GDT: 2017-10-05 - SEASON OPENER - Nashville at Boston - Game 1

[TheOriginalJez]

Which was a terrible showing. I don't like to sugarcoat. I still try to be relatively realistic about the team. 1st game of the season with a new center on a crucial role.
Defensemen are rotated because of injuries etc.

I think we can safely say Irwin won't be on the top pairing next time out and Bonino just played his first game back from an injury with a new team. Good enough? No, but let's not be hasty.

Yes we had to score on the 6-3, 6-4, but they had to score on that 5-3 and when we pulled Rinne so early too so in the end that evens out - for my money our 5 on 4 PP let us down more than anything else.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Give Girard a tryout. We know exactly what Weber, Irwin, Bitetto and Emelin are and nobody wants them playing on the 2nd pair. At least give the guy that has the talent to possibly do it a chance.

 

[Armourboy]

Also Pittsburgh just lost their first two games and I doubt anyone thinks they are in trouble.

 

[Armourboy]

Give Girard a tryout. We know exactly what Weber, Irwin, Bitetto and Emelin are and nobody wants them playing on the 2nd pair. At least give the guy that has the talent to possibly do it a chance.

Agreed, it couldn't be much worse, Irwin was awful.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Also Pittsburgh just lost their first two games and I doubt anyone thinks they are in trouble.

They're proven. We're not. 1 season with a SCF appearance does not warrant success in the long run.
I just saw that they're losing 8-1.
That hasn't happened in many years.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Well, merde.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Agreed, it couldn't be much worse, Irwin was awful.

I appreciate what Irwin did last year when he was scoring goals when nobody else on our team could and I understand why they signed him during the season last year because we needed to have a D-man under contract so we would have one other than one of our top 4 to expose to Vegas but he should never, ever play more than 10-12 minutes a night unless a D-man goes out during a game and they're down to 5 or it's an OT playoff game or something.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

It's one game rofl

watch the game next time then bud. let me hear your positives. i didn't say we're done. it is ONE game. but judging by this one game, my post is dead on accurate.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

Sure it was but to act like we are doomed is something else. " This team is marginal. "

It needs some work which isn't surprising. Bonino looked like he hasn't played. Our 3rd pairing guys who are playing up the line up look like it. Couple of new guys need to get acclimated on the forward lines.

It's not a great start but a season it does not make.

hey bud... Did you miss where I said our first line and 3 defense top pair defense are great. don't cherry pick man. miss me with that bullshit.

 

[Armourboy]

hey bud... Did you miss where I said our first line and 3 defense top pair defense are great. don't cherry pick man. miss me with that bull****.

I'm not your bud

 

[NoNecksCurse]

I'm not your bud

got that right lil man

 

[Armourboy]

got that right lil man

Ok sweetheart

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Ok sweetheart

I'm not your sweetheart, guy

 

[Armourboy]

I'm not your sweetheart, guy

 

[jwhouk]

*SIGH*

 

[originalpredfan]

Believe it or not, but in the history of the NHL there actually have been some teams that lost their first game and actually went on to win the Stanley Cup. In fact there have also been teams that barely made the playoffs and actually went on to win their Conference Championships. Realistically it was not a great effort tonight, but it's a little too early to write off this team and certain players.

 

[sparkle twin]

Boston won the puck battles. They looked faster and were constantly the more dangerous team. They completely undressed our defense at times.

Agree with this completely.

We looked slow out there for most of the night. I just couldn't understand why bruins forwards were constantly getting behind our defensemen. The Boston fwds had virtually no resistance in getting to the net.

......
Also seemed like we are making one too many passes. We're passing up shots and looking for that extra pass.

Nice to see Forsberg get on the board. Hopefully he can start off well, or even just OK, instead of ice cold, and I think he could have a shot at 40.

 

[101st_fan]

Irwin on the top pairing is a sub-optimal option. The bench Irwin rants are also sub-optimal. He is a 2nd/3rd paring guy ... him with Josi is not what I expect long term.

 

[drwpreds]

It's one game rofl

Yep- its not unexpected but the overreactions over one freaking game. It was not a good game- I guess it is easy to forget now, but we were dead and buried in freaking January last year, and we know how that turned out...

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

*SIGH*

Preds probably thought they played this game yesterday. AMIRITE?

 

[Armourboy]

Irwin on the top pairing is a sub-optimal option. The bench Irwin rants are also sub-optimal. He is a 2nd/3rd paring guy ... him with Josi is not what I expect long term.

Man saying he is a 2nd is pushing it hard. He flat out stunk it up tonight.

 

[Armourboy]

Preds probably thought they played this game yesterday. AMIRITE?

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

If Irwin is a 2nd pairing D-man, I'm a professional hockey player.

Sidenote: I'm not a professional hockey player.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

well you know pittsburgh will be tougher than they already were by getting absolutely EMBARRASSED tonight by the hawks .. 10-1 .. good lord that's just awful. we will be heavy underdogs saturday. if not for anything more than pekka isn't very good in the state of pennsylvania. penguins will come out with a purpose after tonight.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

If Irwin is a 2nd pairing D-man, I'm a professional hockey player.

Sidenote: I'm not a professional hockey player.

irwin is a 6th defenseman. same for weber and bitetto. weve been fooling ourselves for long enough with these guys. we saw their performances in the playoffs and we seen it tonight. it speaks for itself.