GDT: Game 49: Sharks vs. Sabres 1:00pm NBCSCA

[Juxtaposer]

Smith has been a winner at every level. I want him to win the Frozen Four, Beanpot, National Championship, everything.

 

[Anomie2029]

I wonder how long Quinn persists with the Eklund - Sturm - Kunin line and Burroughs-Ohoktiuk pair… they’re awful and doing Eklund and Ohoktiuk no favours in their development.

 

[The Nemesis]

Smith has been a winner passenger at every level. I want him to win the Frozen Four, Beanpot, National Championship, everything.

Fixed that for you. Can't be putting too much on Secondary Smith and his ability to mooch off his elite prospect linemates and collect coattail points.

 

[Barrie22]

Yay the suffering has stopped.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

4-2 buffalo burgers

I don’t ask for much just a 4-2 loss

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I don’t ask for much just a 4-2 loss

looks like you wanted buffalo burgers too, whoch would probably cost you $30 with endless fries included

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

looks like you wanted buffalo burgers too, whoch would probably cost you $30 with endless fries included

That means I still won lol

Fixed that for you. Can't be putting too much on Secondary Smith and his ability to mooch off his elite prospect linemates and collect coattail points.

An actual legit assessment

 

[drunksage]

SNOG announcement​

One empty-netter too many.

Spoiler: First half SNOG results

#	Date / Opponent​	SNOG Winner(s)​	Result​
1	Oct. 12 vs Golden Knights	NewMuzu24, weastern bias	VGK 4-1
2	Oct. 14 vs Avalanche	none	Avs 2-1 SO
3	Oct. 17 vs Hurricanes	TheBeard	Canes 6-3
4	Oct. 19 vs Bruins	none	Bruins 3-1
5	Oct. 21 at Predators	none	Predators 5-1
6	Oct. 24 at Panthers	weastern bias	Panthers 3-1
7	Oct. 26 at Lightning	Red Light Lover	Lightning 6-0
8	Oct. 27 at Hurricanes	PattyLafontaine	Canes 3-0
9	Oct. 29 at Capitals	none	Capitals 3-1
10	Nov. 2 vs Canucks	none	Canucks 10-1
11	Nov. 4 vs Penguins	none	Penguins 10-2
12	Nov. 7 vs Flyers	Red Light Lover	Sharks 2-1
13	Nov. 9 vs Oilers	none	Sharks 3-2
14	Nov. 10 at Golden Knights	none	VGK 5-0
15	Nov. 12 at Ducks	Skeksis25	Ducks 4-1
16	Nov. 14 vs Panthers	none	Panthers 5-3
17	Nov. 16 vs Blues	none	Sharks 5-1
18	Nov. 20 at Canucks	none	Canucks 3-1
19	Nov. 22 at Kraken	none	Kraken 7-1
20	Nov. 24 vs Canadiens	hockeyCEO, timorous me	Canadiens 3-2 SO
21	Nov. 25 vs Canucks	none	Sharks 4-3
22	Nov. 27 vs Capitals	none	Sharks 2-1
23	Nov. 30 at Bruins	none	Bruins 3-0
24	Dec. 1 at Devils	none	Sharks 6-3
25	Dec. 3 at Rangers	none	Rangers 6-5
26	Dec. 5 at Islanders	Great Makohead Shork	Sharks 5-4 OT
27	Dec. 7 at Red Wings	none	Sharks 6-5 OT
28	Dec. 10 at Golden Knights	none	VGK 5-4 SO
29	Dec. 12 vs Jets	none	Sharks 2-1
30	Dec. 15 at Coyotes	none	Coyotes 1-0
31	Dec. 17 at Avalanche	none	Avalanche 6-2
32	Dec. 19 vs Kings	coooldude	Kings 4-1
33	Dec. 21 vs Coyotes	none	Coyotes 5-2
34	Dec. 23 at Canucks	none	Canucks 7-4
35	Dec. 27 at Kings	none	Kings 5-1
36	Dec. 28 vs Oilers	none	Oilers 5-0
37	Dec. 31 at Avalanche	none	Avalanche 3-1
38	Jan. 2 vs Red Wings	none	Red Wings 5-3
39	Jan. 4 vs Jets	none	Jets 2-1
40	Jan. 6 vs Maple Leafs	fasterthanlight	Maple Leafs 4-1
41	Jan. 9 at Maple Leafs	none	Maple Leafs 7-1

Second half SNOG results

#	Date / Opponent	SNOG Winner(s)​	Result
42	Jan. 11 at Canadiens	Chinaski89	Sharks 3-2
43	Jan. 13 at Senators	none	Senators 5-4
44	Jan. 15 at Sabres	none	Sabres 3-0
45	Jan. 16 at Blackhawks	none	Blackhawks 2-1 SO
46	Jan. 20 vs Ducks	none	Sharks 5-3
47	Jan. 22 at Kings	coooldude	Sharks 4-3 SO
48	Jan. 23 vs Rangers	none	Sharks 3-2 OT
49	Jan. 27 vs Sabres	none	Sabres 5-2

Rank	2023-24 SNOG standings​	# of SNOGs
T-1.	coooldude, Red Light Lover, weastern bias	2
T-4.	Chinaski89, coooldude, fasterthanlight, Great Makohead Shork, hockeyCEO, NewMuzu24, PattyLafontaine, Skeksis25, TheBeard, timorous me	1

 

[Dicdonya]

I wonder how long Quinn persists with the Eklund - Sturm - Kunin line and Burroughs-Ohoktiuk pair… they’re awful and doing Eklund and Ohoktiuk no favours in their development.

What an odd time to complain about that line, when they were the only line that wasn't negative and created the only two goals of the game.

You're probably right though, what is Quinn thinking taking a rookie forward that was on track to score like 30pts and be -50 on the year in the top 6, and move him down the lineup where he might have a better chance to gain some confidence and get his scoring up.

If anything should happen it would simply be find a better third wheel for that line than Kunin, so that our third line is better than most and Eklund can start winning his matchups regularly and get his game on track.

 

[karltonian]

Kinda lost track of what Randy was saying when Luukkonen stopped Luke Kunin

This cosmic congruence needs more attention.

 

[tahoesharksfan]

they got some ice level mic that's different than usual that I am loving

Yeah, I heard some good stuff during this game.

OK was off a step all game and being paired with Burroughs made it even worse.

On to the next bit of tanking…

 

[Shark Finn]

A good, honest loss. Enough with the feel-good wins. Time for the players to struggle and for us to rejoice.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Burroughs might be the worst try-hard defenseman the Sharks have dressed in a decade. At least since...Colin White? Josh Gorges? Very Zettler-esque...

 

[landshark]

No kidding, I’d totally buy that.

I guess I have to watch this game, since Mukh is playing.

Muk looked rough around the edges. But, I think the spark is there. I wonder how much John McCarthy is helping to polish Muk up. I kinda wished they'd gone out of the org for the Cuda mgr. New blood and all that.


The hats looked dope. Giveaway hats don't usually work out for me tho, I go size 7-7/8 to 8 on fitted ball caps.

 

[landshark]

There's a family of Sabres fans at the game and the dad is in full Sabres hockey gear. Like hockey pants and socks and shoes that look like skate boots. And gloves.

good luck eating your nachos with hockey gloves on, bud.

The smell alone is likely enough to gag a maggot.

 

[DG93]

Muk looked rough around the edges. But, I think the spark is there. I wonder how much John McCarthy is helping to polish Muk up. I kinda wished they'd gone out of the org for the Cuda mgr. New blood and all that.


The hats looked dope. Giveaway hats don't usually work out for me tho, I go size 7-7/8 to 8 on fitted ball caps.

Problem is that Joe Will hired him before Grier came on...I bet Grier would like to have his own guy there as well. I bet it happens within the next year or two.

 

[Jargon]

I thought Muhk looked like he had more talent than anyone else on our blue line but was very very nervous, especially later in the game, and made stick-gripping-kind of mistakes. I hope he gets at least a few games up with the team.

 

[landshark]

Problem is that Joe Will hired him before Grier came on...I bet Grier would like to have his own guy there as well. I bet it happens within the next year or two.

Joe Will is like some sort of long con double agent or something.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Muk looked rough around the edges. But, I think the spark is there. I wonder how much John McCarthy is helping to polish Muk up. I kinda wished they'd gone out of the org for the Cuda mgr. New blood and all that.


The hats looked dope. Giveaway hats don't usually work out for me tho, I go size 7-7/8 to 8 on fitted ball caps.

Definitely, he seemed to have some of the jitters, definitely clutching his stick a little too tight, but that’s to be expected for a guy making his NHL debut. Nothing I saw worried me, which is the most important thing.

The biggest thing is that Mukhamadullin’s shot forces opposing forwards to defend the point tighter than they have been. No other defenseman in the Sharks whole org is a true threat from the point. If Mukhamadullin can settle in and keep launching bombs, that’s a damn good starting point for a young defenseman.

 

[coooldude]

Definitely, he seemed to have some of the jitters, definitely clutching his stick a little too tight, but that’s to be expected for a guy making his NHL debut. Nothing I saw worried me, which is the most important thing.

The biggest thing is that Mukhamadullin’s shot forces opposing forwards to defend the point tighter than they have been. No other defenseman in the Sharks whole org is a true threat from the point. If Mukhamadullin can settle in and keep launching bombs, that’s a damn good starting point for a young defenseman.

I'm cautiously optimistic, but we need to see him settle in and grip his stick less. If he shows improvement like Eklund and Zetts have, I'll feel a lot better. He did make some Okhotiuk-level rookie bonehead mistakes but that's expected so long as he learns and improves. Hope he gets an extended stay to see what we have.

 

[timorous me]

I'm cautiously optimistic, but we need to see him settle in and grip his stick less. If he shows improvement like Eklund and Zetts have, I'll feel a lot better. He did make some Okhotiuk-level rookie bonehead mistakes but that's expected so long as he learns and improves. Hope he gets an extended stay to see what we have.

I suspect his offensive game will stay ahead of his defensive game for a few years, at least, at least until he gets bigger and stronger and learns to use his body and long reach to handle opponents.

This is a good thing, especially if it affords him more leeway while the defensive part of his game (hopefully) grows. His ability to get the puck to the net quickly is something I mentioned a few days ago as something I liked about him and wow was that already evident in his debut! Points will definitely come out of that.

And he already showed real potential in terms of making clean zone exits through his passing, which, wow, I almost forgot you could do that! But if he can combine that with a more robust frame that's tougher to play against, I don't think a 2/3 defenseman in a few years is out of the question at all.

 

[pappaf2]

I haven’t watched Muk play much for the cuda but the scouting videos he certainly had a Burns like ability to get shots to the net quickly through traffic.