GDT: 12/9/23 -- CAR (#1) @ VAN (#18)

[Francis10]

Swell

When he’s playing so well offensively you gotta ride the hot hand.

 

[Svechhammer]

Staal playing 2nd line.

Lol because when we need more offense, elevate Staal to 2C

 

[ndp]

I had some grandiose plans upgrading to a 6800xt. Rearranging my water cooler to make room. Installing 6 tbs in 2 ssd's and couldn't find the modular cables for my psus so ordered a new Kilowatt one. Also forgot to install my new 20 tb and 64gb of ram.

Anyway I just hope that the incomplete effort I gave is not more then that of the Canes

I ditched water cooling in my new rig.

Just finished up this fresh build a few months ago. Sold my old set 2080 setup to a buddy and started from scratch.

The 7800xt, 13600k combo has handled everything I’ve thrown at it in 1440.

 

[MisterDobz]

Hey, there’s hockey on!

 

[Svechhammer]

We will throw Staal to 2C but God help us there is no way we are breaking up Slavin-Burns

 

[Francis10]

We will throw Staal to 2C but God help us there is no way we are breaking up Slavin-Burns

Or put Martinook on the 4th line.

 

[ndp]

Can someone explain what “willingness to make plays” means?

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

We learned that KK is the one not buying in so we have to put him with Martinook and Fast

Svech with a cracked rib. Likely from that play trip

 

[Francis10]

We learned that KK is the one not buying in so we have to put him with Martinook and Fast

Haha. For real though, I have been really impressed with KK lately. Really growing his game and plays well both ends of ice. Also under rated passer and really good shot.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Can someone explain what “willingness to make plays” means?

It’s difficult to explain but I feel like I kind of agree with it in the sense that lately, it’s been pure “cycle cycle cycle simplify simplify simplify” and no one seems to be willing to do anything skillful offensively. No royal road passes, no drives to the net with the puck, nothing. Even on odd man breaks we’re stopping at the point and finding the trailer instead of just doing something toward the net.

I wonder if when the team is in a funk the message becomes “simplify” and if that gets taken too literally we just get pure cycle shifts that end in weak shots from the point.

 

[Tryamw]

Raanta cares

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Nucks with the Canes-esque finishing there.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

In 6 years of RBA, Staal and Necas has to be one of the least used center-winger combos I can think of.

 

[MisterDobz]

And 1-0

 

[Tryamw]

He didn't care enough as we forget to play D

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Aho and slavin with the classic no you got em moment

Moments like these are why we need to explore a hybrid man system this summer. M2m is just too tough when things are off

 

[MisterDobz]

And Aho takes a penalty

 

[Tryamw]

Staal Scoring line center...

 

[User13452]

Aho needs to wake up unacceptable

 

[Brock Anton]

Now a penalty lmaoooo

 

[HisIceness]

Such garbage

 

[chaz4hockey]

And Aho takes a penalty

His line against first goal too. Although 8 and 74 were asleep.

 

[User13452]

These lines are straight trash are 3 centres aho staal kk haven’t done anything

A pp goal here and that’ll sink this team again can’t go down 2-0

 

[chaz4hockey]

Raanta leaving a juicy rebound didn’t help either.

 

[MisterDobz]

Usually don’t complain about lines, but TiVo with Staal and nookie is one of the worst fits I’ve seen in my life.