GDT: 2024 Running Preseason GDT

[salwan]

how did knazko look? anything of note? I saw that he had a game-high +/- of +4.

 

[VT]

All of that could be solved by dropping Sillinger to the 4th line or 13F spot until Danforth returns. This is also probably unrealistic but here's one suggestion:

Johnson - Monahan - Fantilli
Chinakhov - Voronkov - Marchenko
vanRiemsdyk - Jenner - Brindley
Sillinger - Kuraly - Olivier

I like it more but Evason wants the Jenner - Monahan - Marchenko line as the first.

 

[Doggy]

Bump: how did Jiricek look?

 

[SteelCityCannon]

Disservice to what?

Spell out exactly what will change on the ice that you think is a disservice.

Easy, his development. If we expect him to be a center long term then play him at center.

 

[CBJx614]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840045159825789314

Starting to look like an NHL roster, which means we're gonna lose

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840039261048873368

 

[LJ7]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840031945821991019

Was hoping to see Mateychuk. I don't like this top 9 layout but I'm sure it will sort itself out if it doesn't work. I would like to see:

Jenner/Fantilli-Johnson
Chinakhov-Voronkov-Marchenko
JVR-Monahan-Brindley
Sillinger-Kuraly-Olivier

Or if they're firm on the current centers then:

Johnson-Monahan-Marchenko
Jenner-Fantilli-Chinakhov
JVR-Sillinger-Voronkov

Hard to tell what actually would work in practice though. Haven't seen much to determine where players are at and how they all work together.

 

[CBJx614]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840030669717508388

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840032929075855484

 

[Chainshot]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840045159825789314

Starting to look like an NHL roster, which means we're gonna lose

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840039261048873368

Buffalo is icing their AHL squad again due to them being in Europe at the same time. I would be shocked if the Jackets don't stomp them.

 

[Viqsi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840045159825789314

Starting to look like an NHL roster, which means we're gonna lose

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840039261048873368

Owen and Cole both in, eh? Nice.

So, how soon 'till we offer a contract to Lukas? Might as well collect the whole set, and he put up decent points for the Sun Devils last season. And he's close enough to a Luca that he'd already obviously be a fit...

 

[CBJx614]

Buffalo is icing their AHL squad again due to them being in Europe at the same time. I would be shocked if the Jackets don't stomp them.

This is the type of game you'd expect to CBJ to play well but will likely lose, kinda like Washington last night

 

[majormajor]

This is the type of game you'd expect to CBJ to play well but will likely lose, kinda like Washington last night

I think what most often happens in this sort of pre-season NHL v AHL matchup is that the AHL guys work their tails off and dominate possession, can't score, and then just get wiped on the PP and on a few skill plays. Didn't happen last night, but that's how I see it happening most of the time.

 

[Indy18]

Owen and Cole both in, eh? Nice.

So, how soon 'till we offer a contract to Lukas? Might as well collect the whole set, and he put up decent points for the Sun Devils last season. And he's close enough to a Luca that he'd already obviously be a fit...

Might as well get a Luca Fantilli too for Cleveland near the end of this year while we are at it.

 

[Viqsi]

Might as well get a Luca Fantilli too for Cleveland near the end of this year while we are at it.

Already suggested that one.

 

[MoeBartoli]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840045159825789314

Starting to look like an NHL roster, which means we're gonna lose

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840039261048873368

So should I construe from this O Sillinger has the inside track over Malatesta and Brindley? And Christiansen is the 6/7 DMan?

 

[Fred Glover]

So should I construe from this O Sillinger has the inside track over Malatesta and Brindley? And Christiansen is the 6/7 DMan?

No

 

[majormajor]

So should I construe from this O Sillinger has the inside track over Malatesta and Brindley?

Could be, but he's not very good. He plays like a poor man's Danforth, which leads me to believe that he's a stand in for Danforth.

 

[ViD]

Not sure I’m a big fan of these mostly NHL vs mostly AHL type of games, but let the guys have some fun at least

 

[AnonCommentary]

Well unfortunately CBJ can’t do anything about Buffalo being overseas with their primary roster.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Not sure I’m a big fan of these mostly NHL vs mostly AHL type of games, but let the guys have some fun at least

Buffalo sent their NHL roster to buffalo. They are free to do what they want with their roster.

 

[Seedtype]

Oh man, Buffalo's undefeated in preseason. We're gonna get creamed!!!

 

[Zman5778]

Not sure I’m a big fan of these mostly NHL vs mostly AHL type of games, but let the guys have some fun at least

Sabres fan here, in peace.

We didn't have much of a choice -- our top 27 players are all over in Europe. Played Red Bull Munich last night then we get the Devils Friday/Saturday in Prague.

Sooooo, you get the remnants of the Amerks.

 

[MoeBartoli]

I like KJ and Voronkov a lot but don’t like them as a the line with Sillinger at center. It doesn’t seem like a combo that will work.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

KJ with a nice recovery after falling to ring one off the post.

 

[aRussian]

Feel like if our passing gets a bit crisper that some of these plays will get legs; have a few possessions where we lose it or fail a shot due to our own mistakes

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Is there a minimum height in the NHL? Sillinger got a penalty because he scuffled with a literal midget.