GDT: Game 46: Colorado Avalanche(24-17-3) @ Seattle Kraken(27-14-4) - 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 p.m. ET
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Donato and Sprong cold from the bench in SO is not ideal.
How many shots did the Kraken have in the OT and shootout? Zero? Not sure if Francouz had to do anything. I think just a poke check on the first attempt.
RayMartyniukTotems
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Good Night Kraken Nation see you all Wednesday against Vancouver I hope the all the Kraken players are pissed off and blow Vancouver outta the water
The Marquis
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He had crucial poke checks in the shootout preventing 2 shots. So he was everything potentially.
Our shooters in the shootout couldn’t have displayed a worse effort, all waited too long to shoot. Wasted a great effort by Grub tonight.
This shouldn't have even gone into OT, the avs were missing some pretty big guns but still didn't get put away in regulation.
RainyCityHockey
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Well, at least we got a point,
Probably needed to score early in the game when we had them in their own zone.
Anyways, at least it's a point and another strong performance by Grubauer who just doesn't get the goal support for some reason.
Now the team has a couple of days rest and hopefully gets a guy or two back from injury.
Next one on Wednesday against the Canucks who'll most likely have a new coach by then and are still unbeaten against the Kraken....
I still don't get that one.
What do we have the guy for then?
To play in the AHL and never in the NHL because he might get claimed?
Probably needed to score early in the game when we had them in their own zone.
Anyways, at least it's a point and another strong performance by Grubauer who just doesn't get the goal support for some reason.
Now the team has a couple of days rest and hopefully gets a guy or two back from injury.
Next one on Wednesday against the Canucks who'll most likely have a new coach by then and are still unbeaten against the Kraken....
I still don't get that one.
What do we have the guy for then?
To play in the AHL and never in the NHL because he might get claimed?
The Marquis
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Lind is still pretty young. I’d imagine the cap and some important contracts will force the team to bring up some young players that can slot into the roles they can no longer afford to keep as is. He’s a very good depth piece to have.Well, at least we got a point,
Probably needed to score early in the game when we had them in their own zone.
Anyways, at least it's a point and another strong performance by Grubauer who just doesn't get the goal support for some reason.
Now the team has a couple of days rest and hopefully gets a guy or two back from injury.
Next one on Wednesday against the Canucks who'll most likely have a new coach by then and are still unbeaten against the Kraken....
I still don't get that one.
What do we have the guy for then?
To play in the AHL and never in the NHL because he might get claimed?
Kat Predator
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It was a good effort. Really needed to finish some of those chances in regulation.
Our skaters need to practice the shootout. Sprong whiffing on air after the puck was already poked away and falling on his backside was ... not exactly a skilled look.
Our skaters need to practice the shootout. Sprong whiffing on air after the puck was already poked away and falling on his backside was ... not exactly a skilled look.
RainyCityHockey
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OK.
But again, for what? The AHL team?
If you never call him up, just you're scared you might lose him, it basically makes no sense to have him.
Might as well sign some mediocre AHL enforcer that you can bring up and down the whole time cause no one would ever potentially claim him....
The Marquis
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Don’t look at him as though this year is his year. Next year very well may be. Granted, there are some very good players in CV competing for those spots.
RainyCityHockey
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Dude's already 24 years old(will be 25 at the start of next season) and seemed to be closer to the NHL team last year as he seems right now.
Not sure he's more than a NHL/AHL tweener unless he finally gets some games which won't happen unless we have injury problems.
But even then he isn't called up.
But hey, maybe after the TDL?
FWIW you don't have to worry about waivers if you keep a guy on your roster for < 30 days and < 10 games. You can try Lind for awhile and if you still have injuries when he runs out of waiver-exempt time you can send him down and call up the next guy.
