GDT: Game 68: Canucks @ Coyotes - 6PM - FSAZ

[Hogan20]

Not much going on. Coyotes intercepting a lot of passes though.

Would have to agree. They're working hard though, Vancouver hasn't had many goal scoring opportunities.

 

[SniperHF]

Keller you don't have to pass on EVERY odd man rush, especially sequential ones

 

[Hogan20]

Keller's gotta start shooting the puck

 

[Muppet]

See you'd think the one person you'd want involved with odd man rushes is Keller, but he f***ed those up pretty bad

 

[SniperHF]

Cousins getting a lot of FO practice with Richardson getting tossed out about half the time.

 

[Lyotes]

Keller should be benched the rest of the game for that.

 

[Hogan20]

Kuemper looks very solid tonight

 

[Name Nameless]

Keller should be benched the rest of the game for that.

Well, I say Keller needs to be told to go for it instead.

 

[TheLegend]

Keller has 5 SOG in the game. Closest is OEL with 4.

 

[SniperHF]

Panik with a backhander directly into the pad now.

I swear we need a punk like James Neal who just DGAF.

 

[SniperHF]

Ballsy play by Kuemper not to freeze that.

 

[Muppet]

Holy f*** that last shot jammed between Kuemper's skate blade and the post

Sticky win though, nice job.

 

[TheLegend]

“The only winning move is not to freeze...”

“How about a nice game of Global Thermonuclear War??”

 

[TheLegend]

 

[Hogan20]

Really grinded this one out tonight.

If Raanta has to miss any more time, I'm more then comfortable rolling with Kuemper in the cage for a little while.

Defense looked very good tonight, kept lots of shots to the outside, and any serious chances they had were usually one and done's.

 

[snowthedirtbub]

Uh did the tool bag that took Keller's stick that was obviously meant for the kids in front of him also get Kuempers stick? I can't rewind but it looked like the same area and people.

 

[Name Nameless]

Congrats to Kuemper. And to OEL. Haters gonna find someone else to hate.

Just don't switch to Keller, cause then I'll really be angry.

 

[SR]

Uh did the tool bag that took Keller's stick that was obviously meant for the kids in front of him also get Kempers stick? I can't rewind but it looked like the same area and people.

Affirm. It was some fat pig of a lady. Loser

 

[Mosby]

Four players in particular I thought played really well:

Connauton - He was all over the ice. He's so much better when not sandbagged by Schenn. A month ago I wanted him on waivers. Then I opened to the idea of retaining him as the 7th D. Now I'm wondering if we make him the 6th D next year and add a new spare (not Schenn).

Goligoski - Just solid. Didn't miss a beat despite the few games off. Really underrated. One of our 5 or 6 best players this season.

Panik - Like KConn, he was everywhere. He meshed really well with Stepan and Keller. Not sure it's a long term thing, but it's a nice little option for where Perlini goes into his slumps (Perlini played well tonight too). Tyson credited Panik's bounce back as a response to his recent healthy scratch, but I don't think that's it. I think like a lot of players this season, he's just got Tocchet's system down pat. There's a learning curve. I said the Colorado game was his best game this year. Not anymore, as his best game is now tonight.

Kuemper - Not a ton of action but there were 5 or 6 pretty difficult saves in the mix. Cool to see him get the shutout. He's cleaned up some things from his last few games. Just steady tonight. He's a big guy and he was moving a little too much before. Just cover the net. Hugged his posts really well tonight.

 

[Mosby]

Wedgewood would have let in 3 tonight.

 

[Tom Polakis]

Four players in particular I thought played really well:

Connauton - He was all over the ice. He's so much better when not sandbagged by Schenn. A month ago I wanted him on waivers. Then I opened to the idea of retaining him as the 7th D. Now I'm wondering if we make him the 6th D next year and add a new spare (not Schenn).

Goligoski - Just solid. Didn't miss a beat despite the few games off. Really underrated. One of our 5 or 6 best players this season.

Panik - Like KConn, he was everywhere. He meshed really well with Stepan and Keller. Not sure it's a long term thing, but it's a nice little option for where Perlini goes into his slumps (Perlini played well tonight too). Tyson credited Panik's bounce back as a response to his recent healthy scratch, but I don't think that's it. I think like a lot of players this season, he's just got Tocchet's system down pat. There's a learning curve. I said the Colorado game was his best game this year. Not anymore, as his best game is now tonight.

Kuemper - Not a ton of action but there were 5 or 6 pretty difficult saves in the mix. Cool to see him get the shutout. He's cleared up some things from his last few games. Just steady tonight. He's a big guy and he was moving a little too much before. Just cover the net. Hugged his posts really well tonight.

I'd agree with three of them, but I'm still not high on Kuemper's play, and that's after a shutout. His positioning is sound, but there were a lot of unnecessary rebounds. I'd be perfectly happy with Connauton on the third pairing. Schenn may be my least favorite Coyote since the team moved here from Winnipeg.

Keller deserves all the minutes he gets, but he occasionally tries to do too much, and it results in an odd-man rush the other way. That happened three or four times this game, and I'm sure Tocchet noticed it.

 

[Jakey53]

Four players in particular I thought played really well:

Connauton - He was all over the ice. He's so much better when not sandbagged by Schenn. A month ago I wanted him on waivers. Then I opened to the idea of retaining him as the 7th D. Now I'm wondering if we make him the 6th D next year and add a new spare (not Schenn).

Goligoski - Just solid. Didn't miss a beat despite the few games off. Really underrated. One of our 5 or 6 best players this season.

Panik - Like KConn, he was everywhere. He meshed really well with Stepan and Keller. Not sure it's a long term thing, but it's a nice little option for where Perlini goes into his slumps (Perlini played well tonight too). Tyson credited Panik's bounce back as a response to his recent healthy scratch, but I don't think that's it. I think like a lot of players this season, he's just got Tocchet's system down pat. There's a learning curve. I said the Colorado game was his best game this year. Not anymore, as his best game is now tonight.

Kuemper - Not a ton of action but there were 5 or 6 pretty difficult saves in the mix. Cool to see him get the shutout. He's cleaned up some things from his last few games. Just steady tonight. He's a big guy and he was moving a little too much before. Just cover the net. Hugged his posts really well tonight.

I missed the game tonight as we had company from Canada but I'm glad Kuemper looked good.

 

[Matias Maccete]

My NHL.tv decided to break and won't show any games, so I had to resort to the ol' faithful illegal kind. Oh the irony of it being better quality, too.

edit: KConn almost scores the goal of the year

Lol I had the same happen to me when they started the nhltv BS. When I pay for a service I have a weird expectation that it actually f***ing work. It's even worse when illegal means are less hassle, better quality, and more reliable.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Went to the game tonight. Made the donation to Phoenix Children's Hospital about 2 weeks ago during one of the games. Got 2 tickets in section 205 and a Coyotes mini-stick(y) signed by ConNorris.

I wore my Chipchura jersey and was complemented on it by a random dude on the upper concourse during the first intermission. He said that Chip is his cousin.

 

[Jormungandr]

I’ve had NHL.tv for years and I can only remember on 2 occasions where I’ve had any kind of trouble with it. The only time the stream is crappy is when I’m having internet issues, which is on Comcasts end.