GDT: florida man cane

[Joe McGrath]

Yes it’s true
This man has no dick

That entire exchange is the funniest movie scene there’s ever been.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Man, it's not like we didn't know this, but seeing it on a graphic on ESPN was still crazy. On December 6th, we were nine points behind the Devils. And we're six points clear of them 24 days later.

And how would I rate our current streak?

 

[The Faulker 27]

Not even sure what to say. I've watched a lot of hockey lately being on break, and I'm yet to see a team dominate like this one does. This run will come to an end eventually, but it's been a joy to watch.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Something I've said many times, Bucci was a fun studio guy, but he's beyond God awful at PBP. And the other two weren't any better.

I think AJ Mleczko is pretty good on color, but Bucci is just wearing out the same bullshit he's been using since the 90s. "Smell the glove" was funny, like, the first *thousand* times he said it.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I think AJ Mleczko is pretty good on color, but Bucci is just wearing out the same bullshit he's been using since the 90s. "Smell the glove" was funny, like, the first *thousand* times he said it.

She was the best of the three. She's a bit bland at times (not like she had much to work with considering the other two), but I'd rather have that than the Bucci schtick or Moore asking about carpooling and driving in the snow for the end of game interview.

And, yeah, like I was saying, Bucci was fun as the cult sport late night nobody cares NHL 2 Night guy, but that's beyond old as the PBP guy.

 

[Sigurd]

The Panthers just got wiped out by a Category 5.

Even Florida man is no match for a Hurricane it seems.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Even Florida man is no match for a Hurricane it seems.

DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE HURRICANE.

And how you use it.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

I like AJ better than the rest of them, but not nearly as much as I like this run we’re on. Win #10 seemed like a statistical impossibility with how many times we’ve seen these streaks end at 9.

This is wild, man.

 

[Sigurd]

On the ESPN talk, I thought the play by play announcer was pretty bad. Made a lot of mistakes, and the icing on the cake was him shitting on the Canes storm surges (the ones in the past/more creative ones since he said they now just do the clap).

Which was ironic because PK Subban said in an intermission the NFL was the No Fun League, and the NHL is the National Happy League in the context of hockey goal celebrations being good for the sport.

 

[Borsig]

Can anyone remember a defensive team this good? This is like 90s Devils good, except minus the clutch and grab.

and the 2 line pass trap bullshit

Auntie! Our goalie of the future?

No

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I didn't read the whole GDT, but I was amazed at how wrong the ESPN announcers were so often in this game. Early on, they stated the both Florida and Canes beat MTL in their last games (and mentioned Raanta got a shutout against MTL). Very often in the game they named the wrong player. On the Svech goal, they called him Aho even as he scored. On the KK goal, not only did they call him Teravainen in the replay, in the graphics in the replay they had a tag saying it was Teravainen (which I think comes from Sports Media Technologies, not ESPN, but still). I get that they don't see all these teams all the time so mistakes will happen, but this game seemed excessive to me.

Re: The KK/Teravainen tag, that’s not from SMT. Looks like ESPN’s personal graphics.

For what it’s worth, it’s very difficult for SMT tags to be identifying the wrong player. Every player has a tracker sewn into their jersey, which allows us to add tags during play/replays as well as keep track of all the fancy stats on said player. We doublecheck the tags during warm ups to make sure everyone is tracking correctly, and any that aren’t are fixed before puck drop.

So it’d be very difficult for one of ours to be misidentifying a player in the third period. As as someone who makes goal replay packages for a living, there’s zero chance we’d be tagging the friggin’ goal scorer with the wrong name. That‘s classic ESPN.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Re: The KK/Teravainen tag, that’s not from SMT. Looks like ESPN’s personal graphics.

For what it’s worth, it’s very difficult for SMT tags to be identifying the wrong player. Every player has a tracker sewn into their jersey, which allows us to add tags during play/replays as well as keep track of all the fancy stats on said player. We doublecheck the tags during warm ups to make sure everyone is tracking correctly, and any that aren’t are fixed before puck drop.

So it’d be very difficult for one of ours to be misidentifying a player in the third period. As as someone who makes goal replay packages for a living, there’s zero chance we’d be tagging the friggin’ goal scorer with the wrong name. That‘s classic ESPN.

I gotta say, it's fun knowing someone behind the curtain. Glad you got this gig.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I gotta say, it's fun knowing someone behind the curtain. Glad you got this gig.

I am too. The only downside I’ve found is that I can’t enjoy a game in person anymore. I went to a game recently and spent the entire time breaking down the rushes/chances/goals in my mind to determine who I’d highlight and how I’d sell it to the producer.

I did recently break my personal record (and the current replay record for this year) in the Philly game. Dunno if the Canes‘ producer was feeling the Christmas spirit or what, but he used 14 of my packages that game when the previous high was 5. Makes me look real good to my bosses.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Re: The KK/Teravainen tag, that’s not from SMT. Looks like ESPN’s personal graphics.

For what it’s worth, it’s very difficult for SMT tags to be identifying the wrong player. Every player has a tracker sewn into their jersey, which allows us to add tags during play/replays as well as keep track of all the fancy stats on said player. We doublecheck the tags during warm ups to make sure everyone is tracking correctly, and any that aren’t are fixed before puck drop.

So it’d be very difficult for one of ours to be misidentifying a player in the third period. As as someone who makes goal replay packages for a living, there’s zero chance we’d be tagging the friggin’ goal scorer with the wrong name. That‘s classic ESPN.

Gotcha. I saw the tag and just assumed (incorrectly) but the tracker in the jersey makes sense. I know a few people that work at SMT. Both in the rooster(I think that’s what they call the area you work in) and other areas of the company. Fun to hear your insights and theirs so thanks for sharing.

 

[AD Skinner]

Buccigross wants to call the game like its a bunch of unrelated highlights packages instead of one continuous event

 

[Canes]

Man, it's not like we didn't know this, but seeing it on a graphic on ESPN was still crazy. On December 6th, we were nine points behind the Devils. And we're six points clear of them 24 days later.

And how would I rate our current streak?

Me when referring to Stormy.

 

[Derailed75]

I think AJ Mleczko is pretty good on color, but Bucci is just wearing out the same bullshit he's been using since the 90s. "Smell the glove" was funny, like, the first *thousand* times he said it.

Just for shits and giggles I watch a few minutes if the Kraken/Oils game.

We got the better crew. Hextall is sooo bad.

 

[Chrispy]

Yes, it's true

This man has no dick

This is what happens when you try to hammer a 6 inch spike through a board with it.

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

So we've had 4 shutouts during our 10 game win streak. So provided my math is mathing, 40% of the time, the opposition was going to win 0% of the time!

 

[CandyCanes]

The PK has been on an 88% tear since December 3rd.

Definitely has felt like the PK has arrived again. Feel like it’s pretty close to where it was last season.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Definitely has felt like the PK has arrived again. Feel like it’s pretty close to where it was last season.

The Florida PPs in the first two periods … oh man. I had PTSD from the Canes’ playoff PP. They could barely get out of their own end.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

NJ will be a tough challenge. Very similar to Carolina statistically.

GF/GP: 3.33 NJ, 3.08 CAR
GA/GP: 2.56 NJ, 2.50 CAR
xGF/60: 3.21 NJ (1st ranked), 3.08 CAR (2nd ranked)
xGA/60: 2.26 NJ (3rd ranked), 2.13 CAR (1st ranked)
xGF%: 58.72 NJ (2nd ranked), 59.16 CAR (1st ranked)
SF/GP: 34.9 NJ, 34.9 CAR
SA/GP: 26.6 NJ, 26.2 CAR
PP: 19.6% NJ (23rd ranked), 19.2% CAR (25th ranked)
PK: 82.8% NJ (5th ranked), 81.6% CAR (9th ranked)
Points %: .667 NJ (5th ranked), .750 CAR (2nd ranked)
RW: 20 NJ (2nd ranked), 18 CAR (5th ranked)
ROW: 23 NJ (2nd ranked), 22 CAR (3rd ranked)
FOW%: 51.6% NJ (10th ranked), 52.6% CAR (8th ranked)
HITS: 594 NJ (31st ranked), 662 CAR (28th ranked)
PIM/GP: 9:06 NJ (16th ranked), 7:53 CAR (5th ranked)
Minor PEN: 123 NJ, 133 CAR

Granted, Carolina has been playing better than this recently and NJ hasn't been as good recently but those ebbs and flows are expected in a season.

Should be a good challenge.

 

[Identity404]

We got the better crew. Hextall is sooo bad.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Holy mama

 

[Canes]

lol she must have been drowning in whiskey like Bob Uecker in Major League except she has the personality of a 2x4