GDT: Ducks @ Predators 10.22 5pm

[Ducks Nation*]

GDT record 4-0-1

Just score please

Carl Hagelin-Ryan Getzlaf-Corey Perry

Andrew Cogliano-Ryan Kesler-Jakob Silfverberg

Jiri Sekac-Rickard Rakell-Mike Santorelli

Patrick Maroon-Shawn Horcoff-Chris Stewart

Hampus Lindholm-Kevin Bieksa

Cam Fowler-Josh Manson

Clayton Stoner-Sami Vatanen



Filip Forsberg-Mike Fisher-James Neal

Colin Wilson-Mike Ribeiro-Craig Smith

Gabriel Bourque-Cody Hodgson-Calle Jarnkrok

Eric Nystrom-Paul Gaustad-Austin Watson

Roman Josi-Shea Weber

Ryan Ellis-Mattias Ekholm

Barret Jackman-Seth Jones

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[The Noot]

We must sacrifice the duck tomato to the ketchup gods.

ketchup is the only solution to the Ducks' scoring woes.

 

[Vipers31]

I'll try to watch and make it to 2-0 for the season.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Is it tonight? Thought it was tomorrow.

 

[Kalv]

Is it tonight? Thought it was tomorrow.

It is tomorrow if you live by European time.


PS
Nashvilles defense and Rinne will be a huge test for our weak offense.

PPS
Even with the blowouts vs Arizona etc we are currently 9th in the league in GAA. That is a good stat for once, we are usually at the bottom of the pack there - now we only need that offense to start rolling. Yes, we are dead last in G per game.

 

[DucksFanDFW]

Will miss at least the first period of this one (damn central time starts). Hoping time off let them work on a few things. LGD!

 

[perrygetzanother]

game is tonight

 

[Static]

I hate playing Nashville, its so boring.

 

[Quack Shot]

GDT doesn't even tell us the most important information!!! Will she be in attendance tonight??!? I must know! You know who she is!

 

[Duck Off]

GDT doesn't even tell us the most important information!!! Will she be in attendance tonight??!? I must know! You know who she is!

after breakfast this morning she told me she'd be there...

 

[kducks]

GDT doesn't even tell us the most important information!!! Will she be in attendance tonight??!? I must know! You know who she is!

Duckaroosky is in Toronto not Nashville.

Hate 5 p.m. start times. Will listen to Steve Carroll scream over every play until I can get home. Put on the DVR just in case.

 

[George Binks]

Time for Andersen to join the win party

 

[TopShelfWaterBottle]

Game day hoo rah quacks

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Duckaroosky is in Toronto not Nashville.

Hate 5 p.m. start times. Will listen to Steve Carroll scream over every play until I can get home. Put on the DVR just in case.

Rather hear Carroll scream than Ahlers forget and Brian whine.

 

[heffbe]

Why????

 

[One More Salami]

Why????

 

[Static]

Haha, oh Bruce, always putting doubt in our goalies' heads.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Why????

You guys don't get it do you? Why do you think the signed Gibson already, They are committed to him. Anderson will probably play out his contract and sign somewhere else. Or he might be trade bait. To be honest, Freddy didnt look all that well in his last game. Either did Khobu!!

 

[Vipers31]

Why????

Riding the hot hand, I presume. Bruce is in no position to care about getting both guys games, he'll feel the need to play the guy that he feels gives the team the best chance. Not saying I agree or not, since I have only seen the last game (where Dobby was good) and the highlights from the other ones (featuring a couple softies from Freddie).

I'm not sure why so many believe we have a strict starter/backup scenario on our hands. Khudobin is only one year removed from playing a better season than Andersen's best. I'm not saying he should be expected to be better this year, but it also shouldn't be too shocking to see Khudobin earn himself a healthy number of starts beyond the workload of a typical backup.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Lol not gonna say I don't agree with that but Freddie is probably pissed

 

[Vipers31]

Haha, oh Bruce, always putting doubt in our goalies' heads.

Poor excuses being made. Any goalie can handle sitting another game after your teammate had a good game and helped a team break a streak. Andersen can handle it mentally, as well. If he couldn't, he'd never hold up in NHL playoffs and we may as well move on. I don't believe in that, whatsoever. Andersen's either going to play himself back or isn't, it's up to him, not Bruce for now. If he kept playing Khudobin, even after bad games or after strong outings from Freddie, then we can talk about Bruce doing something to Freddie's head.

 

[Static]

Poor excuses being made. Any goalie can handle sitting another game after your teammate had a good game and helped a team break a streak. Andersen can handle it mentally, as well. If he couldn't, he'd never hold up in NHL playoffs and we may as well move on. I don't believe in that, whatsoever. Andersen's either going to play himself back or isn't, it's up to him, not Bruce for now. If he kept playing Khudobin, even after bad games or after strong outings from Freddie, then we can talk about Bruce doing something to Freddie's head.

I'd agree with you if the guy didn't have a track record of screwing with goalies' heads.

Don't think Freddie hasn't forgotten as well.

 

[Vipers31]

I'd agree with you if the guy didn't have a track record of screwing with goalies' heads.

Well, fair enough. I personally think most of that track record is juicy narratives, but we don't need to try to get to the bottom of that.

Don't think Freddie hasn't forgotten as well.

I'd hope and think he has. I think Freddie is professional enough to just focus at the job at hand, and trying to do his part to put himself in the position to help the team again when he gets called on. Freddie isn't a guy that's been a starter in this league for years, he should still be able to handle competition like that.

 

[Magnus the Duck]

More ketchup please!


"I have ketchup on everything, except pancake"

 

[Mach12]

Riding the hot hand, I presume. Bruce is in no position to care about getting both guys games, he'll feel the need to play the guy that he feels gives the team the best chance. Not saying I agree or not, since I have only seen the last game (where Dobby was good) and the highlights from the other ones (featuring a couple softies from Freddie).

I'm not sure why so many believe we have a strict starter/backup scenario on our hands. Khudobin is only one year removed from playing a better season than Andersen's best. I'm not saying he should be expected to be better this year, but it also shouldn't be too shocking to see Khudobin earn himself a healthy number of starts beyond the workload of a typical backup.

Anton Khudobin is simply not that great a goalie. We've seen his NHL track record - it says "just okay" - why waste your time with that? Every successful team has a true number one. It's a tried and proven formula. And Khudobin is not going to be that guy. Why mess around with the goalies who can be that guy? Even if you have two good goalies, you need to pick the best one and go with it. Look at where Holtby is now. With Boudreau, that would NEVER have happened.