GDT: Game 8: Sharks @ Canes 4:00pm NBCSCA

[Alaskanice]

Can't even score 1 goal against the worst defensive team in the league. For sure going to be a long season.

I thought we were the worst defensive team in the league.

 

[Bizz]

You never saw Jon Morris, Viacheslav Butsayev or Dave Snuggerud.

yes I have. Butsayev was funny. He was like a comedy act on skates.

 

[Barrie22]

I thought we were the worst defensive team in the league.

Nope, Canes have allowed 35 goals against in 8 games. 4 goals more then 2nd worst Wild

Sharks are actually just moved up to 4th worst with 28 goals in 8 games.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Mike Hoffman may very well be the worst player to ever put on a Sharks uniform. At least Adam Burish looked like he pretended to give a shit.

Wallin and Semenov would like a word

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

That being said. Eklund isn't getting points where he is because his linemates are ass. We really need to put him with Hertl or Couture when he returns. He's doing all the right things. Wish he shot more but holy crap he's being wasted right now.

 

[Cas]

I wonder when do we start seeing Mutinies in the locker room. I know they get paid millions, but coming to work each day must be hell for these guys. A lot of it is their doing, but coming to work and sucking each and every night probably is killing moral.

I mean, this would be like me getting an ironclad contract to do coding for $1 million a year, and all I have to do is show up every day and mindlessly whack at the keyboard with a golf club for eight hours. Of course I have no idea what I'm doing and can't even vaguely hope to do the job, but I'm getting paid a ton of money for the privilege.

 

[Alaskanice]

That being said. Eklund isn't getting points where he is because his linemates are ass. We really need to put him with Hertl or Couture when he returns. He's doing all the right things. Wish he shot more but holy crap he's being wasted right now.

I have faith that he will have better linemates soon.

 

[Cas]

I hated Karlsson but I actually couldn't believe they traded for Hoffman again knowing what happened regardless if Karlsson was gone + knowing he was absolutely cooked.

Mike Hoffman was a cap dump, acquired exclusively because we needed to offset the cost of Karlsson. He is entirely meaningless and superfluous as a player and no one should be under any illusions that there was any other rationale in acquiring him.

 

[Barrie22]

Zadina every ones golden god this year for some reason, again pointless and -2. Putting his past 5 games at 0 goals, 0 assists, -7.

Tampa scored 5 even strength goals zadina was on for 3 of them

Florida scored 2 even strength goals, zadina was on for both.

Carolina scored 2 even strength goals, zadina was on for both of them.

And some how people are wondering why he is not being trusted to play more minutes.

 

[Bizz]

Zadina every ones golden god this year for some reason, again pointless and -2. Putting his past 5 games at 0 goals, 0 assists, -7.

Tampa scored 5 even strength goals zadina was on for 3 of them

Florida scored 2 even strength goals, zadina was on for both.

Carolina scored 2 even strength goals, zadina was on for both of them.

And some how people are wondering why he is not being trusted to play more minutes.

I too expected Zadina to be some sort of Defensive mastermind and Selke nominee.

In all seriousness, he was a reclamation project from the Draft Bust factory known as Detroit and is being paid as such.

 

[hohosaregood]

That being said. Eklund isn't getting points where he is because his linemates are ass. We really need to put him with Hertl or Couture when he returns. He's doing all the right things. Wish he shot more but holy crap he's being wasted right now.

with the way Hertl was playing, I don't think it would've been any better.

Mike Hoffman was a cap dump, acquired exclusively because we needed to offset the cost of Karlsson. He is entirely meaningless and superfluous as a player and no one should be under any illusions that there was any other rationale in acquiring him.

Hoffman looks great for the first 4 seconds he has the puck on his stick, then he makes the absolute worst decision/shittiest pass and ruins everything.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

with the way Hertl was playing, I don't think it would've been any better.


Hoffman looks great for the first 4 seconds he has the puck on his stick, then he makes the absolute worst decision/shittiest pass and ruins everything.

Probably not with Hertl. He’s been pretty bad but he’s also not playing with talented consistent players either. Eklund should play with Hertl just because who else is any good?

 

[weastern bias]

9.75% of the way through the season

0-8, 1 point in the standings

Outshot by 113

Outscored by 24 (23 discounting the shootout goal)

On pace for the 3rd worst offense of all time, the single worst offense in 10 years, and the only offense in the bottom-25 all time since World War 2

But they're just not working hard enough

 

[Mafoofoo]

Grier had like 5 goals his entire career as a player, you think he's gonna know how to fix this offense?

Fixing the offense is easy. Just have a prime Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton

 

[weastern bias]

CORRECTION

Were at 8 goals in 8 games, 1 G/G is actually the 2nd worst of all time

So we're moving along

This is the most threadbare and blatant tank roster since the McEichel Sabres

 

[Frosty415]

So who's the number one potential pick next year? I'm assuming it's not set in stone like Bedard

 

[weastern bias]

So who's the number one potential pick next year? I'm assuming it's not set in stone like Bedard

2024 Macklin Celebrini, supposed to be really good but not McDavid, Matthews, Bedard quality

2025 Michael Misa, people are REALLY talking him up to be something special, but I've never watched him play myself

 

[WTFetus]

So who's the number one potential pick next year? I'm assuming it's not set in stone like Bedard

Obviously still early but Michael Misa would be my pick so far. Broke a couple of McDavid's OHL records last season. At 16yo, hopefully he'll still grow a couple inches.

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

Mike Hoffman was a cap dump, acquired exclusively because we needed to offset the cost of Karlsson. He is entirely meaningless and superfluous as a player and no one should be under any illusions that there was any other rationale in acquiring him.

I'm aware. My point was I'm shocked he wasn't automatically buried and/or flipped like last time. Or, again, that Grier was *willing* to take him specifically, regardless if it needed to happen.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[weastern bias]

 

[drunksage]

SNOG announcement​

The streak continues.

Oh, and there's another SNOG too.

SNOG:
3-0 Canes
Aho, Burns, Kotkaniemi

Congrats @PattyLafontaine on your first SNOG in my recorded history!

#	Date / Opponent​	SNOG Winner(s)​	Result​
1	Oct. 12 vs Golden Knights	NewMuzu24, weastern bias	VGK 4-1
2	Oct. 14 vs Avalanche	none	Avs 2-1 SO
3	Oct. 17 vs Hurricanes	TheBeard	Canes 6-3
4	Oct. 19 vs Bruins	none	Bruins 3-1
5	Oct. 21 at Predators	none	Predators 5-1
6	Oct. 24 at Panthers	weastern bias	Panthers 3-1
7	Oct. 26 at Lightning	Red Light Lover	Lightning 6-0
8	Oct. 27 at Hurricanes	PattyLafontaine	Canes 3-0

Rank	2023-24 SNOG standings​	# of SNOGs
1.	weastern bias	2
T-2.	NewMuzu24, PattyLafontaine, Red Light Lover, TheBeard	1

 

[Patty Ice]

This is the result when your defense is an offensive blackhole.

 

[TheBeard]

This is the point in the season where they discover the weird kid from, like Chile, who dreamt of playing hockey, and he comes out and leads the team to a 3-77-2 record.

 

[Cas]

This is the point in the season where they discover the weird kid from, like Chile, who dreamt of playing hockey, and he comes out and leads the team to a 3-77-2 record.

They should give one lucky fan a period every game.