GDT: Game 76: Flames @ Coyotes - 7PM - FSAZ

[Muppet]

I love Plotnikov's game. I hope he sticks around next season.

 

[BlazingBlueAnt]

If our PP looked like this at the beginning of the year we'd be in a playoff spot

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

If our PP looked like this at the beginning of the year we'd be in a playoff spot

It has its moments. And then the PP has other moments.

Double Duke.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

My goodness are they flat or what?

 

[CC96]

Duke with another sweet goal. We should split him, Domi, and Hanzal again, because we have no other choice.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

If our PP looked like this at the beginning of the year we'd be in a playoff spot

Said every fan of every team that's faced my team's penalty kill this year.

 

[rt]

Pretty nice goals and production from the the rookies. Now we can lose the game and still feel good about it! Tank on!

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Oi. Murph.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Come on Murphy. The photo finish was all set up.

 

[XX]

Pretty nice goals and production from the the rookies. Now we can lose the game and still feel good about it! Tank on!

Played themselves out of the top 6 picks. 7 is the lowest realistic finish imo.

 

[CC96]

Max looked shook up on that play.

 

[Shepard]

Max looked shook up on that play.

How so? Hopefully nothing that might be a head injury?

 

[Ebb]

Kind of a yawner. We deserve to lose this one

 

[SniperHF]

You know your lineup is depleted when on the 6 on 4 Tanguay is on the point and Tikhonov is on the ice at all.

 

[SniperHF]

This is one of the most tanktastic half-assed last minute of the game scrums I've seen

 

[Ebb]

Wouldn't mind seeing us trade for engelland (I think he has 1 year remaining) for our 2nd line next season. Engelland - Stone. He's a bit pricey but we might be able to get him for a decent price

 

[Ebb]

Okay perhaps not

 

[Grimes]

Can't see us taking Dallas for a third time. Calgary is heating up. Interesting stuff.

 

[Ebb]

Coyote Hockey

 

[SniperHF]

On that whole Rookie duo stat thing they keep showing, I don't really remember Hanzal playing with Mueller all that much. They probably didn't mean ACTUAL pairs I guess.

Also it reminds you how much potential Ballard had at one point.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Played themselves out of the top 6 picks. 7 is the lowest realistic finish imo.

You'll live.

 

[rt]

Played themselves out of the top 6 picks. 7 is the lowest realistic finish imo.

True. I just had a look at the standing and I can't imagine we catch the six worst teams. It's be a long shot to get to six, for sure. Best case is going into the lottery at 7-8 and worst case isn't much worse than 9-10. So I'm going to guess 8-9. Which isn't a bad spot. Even if you lose all three lotteries (which is likely) and the big three you either get one of the top three D prospects at 8-9 or you get a hell of a forward that drops because all three went before your pick.

8th overall would be fantastic, in fact. Assuming Matthews, Laine, and Puljujarvi go, that means at least one of Tkachuk, Dubois, Chychrun, Sergachev, or Juolevi will be on the board at 8th.

Of course that means we'll probably finish 8th worst and see two teams below us win the lottery so we have to pick 10th haha

 

[Matias Maccete]

Wouldn't mind seeing us trade for engelland (I think he has 1 year remaining) for our 2nd line next season. Engelland - Stone. He's a bit pricey but we might be able to get him for a decent price

He's kind of an ******* too, I like that and think we need it.

 

[_Del_]

I wanted him when he was a ufa, but he got ridiculous money. Not sure he'd play under Tipp anyway. Not his style.

 

[Grimes]

True. I just had a look at the standing and I can't imagine we catch the six worst teams. It's be a long shot to get to six, for sure. Best case is going into the lottery at 7-8 and worst case isn't much worse than 9-10. So I'm going to guess 8-9. Which isn't a bad spot. Even if you lose all three lotteries (which is likely) and the big three you either get one of the top three D prospects at 8-9 or you get a hell of a forward that drops because all three went before your pick.

8th overall would be fantastic, in fact. Assuming Matthews, Laine, and Puljujarvi go, that means at least one of Tkachuk, Dubois, Chychrun, Sergachev, or Juolevi will be on the board at 8th.

Of course that means we'll probably finish 8th worst and see two teams below us win the lottery so we have to pick 10th haha

Yeah honestly I'd be thrilled with any of the top 8. It's after that when I begin to get very worried... I can't gauge if any have more than 2nd line upside and that would be them reaching their max potential. Am I totally off base with that assessment?