GDT: Ducks @ Coyotes Game 2-3/4/13 6:00 PM PST

[lavoy]

And there goes the battle .... Gah, Hiller .. BTB shootout losses. Sucks.

 

[Papaspud]

Jonas "high glove" Hiller wins it for Phoenix

Did he get a "star"? He sure as **** deserved one!! 3 Soft ones...and God knows what during the shootout...

 

[mightyquack]

Then we can expect to lose most times Hiller starts.

The guy is worse than last year when he let in one bad goal per game. This year he's letting in 2 or 3 bad goals per game

Hiller's won 4 of his last 6. And has only let in 2 goals 3 of his last 6 (4, 3, 4 in his other 3).

He is struggling though, but you don't give up on a starting goaltender after a slow start. The reaction on here is exactly like last season.

 

[Sojourn]

Then we can expect to lose most times Hiller starts.

The guy is worse than last year when he let in one bad goal per game. This year he's letting in 2 or 3 bad goals per game

The team in front of Hiller was crap tonight too. It's a little unfair to put this on all Hiller, when the players need to be better too.

 

[PhoenyX]

outshot by a dave tippet team, you know your ****ing up when that happens.

Pretty sure Phoenix always gets a lot of shots, they just aren't high quality.

Poor game overall.

 

[mightyquack]

You mean we won't be trading everyone because of two bad games? What madness is this?

Don't forget Lydman, Lovejoy, Sbisa are on the block as well

 

[Papaspud]

Gabby's not happy. Thank God for the special 4.99 Big Mac combo meal. That should soothe the pain.

 

[Sojourn]

Don't forget Lydman, Lovejoy, Sbisa are on the block as well

I was more pissed off at Perry on one of the goals than I was Hiller. He had an easy clear, and he tries to make a pretty play, and turns it over.

 

[AngelDuck]

You mean we won't be trading everyone because of two bad games? What madness is this?

Two bad games? I can think of at least 4...probably more...

 

[The Duck Knight]

My thoughts
-Getz was a monster tonight. Absolutely dominant throughout.
-Lovejoy and Sbisa not so much. Too many turnovers/getting caught up ice.
-Hiller let in 2 weak goals just the same as Fasth did last game. Mike Smith made the big saves in both games, and our goalies didn't. That said, the team in front of them played two horrible games back to back.
-In the shootout against Smith they need to make him move side to side because he is a big goalie and is pretty aggressive. AKA DEKE!!!


BTW we are now 0-2-3 on the road against the Pacific. Not going to cut it, if we want to win the division.

Desperately need 2 points Wednesday.

 

[Corey Perry*]

For wednesday:
-Play Fasth
-Sit Lovejoy, put in Allen
-Put Ryan back at 2C
-Restore the third line
-Practice some god damn defense
-Hope that Palmieri is ready to go

 

[Sojourn]

I also think Boudreau needs to quit dicking with the lines.

 

[Ducks DVM]

MOre no Teemu on that top PP unit...strange

Agreed, with it hitting at 50% it's inexplicable why they won't switch up the power play units.

 

[Static]

Out goaltended by Mike Smith, that's not okay. They've looked bad in both games and the magic seems to have evaporated. I think we're seeing the start of our hot start crumbling.

I can't tell if they are playing poorly because of the hot start or if this is truly what they are. They look too tired already, unless it's laziness now.

 

[Corey Perry*]

I also think Boudreau needs to quit dicking with the lines.

He kind of had to with Palmieri out... or he could've tried Etem or somebody in Palmieri's spot, I guess.

 

[Sojourn]

He kind of had to with Palmieri out... or he could've tried Etem or somebody in Palmieri's spot, I guess.

I don't think he needs to change all of the lines just to replace Palmieri.

 

[One More Salami]

Pretty sure Phoenix always gets a lot of shots, they just aren't high quality.

Poor game overall.

Yeah, they're pretty much at the top of the league in that stat.

Next time we could hold on the lead more than two minutes and the game gets easier..

 

[Ducks DVM]

He should just leave the 1st and 3rd alone, and put Bonino on the 2nd so at least they stop getting scored on at ES. Put things back together when Palmieri is healthy.

 

[Corey Perry*]

I don't think he needs to change all of the lines just to replace Palmieri.

He doesn't, he could've played Etem at one of the top 6 wings.

 

[The Duck Knight]

He kind of had to with Palmieri out... or he could've tried Etem or somebody in Palmieri's spot, I guess.

No reason to break up the 3rd though. Leave that together if at all possible and move the other pieces around.


And I say they stick with Hiller for the next game. He needs to get in a groove and I'd say Fasth was just as bad if not worse over two in PHX.

 

[Corey Perry*]

He should just leave the 1st and 3rd alone, and put Bonino on the 2nd so at least they stop getting scored on at ES. Put things back together when Palmieri is healthy.

You can't really leave the 1st line alone when Palmieri was on the 1st line.

By no means do I agree with what he did, I rather have put Etem with the Twins, but BB seems quite adamant about playing either Beleskey or Palmieri with Getz and Pears, and he sticked to it.

 

[Static]

I'm tempted to blame a lot of this on phoenix and that building as well, since they played so well against Nashville at home. Im not sure.

 

[duckaroosky]

You know if we were the hawks everyone would be saying how amazing we are for being "unbeaten"

 

[Ducks DVM]

You can't really leave the 1st line alone when Palmieri was on the 1st line.

By no means do I agree with what he did, I rather have put Etem with the Twins, but BB seems quite adamant about playing either Beleskey or Palmieri with Getz and Pears, and he sticked to it.

I meant with Beleskey. It was working just fine with Beleskey on the top line before Palmieri was put back on it, and it was working again tonight. Ryan and Selanne are complete liabilities at ES right now. They may not score with Bonino out there with them but they at least aren't getting scored on. And Koivu STILL has no chemistry with Selanne. Leave Cogliano Koivu Winnik as is. 4th line seemed fine again, although I think Etem is the weak link on that line.

 

[illpucks]

Anaheim's defense the last 2 games looks like their defense from last season. Dunno what has happened to cause that.