Post-Game Talk: I typed James Neal into my phone

[BinCookin]

Nice work Loojay..

I did a more indepth one today, but am going out now, so ill post it later tonight.

 

[Henkka]

10-0-2 against central, still owning that division even if we aren't in it anymore.

And 15-3-3 against West...

 

[sean3250]

I really think the Wings should make a move. Lets go for it. We only got a couple more years of Dats and Z.

100% this. Holland needs to go all in this year. If he does, we will be legitimate cup contenders. This season might be one of our last chances. D and Z are going to start slowing down sooner rather than later. The time is now for this team.

 

[odin1981]

I think Sheahan has been outstanding this entire roadtrip.

Yeah he was bad ass. He had some rough head to heads after Z went down. Thorton, Kopitar, etc and he didn't get abused he hung in there. Good to see he is capable of playing against the big boy type of players and can hold his own.

Loved Marchy potting in his first. Loved his terminator like expression afterword even more.

 

[Frk It]

It would be cool of Marchenko could be a main-stay on this team for a long time... a lot, beforehand, was against that... Russian factor, injury-prone during junior days, 7th rounder... Was it HÃ¥kan that selected him?

Believe it was the Russian scout, Nikolai Vakourov. Also believe he was responsible for Kadeykin.

 

[Claypool]

Believe it was the Russian scout, Nikolai Vakourov. Also believe he was responsible for Kadeykin.

This is true. Confirmed in this video from the start of the season.

 

[Henkka]

Believe it was the Russian scout, Nikolai Vakourov. Also believe he was responsible for Kadeykin.

They also had good Fetisov-connection on that Marchenko draft time, because was the GM of the ZSKA.

 

[FissionFire]

This is true. Confirmed in this video from the start of the season.

Jiri Fisher cracks me up. He's talking in the video using a voice and tone I'd expect from a kindergarten teacher during story time lol

 

[The Zermanator]

Pulkkinen's shot timing is really coming together. He's getting open and getting his shot off much better already.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

I can't vote on these polls for some reason, but I'll give my three stars anyways.

Monster
Abby
Marchenko

Looked to me like those two goals in the third really got the Preds off their game. It's interesting to see that they went from being physical and trying to grind the Wings down (which looked to be effective), to completely jettisoning that strategy to when they needed to get a goal. This Wings team is resilient as ****. Nice to see them come up with the win here.

Didn't think Tatar had a great game overall, but he had the game winner, so I suppose there's something to be said for showing up when it counts.

 

[NervousPerson]

Nice work Loojay..

I did a more indepth one today, but am going out now, so ill post it later tonight.

Thanks. I look forward to see what you've done.

 

[SoupGuru]

I'd love to see Nyquist get on a roll

 

[theYman]

Boy, Rinne doesn't look so unstoppable anymore.

Yeah I think Price is now the Vezina favorite now. Rinne has fallen off lately.

 

[theYman]

And 15-3-3 against West...

That settles it. So we shoulda stayed in the west then.

 

[14ari13]

How many injuries now?
Z (Unknown)
Helm (Injured tonight, unknown)
Quincey (back soon right?)
Franzen (probably done for the season)

Did I miss anyone?

Good you found something positive.

 

[Classicnamesup]

This GIF is too funny, Tatar is not amused.

Good game, always nice to beat down the annoying little brother with the chip on his shoulder. James Neal is a ******* and I eagerly await the day he gets his.

 

[Claypool]

This GIF is too funny, Tatar is not amused.

That was my favorite part of the game.

 

[SoupGuru]

Wow. Do Tatar and Smith not get along or something?

 

[Nut Upstrom]

This GIF is too funny, Tatar is not amused.

Good game, always nice to beat down the annoying little brother with the chip on his shoulder. James Neal is a ******* and I eagerly await the day he gets his.

LOL! Love the new avitar dude!

 

[LeighDx59]

This GIF is too funny, Tatar is not amused.

Good game, always nice to beat down the annoying little brother with the chip on his shoulder. James Neal is a ******* and I eagerly await the day he gets his.

Tatar's look on his face is like "Smitty...getting real tired of your ****."

 

[Dynheart]

Pulkkinen's shot timing is really coming together. He's getting open and getting his shot off much better already.

I think it would come together more if the players wouldn't force feed him the puck. It's like they see him, covered or not, and just pass the puck and hand cuff him half the time. The other times he's wide open, and no one notices!

As he's getting better. I think the team needs to find a way to make that shot available. Passing it just because he happens to be near the top of the circle doesn't = a scoring chance. Especially if he's covered.

What really has impressed me about Pulks is his ability to play without the puck. Not only that, when he does have the puck, and not shooting, he's smart with his plays.
Once it all comes together, he's going to be more than just the holy slapper, IMO. Although, that will most likely be his bread and butter.

 

[Pavels Dog]

This team is so resilient. You can never count them out. They can be outplayed, on their heels, off their game, trailing..and turn it around in minutes to win. Loving that ability in this group.

Monster had a great game I think. 2 unfortunate goals and 1 unstoppable. He was clutch in the 3rd especially. Some tough PKs on which he was fantastic.

Abdelkader, Monster and Marchenko were my stars. Sheahan was also good.

 

[HomersWorld]

Great game out of Monster again!

Marchenko has been my favorite defensive prospect for a while now, I was really hoping he'd make the team out of camp. Kid has ice in his veins. Never expected him to snipe one on Rinne though!

Gave Miller the third star. Nice game out of him all around.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Andersson looked good!

 

[Mount Suribachi]

Wow. Do Tatar and Smith not get along or something?

Well Tats had just got a minor penalty for nothing much, then Smith got one of those soft-but-obvious penalties. I think his ire is for the refs.

I'd love to see Nyquist get on a roll

Me too. I thought he was terrible yesterday, looked like he did against the Bruins in the playoffs when he had zero space to operate in.