GDT: Ducks visit Red Wings 7:30 PM ET on 10 - 8 - 19

[Terry Yake]

nvm

 

[Static]

Ritchie getting another shot. Hope he starts crashing the crease.

 

[darkwingduck]

Wow! Ritchie on the Top Line! What a huge opportunity for him.

 

[bsu]

Nice.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Nice.

Im down for those lines.

I think Gibson will have to play a huge game tonight for us to get the W.... first road game, redwings top line is clickin … this will be 1st game I get to see start to finish at least.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Ritchie is better than deslauriers so i like that a lot. I bet he'll be really good with Grant and Rowney.

 

[Kalv]

Might be also a way to get Ritchie to do more defense by playing with two responsible guys. The Coyotes goal was Ritchie not taking his man (or wing to be more precise). When Eakins will be able to match the lines, I imagine Shore will be with our top duo of Grant and Rowney tho.

Will see.

 

[branmuffin17]

But isn't it Eakins doesn't really match lines?

I've been thinking about this, and as he isn't known as a matchup coach, don't you think this is actually a positive during away games? Less reliance on matchups means not necessarily a disadvantage.

All lines should understand they all have responsibility, and if you look at it, the lines are relatively balanced so that none of them have major defensive shortcomings.

 

[PaddyMcStackin]

I would be happy with a point tonight.

 

[bsu]

I would be happy with a point tonight.

Why? Detroit is horrible, they have had some early success but their roster is awful.

 

[KyleJRM]

Why? Detroit is horrible, they have had some early success but their roster is awful.

A lot of people would say the same of us.

 

[bsu]

A lot of people would say the same of us.

Yeah exactly but we have a better defense, and more importantly better goalie. I wouldn't be happy with 1 point.

 

[lakai17]

Comtois gets called up to watch from the stands. Not even as the backup goalie?

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Yeah exactly but we have a better defense, and more importantly better goalie. I wouldn't be happy with 1 point.

Eh first away game, might be a tough game tbh... and weve never really been a good team in Detroit(gotten a lil better as of late).

Their 1st line is tough... if they can get that line out vs fowler and guhle it might mean trouble.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

A lot of people would say the same of us.

but if Detroit had Carlyle last year they would have been alot worse than Ottawa. They lost Nyquist, Vanek. Jimmy Howard is now 35.
They got more old guys on their team than the Ducks.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I want to see Ritchie drop the gloves with Bertuzzi because it gets Bertuzzi off the ice for 5 minutes. Ritchie hasn't been great so the Ducks win that move.

I like seeing Ritchie/Grant/Rowney - potential to feast on other teams 4th lines.

 

[Terry Yake]

i don't mind ritchie on the 4th line

that's where he belongs at this point really

 

[duxfan1101]

I'm very interested to see how our first road game goes. Eakins will definitely do his best to get Lindholm-Manson out against the Bertuzzi-Larkin-Mantha line. If that trio gets extended time against another pairing, it could be trouble.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Comtois gets called up to watch from the stands. Not even as the backup goalie?

Gulls don't play till Friday, not a big deal im guessing hell play at some point on the road trip(we have a double header on thurs/fri)

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I'm very interested to see how our first road game goes. Eakins will definitely do his best to get Lindholm-Manson out against the Bertuzzi-Larkin-Mantha line. If that trio gets extended time against another pairing, it could be trouble.

Ya... Lindholm/manson is prob the only line that can handle them... and im not sure they can really even handle them.

Gibson needs to be good tonight

 

[Terry Yake]

lol why is everyone so worried about this detroit team?

is it 2009?

 

[Anaheim4ever]

lol why is everyone so worried about this detroit team?

is it 2009?

After looking at the Detroit board of what lineup they have playing they have 4 good forwards (Larkin/Bertuzzi/Mantha/AA) & the rest are garbage and no Dmen at all on that team.
They literally are a 1 line team & their 2nd line has AA centering 2 scrubs on his wings.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

lol why is everyone so worried about this detroit team?

is it 2009?

I don't think were worried about the team

but that top line could cause a lot of issues.

 

[Exit Dose]

Hopefully yet another Manson becomes a villain in Detroit.

 

[Goose of Reason]

It feels so nice to be this excited for Ducks games again