GDT: 3/13/18 - 7:30PM EDT - Ottawa vs Tampa Bay

[TheDaysOf 04]

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[AlphaCatalyst]

Game Plan:

1. Win

2. Avoid going to OT/SO. But If unavoidable, Point is ready.

 

[Stormbreaker]

We're doomed!

 

[These Are The Days]

Just win baby!

 

[LightningStrikes]

Go !

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Tamfastic]

If Hedman cant get Dotchins level of play a bit higher, I would be very pleased if this would be the last we hear about Jake Dotchin. Just keep Kokkoek and get rid of Dotchin and Sustr.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[These Are The Days]

So kk, Dotchin and Sustr are out? Oof

 

[Stormbreaker]

So kk, Dotchin and Sustr are out? Oof

 

[Steazy Doo]

I was watching some behind the scenes video of the 2012 draft, and Al Murray says "We just picked up Victor Hedman's partner boys" when they picked Jake. I friggen swear. But I lost the video file in a computer fire, and the cloud that I had it saved to is also missing, probably mixed up with other clouds or something. It was also deleted off Youtube, I guess it had classified info?

 

[These Are The Days]

Ugh

 

[Sky04]

I thought Dotchin was good last game, simplified a lot of things out. Girardi and McD were soft as butter, hopefully it's just rust but I do want to see McDonagh-Stralman aka the top pairing NY never had.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

I thought Dotchin was good last game, simplified a lot of things out. Girardi and McD were soft as butter, hopefully it's just rust but I do want to see McDonagh-Stralman aka the top pairing NY never had.

I'm still not sold on Dotchin. He does have one or two good games after he's scratched, then he goes back to stupidness.

McD was just rusty plus learning a new (workable!) defensive system and not playing for a month so I'll cut him some slack. But yeah, though I've said before that I feel Strålman is still Hedman's best partner, seeing McD and Stråls paired would probably be much, much fun. . During the time Strålman was with the Rangers, for the little he and Mack played together, they had better stats than any other Mack pairing aside from Suter.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Almost forgot!

Let's go !!

Please don't suck!

Especially since I'll be at this one.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

We Gon' Lose

 

[Stammertime91]

Yesyesyesyesyesyes!!!! These pairings are ideal given the familiarity of the partnerships. Hoping Girardi can keep up and that 3rd pairing can be solid.

KK and Dotchin struggle too much to provide any stability unfortunately. I thought Dotchin was better last game but putting Stralman and Girardi in the top 4 is a huge improvement over Dotchin and Stralman in the top 4.

Get a win tonight!

 

[HoseEmDown]

Defensively Dotchin was better last game, which is where we need him. In the offensive zone he was a disaster with a few bad plays that nearly led to a breakout because he's too slow to get back. So if he is just going to stand next to Hedman and just dump it in whenever it hits his stick so he can't turn it over then he is fine. The thing is he doesn't PK so he's a one trick pony. Coburn can do the same Dotchin can but play the PK so we can try to keep Hedmans minutes down, that's what we need more.

 

[DaBolts]

Karlsson gets a hat trick and puts on a pirate hat then skates up to Hedman and yells "ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH" after the game. Sigh.

 

[LordZapp]

I'm liking those D pairings.

 

[DaBolts]

I'm liking those D pairings.

I didn't see the one that I want:

Sustr - Buffalo

 

[Redleg]

Like to see more of the wins in regulation. Focus on playoff defense, limit shots and score early to ease the mental strain on Vasi. GO BOLTS!!!

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[LordZapp]

I didn't see the one that I want:

Sustr - Buffalo

More like Sustr - Into the sun