GDT: ZAR Is Back - Yippee (insert sarcastic comment here!)

[Tom Hanks]

I know, its a pattern..one bad (this time first) one meh and one really good period...third will be good...4:2 at least

As long as we don’t score too early

 

[Will Hunting]

Sid with a great backcheck btw. At least that line plays some good hockey for us. Letang with some nice things too. But it´s probably not gonna be enough, again.

 

[ZorkEnchanter]

As the game went on... the Defense has played much better:

We stopped giving away free looks at 6 feet out.
We stopped giving up breakaways and easy shots.
We actually had a Defender in our crease.

Our Forwards need to be able to make a first pass though. We still miss a lot of them.

 

[Ugene Magic]

For the 3rd....

You can never try too hard.

 

[vodeni]

First period in a while where our best player was a goalie.

ZAR in a close second.

I was gonna say the same thing...for our friend @DocEmrickSkitters thats how it looks like when your goalie make a few saves...all of the sudden the defense doesn't look like total shit

 

[BobCole]

We were the hungrier team all period, but we don't know how to score. We're missing a guy like Hornqvist tonight. Also, it's really sad to see Geno playing like this. His timing has looked really bad - passing into skates, can't corral pucks, lots of giveaways, doesn't have a shot mentality in the offensive zone, losing puck battles, losing faceoffs, ugh....

 

[ChaosAgent]

As the game went on... the Defense has played much better:

We stopped giving away free looks at 6 feet out.
We stopped giving up breakaways and easy shots.
We actually had a Defender in our crease.

Our Forwards need to be able to make a first pass though. We still miss a lot of them.

Wait till the next PK, though.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Zack Aston-Beast

 

[AuroraBorealis]

How is it the Isles have had the same bottom six for like a decade.

Because Matt Martin returned after his stint in Toronto. Nobody knows the rest of them. And they only know Martin because of his chirps on Youtube.

 

[Burn]

Why in Gods name is Zucker still stitched to Malkin?

It doesnt work, hasnt worked and will not work.

 

[Trade]

ZAR-Malkin-DOC.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Zack Aston-Beast

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When ZAR is where he's at, you know we're in trouble.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Why in Gods name is Zucker still stitched to Malkin?

It doesnt work, hasnt worked and will not work.

1. They're not breaking up the top line
2. Zucker-Malkin-Kapanen has been very good on the whole
3. If you take Zucker off that line, the alternative is putting ZAR on it
4. Malkin is the problem on that line, not Zucker

 

[Will Hunting]

Geno was a complete disaster that period. At least he didn´t make some brutal costly turnover, but other than that, he did everything wrong in that period.

 

[The Old Master]

As the game went on... the Defense has played much better:

We stopped giving away free looks at 6 feet out.
We stopped giving up breakaways and easy shots.
We actually had a Defender in our crease.

Our Forwards need to be able to make a first pass though. We still miss a lot of them.

yeah, it looked like we haven't played for a while. needed to get the rust off.

 

[Gurglesons]

Why in Gods name is Zucker still stitched to Malkin?

It doesnt work, hasnt worked and will not work.

Hey man. Malkin has 0 shots. 0 attempted and won a face off. If that’s not working what will?

 

[T1K]

Hey man. Malkin has 0 shots. 0 attempted and won a face off. If that’s not working what will?

Rotating lines might help elevate his game to get him out of this funk

 

[The Sodfather]

Am I the only one that is semi-terrified by Gus- the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania? They could easily do a horror movie spin-off.

Not terrified, but my wife hates "that little rodent".

 

[Gurglesons]

Rotating lines might help elevate his game to get him out of this funk

Nah. They are doing fine. Zucker has 0 shots in his last seven games.

 

[ncm7772]

Was DeSMYTHE to blame on either goal? Just curious, not able to watch. Am wanting to have confidence in the goaltending.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Nah. They are doing fine. Zucker has 0 shots in his last seven games.

He’s had 10

 

[Gurglesons]

Was DeSMYTHE to blame on either goal? Just curious, not able to watch. Am wanting to have confidence in the goaltending.

Not really.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Rotating lines might help elevate his game to get him out of this funk

Rotate him for what, though? They're not breaking up the top line because the top line has been great.

It's not Sullivan's job to make decisions on the roster based around Geno playing like crap. Malkin has 2 great wingers, he needs to make it work.

 

[Gurglesons]

He’s had 10

I forgot the word 5. Lol

 

[Tom Hanks]

Was DeSMYTHE to blame on either goal? Just curious, not able to watch. Am wanting to have confidence in the goaltending.

First one was 50/50 him and Marino. They both could have played it better