GDT: #74 ⋅ ANA @ EDM ⋅ 1:00 PM PDT

[Goose of Reason]

Zegras got less ice time than f***ing Brett Leason, come on Cronin

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

McTavish 11:14. Zegras 14:45.

Mac looks like he’s gonna die every time he’s out there. I applaud him for trying to gut it out, but he needs to shut it down for the season and whoever keeps telling him he can play through it needs to fired immediately after the season ends

 

[anezthes]

McTavish is playing injured.

Reason #293123981353 why Verbeek/Cronin needs to go.

 

[dracom]

That’s an $85k game

more than I make in a year...some people have all the luck

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

Recognizing that Zegras has a ton of talent, seeing him stand out so much in this roster has me wondering if he is really that talented or if everyone else is just dead on their skates for one reason or another.

 

[ff8]

more than I make in a year...some people have all the luck

Hey I bet you have better puck luck

 

[Lord Flashheart]

McDavid is in 9th season since being drafted, let that sink in, and correlate to where we are.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

McTavish 11:14. Zegras 14:45.

Odd. I thought everyone would have had a negative +/- rating. Z's line (Vatrano-Z-Strome) and Mac went unscathed in the negative rating.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Zegras got less ice time than f***ing Brett Leason, come on Cronin

Cronin has to make up for lost time with Leason, since he scratched him for about a month for no reason

 

[Mr Rogers]

Can you refresh me? Was that the one where he was kind of standoffish? Thank you

around 5:25

A year later, i'm sure Pat has done that self-eval at some point

 

[Terry Yake]

i was all for giving cronin another season to see what he can do what a healthy roster, but what he's done with zegras these last two games has really irked me

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Reason #293123981353 why Verbeek/Cronin needs to go.

Verbeek said that playing through injury is the culture he wants for this team.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Anyone else unable to shake the horrible feeling that Verbeek is actually going to trade Z

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

i was all for giving cronin another season to see what he can do what a healthy roster, but what he's done with zegras these last two games has really irked me

what did he do to zegras this game?

 

[anezthes]

Verbeek said that playing through injury is the culture he wants for this team.

He's dumber than I thought.

 

[ScarTroy]

Yeah I was all for giving a healthy roster to Cronin again next season, but watching him with a fairly healthy roster right now isn’t promising. No line looks threatening, and he makes zero in game adjustments to fix anything.

 

[Terry Yake]

what did he do to zegras this game?

he only played 14 minutes last i checked

 

[Hockey Duckie]

around 5:25

A year later, i'm sure Pat has done that self-eval at some point

Verbeek's response to the question after Lisa's question makes you wonder about Verbeek. Verbeek just said recently at the Migration event that he was happy with the compete and culture even though the team was doing worse than last year's team. And after the this year's TDL, it's not great.

I kept the interview going and Verbeek said he's not going to rush players and put them into bad situations in order to get them to the NHL before they're ready.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Zegras got less ice time than f***ing Brett Leason, come on Cronin

It is possible, and would be wise, that Zegras is having his minutes managed, because he’s coming back from a broken leg, and it is exceedingly unlikely that he’s not in condition to be playing 18 minutes a game.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Verbeek's response to the question after Lisa's question makes you wonder about Verbeek. Verbeek just said recently at the Migration event that he was happy with the compete and culture even though the team was doing worse than last year's team. And after the this year's TDL, it's not great.

I kept the interview going and Verbeek said he's not going to rush players and put them into bad situations in order to get them to the NHL before they're ready.

*again.

** and THIS time, he really means it.

 

[heynowbababooey]

There's zero structure to the way this team plays hockey. f*** cronin! They can't defend, pass, shoot or score. 3 wins out of 15 games this month. That's f***ing pathetic. Like I said last game, with zero signs of it getting better anytime soon.

 

[Zegras11]

The Oilers radio postgame show is really ripping on the Ducks coaching staff. Saying it looks like they have implemented no structure, system, discipline, or compete and are not capable of making any adjustments. And that the roster is not good enough to be a playoff team but it’s good enough to look a lot better than they do. Really couldn’t agree more, there really hasn’t been much growth in the team at all since Cronin took over. If anything most players seem to be regressing throughout the season.

 

[tomd]

At this rate the Ducks will be finish below Chicago...unthinkable just a week or two ago.

 

[Goose of Reason]

It is possible, and would be wise, that Zegras is having his minutes managed, because he’s coming back from a broken leg, and it is exceedingly unlikely that he’s not in condition to be playing 18 minutes a game.

That's fair enough, but he certainly isn't playing like a guy that needs his minutes managed. And in a game where we were struggling to create anything he was consistently involved and we need more of that.

 

[Frosted Tips]

It's a tiny step boys