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Awesome game. Such a playoff like game.
GDT: Game 17: New York Rangers(8-6-3) @ Seattle Kraken(8-5-3) - 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 p.m. ET
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Sad People
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An OT win, what is this? But heck yeah, good win against one of the best.
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Fistfullofbeer
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And not to forget. Jones has been phenomenal for us off-late.
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Bura has been a really good addition, but there have been several goals where if he even tried to play a little D, he could have likely prevented them, but they aren't happening every game, and he brings a lot more to the team than he is costing them currently. But I definitely can see why some fans could get down on him for his effort sometimes.
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Jones has been a numero uno goaltender
Something changed a couple weeks ago. They stopped chasing the puck and their defensive spacing went from terrible to actually pretty good.
I don't have any clue what or who got through to the team, or if it is maybe just a side effect of not juggling lines so much and players learning to play together and trust each other, but with the way they are playing, (and if their PP keeps clicking), I really think this team could actually push for a playoff spot this year.
The team is letting him see all the shots, and they aren't giving up 3 to 4 unsaveable shots a game.
Jones is playing great, but the team is not hanging him out to dry several times every period like they did to start the season and like they did all of last season.
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Dude is currently at 8-4-2 with a .912 SV% and 2.34 GAA so far this season.
During his last seven starts he's saved 188 out of 198 going 5-1-1 with a .949 SV% and a 1.43 GAA.
Overall the team seems to be playing pretty well together and, as strange as that might sound after last season, is able to compete with other teams thanks to their structure and team play.
I like it and after 18 games we're already over one third of the point total from last season.
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I was thinking about this last game, but what do we do when Gru gets back? No way i could give Gru the starting role back, with the way Jones has been playing. Right?
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I'd be looking for a place or team to trade Grubauer to,Jones has made his case and he's the number 1
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Im be shocked if we were able to trade Gru with his contract.
Fistfullofbeer
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Yeah. Gru ain't getting traded. The best case for Gru would be that he can play well and we have a real 1A, 1B situation on our hands. Worst case, Gru becomes an overpaid backup this season.
The bigger concern here is what happens when Driedger returns.
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I think it's more of a split/sharing he net betweend both of them.
Jones looks fantastic right now but he said himself that playing all those games in San Jose was a big factor in his decline as he couldn't handle it.
Grubauer, on the other hand, actuallly looked good in that Colorado game(even though he was below .900 SV%) before he got hurt.
Yeah, say goodbye to our first round pick if you want to get rid off Grubauer and his contract.
No one's going to take on that contract, even with the cap rising next offseason, unless 1) he comes back and plays well enough or 2) we give up something nice or take on a bad contract as well.
BTW: Given how Jones has been playing has me thinking that Driedger(who supposedly will play this season according to people around the team) might be the guy out the door.
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A great game with great goaltending on both sides.
We really need to find an upgrade for Soucy though. Big sense of deja vu at the end of that one. Only difference we won this one in OT.
Two unnecessary penalties this time. You just can't do that in a one goal game against a team that good.
We really need to find an upgrade for Soucy though. Big sense of deja vu at the end of that one. Only difference we won this one in OT.
Two unnecessary penalties this time. You just can't do that in a one goal game against a team that good.
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I dont think we need to find his replacement, but he does need to learn some dang discipline. Hes gotta learn that penalties like that arent acceptable.
Jones had better be the starter. Don’t care if Gru’s feelings get hurt over it. Gru needs to step up his play when he is in there. Jones has earned the starting position in between the pipes.
The stats and success of his play don’t lie.
There's no point in searching for a potentially costly Soucy replacement. Just let him grow out of it.
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Couldn't agree more! ROOT can't find anyone who knows a bit about hockey?? Maybe it's like the Gru situation is gonna be soon. ROOT signed him to a contract and is using him even though there's better options.
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I'm not really hanging the last game tying PP on Soucy. He got beat, but he took the hook to prevent the scoring chance and a lot of that was on his linemates.
With a one goal lead with two and a half minutes to go in the game, your center and F1 forward should not be crashing the boards behind the opponents net, getting caught. Soucy was the last line of defense and supporting his partner who was challenging the puck carrier, but there was no defensive support through the neutral zone. The third Kraken forward was overloading the puck leaving the most dangerous player on the play (the streaking pass outlet) for Soucy to defend, but he had a gap issue (due to the way the play broke out) and couldn't step up or adjust because of the speed and distance at the time of the pass. Had he stepped up or slowed down his retreat he would have been beaten cleanly.
With two minutes to play in a game, there should be at least 3 guys back watching the blueline, and a forward should be sitting in those passing lanes and forcing a different route for a speedy Gauthier to take.
I'm not really hanging the last game tying PP on Soucy. He got beat, but he took the hook to prevent the scoring chance and a lot of that was on his linemates.
With a one goal lead with two and a half minutes to go in the game, your center and F1 forward should not be crashing the boards behind the opponents net, getting caught. Soucy was the last line of defense and supporting his partner who was challenging the puck carrier, but there was no defensive support through the neutral zone. The third Kraken forward was overloading the puck leaving the most dangerous player on the play (the streaking pass outlet) for Soucy to defend, but he had a gap issue (due to the way the play broke out) and couldn't step up or adjust because of the speed and distance at the time of the pass. Had he stepped up or slowed down his retreat he would have been beaten cleanly.
With two minutes to play in a game, there should be at least 3 guys back watching the blueline, and a forward should be sitting in those passing lanes and forcing a different route for a speedy Gauthier to take.
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I don't really agree with your assessment of how to defend a lead but I don't have the time to argue that right now. Soucy didn't just take that penalty, he took one earlier as well, plus the Winnipeg game. It's a pattern. His decisions are poor. He needs to be better.
