GDT: Blues vs. Ducks| FSMW, 9pm|Please, No One Else Get Hurt

[Meatball]

Husso aint it.

 

[StLewis11]

All the players survived this game, right? Not another one to IR?

 

[Veneficus]

I work weird hours so I cant watch alot of games live. When I saw the final score after leaving this 4-1 good guys I gasped. This team wins weird games as a spectator.

 

[GoldenSeal]

I hate saying this but.... I miss Jake Allen. Husso isn’t ready.

 

[Meatball]

I hate saying this but.... I miss Jake Allen. Husso isn’t ready.

Husso aint it.

 

[Veneficus]

The snake stole these games alot imo

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

 

[thedustman]

I'm fine with husso. made plenty of fine saves when team was hangin him out to dry. These 9+ goal games are gonna take some getting used to

 

[Robb_K]

I don't think we resigned him when his contract was up

This is the answer. He wasn't progressing as much as The Blues wanted, and he was getting disillusioned, and talking about returning to Europe. I think he DID return to Finland, so The Blues didn't resign him when his contract ended.

 

[kimzey59]

Husso is the least of our problems.
He does need to work on his focus to start games/periods, but he's fine once he gets in a groove.

It's the team in front of him that needs to work on playing something that at least generally resembles defense. Way too many goofs in our own zone by guys that should know better.

 

[Robb_K]

I'm fine with husso. made plenty of fine saves when team was hangin him out to dry. These 9+ goal games are gonna take some getting used to

It was a lot easier to protect leads with Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester, and Parayko on the back end.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

BIGGEST QUESTION OF THE GAME:

Did we lose another player to injury?????

 

[ezcreepin]

BIGGEST QUESTION OF THE GAME:

Did we lose another player to injury?????

No one technically missed a shift so I guess not?

 

[GoldenSeal]

BIGGEST QUESTION OF THE GAME:

It’s not as important as the Biggest Game of the Question

 

[GoldenSeal]

If we got D kids in the pipeline similar to Mikkola, please call them up. I’d rather they played than some of these weak, sheltered types. Yes Krug, I’m also looking at you.

 

[DoubleK81]

At least it's not as cringe as when Pierre interviews coaches during play

But, they're not. They're taped during the commercial breaks.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

But, they're not. They're taped during the commercial breaks.

I thought I've seen a interview or two where the coach who's getting interviewed gets scored on, but it certainly makes more sense that it's during the break

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

ofc they mix a high stick on the other team. wtf is the ref motioning at there? do your job you worthless bum

He was motioning that the stick contact was a follow-through (on a shot) so no penalty. Sucks for Scandella, but not his dentist.

 

[Blueston]

We played 1 strong period. Thankfully that was enough.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Husso is the least of our problems.
He does need to work on his focus to start games/periods, but he's fine once he gets in a groove.

It's the team in front of him that needs to work on playing something that at least generally resembles defense. Way too many goofs in our own zone by guys that should know better.

Caveat that I don’t want to be overly critical of a rookie still getting his feet under him, and that I defer to the opinion of those who’ve actually played goalie and have an eye for this stuff...but I don’t see Husso settling down like you describe.

To my untrained eye, he has his glove low or just not good with it a lot. He seems to be going down too early, because opponents seem to be trying to beat him up high, frequently with success. Finally, too many rebounds (partly a function of the glove hand weakness) into dangerous areas.

Does he have a high level of play lurking behind this? Hell if I know. But so far I haven’t been particularly encouraged.

 

[Blueston]

And Sharks blew out Colorado tonight. We are 2nd by points, 4th by %.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Caveat that I don’t want to be overly critical of a rookie still getting his feet under him, and that I defer to the opinion of those who’ve actually played goalie and have an eye for this stuff...but I don’t see Husso settling down like you describe.

To my untrained eye, he has his glove low or just not good with it a lot. He seems to be going down too early, because opponents seem to be trying to beat him up high, frequently with success. Finally, too many rebounds (partly a function of the glove hand weakness) into dangerous areas.

Does he have a high level of play lurking behind this? Hell if I know. But so far I haven’t been particularly encouraged.

He needs to train with a goalie like Brian Elliott and get his positioning right. I see a lot of promise but nothing being developed yet.

 

[Ranksu]

You predicted he would be a marginal 4th liner? Congrats. Who could have seen that?

For ex. Not you

14. Poganski- Good AHLer. Don’t expect much more from him.

 

[Xerloris]

binny is a headcase

You have no idea what a headcase actually is. Go watch footage of Belfour or Hextall then get back to me.

Ducks have under 2 GF/G, we need to give Binny nights off and this is the best team to do it against.

Yet Husso gives up 4 to them

husso dont deserve this ... team playing like shit

This team doesn't deserve having to put up with Husso's shit.

Caveat that I don’t want to be overly critical of a rookie still getting his feet under him, and that I defer to the opinion of those who’ve actually played goalie and have an eye for this stuff...but I don’t see Husso settling down like you describe.

To my untrained eye, he has his glove low or just not good with it a lot. He seems to be going down too early, because opponents seem to be trying to beat him up high, frequently with success. Finally, too many rebounds (partly a function of the glove hand weakness) into dangerous areas.

Does he have a high level of play lurking behind this? Hell if I know. But so far I haven’t been particularly encouraged.

The fact he gives up an early goal every single game is very worrisome.

 

[Reality Czech]

Caveat that I don’t want to be overly critical of a rookie still getting his feet under him, and that I defer to the opinion of those who’ve actually played goalie and have an eye for this stuff...but I don’t see Husso settling down like you describe.

To my untrained eye, he has his glove low or just not good with it a lot. He seems to be going down too early, because opponents seem to be trying to beat him up high, frequently with success. Finally, too many rebounds (partly a function of the glove hand weakness) into dangerous areas.

Does he have a high level of play lurking behind this? Hell if I know. But so far I haven’t been particularly encouraged.

Husso has not been very good overall. The first two goals were pretty soft, and he looked awkward on that 4th one. He often looks shaky at the beginning of the game before settling in, but he doesn't really look like an NHL-caliber goalie right now. I wonder if we have the roster space to give Hofer a start at some point in the season. They could probably manage 3 goalies on the active roster with all the injuries.

Nice to get the win, but we shouldn't celebrate barely beating a Ducks team that was missing its top 2 defensemen. Great to see Joshua get rewarded with his first NHL goal. I thought he looked good out there, and a rookie getting his first goal in his first game is a nice little storyline to fire up the boys. A couple observations:

Sanford - Another great game as he's reminding people why he keeps getting chances to make a difference. Notice who Berube had on the ice in the final minute: ROR, Sundqvist and Sanford. That's how highly the coach thinks of his defensive game. Fans need to get off Sanford's back, because he's turned into a useful player even when not scoring (which thankfully he is finally doing). He was looking pretty shaky for a little while, but looks pretty locked in right now.

Scandella - He's another guy who needs a break from fans. He deserves credit for his strong play at both ends in these last two games. Probably our best defenseman in the past two games along with...

Dunn - He's been great since sitting out that game. I don't think I've seen him play such a strong overall game before. Nice to see him playing with confidence and making the right plays.

Schenn - I feel he sometimes gets lost in the shuffle, but he's been outstanding this season providing strong 2-way play and making things happen on a regular basis. Led Blues forwards in ice time as he's taking on a bigger role with all the injuries.

Clifford - Man, what a great signing he has turned out to be. Far from a useless plug, he's contributing offensively and now even on the PK. I hope they bring him back next year, he's such a good fit on this team.