GDT: 3/9/19 - 7:00PM EDT - Detroit vs Tampa Bay

[Stammertime91]

These lines are all over the place. Rutta is in, Gourde on the fourth, Heddy Serge pairing. Why the **** not?

Trying to give Detroit a chance to be cup favorites

 

[CupsOverCash]

These lines are all over the place. Rutta is in, Gourde on the fourth, Heddy Serge pairing. Why the **** not?

Could see us play with the linup a bit before the playoffs. Guys need to be ready to play with anybody in case we need a shakeup. Maybe give some guys a rest and put Cally in. Give some guys like Erne and Joseph more minutes. Maybe give some prospects in the ahl a taste of the NHL for a game or two. Dont need to do this a ton but this team has nothing to prove early on in March already clinching a spot. And barring some miracle the Atlantic is pretty much locked up too. Would be reassuring to see the top guys stay hot. Kucherov is on a crazy pace this season. Would like to see that not change anytime soon.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

These lines are all over the place. Rutta is in, Gourde on the fourth, Heddy Serge pairing. Why the **** not?

Now's the perfect time to try funky stuff and see what happens. Last time Hedman and Sergachev were paired it didn't go too well. Should be fun to watch.

 

[DaBolts]

Okay Bolts, after that giant fart you laid the other night, it is time. Time to do....

 

[DaBolts]

Hedman - Sergachev
Lets see how this goes

They better hang 6 points or I'm pissed.

 

[hagg18]

Hedman - Sergachev
Lets see how this goes

This is a pefect game to try it, but my guess is that it’ll be Hedman-cernak, Mac-rutta and coburn-serg after 30 min. By then Detroit have scored 3 times at with Hedman and serg on the ice and they’ve looked completly lost. I do hope I’m wrong, but I just don’t like that pairing.

 

[DFC]

Leafs are still better.

Well, they'll definitely handicap the criteria until it works out that their forwards are better.

 

[DFC]

This is a pefect game to try it, but my guess is that it’ll be Hedman-cernak, Mac-rutta and coburn-serg after 30 min. By then Detroit have scored 3 times at with Hedman and serg on the ice and they’ve looked completly lost. I do hope I’m wrong, but I just don’t like that pairing.

I think we'd be more likely to pair Hedman with Rutta if things start going awry, and let Mac/Cernak straighten things out.

 

[DFC]

I like Gourde on 4th quite a bit. He can play that kind of role while also bringing a big scoring threat bonus.

 

[hagg18]

I think we'd be more likely to pair Hedman with Rutta if things start going awry, and let Mac/Cernak straighten things out.

Maybe, but I’d like Hedman to keep his joining the rush and play offense. I doubdt Rutta can handle that as well as cernak and I also find Mac a better babysitter then Hedman, if Rutta might need one.

 

[DFC]

Maybe, but I’d like Hedman to keep his joining the rush and play offense. I doubdt Rutta can handle that as well as cernak and I also find Mac a better babysitter then Hedman, if Rutta might need one.

I don't think Hedman's leading the offense as much as we've seen in years past. He's really not putting up a whole lot of ES points. Pretty sure McDonagh is even outscoring him in that department.

 

[JoVel]

I like Gourde on 4th quite a bit. He can play that kind of role while also bringing a big scoring threat bonus.

Yeah, I don't mind spreading out the offence even more than we do bow but that's obviously not the long term plan. We need Gourde to get closer to the level he was at last season. We already have one overpaid fourth liner. Gourde is obviously not Callahan but I'd like to see him step up again.

 

[DFC]

Yeah, I don't mind spreading out the offence even more than we do bow but that's obviously not the long term plan. We need Gourde to get closer to the level he was at last season. We already have one overpaid fourth liner. Gourde is obviously not Callahan but I'd like to see him step up again.

I think that's more about team chemistry, and he's a little bit the odd man out in the short-term. But he'll find a place again as things get shaken up. I think he's always gonna work best as a top tier third liner, but the 7s line is always in Coop's back pocket, so, again, Gourde is just a bit on the outside looking in.

 

[Stormbreaker]

14 straight or bust, let's go !!!

 

[Master P]

So how long until the "Yzerman left you to come back home" comments on the main GDT?

 

[DFC]

So how long until the "Yzerman left you to come back home" comments on the main GDT?

I say this as a life-long Yzerman fan. The proper response to that is: "Thank you, he did a wonderful job. Have fun going through the growing pains of a proper rebuild."

 

[berlin]

Wake me when the playoffs start.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Go !!!

 

[DFC]

Wake me when the playoffs start.

Signed,

The Tampa Bay Lightning

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I say this as a life-long Yzerman fan. The proper response to that is: "Thank you, he did a wonderful job. Have fun going through the growing pains of a proper rebuild."

The answer will be though "His Corsi pertransaction over 60 was trash".

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Destroy the dead wings

 

[CupsOverCash]

The answer will be though "His Corsi pertransaction over 60 was trash".

He was ok. He never acquired TVMFR!! Maybe BB will be wise enough.

 

[Master P]

This meme just refuses to die

 

[DFC]

Meh, I don't think that's really fair. "Big" favorites in hockey are never as massive as in basketball. Hockey's too much a game of single moments for anybody to ever be an absolute lock. Seems like you can predict basketball championships down to two or three teams every year, whereas, with hockey, it's nearly impossible. The favorites only win about 25% of the time.

 

[T REX]

Go bolts. Destroy the wings.