6 minutes lets get rid of sissons and acquire some
real talent at center for once

Now you're contradicting yourself. Either we need to trade for a true #2 or we don't. We could pay attention to where Novak started ... but that requires dealing in reality.

Brunette tried Novak at 2C last game and he sucked enough to get yanked mid game. As soon as he was reunited with Evangelista he got better.

This is HF where the points are made up and facts don't matter ... at least with some.

 

[TheOriginalJez]

im all abt novak but if Brunette is too pig headed to give him top 6 minutes lets get rid of sissons and acquire some
real talent at center for once

Oof, you're trolling this fanbase right?! Sissons is our ironman...

 

[Armourboy]

Well crap

 

[Armourboy]

I'm so tired of Lauzon already

 

[TheOriginalJez]

Against Dallas we lost but we played well. We seem to have come out here and forgotten all of that, it's all so reactive instead of playing to the system. You might get away with that if your stars are like 23-27, ours are in their 30s. We need to settle down, it's only one goal. Trust the system, trust your teammates, don't be scared to slow it down and choose your pass instead of barrelling into the nearest opposing D...

 

[hockey diva]

Not used to our d being so bad….

 

[Armourboy]

Josi starting a bad stretch with a bad pass.

Another bad clear, Saros saving our butts.

 

[Soundgarden]

Struggling defensively, again thank god Saros is back.