GDT: Game 32: Panthers at Blackhawks | Dec. 8, 2013 | 6:00 PM CT | WGN

[Marina]

he's okay... thank god.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Good, no goal. And also very good that Raanta's okay.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Good job Refs

 

[ralph0226]

Should be a penalty.

 

[BronYrAur]

That's a tough call there for the officiating crew.

 

[Nothingman*]

I think the refs gotta protect our only goalie.

 

[Pailhead]

I would be unbelievably pissed off if I bought it not knowing that, and then realizing that. I hate DTV, but I have CI with them last year and they did a great job with it.

I would have bought it just assuming everything was in HD. It took them so long to put up pricing/allow you to order it, that I ended up searching online to try and get an idea of what the pricing might be. I got lucky and came across a page where people were complaining about the lack of HD channels.

 

[w00d]

Good call. You can't blow up the goalie and score on him while he's down with his mask off.

 

[w00d]

Coincidentally this is the closest I have ever seen a modern NHL team come to having to put in an emergency 3rd goalie. That scenario hasn't happened in a long time.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Bollig and Barch going at it

 

[Kurtosis]

Could see that one coming.

 

[BronYrAur]

What was the point of that fight.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

What was the point of that fight.

Gotta answer to the code!

 

[Kurtosis]

What was the point of that fight.

Well, they were yapping at each other earlier and Bollig took exception to the hit on Kruger. Not too hard to see.

Not that I agree with those points, but they were pretty easy to see.

 

[Jussi]

He's been decent on a couple shifts, but for the most part he has been pretty hard to notice for sure.

This is his second game after coming back from a minor injury. And to be fair, Panthers lack of any kind of system makes it really hard for Barkov to shine, when he's so used to playing in/with a proper offensive and defensive system. He doesn't shine at all in systemless hgockey (which was evident at the WJC last year when Finland suddenly forgot how they were supposed to play). If you put him on the Hawks, you'd be raving about him all night long.

 

[BronYrAur]

Well, they were yapping at each other earlier and Bollig took exception to the hit on Kruger. Not too hard to see.

Yes but unnecessary. Hardly malicious that hit. Same for Hayes on Raanta.

 

[MadhouseOnMadison]

That's a penalty now?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

What was the point of that fight.

What was the point of most of Tie Domi's fights?
What was the point of most of Bob Probert's fights?
Etc , Etc , Etc

They are goons and every now and then this is what Goons do

 

[Kurtosis]

This is his second game after coming back from a minor injury. And to be fair, Panthers lack of any kind of system makes it really hard for Barkov to shine, when he's so used to playing in/with a proper offensive and defensive system. He doesn't shine at all in systemless hgockey (which was evident at the WJC last year when Finland suddenly forgot how they were supposed to play). If you put him on the Hawks, you'd be raving about him all night long.

I don't doubt you are right. Unfortunately he is saddled with a pretty ineffective Panthers system and as a result he has not been noticeable, which I don't think is arguable.

 

[No23]

Raanta is actually pretty good so far. Happy to have him on the team.

 

[Kurtosis]

Yes but unnecessary. Hardly malicious that hit. Same for Hayes on Raanta.

I agree it was unnecessary.

 

[Kurtosis]

Did anyone see Hossa laboring on the bench?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Yeah, hopefully just a bit of pain on his end....

 

[Jussi]

I don't doubt you are right. Unfortunately he is saddled with a pretty ineffective Panthers system and as a result he has not been noticeable, which I don't think is arguable.

Yup, just about every Finn who saw Barkov play here knew after the first few games that Barkov was going to have a hard time in Florida. Before the coaching change he even commented in Finnish press how he's still trying to play centre as he's been taught to and learned to play and how he ends being completely wasted in breakouts with no one passing to him in the center lane, dmen just keep chipping the puck along the boards to the wingers. For an 18 year old, that kid sure knows his hockey tactics/systems well.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

The Panthers need Pavel Bure