GDT: Game #58 - 08.02.14 - v. Бродячие собаки - 19:00 PM - TXA21 - 1310 AM - 96.7 FM

[Primetimey*]

Well now we are in the playoff hunt/picture. Lets not **** this up like years past. No more seven game losing streaks please.

 

[SonicSpeedDash]

Yeah 8th 8th 8th!!!! WHOOOOOO!

 

[Elysian]

Dillon is on The Ticket right now.

 

[Elysian]

It was a great performance at 5 on 5, but the play at special teams was no good. Dallas needs to look at improving both the power play and the penalty kill, if they need some other pieces to do that hopefully Jim Nill looks into that at the deadline.

What was wrong with the PK?

 

[MetalGodAOD*]

As stoked as I am about being in 8th going into the break, I can't help but feel like this is deja vu. So many years in the past this team was in a playoff position or striking range going into the ASB or Olympics, only to falter right when they come back.

I hope the influx of youthful legs, veteran coaching staff, and new team identity will avoid history repeating itself. But I can't help but slightly feel like we've done this before only to be burned. Hope I'm wrong. As Lobo has said in the past, after 6 years of this, it's hard not to expect the floor to fall out every night. Until I see that X next to our name in the standings, I can't be comfortable or too excited.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

As stoked as I am about being in 8th going into the break, I can't help but feel like this is deja vu.

If Benn looks like a complete superstar in Sochi and comes back in that first game and looks like he gives two craps about the game, then you think that this will definitely be deja vu.

 

[Alistar]

What was wrong with the PK?

The main problem with the penalty kill tonight and on the year is that they have been letting way to many pucks through and forcing Lehtonen to turn away shot after shot. It had been getting better in the last couple of weeks with great effort by the penalty killing players at preventing the opposition from entering the zone, but there was a bit of a relapse tonight.

 

[TrillMike]

Good win.

I don't know what sucks more, no Stars for two plus weeks or having my puppy in her kennel for the first night (brought her home today).

 

[SonicSpeedDash]

2 weeks with no Stars. Thankfully The Walking Dead is back on tomorrow

 

[aloonda*]

just got home from the game

thoughts

1. captain benn set the tone
2. kconn has a lazer
3. cole is a moose that I would like to keep
4. I wonder if phx will try to offer up for whitney now?
5. oel was nifty at times--impressive player
6. doan was quite whiny
7. ribs-wonder what he said/did to earn that unsportsmanlike?
8. kari was really locked in tonight
9 the little kid that skated up to kari and just stared at him for the anthem? that was priceless
10. them playing givin the dog a bone from acdc in warmups--awesome---the music the rest of the night sucked
11. I am getting sick of idiots at games that come in and out during play---some nights it's like an epidemic

 

[glovesave_35]

If Benn looks like a complete superstar in Sochi and comes back in that first game and looks like he gives two craps about the game, then you think that this will definitely be deja vu.

I don't know, Morrow was really bad for us that year and Benn has been as good as can be expected so far, and particularly good lately.

 

[glovesave_35]

Good win.

I don't know what sucks more, no Stars for two plus weeks or having my puppy in her kennel for the first night (brought her home today).

2 weeks with no Stars. Thankfully The Walking Dead is back on tomorrow

I don't know about you guys but I'm really looking forward to Olympic hockey. Why the long face?

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

having my puppy in her kennel for the first night (brought her home today).

Pics needed.

 

[TrillMike]

Pics needed.

Luna Mo:

 

[RastaRockett]

I don't know, Morrow was really bad for us that year and Benn has been as good as can be expected so far, and particularly good lately.

I think I underrated Benn a bit going into this season and even early on this year. He has been outstanding.

 

[SonicSpeedDash]

I don't know about you guys but I'm really looking forward to Olympic hockey. Why the long face?

Yeah i'm looking forward to USA hockey! Watched the women's team last night against Finland.

 

[Klockis]

8th seed! HELL YEAH! Never thought we would be able to climb back after that losing streak, thank you Vancouver.

 

[eartotheground]

As stoked as I am about being in 8th going into the break, I can't help but feel like this is deja vu. So many years in the past this team was in a playoff position or striking range going into the ASB or Olympics, only to falter right when they come back.

I hope the influx of youthful legs, veteran coaching staff, and new team identity will avoid history repeating itself. But I can't help but slightly feel like we've done this before only to be burned. Hope I'm wrong. As Lobo has said in the past, after 6 years of this, it's hard not to expect the floor to fall out every night. Until I see that X next to our name in the standings, I can't be comfortable or too excited.

i'm banking on ruff's willingness to actually play all 4 lines as a boon to avoid a late season falter.

 

[txomisc]

i'm banking on ruff's willingness to actually play all 4 lines as a boon to avoid a late season falter.

This doesn't feel like the typical pretrade deadline hot streak because Ruff has these fools playing defense right now. If the group continues to buy into things I think we are watching a playoff team with enough talent that I don't think anyone would look forward to facing them.

 

[MBTendy]

Missed last nights game, so pumped we won. Can't believe this team is in the playoff spot after that horrible January we had. Lets hope this years team will actually come through this year and not choke.

Also how did Big Val play? I watched the game rewind and saw he had two post + his goal.

 

[TrillMike]

Missed last nights game, so pumped we won. Can't believe this team is in the playoff spot after that horrible January we had. Lets hope this years team will actually come through this year and not choke.

Also how did Big Val play? I watched the game rewind and saw he had two post + his goal.

He looked great. Only "bad" play I remember is him opting to pass to Seguin when he had a clear shot from 6 feet out of the crease.

He drilled those post shots.

 

[MBTendy]

He looked great. Only "bad" play I remember is him opting to pass to Seguin when he had a clear shot from 6 feet out of the crease.

He drilled those post shots.

Good to hear. And it seems like that is one of his problems, he needs to utilize his shot more rather than passing it as much as he does. Those post shots showed us how unreal his shot is.

 

[Phil Connors*]

This doesn't feel like the typical pretrade deadline hot streak because Ruff has these fools playing defense right now. If the group continues to buy into things I think we are watching a playoff team with enough talent that I don't think anyone would look forward to facing them.

http://espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/matchups

I think we could upset the Ducks, just like in our last playoff run.

 

[BigG44]

That first posts was one of the louder I've heard in a while. He just drilled it.

 

[txomisc]

http://espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/matchups

I think we could upset the Ducks, just like in our last playoff run.

Chicago is really the only team I think would be likely to wipe the floor with Dallas.