GDT: Baby Ducks @ Avs....Hockey is back!

[bumperkisser]

dont know how we're playin but gibbys numbers arent very good tonight. granted its pre-season etc etc. but eh

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Dark Knight ‏@ShadowOftheBat 5m5 minutes ago
Nattinen 86% and Rakell at 71% on the dots.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

dont know how we're playin but gibbys numbers arent very good tonight. granted its pre-season etc etc. but eh

There's no way to judge how the goalies are doing.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Sekac with the winner

 

[Bender66]

Dark Knight ‏@ShadowOftheBat 5m5 minutes ago
Nattinen 86% and Rakell at 71% on the dots.

Witchcraft

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

They sound like they're enjoying pickup hockey.

 

[bumperkisser]

gameeee

 

[Ducks Nation*]

They really didn't put Sekac in..... wow.

 

[la patineuse]

Boo!

 

[Ducks DVM]

That nonsense is no more hockey than a shootout is. It's just a series of breakaway drills.

 

[190Octane]

Wow, no so sure I like that 3 on 3. Couldn't they play 5 minutes 4 on 4 and another 5 3 on 3?

 

[Ducks Nation*]

That nonsense is no more hockey than a shootout is. It's just a series of breakaway drills.

Atleast it's somewhat team oriented....

 

[la patineuse]

So what happens when there is a penalty 3-on-3? Does one team get an extra skater instead of one team being down a player?

 

[perrygetz1*]

That 3 on 3 sounded like a cluster ****

 

[la patineuse]

Wow, no so sure I like that 3 on 3. Couldn't they play 5 minutes 4 on 4 and another 5 3 on 3?

This. It's only another five minutes more or maybe five and a little bit more to have 4-on-4. I don't think I like it so much either...one big fire drill.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Atleast it's somewhat team oriented....

Meh. Count the number of penalty shots in a season then the number of 3v3 events. It's actually LESS like an actual hockey game than the shootout is.

So what happens when there is a penalty 3-on-3? Does one team get an extra skater instead of one team being down a player?

Yes, it'll be handled just like the 4v4 OT is now.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

That 3 on 3 sounded like a cluster ****

That's the point. The idea is to make defense next to impossible. But hey, running time = hockey, so the fake purists are appeased.

 

[2faded]

That nonsense is no more hockey than a shootout is. It's just a series of breakaway drills.

It's brand new and it's preseason. I'm sure the 3 on 3's will settle down.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Glad it was a close game considering the lineup

 

[Ducks DVM]

I'm just glad nobody was injured

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Honestly why the hell would you not start sekac in the 3 on 3

 

[AngelDuck]

Honestly why the hell would you not start sekac in the 3 on 3

Because it's preseason and Sekac is all but a lock to make the team. I hate our coach but he's not doing anything wrong here...he's just trying to get a look at some of the younger/less experienced players probably..see how they respond. I think it's pretty clear Sekac is going to be in the opening night lineup at this point

 

[pesko]

"I thought there were a lot of good things and bad things in the game, and you learn from watching bad things," said Boudreau. "You learn a little bit about players. You would like to come out with a win all the time. Losing in OT... we had a chance to win. We had it on our stick. Overall, I was fairly happy with most of the players."

Sekac, whom Boudreau said “looks bigger, stronger, quicker and more determined to be an everyday player,†used his trademark speed to catch Colorado defensemen flat-footed before sneaking one past Varlamov.

"If you went down the lineup, I thought Wagner, Santorelli, Friberg and Sekac were good, and I thought Rakell was good early," said Boudreau. "I thought Despres had a good game. Theodore logged a lot of minutes. Nick Ritchie was banging the body, going to the net and doing what he was supposed to do. Those are positive signs."

http://ducks.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015010018&navid=DL|ANA|home

 

[mightyquack]

Said it when it was first announced, and saying it again it's going to be fun within a few months of 3v3 starting people will be up in arms about it.

3v3 is just as much of a gimmick as the shootout.

 

[AngelDuck]

I think 3 on 3 is going to be cool. It requires more tactics and skill then a shootout which is the goal, and I think it accomplishes that