GDT: Wings/Canes Part 2

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Hopefully there no clip of "Don't Stop Believin'"

Would you prefer 'Eye Of The Tiger' ?

 

[Snuggs]

Was Nielsen a healthy scratch??

Yeah, to make room for Ryan I believe.

*Edit sorry didn't see previous poster.

 

[NickH8]

Fabbri with a still not great but better 45% on faceoffs tonight. We need to be patient with this experiment. If you can turn a middle 6 winger into a middle 6 center you do whatever work you can to do that.

 

[Stony Curtis]

Would you prefer 'Eye Of The Tiger' ?

Only as part of a cheesy montage.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Zadina was great tonight. How the hell did he only get 13:28 in ice?

Flip & LGD had more TOI than F&Z!

DDK w/only 13:37, though Blash did say he was gonna ease him into playing w/less TOI.

 

[Ezekial]

Zadina was great tonight. How the hell did he only get 13:28 in ice?

5 penalties.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Only as part of a cheesy montage.

I like where your head is at, good stuff. We can add to that Cheesy playlist this season, it seems apropos. Though I don't think we should limit it to the 80's or any specific genres, b/c chesse, like music comes from all places & times.

Give the people what they want. Brie? No. Gouda baby, Gouda. And we got D'juice.

 

[r0bert8841]

I think I’m in love with Stecher. He is everything we have been missing. Lots of smart plays.

Also Ryan, Brome, Merrill, and Namestikov are all huge upgrades in my opinion. They all have flaws but they are so much better than last years depth.

I would like Brome on the 3rd line instead of filppula or gagner. Gagner- Namestikov-Filppula is just a completely redundant line.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Fabbri with a still not great but better 45% on faceoffs tonight. We need to be patient with this experiment. If you can turn a middle 6 winger into a middle 6 center you do whatever work you can to do that.

Game 1: 14%
Game 2: 45%
Game 3: 76% (extrapolated)
Game 4: 107% (extrapolated)

He's gonna be fine.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Fabbri with a still not great but better 45% on faceoffs tonight. We need to be patient with this experiment. If you can turn a middle 6 winger into a middle 6 center you do whatever work you can to do that.

Agreed. I'll add that Mick mentioned Fabs had 10 "contested" FO's in Gm1, with his winger(s) losing 7/9 of them. I'd like true FO # if possible, maybe HockeyReference.com ? they usually have a lot of good data.

Our entire 2nd line seems very motivated, which will rub off on the rest of the team. Yzerman did a great job of changing the dynamic of the locker room with positivity etc.

Ryan - Fabbri - Zadina
Our new 2 kids & a Goat line 3.0 ?

 

[GMR]

Bobby Ryan deserved the C. Look at how his presence changed the team.

LOL. You don't give the C to a new player. Especially when Larkin has been groomed for the role. Ryan isn't Wayne Gretzky. Also, that would be a good way to anger Larkin.

 

[SoupGuru]

Wooo! Larkin on pace for 56 goals this season! Wooo!

 

[Hen Kolland]

LOL. You don't give the C to a new player. Especially when Larkin has been groomed for the role. Ryan isn't Wayne Gretzky. Also, that would be a good way to anger Larkin.

You didn’t feel or hear the whoosh of the breeze that created going over your head?

Obviously it’s Larkin’s role, he fills it well. But additionally, I did want to draw attention to how GOOD veteran players can influence a team. The team as a whole played well today. Zadina seemed to find a groove and a comfort zone with Ryan. He can be an important part of this team.

 

[Henkka]

This is my only feeling after this game.

Kid just forced me to hear this song today.

Didn't like it.

Now I like it.

 

[Ezekial]

Ryan - Fabbri - Zadina
Our new 2 kids & a Goat line 3.0 ?

2 kids and 2 broken mitts

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

This is my only feeling after this game.

Kid just forced me to hear this song today.

Didn't like it.

Now I like it.

Sounds like 90's pop. Apparently, she's "new-ish".

 

[Henkka]

Sounds like 90's pop. Apparently, she's "new-ish".

I just learned this from the kids and had same feelings.

90's.

90's were good for Red Wings. Think I like it.

 

[MTU hockey]

happy to see others recognizing Zadina's playmaking ability. He's no Adam Oates but he is an underrated playmaker on these boards and really he doesn't have any weaknesses in the offensive zone, very well rounded player. I remember he was making nice passes into the slot like tonight last year, but his linemates never had their stick on the ice to do anything with it. I like that his current line is forcing him to be more of a set up guy as it should help him become a real duel threat in the offensive zone, add Raymond to the top 6 and they could be dangerous every night.

 

[odin1981]

It's cool that the Wings won. Need some W's every now and then.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

happy to see others recognizing Zadina's playmaking ability. He's no Adam Oates but he is an underrated playmaker on these boards and really he doesn't have any weaknesses in the offensive zone, very well rounded player. I remember he was making nice passes into the slot like tonight last year, but his linemates never had their stick on the ice to do anything with it. I like that his current line is forcing him to be more of a set up guy as it should help him become a real duel threat in the offensive zone, add Raymond to the top 6 and they could be dangerous every night.

On that note, I noticed the PP2 unit with decent, albeit slower, movement in Thursdays season opener vs. CAR. Glad Blash came to his senses.

Zadina is more of a playmaker vs. shooter, imo. Fabbri too.

21-22:
Raymond-Larkin-Mantha
Bert-Fabbri-Zadina
Ryan?-Veleno-Brome
Ras-Namestnikov-Berggren?
Smith
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also on the Fabbri goal, Gagner ran interference w/stick on #19 (Hamilton) for 1.5-2 seconds enabling Zadina to get puck unmolested.

 

[jkutswings]

It's hilarious to read game threads after the game has been played.

We're so awful we might end up with less points than last year.
We scored! Great play!
We're still going to find a way to lose this game.
We won! Hooray!

It's like watching a verbal ping pong match.

 

[Henkka]

They are doing the right things.

The defence is concentrating on HD chances. - That's working.

They are defending well...

... the offence will come.

Everybody is gonna hate HOW THE YZERPLAN IS GONNA WORK AND BLASHILL IS WINNIN TOO MUCH GAMES !

 

[ArGarBarGar]

After watching Bobby Ryan's post-game interview with FSD, I think he is a super likeable guy. Even when he was a Duck (and we all hated the Ducks when he was with them), I could never really hate him, because he seems like a really decent and professional player.

The only thing I dislike about him is his choice of numbers.

 

[RedMenace]

Sounds like 90's pop. Apparently, she's "new-ish".

As you know, music and fashion are cyclical.

Anyway

After watching the Toronto-Ottawa game from last night, I really see how little of a system Blashill employs. I mean, maybe it's a "system" in the loosest sense of the word, but it's essentially chaos, with and without the puck.

I'm happy for the W, don't get me wrong; however, f***ing seriously?

 

[Fil Larkmanthanasiou]

Larkin must have worked on his behind the net bank shot after seeing tweets of the Berggren goals.