GDT: Lehner back in Ottawa, Thurs 7:30 pm on TSN

[L'Aveuglette]

That will happen after Smith gets traded. It’s a showcase situation.

Were they showcasing Gaborik tonight?

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Guy doesn't know what the hell he's doing with the kids.

White looked more than capable with Hoff and Duch despite a weaker game on tuesday. Playing him in that situation is the best way to develop his confidence imo, not playing him in Bingo with a crap team where he'll lose every night.

It's not like we're in a playoff run here. No sense in playing old man Gaborik in his spot like, at all.

I agree. Just play the crap out of them and let them sink or swim. Guy is too busy trying to win the same way hes used too.

 

[Korpse]

Some people, ok me, thought he should be an untouchable long before this recent stretch.

He's not doing anything out of the ordinary, the team is just playing better than they were for the first half of the season in general.

I was right there saying it would be a mistake. He frustrates me at times and he proves me wrong often but I like to give him credit when its due. He's been battling a lot harder at least from where I stand.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Watching Gaborik play on the first line was actually pretty cool and fun to watch. Guy was an amazing player so I loved watching it.

I personally don’t care that White only got 8 minutes Im sure he’ll get his ice time after the deadline.

 

[BonkTastic]

Here ya go guys. For all of those who didn't see that bad man snatching the stick from that kid.

There's a-holes in all walks of life, unfortunately.

Once, I remember this super fat bully kid (you know the type) literally trampled a younger kid to get one of those 3-stars sticks. Legitimately effed up the smaller kid's ankle, nothing permanent, but he was limping after the bully smashed him against the concrete half-wall. I ended up talking to the equipment guys, and that kid went home with a a game-used Stone stick, auto'd. It was nice having the ear of the equipment guys, I used to get a few practice pucks and would distribute them around the arena to kids who I thought would appreciate them.

The staff at the arena are pretty good about making sure those kids get looked after. There aren't as many as there used to be, but they do try their best to make sure everyone goes home happy.

Hope that guy got booed out of the building.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Watching Gaborik play on the first line was actually pretty cool and fun to watch. Guy was an amazing player so I loved watching it.

I personally don’t care that White only got 8 minutes Im sure he’ll get his ice time after the deadline.

You underestimate Boucher.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Were they showcasing Gaborik tonight?

Not likely, but he played well. As far as White is concerned, we just need to wait until the deadline. I assume we will move some forwards off the roster and then he will get more playing time. I’d like to see him get more playing time too, but this is not a long term thing.

 

[Korpse]

White played 8 minutes.

8:46 to be exact.

Boucher relied heavily upon the top 6 tonight. Pageau played 12:47, just the 7th time he's played less than 14 minutes. If people want to get mad about usage, do it after the game and not prior to it. That was the point of my post.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

We should have gotten Jagr when we had the chance and found out where Ziggy Palffy is at too. Now that’s a lineup.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

GDTs = Win

Gaborik for President

 

[BonkTastic]

Were they showcasing Gaborik tonight?

If he scores 2 points a game from now until the trade deadline, I bet we could move him.

Clearly it's working so far.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Not likely, but he played well. As far as White is concerned, we just need to wait until the deadline. I assume we will move some forwards off the roster and then he will get more playing time. I’d like to see him get more playing time too, but this is not a long term thing.

I get that it might change after the deadline, but Boucher just showed his hand by playing a 36 year old in the spot White had as soon as he stepped foot in Ottawa.

 

[Tundraman]

Yah I didn't catch that ,, what he say? ...
Anyway its better for him to go back than to be a give the real team a rest type of player. He doesn't need that now. Maybe more moves open space ... who knows.
Also ... I didn't think Shore was anything special.. have to give him some more looks..

It's near the end of today's pregame presser when he talked about Chabot and how he was sent down and now it's paying off and if guys aren't ready..blah blah things they have to learn and then he said "it's the same for White if we feel he has to go down and get some different types of ice time then we'll do that"

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

It's near the end of today's pregame presser when he talked about Chabot and how he was sent down and now it's paying off and if guys aren't ready..blah blah things they have to learn and then he said "it's the same for White if we feel he has to go down and get some different types of ice time then we'll do that"

Thanks I just listened to it. Whatever .. Boucher will be Boucher

 

[Boud]

I get that it might change after the deadline, but Boucher just showed his hand by playing a 36 year old in the spot White had as soon as he stepped foot in Ottawa.

I think it's hard not to put Gaborik in the top 6 and give him a fair shake after this type of trade to be honest.

The guy has 800 points in the NHL and is a well respected player across the league. Might not be the most welcoming thing to tell him hey look here's 10 minutes of ice time for you.

There's that and White is a lot better suited to play a bottom 6 role.

 

[branch]

We all need to pay homage to Marian Gaborik and treat him well during his time here as he is providing this city with Her presence

 

[JungleBeat]

8:46 to be exact.

Boucher relied heavily upon the top 6 tonight. Pageau played 12:47, just the 7th time he's played less than 14 minutes. If people want to get mad about usage, do it after the game and not prior to it. That was the point of my post.

He was on a line with Nick Shore. Doesn’t take a genius to realize that’s the fourth line.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

We all need to pay homage to Marian Gaborik and treat him well during his time here as he is providing this city with Her presence

Holy Mackinaw

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I think it's hard not to put Gaborik in the top 6 and give him a fair shake after this type of trade to be honest.

The guy has 800 points in the NHL and is a well respected player across the league. Might not be the most welcoming thing to tell him hey look here's 10 minutes of ice time for you.

There's that and White is a lot better suited to play a bottom 6 role.

White doesn't belong on the 4th line. At worst he should get time with Pageau on the 3rd but playing with scrubs won't do him any good.

And you could easily have kept White up on the 1st line and put Gabby on the 2nd or 3rd line where he'd have gotten 14-15 mins of toi, which is what he's used to. Not sure it'll help anyone to give him 18+ mins every night.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I think it's hard not to put Gaborik in the top 6 and give him a fair shake after this type of trade to be honest.

The guy has 800 points in the NHL and is a well respected player across the league. Might not be the most welcoming thing to tell him hey look here's 10 minutes of ice time for you.

There's that and White is a lot better suited to play a bottom 6 role.

I agree Gaborik should get a good intro into the top 6 and if he looks like he did tonight and the plan is to keep him and play him.. go for it.. I do think White has shown quite a bit since hes been up. Its not easy to play with Duchene and Hoffman imo .. White is more suited to straight line kind of hockey and those guys are hard to read off .. He has been doing what has been asked of him playing with those guys.. by pressuring the puck and trying to create turnovers. He has also been excellent in the Dzone with those two, often being the low guy supporting the D man.

 

[2CHAINZ]

Simply just out coached tonight. Buffalo clearly wants the tank more.

 

[BonkTastic]

I get that it might change after the deadline, but Boucher just showed his hand by playing a 36 year old in the spot White had as soon as he stepped foot in Ottawa.

Man, White has looked real good AND real bad so far in his time with Ottawa this season, IMO.

Lots of great plays on breakouts, lots of great effort and forechecking and solid 2-way play... but also some really minor-league stuff with unforced errors like bad clears, not reading the play well, etc... It's been a tale of good and bad with him from my perspective, IMO.

He's going to be real good for us, but he still needs some seasoning. There is still some stuff I see in his game that he can work on. I don't know if the 1st line of a bad NHL team is where he needs to be right now, if that's good for him in the long run.

I'm willing to be really patient with White. Let him earn those 1st line minutes, don't just give them to him because there is no one else to play them.

 

[Korpse]

He was on a line with Nick Shore. Doesn’t take a genius to realize that’s the fourth line.

And Ryan Dzingel. Don't think I was off base to think the plan was to roll four lines.

It's funny because your comment about lines prior a Belleville game eventually lead to me to tracking player usage. It was a game where White was the third line centre and Chlapik was the 4th line centre. Chlapik only played one period due to a call up but he was among the ice time leaders in that period, White had around 20min of TOI that game. But please to continue to get upset about what might happen and not what actually does.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

White has plenty to learn.

Spending some time on a less skilled line will do him some good.

 

[Sensinitis]

Isn't 18 points in the his last 17 games?

19 pts in 19 gms since the new year.