GDT: Ducks @ Sabres 11/2/2013 4:00PM PST

[Sojourn]

When Sbisa returns I think it's time to send Sami back to Norfolk to rediscover his offensive game and his shot. If he isn't contributing on the powerplay, then he's just taking up a small space on the ice.

That's the way I'm leaning.

The thing that makes me hesitate is that Sami is a good puck mover, and I think he helps our breakout. Unfortunately, that seems to be all he does right now. I'm just not sure it's enough. Lindholm is clearly out-playing him, and Sami just isn't playing at a level that gives me a reason to think Sbisa should stay in the press box for now(after the conditioning stint is done).

Edit: I also think we have our answer of whether Sami should have been playing in the Detroit series instead of Souray. The answer is no. No, he should not have played.

 

[Leizi]

Historically the worst PP's over the course of the season are not below 12-13%, so we should see some serious scoring soon! Hang in there.

History will be made.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Shutdown line on the power kill.

Makes sense.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Shutdown line on the power kill.

Makes sense.

Quite.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Strong forechecking by the Penner MP22 Etem line.

 

[DaDucks*]

Sami's current offensive woes do not account for Souray being god awful ... The main argument was who will "eat Sourays minutes" and "Sami can't keep up with detroit's top line"


Lol ... Yes he should have played... Nice try

 

[Leizi]

Terrible, boring ass hockey

 

[Sojourn]

Sami's current offensive woes do not account for Souray being god awful ... The main argument was who will "eat Sourays minutes" and "Sami can't keep up with detroit's top line"


Lol ... Yes he should have played... Nice try

Revisionist nonsense. People wanted Sami in for his offense, and because he was magically going to make the PP better.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Damn, Bonino. Sweet move.

 

[IDuck]

boner gave me a bro-ner

 

[quentez]

Wow, Nick Malkin.

 

[Ducks DVM]

They're close repeatedly.

See that Etem? LOW, into the pads. That's how you shoot when you have people crashing the net.

 

[Tecumseh]

I'm starting to think nobody will score and the game will go to a shootout

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

They're kinda sorta starting to roll here. Off and on.

 

[quentez]

Gibson pulled

The way Penner is playing I would like to see him on the top line with the twins.

 

[Pahlsson26]

Penner-Perrault-DSP are just mad men at keeping the puck in the offensive zone. And Perrault is so crafty. Him and Bonino have been the two best players during Getzlaf/Perry's absence.

 

[Sojourn]

Gibson pulled

Had to happen eventually. Bad game, or is the team in front of him just not giving him any help?

 

[Paul4587]

This game ****ing sucks.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Had to happen eventually. Bad game, or is the team in front of him just not giving him any help?

The game's 1-0. Is he hurt?

 

[Sojourn]

Called it.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Ugly clear there Beauchemin

 

[bumperkisser]

llllllooooooolllll we're actually losing

 

[rollingdux]

Lolz....nice jinx there Ahlers.

 

[IDuck]

good old special teams

 

[Sojourn]

Franky has to get that puck out there. Come on.