GDT: Stranger Things 2 - Devils vs. Canadiens - 7:30PM MSG+2

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Bologna 1

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Coleman should have known better there, but at the end of the day, 1 point on the road missing your 3 best veteran forwards.

You simply can't get down on a game like that. Effort was there and we could have easily gotten a bounce to go the other way for us.

Come home tomorrow and take it against Dallas and be happy with 3 out of 4 on a back to back.

Agree completely with that not being a game to get down on. I was pleased with how they battled given how depleted they are.
 

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Can't be too mad about a game where we're missing our top guys. Get the point and move on. That botched 5 on 3 was frustrating.
 

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Zacha has to tie up his guys stick there.

If he takes away the stick, that play is dead.

That's on Zacha more than Vatanen.


No, that is not on Zacha at all. That is on the 2 guys that decided to both leave the area in front of Schneider wide open while Zacha tried to get the puck back.
 
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Why not?

That's basic board play. Take the opponents stick out of the way and he's useless.

If Zacha ties up Hudon's stick, that puck goes up the ice quickly.

Eh, Zacha played it relatively okay. Vatanen on the otherhand apparently doesn't comprehend basic hockey fundamentals, because he should hold the middle since he is deep there and let the forward coming late go help. That was pathetic from an NHLer. No excuse. And he made the weak turnover in the ozone to give it away in the first place.

Vatanen expected that Hudon wasn't going to make the play though. Zacha took Hudon partially out of the play, but he didnt take away the stick.

You watch any guy who is strong along the boards and half of board play is preventing your opponents options, more than what you do.


Not saying everyone is absolved, but Zachas gotta be better there too.
 

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It's a shame because the effort was there in abundance and it feels like they deserved to be rewarded with more than 1pt.

Glad not to walk away empty handed but I'm guessing with as hard as they worked tonight, the back to back is really going to put them to the test.
 

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Shitty OT aside I'm happy with the way they played, just no puck luck tonight. Lots of good chances, a few posts, easily could have had a couple more.
 
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I am going to use all of you peoples logic for bashing Vatanen, here we go:

Man, Cory Schneider couldn’t make a key save in OT. What a garbage game by him.
 

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If we didn't have injuries, Coleman might not be in OT, unless we were on the PK. He's been great this year, but with a healthy roster, I wouldn't let him sniff the ice at 3 on 3, because he doesn't score enough. And you need to score to win in OT.
 
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True but man that was just godawful by Vatanen there.

No. Vatanen made the correct play to help Zacha on the wall.

It was Coleman's fault for bizarrely leaving the middle of the ice to TRIPLE TEAM the guy on the wall, as if he forgot there were other players on the ice.
 
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Why not?

That's basic board play. Take the opponents stick out of the way and he's useless.

If Zacha ties up Hudon's stick, that puck goes up the ice quickly.



Vatanen expected that Hudon wasn't going to make the play though. Zacha took Hudon partially out of the play, but he didnt take away the stick.

You watch any guy who is strong along the boards and half of board play is preventing your opponents options, more than what you do.


Not saying everyone is absolved, but Zachas gotta be better there too.
Hey, I love to give Zacha grief. But that's isn't on him. He actually made a nice place to prevent the guy from going around him all together and he was coming with speed after Vats' turnover.

Vat stays deep there. Coleman coming late angles over to Zacha for double. SIMPLE FUNDAMENTAL HOCKEY.
 

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Why not?

That's basic board play. Take the opponents stick out of the way and he's useless.

If Zacha ties up Hudon's stick, that puck goes up the ice quickly.



Vatanen expected that Hudon wasn't going to make the play though. Zacha took Hudon partially out of the play, but he didnt take away the stick.

You watch any guy who is strong along the boards and half of board play is preventing your opponents options, more than what you do.


Not saying everyone is absolved, but Zachas gotta be better there too.


The only ones that had to be better in OT in that sequence were Vatanen and Coleman, mostly Coleman.
 
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