Post-Game Talk: extinguished

[ThirdEye]

Chytil now has 10 goals and 14 points in his last 12 games. All while still averaging only around 15 min a game and little to no PP time. While he's not going to score at this pace forever it also doesn't seem like a fluke in any way. He's constantly attacking the net and you can make an argument that his shot is borderline elite right now.

 

[bobbop]

I think we’ve reached a point where the Kids are together for good.

 

[Priorae]

Panarin was still kind of shit tonight but this was the kind of "bad" game he had during his hart season where he'd be either invisible or bad through 2 and then show up in the 3rd.

Credit where its due, he was the driver on the shift right after the 4th goal against and we totally stole momentum back after what could have been a back breaking and deflating goal.

He’s a great player. I really don’t know where this is coming from.

 

[Deleted member 23124]

Lafreniere has looked like a different player ever since being back with Fil and Kaapo. He looks like he has more guest and speed on his strides and he’s actually playing with pace and looking to make things happen. Tonight his skating was particularly noticeable.

Now we need to pick up a right winger for Mika and Bread, slide Vesey to 3RW and put Goodrow at 4C.

Laf-Fil-KK looks like it should stay together. Gallant seemed to be trusting them big time too. They simply play their best hockey together at this point, them overly deferring to the veteran line mates is a real thing.

Having that line and then the Kreider-Trocheck duo on line 3 gives you 2/3 of an extremely solid top 9. Now we just need Mika and Panarin to really start to gel.

Kids are better together because it allows them to play THEIR game rather than trying to conform to game of the "stars".....they are not finesse players!!!

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

What a game. Of course I’m at work and it’s chaotic here and couldn’t fully focus on my phone.

 

[Riche16]

Kadri is still flying through the air

He's trying to locate that Chinese balloon... he's almost there

 

[UnSandvich]

Also it's very obvious that whole locker room loves Laf.

 

[Machinehead]

Gallant on the bench the entire game

Gallant in the presser

 

[Priorae]

Kids are better together because it allows them to play THEIR game rather than trying to conform to game of the "stars".....they are not finesse players!!!

All three of them really

 

[irishlaxburger2]

The Markstrom save on Mika before the Laf goal was legitimately insane. He certainly didn’t deserve that lack of cleared rebound

 

[mrmovies779]

Trouba, Mika and Chytil get my 3 stars.Laf and Vesey were terrific too..and Fox was Fox,what more to say.Harper gets the Marc Staal award,he was horrific

 

[Priorae]

Harpur won’t / can’t be here for long. The puck is the moon to him

 

[duhmetreE]

we need a RWer.

I honestly dont mind Vesey with Zibs and Panarin.

It's Goodrow that's killing me

Go get Tank or LaBanc.

Tank > Vesey slots down with Trocheck > Goodrow 4C
LaBanc w/Trocheck > Goodrow 4C

either one works for me.

 

[chosen]

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So that's where the balloons landed.

 

[17futurecap]

 

[Machinehead]

So that's where the balloons landed.

Kadri is about to land there

 

[Priorae]

we need a RWer.

I honestly dont mind Vesey with Zibs and Panarin.

It's Goodrow that's killing me

Go get Tank or LaBanc.

Tank > Vesey slots down with Trocheck > Goodrow 4C
LaBanc w/Trocheck > Goodrow 4C

either one works for me.

Trade 74 and a first for a RW and go to work.

 

[GG96]

Play The Kids!!!

 

[duhmetreE]

I think we’ve reached a point where the Kids are together for good.

If Panarin and Zibs can figure it out.... and Turk uses the Trocheck line like a 3rd line... We're golden.

 

[mrmovies779]

Drury working the phones looking for a steady upgrade for Harpur..That should be priority #1,2 and 3.Harpur is dragging Schneider down too

 

[Raspewtin]

i don’t know how much it matters but we’ve played exceptionally well against tough teams lately.

calgary are big and very physical and we were the aggressor basically all game. same with the minnesota game. it’s a nice little change

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

It’s not very often you see three huge open ice hits each result in a power play for the team that threw the hit.

Trouba having to fight twice in one game after 2 different clean hits is a joke. Trouba can handle himself and he tuned Dube up in the second fight but it’s pretty ridiculous that he has to fight after every clean big hit he has.

 

[chosen]

Forwards don't develop here.

 

[will1066]

We have what looks to be an elite 2nd line.

We have what looks to be an elite 3rd line.

We have the pieces in Bread and Zib to make a very good (even if not elite) 1st line. If we can just get that, this team is incredibly dangerous.

Vesey definitely has his moments but need a more definitive solution in that spot

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Well that was as fun of a game as you will see. Textbook hockeying.

First game after the break, stretch run...gotta love Trouba setting the tone.