GDT: Ducks at Phoenix (Which is in Arizona) | Drunk Pompous Turd Edition | 5pm PST

[The Midnight Burrito]

The face Heatley makes after he does something embarrassing is soooo awkward.

He must get embarrassed by being out of bed.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Yeah, he was the reason Silfverberg, Kesler, and Getzlaf failed to even come close to scoring in the shootout.

I'm guessing Heatley probably does well in the shootout in practice.

putting together his bottom 2 lines, which haven't been together at all, at any point in the season is bad coaching when the team just had 4 days off

 

[Ducks DVM]

Probably the most sloppily played, slow paced, boring game of the season. Just hard to watch. Bad decision by BB to go with the late flight and no morning skate.

No NHL team can travel on December 26. By rule.

 

[Amp30]

Heatley is a nightmare to have on this team, he is so absolutely useless that he makes Bourque look like a good player. I hope to see both of them off the lineup permanently once we are fully healthy.

 

[Sojourn]

Yeah, he was the reason Silfverberg, Kesler, and Getzlaf failed to even come close to scoring in the shootout.

I'm guessing Heatley probably does well in the shootout in practice.

You're probably right, but I'm a proponent of looking at how players do during the game. It's not like Heatley was getting looks all night. Could there really be no better option? At all?

 

[Lord Flashheart]

I ain't even mad. Got a point and won Fenwick battle...

 

[Ducks DVM]

putting together his bottom 2 lines, which haven't been together at all, at any point in the season is bad coaching when the team just had 4 days off

No argument. That didn't lose the game though. Multiple players missing open nets and not showing up in the shootout did.

 

[jeffl97]

funny to see the heatley bashing for the shootout. if he does a snap shot instead of the last pull back and shoot he would've scored. and if he scores who complains then? boudreau is known for making off the wall decisions to spark his team, this was just one of them. heatley knows how to play, he just can't skate.

 

[Ando]

Game was boring, and lost in a skills competition. The SJ v. LA game is looking more interesting anyway, or I could just watch the Oilers get roasted as they currently are by the Flames. On to the next one.

 

[Ducks DVM]

You're probably right, but I'm a proponent of looking at how players do during the game. It's not like Heatley was getting looks all night. Could there really be no better option? At all?

Considering our best three guys also did absolutely nothing...

I would like to see Vatanen get a shot at it myself.

 

[snarktacular]

funny to see the heatley bashing for the shootout. if he does a snap shot instead of the last pull back and shoot he would've scored. and if he scores who complains then? boudreau is known for making off the wall decisions to spark his team, this was just one of them. heatley knows how to play, he just can't skate.

Dubnyk was so far out that there really isn't much to shoot at.

We kind of needed someone to do a deke or something.

 

[KelVarnsen]

No NHL team can travel on December 26. By rule.

They talked about it earlier how the team could have skated and then flew out but BB chose to just **** can the skate. It showed.

Maybe BB was still eating his christmas feast and didn't want to skate before he was done....

 

[duckaroosky]

Considering our best three guys also did absolutely nothing...

I would like to see Vatanen get a shot at it myself.

I'm sure it was Heatley's horrible skating that caused all the snow that made the puck bobble for Getzlaf so checkmate.

 

[Ducks DVM]

They talked about it earlier how the team could have skated and then flew out but BB chose to just **** can the skate. It showed.

Maybe BB was still eating his christmas feast and didn't want to skate before he was done....

Ah, ok, I misunderstood what you meant. You'd think skating then sitting on a plane wouldn't be good for you though.

 

[KelVarnsen]

Dubnyk was so far out that there really isn't much to shoot at.

We kind of needed someone to do a deke or something.

That would require Heatly to employ some sort of lateral movement. Not happening. Dubnyk saw Heater coming, knew he couldn't skate at all, and came way out just baiting him into shooting at the 5 hole. It worked.

 

[jeffl97]

Dubnyk was so far out that there really isn't much to shoot at.

We kind of needed someone to do a deke or something.

actually the five whole was wide open. if he gets his shot off half a second earlier it's in the net. (the snap shot instead of the last little pull back he did). dubynk gave it to him but closed it in time.

i also don't see boudreau get any flack from picking kesler who's awful in shootouts or silfverberg and getzlaf getting any flack for their attempts.

now i don't want heatley on this team as much as the next guy, but putting him first in a shootout was hardly the problem.

 

[PuqTalk]

Dany Heatley is ****ing awesome

 

[KelVarnsen]

Ah, ok, I misunderstood what you meant. You'd think skating then sitting on a plane wouldn't be good for you though.

Im thinking they should have taken the first flight out of John Wayne and went to the rink to skate to get the blood flowing.

Hazy said BB opted for a much later flight.

 

[Papaspud]

Ah, ok, I misunderstood what you meant. You'd think skating then sitting on a plane wouldn't be good for you though.

Short flight.
Land, lunch, nap
might've helped loosen their muscles.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

actually the five whole was wide open. if he gets his shot off half a second earlier it's in the net. (the snap shot instead of the last little pull back he did). dubynk gave it to him but closed it in time.

i also don't see boudreau get any flack from picking kesler who's awful in shootouts or silfverberg and getzlaf getting any flack for their attempts.

now i don't want heatley on this team as much as the next guy, but putting him first in a shootout was hardly the problem.

Please. Getzlaf, Kesler, and Silfverberg were all reasonable picks. Heatley wasn't.

 

[salsa man]

Why are you guys complaining about the ****ing shootout lineup? If Dubnyk is a half second slower, Heatley scores and you'd all be praising his shootout abilities. His problem these days is that he can't skate for **** anymore... that has almost no effect on the shootout.

Get real.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Why are you guys complaining about the ****ing shootout lineup? If Dubnyk is a half second slower, Heatley scores and you'd all be praising his shootout abilities. His problem these days is that he can't skate for **** anymore... that has almost no effect on the shootout.

Get real.

Oh, I see the game. I didn't get it at first. 1. Invent alternate reality, 2. swap alternate reality for reality, 3. respond to criticism based on alternate reality.

 

[Vipers31]

I think it's a bit much with the hate for Boudreau for the Heatley selection, as well, unless anyone knows he sucks in shootouts in practice, as well. It wasn't even a bad attempt.

 

[vavera4ka]

Looking at the infographic saying that Heatley is 5 out of 54 or something ridiculous like that got me scratching my head.
I guess since there's no Perry the pool is somewhat depleted, but that move by Maroon at the last moment in the 3rd would immediately put him over Heatley in SO in my book.

Boring game ended by a weird goal. Can't really be too mad at that unfortunate stick snap: at least it made things a bit more interesting.
Even refs seemed to be sound asleep by the middle of the game.
Moving on.

 

[IDuck]

lets not kid ourselves, heatley is useless at hockey not just skating...he is always stationary and cant handle the puck or pass the puck for crap...its not just skating anymore...yes maybe he does score on the SO but the guy is done and its one of those calls where if you get it right you look like a genius, but if you get it wrong you look like a moron, well he got it wrong...i think we ALL could pick 5+ guys we would rather have take that shot than him.