GDT: Devils @ Ducks 7pm Our Time

[alcolol]

I've given up hope of Silfverberg being an offensive catalyst this season.

Everyone take a second to appreciate the ironic timing of this comment. Oh well...

 

[duxfan1101]

We had 6 even strength goals tonight, that's huge

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Kesler better have gotten a star

 

[Goose of Reason]

They kinda are our Ross and Rachel.

Bieksa is Joey

Everyone take a second to appreciate the ironic timing of this comment. Oh well...

Can you be pessimistic about all of our players from now on?

 

[DarthYenik]

Holy crap, Hazy called it.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Everyone take a second to appreciate the ironic timing of this comment. Oh well...

It's okay. It was New Jersey.

 

[Nordic*]

Bieksa is Joey

Ritchie is Phoebe.

 

[Ducks DVM]

is this just cause he got his first?

Yes. It only happens once.

 

[Getzmonster]

One of the rare times we make an average goalie look average, rather than like a Vezina candidate. 5 goals for the Kes line? A Silf hatty? This looked like a video game.

Congrats to Nick for his 1st. Hopefully it gets him going.

 

[EXTRAS]

So why did despres get so much power play time tonight? Lindholm only was given 1 minute.

 

[Getzmonster]

Weird night for Getzlaf's line to be blanked and a -1.

 

[kducks]

Holy crap, Hazy called it.

That was crazy.

 

[The Noot]

I kinda expect a statement game

Good statement

 

[kducks]

 

[Nordic*]

So why did despres get so much power play time tonight? Lindholm only was given 1 minute.

Lindholm rarely gets the icetime he deserves.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Most underrated thing about this game.

 

[bumperkisser]

So why did despres get so much power play time tonight? Lindholm only was given 1 minute.

despres was paired with fowler at the end of the game on the PP. and he was out on the 2nd pp unit with lindholm

 

[mytduxfan*]

I think NJ were more bad than ANA were good, still a great result and Ritchie finally got his 1st (what a beauty). Kids going to have to work hard on his hands and skating speed over the summer, but that shot is real.

Good game after a string of poor games. Hopefully the boys are back on track.

Fowler gets the fish bowl off and we suddenly start winning again... coincidence?

 

[ReLyT]

How does Perron end up with 0pts and a -1 in a game like this? Crazy stat

 

[mytduxfan*]

How does Perron end up with 0pts and a -1 in a game like this? Crazy stat

IMO, Getzlaf was awful all game. His stickhandling and passing was way off tonight.

 

[George Binks]

Well that went well

 

[broman]

The goal flurry was nice but Devils were on an off day, seriously. Good for Silf and Cogs, let alone Ritchie, maybe the confidence boost will carry forward some distance at least.

However the best takeaway for me was that Holzer did really well. The assists were the icing on the cake, but he was solid overall once again, showing confidence and stature beyond his big league CV. I really think we should lean on him more next year. Should make letting go of Stoner in the offseason even more blatantly obvious.

Although Korby needs to stop taking advice from Kasual Kev's Book of Defensive Horrors. There was a pinch or two that could have gone wrong, even though NJ were not in a state of mind to make the most of possibly opportunities.

 

[broman]

Lindholm rarely gets the icetime he deserves.

Doh. In season stats Hampus is 21:57 TOI/G overall. That's second to only Cam.

Hampus is fast emerging as a great shutdown D but he's no Jesus H and cannot put down every fire out there. Give the kid a break and let him catch a breath every once in a while, both mentally and physically.

The defining feature of Ducks D so far has been the distribution of workload and responsibilities, thus offsetting the absence of a clear standout #1 D with a collective effort. Let's keep it like that.

 

[Kalv]

*This game was brought to you by NHL 09*

 

[Fighter]

Silf with the hattrick? The lone goal scored by the Devils was from DSP? Is this real life?!?