GDT: Game 18: Coyotes @ Hurricanes | 17:00 AZ | BSAZ

[Hogan20]

Today's GDT is brought to you by ELITE sniper Nick Bjugstad and my second cup of coffee.

Game Notes:
* Coming into tonight's game, Carolina is on a 3-game losing streak, all 3 have come in overtime. While Arizona has lost 4 straight, the last of which coming in a shootout.
* Carolina is currently struggling mightily on their special teams, with their powerplay clicking at a pedestrian 14.3% (30th in the league) and their PK at 78.8% (15th in the league). Arizona on the other hand, sports a 26.7% PP (7th in the league) and an 80.8% PK (10th in the league), both of which are sliding as of late.

Arizona/Winnipeg 1.0 is 32-39-8-5 (W-L-T-OTL) all-time versus the Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers but are 3-7 in their last 10 games, currently on a 5-game losing streak. Arizona hasn't won in Carolina since March of 2017.

Projected lineups (curtesy of Daily Faceoff):
Keller - Boyd - Schmaltz
Maccelli - Bjugstad - Crouse
O'Brien - McBain - Fischer
Ritchie - Hayton - Nemeth
Chychrun - Gostisbehere
Valimaki - Stecher
Moser - Brown

Noesen - Aho - Necas
Svechnikov - Kotkaniemi - Jarvis
Martinook - Staal - Fast
Drury - Stastny - Stepan
Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
De Haan - Chatfield

Projected Goaltenders (curtesy of Daily Faceoff):
Karel Vejmelka (5-5-1 with a 3.23 GAA and .909 SV%) vs Antti Raanta (3-2-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .902 SV%)

Updated Tanking Odds:
Hoping for some help from the Rangers, Golden Knights (yuck), Kraken and Avalanche tonight.

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[MIGs Dog]

Ducks with a huge lead in the suckathon competition but only one less win than the mighty Canis latrans. Is two games in hand an advantage or liability?

 

[Hogan20]

Ducks with a huge lead in the suckathon competition but only one less win than the mighty Canis latrans. Is two games in hand an advantage or liability?

Liability, especially with the way this team is playing.

I still can't believe just how bad the Ducks are. So much for Zegras being this dominant player already.

 

[Schemp]

Are we leaving Gostisbehere there after the game?

 

[MIGs Dog]

Liability, especially with the way this team is playing.

So it's a tankathon advantage!

 

[Kai Yo T]

I forgot there was a game today so, cool! Lol.

Start time is 17:00 though, not 15:00

 

[Hogan20]

Are we leaving Gostisbehere there after the game?

I think they just need to get healthy. When Pacioretty and Teravainen get back healthy they'll really start to click.

Burns on PP1 so maybe Ghost for PP2? But that's not something they'd give up a 1st+ for. Maybe they like Ritchie more?

 

[MIGs Dog]

So much for Zegras being this dominant player already.

He's putting up numbers.

 

[Hogan20]

Long season, hoping this is just a "give a player a blow" move instead of a "hey let's sit our promising rookies for 15 games straight because they can learn from the press box" move.

 

[MIGs Dog]

This team can't afford injuries. We might be in trouble. And by trouble, I mean in danger of drafting 1OA.

 

[Jakey53]

He's putting up numbers.

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Those are excellent numbers on an otherwise disaster fire.

 

[Schemp]

I predict a Gostisbehere assist to tie the game for the Coyotes then the go ahead goal after the Coyotes trade him in between periods.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Those are excellent numbers on an otherwise disaster fire.

They're all scared that someone will sign Jay Beagle and sic him on them.

 

[BAdvocate]

Long season, hoping this is just a "give a player a blow" move instead of a "hey let's sit our promising rookies for 15 games straight because they can learn from the press box" move.

I hope it's sit because we expect more and they do more with their next opportunity. Guenther's was easy to predict it was coming....Maccelli not so much but "I trust in Bear".

Great GDT!

 

[Canis Latrans]

Ducks with a huge lead in the suckathon competition but only one less win than the mighty Canis latrans. Is two games in hand an advantage or liability?

Feels like the Ducks are a case of a team that should be better, but are held back by their coaching (to state the obvious). I think the real fear is that Verbeek knows this and is intentionally keeping Eakins around to ensure a poor season, then they get that double boost of a prime prospect and a decent coach as they turn the corner with a 25 point improvement next season.

At times I wonder if this team could have sealed up 2 straight dead last finishes were we not to have hired Tourigny, but then you always have to wonder if players would have developed properly and if he'd have been scooped up elsewhere and you really risk not getting a good replacement when you need it.

Also, those Canis latrans are so mighty, unlike those pathetic Anas platyrhynchos.

 

[Hogan20]

Feels like the Ducks are a case of a team that should be better, but are held back by their coaching (to state the obvious). I think the real fear is that Verbeek knows this and is intentionally keeping Eakins around to ensure a poor season, then they get that double boost of a prime prospect and a decent coach as they turn the corner with a 25 point improvement next season.

At times I wonder if this team could have sealed up 2 straight dead last finishes were we not to have hired Tourigny, but then you always have to wonder if players would have developed properly and if he'd have been scooped up elsewhere and you really risk not getting a good replacement when you need it.

Also, those Canis latrans are so mighty, unlike those pathetic Anas platyrhynchos.

Remember when half the forum wanted Eakins to be our next coach?

Good times.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

I'm calling a win tonight.

 

[Summer Rose]

I'm calling a win tonight.

Well, we all know whose fault it is now if we lose.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Well, we all know whose fault it is now if we lose.

Beauty

 

[Hogan20]

Why?

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Schmaltz!!

 

[Summer Rose]

Schmaltz!

 

[Hogan20]

lol

 

[MIGs Dog]

An early lead doesn't happen every day.

Early penalty on the other hand...