GDT: #1 (Part 2): FLYERS 5 at Golden Knights 2, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, 10:00 p.m. ET

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

That song always gave me bad vibrations.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

 

[Beef Invictus]

Snaheim just needs to do it for a few games.
Hagg and MacDonald played that 3 on 2 to perfection, Elliott made an easy save look hard.
In fact, Hagg actually looks like a top 4 D-man tonight, but let's not get carried away!

Flyer are showing the difference depth makes, I don't think MAF played worse than Elliott, he just didn't play out of his gourd like last season.
But the Flyers showed they can skate with Vegas four lines deep, and they're the more physical team.
A little luck, but also going up 5-1 on the road messes with your head, hard not to relax a little.
But the first ten minutes, wow, they just took it to Vegas in their own building on opening night.

This is why I am happy to see Martel gone, I don't want skating smurfs, I want guys like Raffl who hound you over 200 feet.
And Voracek actually made a good defense play getting back, get that boy motivated and he could be special, not just good.

This is the way Hakstol wants this team to play, not a shell, but smart and aggressive, not out of control, but balls to the wall.

Yeah, no. This is quite different so far, including their offensive scheme and the newfound emphasis on setting up forwards around the net and in the slot, and with net pressure, rather than lazily deferring to crappy D shots. Let's not act like this was how he wanted them to play in the past.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Shoutout to alcohol on the unemployed budget, the game is mostly over and I'm only halfway through my second Labatt Ice 24ozer.

 

[bennysflyers16]

I think Jellyhead should Be theme song for the year. Dedicate to Hak.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Wow 2 part GDT? Been a while

 

[Beef Invictus]

That song always gave me bad vibrations.

Perhaps you'd prefer Voro's theme song.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I pretty much see your gif all over Twitter now.

 

[BernieParent]

I'm still nervous. I'm a pessimist. I need help.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

But the first ten minutes, wow, they just took it to Vegas in their own building on opening night.

Wat.

The first ten minutes were Charles Barkley level turrible.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Please no Hakshell

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Perhaps you'd prefer Voro's theme song.

Nope, check this out - just seconds in: "Go ahead, daddy." This is the one.

 

[deadhead]

Yeah, no. This is quite different so far, including their offensive scheme and the newfound emphasis on setting up forwards around the net and in the slot, and with net pressure, rather than lazily deferring to crappy D shots. Let's not act like this was how he wanted them to play in the past.

Lot's of D shots, but they now have physical forwards around the net and in the slot, can't pass to someone who isn't there.
Personnel make a big difference, they can also aggressively forecheck with all four lines now.
More size, more speed, more skill.
As Lavi has shown, it's a lot easier being a brilliant coach when you have talent.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Wat.

The first ten minutes were Charles Barkley level turrible.

Yeah, that was the opposite of what happened.

 

[StarterHart]

Ryan Whitney with a good tweet. If any of you listen to spittin chicklets podcast, when they talk about Gritty it’s hilarious.

Yeah that meat headed idiot Bissonette actually came up with some good stuff about Gritty

 

[Rich Nixon]

Pierre f***ing loves Hakstol.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

They just confused Amac with Ghost

 

[pit]

I know it's a long season to go, but when might we see a mashup of Vorobyov and Fly Guy from I'm Gonna Git You Sucka?

 

[BernieParent]

Ruh roh.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Lot's of D shots, but they now have physical forwards around the net and in the slot, can't pass to someone who isn't there.
Personnel make a big difference, they can also aggressively forecheck with all four lines now.
More size, more speed, more skill.
As Lavi has shown, it's a lot easier being a brilliant coach when you have talent.

You're just going to ignore that players who were present last year, like Raffl, Laughton, and Lehtera, are suddenly focusing on setting each other up around the net from the boards instead of sending it back to the blueline at the first chance?

I'm giving Hakstol credit for a much-needed adjustment, which is actually good coaching, and you're gonna pretend the issue didn't exist to begin with or that the change hasn't occurred? You're gonna give all the credit to Hextall and act as if coaches have no influence and are entirely at the mercy of their rosters? If that's the case why even have coaches?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I pretty much see your gif all over Twitter now.

And here I sit, still a nobody lol

I swear to Jobu, if Pimp scores while I have LL Cool J playing, I am going to lose all of my fluids.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Lmao that was all MacDonald that moron

 

[Rich Nixon]

AMac tryna kill Elliott.

 

[trostol]

cmon