GDT: Williams night: Canes vs Kings

[Cardiac Jerks]

So we got there during the national anthem and we didn't see a thing for Williams all night.

Was it only on TV or did we just get there too late?

Nah, there was nothing on the broadcast either.

 

[Negan4Coach]

So we got there during the national anthem and we didn't see a thing for Williams all night.

Was it only on TV or did we just get there too late?

I was there from the warm ups on and there was nothing except that like 5 second picture of his face on the jumbotron announcing Justin Williams night real quick at some point. I was kind of astonished.

 

[Roboturner913]

yeah, it was kind of amazing. I expected there would be a ton of, you know, that really annoying thing where they reduce the broadcast angle to half the normal size so you can't see the game very well at all, so they can have another frame for closeups? But no they didn't do that at all and I was super happy with the broadcast for sure

 

[Lempo]

One thing that really stood out to me about Hamilton’s post game interview was how much he was saying all the guys really liked playing together and for each other. For a guy that has a reputation (true or not) of being aloof or a loner, that says a lot about the buy in on his part. Makes me think that if we want him when his contract is up, he will not be a hard guy to resign.

I wonder if this was a consideration for the management to not make any drastic TDL moves. If the players are in a special place right now, ditching some of them out for a new guy might be morale-shattering to the one getting moved and the others staying behind.

This approach may go a long way in the upcoming re-signing game.

 

[emptyNedder]

I wonder if this was a consideration for the management to not make any drastic TDL moves. If the players are in a special place right now, ditching some of them out for a new guy might be morale-shattering to the one getting moved and the others staying behind.

This approach may go a long way in the upcoming re-signing game.

Agreed. I think the "bring in a player to reward the team" only makes sense if the someone on the team is an obvious weak link because of talent or effort. The past two games McKegg and Maenalanen have demonstrated that everyone is giving 100% and contributing. Removing any of the current roster would be difficult for teammates.
Having injury replacements is an issue, but ironically for the Canes it is on D and I don't think anyone would have supported trading for another D-man. For instance, if Ferland does miss the Blues game, then Svechnikov plays with Staal/TT and McKegg is back in. That is not a huge problem. At this point the only big forward losses would be Aho or TT. On the other hand, as good as the D has been an injury to anyone other than TVR (and even that is debatable) leaves a sizable hole.

 

[McBrockGinn]

One thing that really stood out to me about Hamilton’s post game interview was how much he was saying all the guys really liked playing together and for each other. For a guy that has a reputation (true or not) of being aloof or a loner, that says a lot about the buy in on his part. Makes me think that if we want him when his contract is up, he will not be a hard guy to resign.

I've really stopped believing that reiterate the longer the season goes. Dougie's really seemed to have built a strong relationship with the guys on this team. There are a number of social media posts I've seen from the Canes where Dougie and Svech appear to be bonding off ice. It's very possible Svech is a just a fan of museums as well though...

 

[JCLA]

So we got there during the national anthem and we didn't see a thing for Williams all night.

Was it only on TV or did we just get there too late?

The broastcast, at least for me, had an isolation cam on him every time he was on the ice and did some sort of fun fact about him every stoppage in play it seemed

 

[MinJaBen]

I hope they never do that split screen again.

 

[SlavinAway]

I hope they never do that split screen again.

I'm sure they will. They did it for Aho last year.

 

[JCLA]

I hope they never do that split screen again.

It's awful. So distracting. My eyes just land looking in the middle of both feeds

 

[The Faulker 27]

Also not a fan of the "Focus Cam". I just end up moving closer to the TV to see the actual game. I'd rather see the spotlight player in the context of the game.

 

[Chrispy]

It's awful. So distracting. My eyes just land looking in the middle of both feeds

A PIP would work much better, leaving the full screen game while only taking up a corner for the player focus.

The volume of dead space on the screen during the game was frustrating.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I hope they never do that split screen again.

I’m sorry to have to tell you this but tomorrow is Greg McKegg night.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I’m sorry to have to tell you this but tomorrow is Greg McKegg night.

That involves split vision.

 

[SlavinAway]

I’m sorry to have to tell you this but tomorrow is Greg McKegg night.

And he's a healthy scratch so the split screen showing him in the box is up the entire game.

 

[Ahoy there]

Come on Philly!! Let's go baby (inaudible whisper "go leafs")