GDT: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes Oct. 22

[Anglesmith]

Well if MacD's in net, I'm not betting my vCash tonight.

 

[Trae]

Monahan has a higher faceoff pct than bergeron this year.

No he doesn't. I take it you read this tweet wrong.

@DarrenHaynes_CP: Over the past 2 years, Patrice Bergeron is the NHL's top face-off man. Yet, his FO% in his first 8 NHL games was 36.8%. Monahan is at 40.9%.

Haynes was talking about Monahan's first eight games in he NHL to Bergeron's first eight games in the NHL, not this year. Bergeron is at like 55% ish.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Well if MacD's in net, I'm not betting my vCash tonight.

Traitor!

I think Mac should play tonight back to backs are very hard on goalies.

 

[MarkGio]

Almost. Except I'd be eating that cake while having it too.

 

[MarkGio]

No he doesn't. I take it you read this tweet wrong.

@DarrenHaynes_CP: Over the past 2 years, Patrice Bergeron is the NHL's top face-off man. Yet, his FO% in his first 8 NHL games was 36.8%. Monahan is at 40.9%.

So its only logical to assume that Monahan will be the best face-off centerman who ever played the game!!

 

[InfinityIggy]

Traitor!

I think Mac should play tonight back to backs are very hard on goalies.

Agreed. I think Ramo has been the better goalie so far, and much more poised but resting him on the back-to-back is the right choice.

 

[Trae]

So its only logical to assume that Monahan will be the best face-off centerman who ever played the game!!

Exactly!

 

[herashak]

No he doesn't. I take it you read this tweet wrong.

@DarrenHaynes_CP: Over the past 2 years, Patrice Bergeron is the NHL's top face-off man. Yet, his FO% in his first 8 NHL games was 36.8%. Monahan is at 40.9%.

Haynes was talking about Monahan's first eight games in he NHL to Bergeron's first eight games in the NHL, not this year. Bergeron is at like 55% ish.

Tru tru

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Stajan has also been cleared to practice.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Stajan has also been cleared to practice.

O thank god we might actually win a faceoff

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

O thank god we might actually win a faceoff

Something like this would be nice:

Baertschi-Monahan-Hudler
Cammalleri-Backlund-Stempniak
Glencross-Stajan-Horak
Bouma-Colborne-Galiardi

 

[Trae]

Something like this would be nice:

Baertschi-Monahan-Hudler
Cammalleri-Backlund-Stempniak
Glencross-Stajan-Horak
Bouma-Colborne-Galiardi

Jones instead of Horak and it works for me!

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Jones instead of Horak and it works for me!

Totally, I'm just not sure if Stajan or Jones are playing tonight.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Something like this would be nice:

Baertschi-Monahan-Hudler
Cammalleri-Backlund-Stempniak
Glencross-Stajan-Horak
Bouma-Colborne-Galiardi

I doubt we see Stajan tonight and I think we all know Glencross - Stajan - Stempniak

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Street has just been sent down per the AHL transaction page.

Does this mean Stajan is in?

 

[HighLifeMan]

Street has just been sent down per the AHL transaction page.

Does this mean Stajan is in?

Doubt it.
It suggests to me that either Cammalleri or Horak will be playing center tonight.

 

[BVicious]

Street has just been sent down per the AHL transaction page.

Does this mean Stajan is in?

Most likely it's because jones is back

 

[BVicious]

Doubt it.
It suggests to me that either Cammalleri or Horak will be playing center tonight.

Horak to replace Street, Jones to replace Grats.

Galliardi and jones are switching lines so we'll see GlenX/Backs/Jones

 

[MarkGio]

Street has just been sent down per the AHL transaction page.

Does this mean Stajan is in?

Horak probably. Street wasn't putting up points even though he played well. He was good at faceoffs however

 

[Anglesmith]

Horak to replace Street, Jones to replace Grats.

Galliardi and jones are switching lines so we'll see GlenX/Backs/Jones

Do we really expect Jones in the lineup without having practiced?

 

[TheHudlinator]

Doubt it.
It suggests to me that either Cammalleri or Horak will be playing center tonight.

I would bet it means Galliardi is at center and Jones or Horak is in at his wing spot. Horak hasn't been a center on the Heat to my knowledge.

 

[Anglesmith]

Wasn't Cammalleri super-effective in the faceoff circle last night?

We could see:

Glencross-Cammy-Stempniak
Galiardi-Backlund-Horak
Baertschi-Monahan-Hudler
Bouma-Colborne-McGrattan

 

[TheHudlinator]

Wasn't Cammalleri super-effective in the faceoff circle last night?

He was last year too the problem is he is more effective at wing. He probably takes faceoffs for his center and then goes back to his winger role.

 

[King In The North]

We should use him like Iggy and take the offensive faceoffs every so often and go back to wing. Cammalleri was above 50% last year for us

 

[Demetric]

Nice GDT!

To a great game tonight!

Cheers