Half-Assed GDT: Blues Panthers: Florida is On Fire, Can the Blues Put Them Out?

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Now it's the face off circle? I thought he was on the boards with the puck carrier? The fact is Hayes was the closest guy to the goal scorer and he left him to skate towards a guy that was 25 feet away. I mean isn't the center suppose to cover that?

I watched the replay again. Hayes wasn't as close as I thought he was, but either way the left side d-man cannot chase the Panthers forward with the puck around the outside of the faceoff circle like a peewee hockey drill. If Scandella doesn't give chase with no possible chance of catching the puck carrier, that play isn't nearly as easy. That puck carrier skating away from the net needs to be the forwards responsibility and if the forward doesn't cover, the chance still isn't as dangerous.

You still haven't addressed the fact that Scandella was caught flat footed on the rush to create the play in the first place before pointlessly giving chase around the outside of the right faceoff circle despite being the slowest player on the ice at any given time. He got beat then chased and chased defending nobody on that play.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Zip from the top line

 

[Xerloris]

I watched the replay again. Hayes wasn't as close as I thought he was, but either way the left side d-man cannot chase the Panthers forward with the puck around the outside of the faceoff circle like a peewee hockey drill. If Scandella doesn't give chase with no possible chance of catching the puck carrier, that play isn't nearly as easy. That puck carrier skating away from the net needs to be the forwards responsibility and if the forward doesn't cover, the chance still isn't as dangerous.

You still haven't addressed the fact that Scandella was caught flat footed on the rush to create the play in the first place before pointlessly giving chase around the outside of the right faceoff circle despite being the slowest player on the ice at any given time. He got beat then chased and chased defending nobody on that play.

Not saying Scandella is mistake free but not also putting blame on the forwards or Scotty P at the same time is wrong.

 

[Spektre]

-1 for drop pass out of the zone

+4

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Not saying Scandella is mistake free but not also putting blame on the forwards or Scotty P at the same time is wrong.

I'm not absolving everyone on the ice of fault either. Just saying that play was glaringly on Scandella who pretty much did everything wrong beginning at the start of the rush.

 

[TheOrganist]

Impressive period all around. Breaking the puck out nicely. Some nice set plays in the D zone that are being executed. Lots of rush chances.

 

[Robb_K]

The Blues will get most of a power play at the start of The 3rd Period on the fresh ice. They'll need that to tie this game up.

 

[Celtic Note]

Is it just me or are we not seeing the burners from Kyrou that we have in the past?

 

[PJJJP]

I think Perunovich has picked up Thomas's old habits of not shooting the puck

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Alexa Datt is thus far the MVP of the game

 

[PJJJP]

When I watch Hayes I have no idea how this guy gets points. Like he does so little but somehow it's just enough or other times he'll make a genuinely good move and then f*** it up somehow. He just baffles me

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

This game hinges on our ability to score on this PP.

That doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy.

When I watch Hayes I have no idea how this guy gets points. Like he does so little but somehow it's just enough or other times he'll make a genuinely good move and then f*** it up somehow. He just baffles me

He does enough to be worth what he's being paid, and I like his personality as he seems like a great locker room guy but I'll just say I'm glad we don't have to count on him for too many more seasons.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

PP Stinko

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

lets get 1 here

 

[AjaxManifesto]

No fooling Stolarz

PP sigh

 

[Spektre]

Won face off, nice pass to 25, bad pass to 89 +1

+5

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Terrible

Alexa Datt still the game MVP

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

small walt

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Bye

 

[BlueKnight]

Terrible

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Well, we're cooked after that.

 

[Spektre]

PP fizzles, down 2

 

[Mike Liut]

Finally playing a team not a B2B or against their backup goalie.

 

[PJJJP]

Finally playing a team not a B2B or against their backup goalie.

This is their backup

 

[Robb_K]

The Blues had been better on the power play with Bannister, so far, but haven't been good at it (at least in scoring on it) in this game.