GDT: Sharks @ Flames 6pm pacific.... I think....

[Gene Parmesan]

Dude, are you crazy? Hockey media doesn't watch the Sharks, just today TSN insider trading referred to Dell as the Sharks rookie goalie.

Is Taylor Doherty still our best prospect?

 

[Hinterland]

Donskoi just missed 3 weeks. It wouldn't be smart to give him a ton of ice on the first night of b2b's.

Plus the team is playing a good game.

Fair enough. They could still give Meier a few extra shifts though. It's not like Karlsson would deserve more ice time than Meier for example.

 

[Bleedred]

He's on pace for 20+ starts.

I'd almost like to see him get at least 25. Jones has been pretty bad since the injury, which is a shame, as he was playing some of his best hockey as a Shark before that.

 

[Bleedred]

Someone is going to give him that chance next year.

The Hurricanes seem to need a starter every year. Ward is a UFA and probably shouldn't be brought back, and Darling has been putrid. That experiment isn't going over well at all.

 

[Hinterland]

I'd almost like to see him get at least 25. Jones has been pretty bad since the injury, which is a shame, as he was playing some of his best hockey as a Shark before that.

Dell is an elite backup but I don't think he would be any good as a starter. Teams would eventually figure him out and take advantage. He could see him work out well in a 1a/1b situation though.

 

[Bleedred]

Dell is an elite backup but I don't think he would be any good as a starter. Teams would eventually figure him out and take advantage. He could see him work out well in a 1a/1b situation though.

I think he could be a good starter, but I don't think he'd be a .930 starter, like he is the backup.

Usually, the backups don't sustain the high numbers that they did as starters. Even the really good ones like Schneider, Rask, Talbot, see a bit of a decline in performance when used as the starter.

I could say the same for Martin Jones, although he had one really good Dell-like season as the LA backup and then another Stalock-ish type season with limited action as LA's backup.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Garett Hathaway? That goon is still in the league?

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Garett Hathaway? That goon is still in the league?

I just remember him getting destroyed by Brent Burns.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Gratz to the president of the Marleau fan club Rotten Ronnie!

 

[KirbyDots]

Dell is an elite backup but I don't think he would be any good as a starter. Teams would eventually figure him out and take advantage. He could see him work out well in a 1a/1b situation though.

What do you base that opinion on? How would teams figure him out as a starter but not as a 1a/1b? This sort of thing is silly seeing as the only way to know if he can handle the workload is to give him the starts. Only thing Dell lacks to be a starter in the contemporary NHL is size, and he's shown he can overcome that. Goalies are voodoo, it's hard to tell who will make it and who will sputter out.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I'd almost like to see him get at least 25. Jones has been pretty bad since the injury, which is a shame, as he was playing some of his best hockey as a Shark before that.

He's working through his injury. He hasn't been as strong down low as he normally is. Of course the Sharks are mum.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I just remember him getting destroyed by Brent Burns.

He played in the AHL against the Cuda last year and ran like everyone. I hate that dude.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

f***

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Next time just hack the shit out of him.

 

[TrappedInFullerton]

f***ing idiots... Braun should've stayed between the pass...

 

[Juxtaposer]

You never want to blame a goaltender for a two-on-1 goal, but that was an ugly attempt.

 

[hohosaregood]

If Dell was bigger, he woulda had that.

 

[Coily]

Good work pinching in a game you're leading late...

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Would kind of like Braun to stay in his lane.

 

[Hinterland]

What do you base that opinion on? How would teams figure him out as a starter but not as a 1a/1b? This sort of thing is silly seeing as the only way to know if he can handle the workload is to give him the starts. Only thing Dell lacks to be a starter in the contemporary NHL is size, and he's shown he can overcome that. Goalies are voodoo, it's hard to tell who will make it and who will sputter out.

Small goalies with average movement/mobility tend to have issues when they're asked to play more. Dell does make up for his lack of size with smart positioning. Sometimes he's also cheating. So around 40 starts might still work but if he faces teams 2-3 times per season then in today's NHL where teams look at everything he's likely to get figured out sooner or later. That's my take anyway.

 

[Led Zappa]

I'm still skeptical that Dell would legit sustain this play as a clear cut starter somewhere, but he's really having another impressive outing.

Why?

 

[Barrie22]

You never want to blame a goaltender for a two-on-1 goal, but that was an ugly attempt.

Nothing dell could do differently there. If braun wasn't so weak on the puck that was an easy break up of the scoring chance.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

That was Matt Greene level interference.

 

[hohosaregood]

what's the opposite of a helicopter line?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Move your feet.