GDT: Carolina @ Montréal: To Protect and Serve the Alpha Quadrant

[WWAD]

I didn't notice Sanguinetti being terrible tonight, yet the poor guy still managed to be a -2 in 15 minutes of ice time.

He got absolutely burned by Galchenyuk on the Prust goal.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

He got absolutely burned by Galchenyuk on the Prust goal.

No he didn't, Sanguinetti actually took the body on AG and prevented him from doing much with the puck. Jordan for some reason came over to Sanguinetti's side, losing two Habs players in the process...and one of them popped the loose puck into the net. Jordan ended up on the right post, while playing left defense and never having a "switch" with Sanguinetti.

 

[Sasha Cares]

No he actually missed most the body on that goal.

 

[Moosetache]

Well, Cam now has 2 of the worst goals allowed this year....that last night was just an utter embarrassment. Thankfully, it was the third goal, so I didnt go completely insane. We werent scoring 2 anyway.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Well, Cam now has 2 of the worst goals allowed this year....that last night was just an utter embarrassment. Thankfully, it was the third goal, so I didnt go completely insane. We werent scoring 2 anyway.

Which was the first? I may be blocking it out of my memory.

 

[Sasha Cares]

Cam was brilliant the first two periods. Then WTF

 

[Beardy*]

Cam was brilliant the first two periods. Then WTF

There was a lot of wrong going on in that game last night. We deserved to lose 8-0, not 3-0. Cam stood on his head and gave us a chance in the third, and thats really all you can ask of him.

That said, the ice was terrible last night. If ever there was going to be a game where we had a bad hop from center ice go in, it was last night. For as much as Montreal likes to think they're a hockey mecca, that was the worst conditions this team has played under so far this year.

 

[Identity404]

there was a lot of wrong going on in that game last night. We deserved to lose 8-0, not 3-0. cam stood on his head and gave us a chance in the third, and thats really all you can ask of him.

That said, the ice was terrible last night. If ever there was going to be a game where we had a bad hop from center ice go in, it was last night. For as much as montreal likes to think they're a hockey mecca, that was the worst conditions this team has played under so far this year.

wat.

 

[caniac315]

The crap ice and crap officiating didn't help us any.

 

[DaleCooper]

Maybe if he would try standing on his legs instead of his head he wouldn't let goals in from beyond center ice.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Maybe if he would try standing on his legs instead of his head he wouldn't let goals in from beyond center ice.

zing.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I didn't notice Sanguinetti being terrible tonight, yet the poor guy still managed to be a -2 in 15 minutes of ice time.

Sangs definitely had some WTF moments. That two-on-one with Plekanec and...Subban, I believe. Where he completely abandons Plekanec in front of the net to chase down Subban...leaving Ward to have to make a fantastic save when the puck "somehow" reaches Plekanec in front.

 

[Identity404]

Sangs definitely had some WTF moments. That two-on-one with Plekanec and...Subban, I believe. Where he completely abandons Plekanec in front of the net to chase down Subban...leaving Ward to have to make a fantastic save when the puck "somehow" reaches Plekanec in front.

I still don't get the coach's obsession with him. His defense has been terrible and the offensive seems to die on his stick. Why was he playing almost twice as many minutes as Jordan last night? Jordan looks invisible out there, a good thing for a bottom pairing D-man, can't say the same about Sangs. I notice him making a bonehead play almost every shift.

 

[Beardy*]

wat.

He played amazing earlier in the game to give us a chance in the third. To pin the loss on him for that center ice goal is pure idiocy.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I still don't get the coach's obsession with him. His defense has been terrible and the offensive seems to die on his stick. Why was he playing almost twice as many minutes as Jordan last night? Jordan looks invisible out there, a good thing for a bottom pairing D-man, can't say the same about Sangs. I notice him making a bonehead play almost every shift.

Jordan played about 8 minutes and had 2 complete WTF moments. That's not a good ratio. One where he fanned on a wrist shot and then fell down creating a potential breakaway and the other on the 1st goal where he overplayed Galchenyuk after he got a step on Sanguinetti.

 

[Sasha Cares]

Sangs upside is supposed to be his offense. Well his D is atrocious but I haven't seen one lick of NHL offensive talent.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Sangs definitely had some WTF moments. That two-on-one with Plekanec and...Subban, I believe. Where he completely abandons Plekanec in front of the net to chase down Subban...leaving Ward to have to make a fantastic save when the puck "somehow" reaches Plekanec in front.

If it's the one I'm thinking of (maybe it's not), where LaRose (I think) got back also, it was as much (if not more) LaRose's fault as it was Sanguinetti's. Even Tripp or John mentioned LaRose should have stayed with him in front vs. going with Sanguinetti to the corner. I'll have to go back and watch it again once it's on GCL as maybe I'm thinking of a different one.

I don't like particularly like Sanguinetti, but he wasn't any worse than anyone else last night, particularly Ward. Those 2 goals were brutal, I don't care how many good saves he made before that, you can't let those in. The team was struggling to do anything as it was and those 2 weak goals killed any chance of even trying to salvage a point.

 

[Sasha Cares]

Cam usually looks rusty after long breaks. I didn't expect his A game.

 

[Beardy*]

Lets put it this way... any game we have to put a pairing of Sang-AHLer on the ice, there's a very good chance that line will be on the ice for at least one goal.

 

[Sasha Cares]

That first goal, who was on the ice. I swear it was 5 AHLers.

I know Sangs, Jordan, and Nash were out there. Who were the other 2.

 

[Joe McGrath]

That first goal, who was on the ice. I swear it was 5 AHLers.

I know Sangs, Jordan, and Nash were out there. Who were the other 2.

Bowman and Wallace, so yes.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Lets put it this way... any game we have to put a pairing of Sang-AHLer on the ice, there's a very good chance that line will be on the ice for at least one goal.

Probably true, but if Ward is giving up 2 like he did last night, it doesn't matter who the defensive pairing is.

Anyhow, every team has clunker games and this team just had one. Not a big deal unless they become more frequent.

 

[Sasha Cares]

Anytime Jordan, Sangs, Nash, Wallace, and Bowman get off the ice as a group without a -, it's a win. I really am disappointed with Bowmam this year so far.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Anytime Jordan, Sangs, Nash, Wallace, and Bowman get off the ice as a group without a -, it's a win. I really am disappointed with Bowmam this year so far.

Tough spot for those guys. Usually callups at least get integrated in with vets to "protect" them a bit. These guys are getting baptism by fire, which may help them in the long run, but there will be growing pains along the way.

Really, on that first goal, Sanguinetti played it positionally a little too far outside, but recovered and was able to get a body on Galchenyuk and neutralize him. I'm guessing in that split second, Jordan thought that Sanguinetti wasn't going to recover and came over to help. IF Sanguinetti had not recovered, that would have been the right call by Jordan as that would have been the prime scoring threat. Unfortunately, after that, it was a mad scramble which left Prust all alone.

I agree on Bowman. I'm waiting for the day when his "elite wrist shot" hits a spot other than the goalie's chest. I thought Nash looked decent in spurts last night. Hopefully he get's a longer look.

 

[CanesAvs16]

Anytime Jordan, Sangs, Nash, Wallace, and Bowman get off the ice as a group without a -, it's a win. I really am disappointed with Bowmam this year so far.

Agreed. I saw a few sparks from Bowman last night, but there are moments he needs to capitalize on and he has not done so yet. I wish Dalpe would have stuck with the Canes. I mean yes he needs to work on his game, but I just feel like he deserves a spot. I'm a little muddled with my feelings on these AHL/NHL on the cusp type of guys.

Edit: Hopefully each AHLer on our team right now will have a better showing on Thursday