GDT: Game 21: Ottawa Senators @ Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00PM | Need to get our mojo back

[Vegan Knight]

Theodore has been great defensively this year. Considering his last year or so I didn't think he would get back that level in his own zone.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Agree, I miss being a hard working team...

The trap is that hustle is either habitual or not. A team that doesn't get used to hustling isn't going to hustle in the playoffs either. Watching Boston, those guys hustle their ass off for 60 minutes. The VGK, well, we're lucky to watch a cumulative 10 minutes of, to quote Office Space, "real actual work".

Will Carrier!

 

[hangman005]

WILD WILL!!!!!!!!!!

 

[VivaLasVegas]

McNabb's best play so far (taking the high stick).

 

[hangman005]

Ping!

 

[hangman005]

Also I haven't said it today, but we are a terrible team at finishing.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Safe assumption, announcer.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

The silver lining in the dark cloud is that by the time the VGK make it to the third period they are still quite fresh. As if the first 40 minutes were just an extended warm-up, really.

 

[hangman005]

I hope Liberty Mutual didn't actually pay any money for their jingle.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Ha, my reverse jinx on Wild Bill results in a backhand goal!

 

[hangman005]

WILD BILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Vegan Knight]

If Karlsson can find the confidence to consistently choose to shoot, he may be able to have a renaissance. Good things often happen when he does, it's just been so hard for him to go against such strong instincts not to.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Come on guys, score a few to bring Talbot's sv% down so if we have to trade for him later he's cheaper to acquire lol

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Still too many guys just standing around on D for my tastes.

 

[hangman005]

I think I worked out what it is I like about Thompson and Carrier.... they work their asses off.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I think I worked out what it is I like about Thompson and Carrier.... they work their asses off.

Thompson in particular is always alert and where he needs to be, as opposed to Lehner who would occasionally meander over to the corner for reasons that were never particularly clear.

 

[hangman005]

I'm glad this time we waited until we had a two goal lead before we went home.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I'm glad this time we waited until we had a two goal lead before we went home.

My conclusion for every recent game including this one is the same: This team plays exactly like a team that is resting for the playoffs.

 

[hangman005]

JACKPOT!!!!!!! With the Empty Net.

 

[RapidKnight]

If Karlsson can find the confidence to consistently choose to shoot, he may be able to have a renaissance. Good things often happen when he does, it's just been so hard for him to go against such strong instincts not to.

I don’t think it’s that simple. He has lethal accuracy off the rush but his slow release and somewhat weak shot get exposed in situations without momentum. He’s not the guy I want shooting unless he’s already carrying the puck with momentum than yes more often. Sadly rush opportunities have been nonexistent for Karlsson lately. Maybe because he’s busy fulfilling Cassidy’s defensive responsibilities.

 

[hangman005]

My conclusion for every recent game including this one is the same: This team plays exactly like a team that is resting for the playoffs.

Each line should be able to play a whole period per game by that stage lol

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Another snoozer, but good to get the points as they may be tougher to come by in December. Back to just 1 point behind Boston.

 

[hangman005]

VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!!!!

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I don’t think it’s that simple. He has lethal accuracy off the rush but his slow release and somewhat weak shot get exposed in situations without momentum. He’s not the guy I want shooting unless he’s already carrying the puck with momentum than yes more often. Sadly rush opportunities have been nonexistent for Karlsson lately. Maybe because he’s busy fulfilling Cassidy’s defensive responsibilities.

Seems, to me at least, to be a combination of things, including that Karlsson is having to fit into Cassidy's system, which he seems to be working hard to do. But he's also not the scoring star of past years, and so he's going through an emotional adjustment as well and that's where the confidence issue comes in. Or to look at it another way, not only does Karlsson have to stay on Cassidy's shorter leash, but at the same time he's now got to watch Eichel do most of the interviews. Hopefully he will overcome.

 

[CupInSIX]

Every game, someone should tell Will he's playing the Habs or Ottawa.