GDT: Game 53: Red Wings at canucks 10:00 pm et 2/15/24 (ESPN+, BSD)
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Yeah...Any playoff hopes are gonna be dashed if this losing streak continues for a few more games.
JediOrderPizza
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Funny since they literally blew a 3-1 lead to us last week
That's part of the problem that's rearing it's ugly head again...We tend to fall behind by a goal, or two within the 1st ten minutes of the game.
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Soucey out with injury hurts but Myers is better than his HF reputation says he is. 19 pts +12, probably bout 100 hits and blocks so far. Cole is a little tank as well
JediOrderPizza
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Lyon has been keeping us in games - that is until these past 2...If we had to rely on Reimer - chances are January would've looked more like December
Think we have to sell some guys at the deadline, pick up assets and call up some kids
Don't think we'll get in ... too many teams getting close behind us and I checked the next weeks games and theres a few games where teams right behind us will face each other so a few of them will be getting 2 pts and inching closer
Don't think we'll get in ... too many teams getting close behind us and I checked the next weeks games and theres a few games where teams right behind us will face each other so a few of them will be getting 2 pts and inching closer
Credit to them, they were all over us. We flubbed the simple plays. They were a step ahead all night. It wasn't a lack of effort from the boys tonight, it was poor execution.
If they sell at the deadline for a 5th straight year, then it's a failure on Yzerman's part.
No other general manager would get this long and be allowed to say "we're still not ready" entering year 6 on the job.
That being said, I don't think they'll be sellers.
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It was far from Lyon's best start, and I agree he wasn't "good," but he wasn't bad either. He just wasn't a storyline tonight, good or bad.
First goal... Petry lol. And a total screen. No chance.
Second goal... Walman miss on closing his gap, got weaponized as a screen. Lyon could have got that one, but he didn't see the shot, it would have been pretty tough.
Third goal... Another total screen, no chance.
Fourth goal.... 2-on-1 that turned into a 3-on-1 at the last second, with no one picking up the trailer. I'm surprised Lyon managed came as close to saving that as he did.
Would it have been awesome if he had managed to make an amazing save on maybe the 2nd and/or 4th goal? Sure. To blame him for this loss is silly though.
Has any other GM in the past 10 years been rewarded such a shitty roster (from Holland) and almost guaranteed 2, or 3 drops back in the draft lottery?
JediOrderPizza
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Three weeks yet till deadline, and we will play nine more games. That should give us an idea of sell or not.
Standing pat and missing the playoffs and letting ufa's walk for nothings a failure
What you talking about Columbus just fire the gm after 11 years lol ... yzerman inherited a shitshow from Holland and were headed in the right way
Edvinsson kasper danielson cossa pelikka arent even here yet. Yzerman far from failing
norrisnick
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Selling is a weird concept. I think there are current roster players that if replaced make us a better team. You technically have to "sell" them, but I wouldn't deem that giving up on the year.
Do... you... remember... the ... Franz... Neilsen... years...????
That's true . Should have made room for edvinsson and berggren long time ago , might as well do it now and pick up some assets
The kids need to play for this team to take the next step
That GM's in pittsburgh now lol would have to be holl for smithMaybe Yzerman sends Holl to Toronto for Bertuzzi
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No way did we lose against two of the NHLs best teams and people start talking about selling.
Lol.
Lol.
norrisnick
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Again. There are players on the roster that if replaced by players readily available, it would make us a better team. Addition by subtraction. Trick is finding a sucker.
Sucks that with Fabbs having a kid, it would be really shitty to find a sucker to take him while he's still got intact ligaments...
I also find it maddening that we're always trying to skill the puck into the net. There's no crash the net mentality. There was a delayed penalty to Vancouver and we had possession in their zone. The extra skater got on the ice and literally everyone skated away from the net. 6 players on the ice and everyone was competing to be the next passing option! Finally Larkin realized there was no one even near the goalie so he begrudgingly skated to the crease. And then we turned the puck over...
