GDT: Game 4: Arizona Coyotes @ Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00PM | Stop Copying Me.

[HanSolo]

2hea to become Sh3a

Or alternatively, Shea Threeodore

 

[HanSolo]

I've never seen a team that absolutely cannot score 5 on 3.

When only one man moves, the defense and goalie don't have to.

 

[Vegas07]

Why do I get excited when we have a 5 on 3? We never score in those situations.

 

[HanSolo]

Marchessault's passing has been...bad.

 

[IceNeophyte]

That wasn't a hook

 

[HanSolo]

lmao. Keller pushes Tuch's stick away after a stick lift.

Hooking. Ooooookay

 

[HanSolo]

Crossbar ping. Everyone thought it was in.

 

[HanSolo]

Marchy is driving me f***ing insane.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Boom.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Great win. That was child's play.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Fleury being the game changer according to AT&T when Theodore has 2 goals from defense. Okay.

 

[HanSolo]

Fleury being the game changer according to AT&T when Theodore has 2 goals from defense. Okay.

Fleury had some really big saves though.

Thought Shea and Whitecloud were outstanding. Good to see Tuch have a productive night.

But my biggest takeaway is that Marchy needs to drill passes until he's blue in the face. He was far and away our worst passer tonight.

 

[Boris Zubov]

But my biggest takeaway is that Marchy needs to drill passes until he's blue in the face. He was far and away our worst passer tonight.

He's had a rough start to the season. Basically picked right up from his last 10 or so games in the bubble where he was awful. I have a hard time seeing him on the team past this season. I could see them moving him at the deadline.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Fleury had some really big saves though.

Thought Shea and Whitecloud were outstanding. Good to see Tuch have a productive night.

But my biggest takeaway is that Marchy needs to drill passes until he's blue in the face. He was far and away our worst passer tonight.

He also got some help on a few and faced barely twenty shots. He played good, not very good or outstanding.

Theodore was outstanding, scoring two and making Fleury's breakaway save on Kessel child's play with a great defensive stick.

 

[IceNeophyte]

This was theo's game. First star in my book.

 

[HanSolo]

For nostalgia's sake I dug up some old reviews of Whitecloud's performances at rookie camp in 2018. He's more or less become the player I envisioned he could be back then.

Zach Whitecloud (7.5/10)

Whitecloud almost never does anything flashy. He rarely does anything that makes the heart rate spike save for a bomb from the point that Glass tipped in. But, what Whitecloud does he does so efficiently and so safely. His positioning is almost always correct, his zone exits are intelligent, his stick checking may not always jar the puck loose but it sufficiently slows the play down. You need guys like Whitecloud who rarely do anything wrong and play smart responsible defense. On that note, while I feel his first step in his skating could be a bit more powerful, I do feel of the Vegas prospects, the kid is the most NHL ready. I fully believe he could slot into Vegas' bottom pairing today.

1st period thoughts for those that can't/couldn't watch

Whitecloud: Nothing I see from this kid has changed my mind that he is likely the strongest choice of the prospect pool to grab a spot to start the season and be the first call up. While Brannstrom and Hague have higher pure skill and potential, Whitecloud just plays a very safe and smart game and is very strong on his skates.

 

[Super Cake]

4-0 start baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Knights Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hangman005]

MILESTONE ALERT!

100th Assist as a Knight

First Goal as a Knight

Kolesar
1st Point as a Knight
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[Skinnyjimmy08]

I'm surprised Kolesar finished the night only with 8 mins of ice time. Loved his first period and assumed he would have a high total of ice time forsure... I was unable to watch the 2nd and 3rd period so I assume his play leveled off after the 1st?

 

[CupInSIX]

I'm surprised Kolesar finished the night only with 8 mins of ice time. Loved his first period and assumed he would have a high total of ice time forsure... I was unable to watch the 2nd and 3rd period so I assume his play leveled off after the 1st?

I think it was all the penalties in the 3rd.


The way the 4th line has been relatively ineffective, I'm hoping the lines resemble this by the end of the season:

Patches Glass Stone
Tuch Karlsson Smith
Marchy Roy Stephenson
Carrier Nosek Kolesar
Reaves

Reaves must have taken the night off for his birthday.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Fun fact: At +8, Theodore currently has the best +/- in the league. Tied for second place, at +6, are Joel Edmundsen and Mark Stone. Patches and Martinez are at +5 in a seven way tie for 4th

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I think it was all the penalties in the 3rd.


The way the 4th line has been relatively ineffective, I'm hoping the lines resemble this by the end of the season:

Patches Glass Stone
Tuch Karlsson Smith
Marchy Roy Stephenson
Carrier Nosek Kolesar
Reaves

Reaves must have taken the night off for his birthday.

Do you expect Kolesar to stick in the lineup all season? I thought I read that he would need to pass through waivers now if he was to be sent down? Is that true?

More less just curious about him cause I loved his game in junior and figured he could eventually become an effective NHLer

 

[IceNeophyte]

Do you expect Kolesar to stick in the lineup all season? I thought I read that he would need to pass through waivers now if he was to be sent down? Is that true?

More less just curious about him cause I loved his game in junior and figured he could eventually become an effective NHLer

If something happens to *ahem* clear up some cap space, I expect him to be a 13th forward who is often scratched. Vegas believes he has more value than to be given up on waivers and he has shown some flashes of quality.

 

[EXTRAS]

How has XxXXxX looked?

 

[HanSolo]

How has Stephenson looked?

Fine. Not the banger of a 1c we need but he works well enough with Pacioretty and Stone.

Honestly the dynamic there takes me way back to Steve Rucchin centering Kariya and Selanne. PK and Teemu flexed their chemistry on everyone while Rucchin opened up space for them.