GDT: 2018-19 Other Games Around the League

[Coily]

Pretty crazy that Karlsson signed a one year extension after his monster year. Almost as if Vegas management had an inkling it might have been a one off season for him last year

Didn't he want a one-year deal though?

 

[KirbyDots]

Didn't he want a one-year deal though?

Betting on himself went terribly wrong. Smart to give him a prove it deal.

 

[Bizz]

I think the All Star Game broke John Gibson.

 

[Sharksfan83]

I think the All Star Game broke John Gibson.

He hasn't been that good in 2019.

 

[Painful Quandary]

I think the All Star Game broke John Gibson.

I think he has a back injury from carrying the Ducks.

Honestly, he was the only thing keeping the Ducks afloat this season. It felt like he would have to falter at some point.

 

[undercovernerd]

The Sens are kind of impressive. I can’t believe I said that.

 

[Sharksfan83]

The Sens are kind of impressive. I can’t believe I said that.

Poor Tierney. He started like a star and crashed like a meteoroid.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I just finished watching Sens-Leafs.

Duchene was the best skater on the ice for either team and Ottawa actually looked pretty good.

 

[rangerssharks414]

The Kings are only four points out of the last playoff spot in the west with a game in hand. I hope they buy at the deadline.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

The Kings are only four points out of the last playoff spot in the west with a game in hand. I hope they buy at the deadline.

LOL. I know you are kidding but I am curious what teams in the West are actually sellers. The West is pretty tight and a lot of teams have a chance of making it in as the wild card teams. The East on the other hand seems like there are quite a few teams that are out of it.

 

[CJL182]

The Wild Card race in the West is ludicrous. No one has been able to pull away and everyone is still in it. Philly just had an 8 game winning streak, yet LA is closer to a playoff spot then them. Anaheim had lost 18 of 20, but have picked up enough loser points along the way to still be in it. It's crazy...

 

[Lebanezer]

I was watching Drouin yesterday and he moves and plays just like Havlat. Same skating stride, same stickhandling, same shot. It’s interesting.

 

[nerdybeard]

Man. Ducks down 4-0 vs PHI in the 1st period. Gibson scratched eh? Is that due to the last game he got pulled and was pissed at/side-eyeing Carlyle?

-55 goal differential on the season holy moly. Still only 4 points outs of a wild card spot lmaooo

 

[Juxtaposer]

I really, really want to get the top seed in the West. There are five good teams, two solid teams (Dallas and St. Louis) and a bunch of bad teams fighting for the 8th seed. Winning the West will be the difference between playing Vegas in the first round or playing Vancouver/Minnesota/Colorado/Arizona in the first round, which is to say, a HUGE difference.

 

[Cappuccino]

I really, really want to get the top seed in the West. There are five good teams, two solid teams (Dallas and St. Louis) and a bunch of bad teams fighting for the 8th seed. Winning the West will be the difference between playing Vegas in the first round or playing Vancouver/Minnesota/Colorado/Arizona in the first round, which is to say, a HUGE difference.

Although I feel the Sharks will put up a better fight against Vegas this year, it's for the Sharks indeed better to avoid them in round 1. It would be however an amazing serie, the winner likely (pretty banged up) facing the Flames for another great serie.

 

[Cappuccino]

I just finished watching Sens-Leafs.

Duchene was the best skater on the ice for either team and Ottawa actually looked pretty good.

What would it take to also get Duchene from them this deadline ?

 

[SjMilhouse]

I really, really want to get the top seed in the West. There are five good teams, two solid teams (Dallas and St. Louis) and a bunch of bad teams fighting for the 8th seed. Winning the West will be the difference between playing Vegas in the first round or playing Vancouver/Minnesota/Colorado/Arizona in the first round, which is to say, a HUGE difference.

Plus then you only have to play one of Vegas and Calgary assuming we at least win the division and the standings hold up

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Stl Nash is a fun one so far.

 

[Lebanezer]

Weird

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Saros is so big and athletic.

 

[mooncalf]

Weird

Ducks replacing Boudreau with Carlyle was a very good move for Sharks fans

 

[Levie]

Ducks replacing Boudreau with Carlyle was a very good move for Sharks fans

Carlyle solved their game 7 woe's though.

 

[seroes]

Weird

How very ducks of them

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I really, really want to get the top seed in the West. There are five good teams, two solid teams (Dallas and St. Louis) and a bunch of bad teams fighting for the 8th seed. Winning the West will be the difference between playing Vegas in the first round or playing Vancouver/Minnesota/Colorado/Arizona in the first round, which is to say, a HUGE difference.

I don’t even think I would say Dallas and St. Louis are solid. They’re on pace for 91 and 88 points, respectively. Both of them would be well out of a playoff spot in any normal year. Hell, Vegas is on pace for 95 points, which would have been 8th in the West last year.

But, that is exactly why winning the West is huge. Because, as weak as those teams are...every other team is so much worse.

 

[mooncalf]

I don’t even think I would say Dallas and St. Louis are solid. They’re on pace for 91 and 88 points, respectively. Both of them would be well out of a playoff spot in any normal year. Hell, Vegas is on pace for 95 points, which would have been 8th in the West last year.

But, that is exactly why winning the West is huge. Because, as weak as those teams are...every other team is so much worse.

I think St Louis is pretty good. They struggled hard early this season (so low point total), but they're heating up now. Not that we'd have to play them until the Conference Finals either way, and I don't think they're that good that they'll make it past WPG and NSH.