GDT: G20 - CAR @ MIN - Exes at the X - 1:00PM Central - FSN

[57special]

Dubnyk is so bad. Spurgeon gave him a bit too much room, though.

 

[SupremeNachos]

It seems like half the goals scored by Parise or the ones he's on the ice for he finds a way to fall over.

 

[AJ Thelen]

It seems like half the goals scored by Parise or the ones he's on the ice for he finds a way to fall over.

I’ve been thinking about the same thing.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

With games against Buffalo, Colorado, and Boston coming up, losing that extra point was big for the tank

 

[AKL]

With games against Buffalo, Colorado, and Boston coming up, losing that extra point was big for the tank

LA is beating Vegas right now in first intermission too, so if they can hang on, we could be in sole possession of 31st by the end of the day. Fingers crossed. Knock on wood.

 

[TaLoN]

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

LA is beating Vegas right now in first intermission too, so if they can hang on, we could be in sole possession of 31st by the end of the day. Fingers crossed. Knock on wood.

Detroit has to beat SJ. Everyone we needed to win last night did.

 

[AKL]

Detroit has to beat SJ. Everyone we needed to win last night did.

Ah crap, right you are. New Jersey has to get a point against Montreal too.

 

[2Pair]

Perfect shot from Svechnikov? Really? A fluttering wrister that is a foot inside the post and a foot under the bar? That shot should hit an NHL goaltender in the upper chest/shoulder.

 

[AKL]

Man I swear I just heard Walz say Greenway has the ability and potential to be a 40 goal scorer?

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Man I swear I just heard Walz say Greenway has the ability and potential to be a 40 goal scorer?

Did he actually say that? I turned the tv off

 

[AKL]

Did he actually say that? I turned the tv off

He was rambling, as he does, but it went something like this

"...I don't know if he'll be a 30 goal scorer in this league..."
"...He has the ability and potential to score 20 goals..."
"...If he figures out how to use his body in front of the net like some of the great players in this league he could be a 40 goal scorer..."

I went back and watched it twice just to make sure that's what I heard. It was.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

He was rambling, as he does, but it went something like this

"...I don't know if he'll be a 30 goal scorer in this league..."
"...He has the ability and potential to score 20 goals..."
"...If he figures out how to use his body in front of the net like some of the great players in this league he could be a 40 goal scorer..."

I went back and watched it twice just to make sure that's what I heard. It was.

Walz has no idea that the game has changed since 2001

 

[Webster]

Once again Boudreau has no idea how to deal with 3 on 3, and Dubnyk showed how easy it is to beat him.

 

[AKL]

Fiala didn't play the last 8 minutes of the game "because he turned the puck over"

Pretty crazy how Fiala was the only one that turned the puck over today

 

[TaLoN]

Fiala didn't play the last 8 minutes of the game "because he turned the puck over"

Pretty crazy how Fiala was the only one that turned the puck over today

He also added "trying to get that out of him".

Sounds like a development decision. I can't blame him for trying to teach the young guys.

 

[TaLoN]

Dubs deflecting his failures.

 

[Bazeek]

Dubs deflecting his failures.

That quote kills me. "Don't beat yourself up too much, Spurgeon. 9 times out of 10 you totally have that."

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Fiala didn't play the last 8 minutes of the game "because he turned the puck over"

Pretty crazy how Fiala was the only one that turned the puck over today

Boudreau is going to kill Fiala’s confidence with his inability to coach

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

He also added "trying to get that out of him".

Sounds like a development decision. I can't blame him for trying to teach the young guys.

The issue for me is that he’s punishing a player for trying to make something happen in a tied game. He’s the only player we have who has the ability to create something out of thin ice, so to bench him for turning the puck over when he wasn’t the only player doing it is beyond me

 

[TaLoN]

The issue for me is that he’s punishing a player for trying to make something happen in a tied game. He’s the only player we have who has the ability to create something out of thin ice, so to bench him for turning the puck over when he wasn’t the only player doing it is beyond me

You're favoring best interests of the team over best for the players learning curve. Do you want him to learn what he can and can't get away with in the best interest of turning him into the best possible player, or do you want the kid to keep banging his head against the wall without consequences?

Sometimes the team needs to sacrifice having said player on the ice in order to make that player better in the long run.

JL did the same with Gaborik back in the day.

The only real offensive threat the team had, but he would bench him to teach him. It worked.

 

[2Pair]

You're favoring best interests of the team over best for the players learning curve. Do you want him to learn what he can and can't get away with in the best interest of turning him into the best possible player, or do you want the kid to keep banging his head against the wall without consequences?

Sometimes the team needs to sacrifice having said player on the ice in order to make that player better in the long run.

JL did the same with Gaborik back in the day.

The only real offensive threat the team had, but he would bench him to teach him. It worked.

Lemaire never benched Gaborik in the 3rd period of tied game. Especially not in a game that Gaborik was playing well in. And, it didn't work. Gaborik was always a terrible 2-way player who never learned how to play defense.

There are plenty of things that Fiala needs to be better at, and there will be plenty of opportunities to send those messages. The 3rd period today was certainly not one of those times.

 

[TaLoN]

Lemaire never benched Gaborik in the 3rd period of tied game. Especially not in a game that Gaborik was playing well in. And, it didn't work. Gaborik was always a terrible 2-way player who never learned how to play defense.

There are plenty of things that Fiala needs to be better at, and there will be plenty of opportunities to send those messages. The 3rd period today was certainly not one of those times.

Yes he did, more than once too!

Gaborik never became a great defender, but he learned not to be a liability.

 

[57special]

I'm not too mad about this game for a variety of reasons. There was a lot of good play, IMO, and I thought that we were the better team. Ek and Greenway continue to impress. Kunin, too. All of the D were good.

Donato was barely noticeable, but was ok. Parise was much better. Zucker and Zuccarello kept going offside...kinda annoying. Zuke is ok, but certainly not a game changer.

Really, most of the problem was Dubnyk. He just isn't a decent starting goalie any more.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

You're favoring best interests of the team over best for the players learning curve. Do you want him to learn what he can and can't get away with in the best interest of turning him into the best possible player, or do you want the kid to keep banging his head against the wall without consequences?

Sometimes the team needs to sacrifice having said player on the ice in order to make that player better in the long run.

JL did the same with Gaborik back in the day.

The only real offensive threat the team had, but he would bench him to teach him. It worked.

That doesn’t make sense

I have no problem with Boudreau benching Fiala when he’s playing like an idiot, but he was playing a solid game today, and has been playing solid for weeks now, so I think it’s stupid to bench him after one turnover in the 3rd period of a TIED game