Goal-Day Thread Game 14: Arizona Coyotes @ Philadelphia Gritties | 11/8/2018 5:00 p.m. MST | FS-A Plus

[Bondurant]

Drown your road game loss sorrows with Spittin Chiclets. Shane Doan is being interviewed by Biz now.

 

[Muppet]

"You've just got to keep playing and run the clock out". This team is not built to hold on to a small lead and "run the clock out" against a team with big, skilled forwards. We saw that prime example today. Philly totally dominated us once they were down by 2 and we had zero answer.

 

[RemoAZ]

"You've just got to keep playing and run the clock out". This team is not built to hold on to a small lead and "run the clock out" against a team with big, skilled forwards. We saw that prime example today. Philly totally dominated us once they were down by 2 and we had zero answer.

Hoping not to lose instead of playing to win.

 

[Mosby]

I figure we go Kuemper next game. We're going to be bagged for the 2nd half of the back to back and may not have much chance anyway, so, sorry about your luck Miska.

 

[Plub]

Cousins and Panik are horrible. They are such glaring weaknesses on this team. I also have to add I have never seen Keller play like such a chicken shit. He was scared to be anywhere near the puck.

 

[RABBIT]

Cousins is not horrible. IMO he is one of the best players on the boards and great at drawing penalties. I f*** with Cousins, I just don't f*** with him on the top 2 lines.

KConn and Panik can kick rocks. They are the dead weight.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

<optimism> Your "look on the bright side" moment of the night: We've played 3 games so far in November and got 3 points. .500 may be as much as we can ask of this team. Maybe we get two out of the next three for a 5 point road trip. </optimism>

Pitt hasn't been playing well so they'll probably cure their ills playing us. The Caps will play like champs or if not we'll be too tired to play well. Detroit will beat us just because.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I'm happy with the point, tbh. (First time I've ever used "tbh" as well, tbh ) We could have one this game, sure, except that we only had 5 defensemen and had a backup goalie who plays anything but a technical game at goalie. Backup goalies are like back up quarterbacks. Favorites of all as long as they don't play.

I'll be happy to take a point in another game or two on this "back up goalie roadtrip. "

 

[Bonsai Tree]

It's just sad that play by OEL sullied an otherwise fine, fine game on his part, perhaps the best that I have seen out of him. This isn't the first time he has had a game losing brain fart late.

 

[SniperHF]

(First time I've ever used "tbh" as well, tbh )

We must obviously infer all your prior posts were not honest.

perhaps the best that I have seen out of him

Yeah I was thinking the same thing about mid way through the third, in terms of his play this season anyway.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

We must obviously infer all your prior posts were not honest.



Yeah I was thinking the same thing about mid way through the third, in terms of his play this season anyway.

smh?

 

[CBJ goalie]

KConn needs to be KGone.

What a liability....just all over the place.

 

[rt]

What a pair of wildly stupid and utterly strange games. Glad we can be done with Philly now. Puke.

 

[moosemeister]

I don't think we win a game this road trip unless Raanta comes back against Detroit.

 

[Lilhoody]

Because the Kings were actually capable of playing good team defense for 60 minutes last season.

and a hell of a 3rd period team

 

[doaner]

It’s a game I’m happy with the point. We should’ve lost it. I’m happy with the way they bounced back, going down 2-0. But like it’s been said, we were gassed and it showed. We’ve been off a few days, so I don’t understand it. They better respond Saturday.

 

[Prarievarg]

I'll like all posts complaining about Panik. I despise the player, absolutely hate that trade. Please god (chayka) get rid of him.

 

[moosemeister]

I'll like all posts complaining about Panik. I despise the player, absolutely hate that trade. Please god (chayka) get rid of him.

I mean I don’t HATE the trade. Duke wasn’t going to resign here anyways so something had to be done.

I’m just upset it wasn’t a draft pick or a signed copy of NHL 18 at the time.

Luckily for us, I do like how the team is shaping up.

Grabner, Richie and Hino are not a fourth line. We are getting the good Richie. This Richie is easily third line material. At this point we need to fill out a fourth line.

I’d be fine trading Strome for Sprong, and maybe sending Archibald or KConn for a true 4th line center who happens to be right handed. If we could offload Panik to a team looking for depth I’d be pretty happy. Detroit has an awful defense, maybe we can trade KConn and Archibald for Glendenning.

As stated earlier, I do like Galchenyuk and Keller but I think Keller is trying to hard to force Chucky and this is causing notable turnovers in the offensive zone when they get in.

Keller - Stepan - Fischer
Perlini - Galchenyuk - Sprong
Grabner - Richie - Hino
Crouse - Glendenning - Cousins

Idk maybe. Maybe not.

 

[Prarievarg]

I know it probably won't happen. But I'd really like to see Strome getting a shot at centering the first line.
Crouse - Strome - Keller
Perlini - Chucky - Fisch
Grabner - Stepan - Hino
Not Panik - Richie - Cousins

I also believe Grabner could do well on the first line instead of Crouse

 

[MIGs Dog]

Ironically enough, gallly hasn't been the player we signed.... I'm willing to guess he's got one of the lower shot totals on the team.

Gally is around 2 shots per game, which isn't good enough considering the top goal scorers in the league average 4-5 shots per game.

On the other hand, he leads the team in pt per game, but barely cracks the top 100 for the league. Bottom line, we need more scoring.

 

[Jakey53]

Fischer has been just as quiet

Perlini, too. It's an incredibly inconsistent line overall.

Perlini, Fischer, Strome and Crouse HAVE to give us much more. 13 pts. between them is terrible. It's evident the vets are what they are and most are second and third liners. IF we are going to improve it will have to come from the kids.

 

[Jakey53]

When he’s fighting for a rebound might as well say goal scored......no rebound control. I miss Raanta.

Kuemper has terrible rebound control, but someone has to clear that puck.

 

[Jakey53]

We stole a point. Could've been worse. We like to **** the bed in 3rd periods apparently.

I say we lost a point. Up by two goals going into the third you should always win.

 

[rt]

Kuemper has terrible rebound control, but someone has to clear that puck.

At this point I like Lyubushkin better than Connauton.

 

[hbk]

That 6 year Smith deal just killed our flexibility on goaltending for this organization. Greiss has to be moved when his contract comes due. We do a tremendous job resurrecting Dubnyk and then he’s moved. I appreciated Smiths contribution but way too many years for an injury plagued guy at high $.

Getting Smith out and bringing in Rannta will go down as Chayka statement moves.