GDT: [SCP24 RD1 GM5] Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights - 6:30PM CT (BSSW)

[Johno]

Tied 2-2

Hertl - Eichel - Marchessault
Dorofeyev - Stephenson - Stone
Howden - Karlsson - Amadio
Carrier - Roy - Barbashev

Martinez - Pietrangelo
McNabb - Theodore
Hanifin - Hutton

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[Satan]

fellas

 

[serp]

Now f***ing do it at home !

 

[ElGuapo]

That font is bad for old people eyes.

 

[eartotheground]

this is a biggun.

 

[Elysian]

 

[eartotheground]

not sure how i feel about that.

 

[Kcb12345]

f*** I was hoping they wouldn't do that. We seem to really struggle vs Hill

 

[Kipper 17]

Really? I think the Stars have made Thompson look better than he has actually played but he isn't the reason they lost those last 2 or the reason the first 2 games were so close. Seems really risky with the way Hill has played recently (based on what Knights fans were saying prior to the playoffs starting). Maybe it's more to try to spark the skaters than anything else? We will see.

 

[LT]

Hill is not a good goaltender. There's a reason Vegas only gave him two years on his big extension.

He's looked especially bad since he returned from his latest major injury.

This is kind of shocking to me given how well Thompson has played and the fact that he's clearly the goalie of the future for Vegas.

Should be a great chance to light them up tonight and take a commanding hold on the series.

 

[Frozen Failure]

I guess this is the Hill they want to die on.

 

[Kipper 17]

I guess this is the Hill they want to die on.

ahhhhhhhhh yea

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Hill has been sitting and hasn't played which is good. I want 1-2 quick goals in the first 10-15 minutes and we should be sitting pretty. Let him settle in and then it's 50/50 what happens.

 

[LT]

One point I saw was that Thompson has never really had a major NHL workload, and the Stars are definitely making him work for most of his saves. We also seem to have figured out his weaknesses. He's gassed, figured out, and isn't likely to get any better as the series goes on.

 

[Zrhutch]

Fellas that played hockey at a higher level than me (high school)- am I crazy thinking switching from a right catching goalie to a left catching goalie will play some mind games? Don’t remember ever shooting on a right catcher so can’t provide anything other than anecdotals on it.

 

[Zapp]

Fellas that played hockey at a higher level than me (high school)- am I crazy thinking switching from a right catching goalie to a left catching goalie will play some mind games? Don’t remember ever shooting on a right catcher so can’t provide anything other than anecdotals on it.

Maybe in lower leagues but not the pros. Too much scouting and information on pro players. Defenses also adjust to their goalies weaknesses. So once you know the goalies weakness the focus is more exploiting the opposition’s defense to open those opportunities up.


There’s a good mic’d up clip of Draisaitl, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, and McDavid figuring this out against LA. Drai found that LA’s defense and goalie were susceptible to cross ice passes to the goalies left side. Oilers cashed in two goals back-to-back using that knowledge.

 

[starsfan86]

Maybe in lower leagues but not the pros. Too much scouting and information on pro players. Defenses also adjust to their goalies weaknesses. So once you know the goalies weakness the focus is more exploiting the opposition’s defense to open those opportunities up.


There’s a good mic’d up clip of Draisaitl, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, and McDavid figuring this out against LA. Drai found that LA’s defense and goalie were susceptible to cross ice passes to the goalies left side. Oilers cashed in two goals back-to-back using that knowledge.

Welcome back

 

[Zapp]

Welcome back

I’ve been around. Just been on the main boards talking shit

 

[Kipper 17]

Reasonable start time!!! (5:30 for me)

I assume they are not lying and it won't start at 5:50.

 

[roryjones]

I did not think Thompson was that bad. I don’t think he was amazing but definitely not worth losing his starting job. This just screams desperate form Vegas. It’s like they want to put Hill in like last year and expect the same result.

 

[Elysian]

Maybe it's fakeout crap

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Reasonable start time!!! (5:30 for me)

I assume they are not lying and it won't start at 5:50.

Real start time today as its the first game.

 

[ugrakarma]

Brunch was rather wet but I remain optimistic about actually watching the game. Darn first of May.

 

[Zapp]

For anyone who hasn’t gotten a link to Fellas Club, or the one I sent you expired, DM me or any of @LT @Satan or @Kcb12345 for an invite.

 

[Kipper 17]

I did not think Thompson was that bad. I don’t think he was amazing but definitely not worth losing his starting job. This just screams desperate form Vegas. It’s like they want to put Hill in like last year and expect the same result.

Does seem very risky. I think he's either trying to motivate the rest of the team or he is hoping that Hill can recapture last year's playoff magic. Both of those reasons seem desperate.