Post-Game Talk: Game 19 - Anaheim Ducks vs Montreal Canadiens , 7pm PT, BSSC

[ScarTroy]

Was easy to point at Terrys production a few games ago and say he’s producing well despite his lazy looking play, but now he’s pacing for 51 points. He needs to be better, because now his production is more or less passing the eye test.

 

[70sSanO]

Fowler needs to sit for a while. I’ll take LaCombe and his hustle and mistakes for a lukewarm Fowler.

Luneau had a nice game. I’d even play LaCombe and Luneau before Fowler and anyone.

John

 

[Ducks DVM]

Fowler needs to sit for a while. I’ll take LaCombe and his hustle and mistakes for a lukewarm Fowler.

Luneau had a nice game. I’d even play LaCombe and Luneau before Fowler and anyone.

John

A top pairing of LaCombe and Luneau vs LA would easily be a combined double digit negative +/-

 

[Sean Garrity]

Fowler needs to sit for a while. I’ll take LaCombe and his hustle and mistakes for a lukewarm Fowler.

Luneau had a nice game. I’d even play LaCombe and Luneau before Fowler and anyone.

John

People always pick the weirdest games to say Fowler needs to sit or go lol. He babysat a 19 year old and made a great stretch pass to MacT for the game tying goal.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Man that 2 on 1 defending is just brutal, 2 GAA tonight because Fowler on 2nd and the other guy on 4th goal cant block the passing lane.

Luneau was part of that 2nd goal because we was too aggressive in the neutral zone and took himself out of the play. Being too aggressive was one of Luneau's flaws in the rookie tourney. He put LaCombe in a couple of 1v2 situations with his aggressiveness that takes himself out of the play.

Luneau on offense is great, but the defense is still sketchy. We were playing a weak team in the Habs tonight.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Terry needs a fking reality check.

 

[pbgoalie]

I work in the golf business, the worst two bosses I have had, were guys that thought they were decent athletes and never got anywhere as a player.
They had hardish on for anyone who actually had succeeded playing, even a little bit

Seems the same with the joke that is the nhl ref pool

 

[Static]

They capitalized more on their chances and made less horrible mistakes. Entertaining for the most part at least

 

[ADHB]

People always pick the weirdest games to say Fowler needs to sit or go lol. He babysat a 19 year old and made a great stretch pass to MacT for the game tying goal.

Not arguing your point, but Fowler wasn’t the one who made the stretch pass. That was Vatrano.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Gibson didn't make the saves he needed to make when it mattered the most. That's been his cliche his whole career.

 

[dracom]

The players, perhaps

If they’re already souring on him then we have the mentality softest group of players in the league. Cant need a coach like Eakins who coddles them all the time.

 

[ADHB]

Someone mentioned something about defending the 2 on 1’s, and yeah that’s a big problem with this defense group. Honestly, if they can’t prevent the pass (which they can’t), just defend the second guy completely. A breakaway off the angle is a lot better than an empty net.

 

[Static]

Gibson has been great for the most part this season, but he was badly outplayed in this one.

 

[Kalv]

That 4on4 was stresful. We played well but we also had no idea what to do which showed in body language and then Minty with the dumb play to play it back in the traffic.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I have a feeling Terry’s gonna be a head case for a long time to come. He’s not over it.

 

[HanSolo]

Anybody starting to sour on Cronin at all?

Before the halfway mark and this was a team with a historical bad defense last year? No. Lol.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Not arguing your point, but Fowler wasn’t the one who made the stretch pass. That was Vatrano.

Vatrano had the nasty snipe on that goal.

 

[ADHB]

Vatrano had the nasty snipe on that goal.

And???

He's the one who made the pass to McTavish. Fowler got the second assist but wasn’t the one that made the stretch pass. Vatrano did.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Gibson didn't make the saves he needed to make when it mattered the most. That's been his cliche his whole career.

I couldn’t tell if the Matheson snapshot was deflected or not, but if it wasn’t I agree. Less than a minute after MacT brings us within one he can’t give up that goal(assuming it wasn’t deflected).

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

I couldn’t tell if the Matheson snapshot was deflected or not, but if it wasn’t I agree. Less than a minute after MacT brings us within one he can’t give up that goal(assuming it wasn’t deflected).

It wasn't Gibson was just slow to the puck today

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

We forget this team was dead last in the NHL a year ago. That winning streak kind of gave us hope. But realistically. They were coming back in games they had no business winning as well. And now the rookies are making mistakes.. It's frustrating for sure..

This shit all started with that ***** creating that ducks thread in the main boards.. since then. Ducks have sucked ass. Talk about cursing

 

[Terry Yake]

terry needs to be healthy scratched in hopes that he'll get his head out of his ass

 

[Ducks DVM]

We forget this team was dead last in the NHL a year ago. That winning streak kind of gave us hope. But realistically. They were coming back in games they had no business winning as well. And now the rookies are making mistakes.. It's frustrating for sure..

This shit all started with that ***** creating that ducks thread in the main boards.. since then. Ducks have sucked ass. Talk about cursing

They’ve actually only scored 6 more goals than they’d scored last year through 19 games. Last year’s team was actually better at scoring at ES, and had taken more ES shots. It’s the defense that was (horrifically) worse.

 

[AngelDuck]

McTavish is really looking like a superstar

 

[Leonardo87]

When this happens…

I can cope with a loss, another brilliant pass from our 18yo to our 20 yo who are both having excellent seasons. Sadly the 19yo cost them the game on a bad turnover. It happens.

Wanted them to hit 10 wins before the 20 game mark (put them on a 80+ point pace season), would be a nice step in the right direction. Have only one more game to do it, and it’s against the Kings. So yeah….

It’s amazing, the Ducks two top producers from last season, are not much of a factor this year, with one of them snake-bitten to start the season and then getting injured, while the other is playing with his head up his ass. We were supposed to add to the offense, not replace, or subtract.

Tomorrow is going to suck. There isn‘t enough beer in the world to get me through that one. Lol.

Oh and Happy Thanksgiving!