GDT: G9: Avs at Wild - 7pm CT (FSN)

[2Pair]

An almost 98% on-ice save % will do that.

Puck doesn't look the same on his stick vs. last year.

Defenseman play a large role in where those shots come from. Doesn't look as good as he did when he played with Brodin? Compared to Ian Cole? That's not exactly surprising.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Defenseman play a large role in where those shots come from. Doesn't look as good as he did when he played with Brodin? Compared to Ian Cole? That's not exactly surprising.

Not necessarily. I remember being impressed with him at the start of last season when he was on the 3rd pair. Hasn't looked the same to me so far.

 

[2Pair]

Not necessarily. I remember being impressed with him at the start of last season when he was on the 3rd pair. Hasn't looked the same to me so far.

Last year you weren't expecting anything from him.

 

[GordieGallant]

Soucy and Cole are +5. If anyone is under achieving it Spurgeon and Suter.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Last year you weren't expecting anything from him.

And this year I am.

 

[2Pair]

Soucy and Cole are +5. If anyone is under achieving it Spurgeon and Suter.

Suter and Dumba were killing it to start the season. Wonder why they changed

 

[Wabit]

Soucy is having a rough game, but he's been fine up until tonight.

 

[Wabit]

Suter and Dumba were killing it to start the season. Wonder why they changed

The guy wearing the "C" doing nothing is my guess.

 

[2Pair]

And this year I am.

So is it the player or the perception that has changed? I think he has been good.

 

[2Pair]

The guy wearing the "C" doing nothing is my guess.

Is it really a guess?

 

[Webster]

Shouldn't give Spurgeon the captaincy, to some it becomes a burden

 

[Wabit]

Is it really a guess?

I've been blasted in the past way too many times for suggesting anything negative about Spurgeon.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Suter and Dumba were killing it to start the season. Wonder why they changed

They had a good first game. After that, not much separating them from anybody else.

 

[NHL1674]

Shouldn't give Spurgeon the captaincy, to some it becomes a burden

Unfortunately, there aren't any decent options for Captain on this team. Doesn't really matter at this point.

 

[2Pair]

They had a good first game. After that, not much separating them from anybody else.

They were great until they were split

 

[Wabit]

Unfortunately, there aren't any decent options for Captain on this team. Doesn't really matter at this point.

When they guy you just gave it to has 7 years left. It starts to mean more.

 

[2Pair]

I've been blasted in the past way too many times for suggesting anything negative about Spurgeon.

That's weird, people seem to love me whenever I bring up his name

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

So is it the player or the perception that has changed? I think he has been good.

I'm not calling for his benching or anything. I just would've liked to see more through now.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

They were great until they were split

At times. At other times, not so much.

 

[2Pair]

I'm not calling for his benching or anything. I just would've liked to see more through now.

0 goals against and +5 through 8 games is pretty good for a 3rd pair defenseman

 

[ViD]

Seems like a tough task ahead of the Wild playing multiple games against the Avs without Fiala

 

[GordieGallant]

Spurgeon will be ok. Just off to a slow start.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Shouldn't give Spurgeon the captaincy, to some it becomes a burden

I don't think it's so much the captaincy, as it is the team trying to use the captaincy to make him the #1 defenseman when he isn't that.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

0 goals against and +5 through 8 games is pretty good for a 3rd pair defenseman

It's fine.

 

[Wabit]

I don't think it's so much the captaincy, as it is the team trying to use the captaincy to make him the #1 defenseman when he isn't that.

Then why is he being paid like one?