GDT: Game 79: Blues @ Coyotes - 6PM - FSAZ+

[DoanStopBelievin]

Winning games, and not just winning but being the BETTER hockey team, against playoff teams. Keller is going to be a stud for a long time, the rest of the kids looking good, Max’s swagger making a comeback, the D looking good WITHOUT Hammer and Demers, Strome showing he belongs. I’d hate to jinx what is such a fragile organization (and fan base) but f***in’ rights boys, I like the direction.

Edit: boys and girls

 

[Bandit34]

Domi-Strome-Rinaldo (seriously?)

Domi: 3 assists
Strome: 3 assists
Rinaldo: 1 goal

 

[DoanStopBelievin]

Sign me up as a Trevor Murphy fan.

I’m with ya. Guy’s been great since the call up. Torey Krug-esque.

 

[Muppet]

Domi: 3 assists
Strome: 3 assists
Rinaldo: 1 goal

I was going for the jinx all along, I swear

 

[Summer Rose]

Donatello's final secret project was to sculpt Jakob Chychrun's skeleton out of marble.

 

[SR]

Donatello's final secret project was to sculpt Jakob Chychrun's skeleton out of marble.

What?

 

[Kyle003p]

I don't know why Raanta would resign, but we should definitely re-sign him.

Every time Raanta makes a save, I throw money at the TV. That is how it works, right?

 

[IPreferPi]

For a down year, Domi having at least 42 points isn't a bad consolation. Great to see him and Strome clicking. Great to see Strome have a seemingly quiet three point night.

 

[Summer Rose]

What?

Donatello is one of the most famous sculptors of all time.

 

[BigMac1212]

I went to the D-backs game to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the inaugural Opening Day (Yes, on May 31, 1998, the Arizona Diamondbacks played their first-ever season game against the Colorado Rockies. Do you remember where you were?) I should have gone to Glendale. The Coyotes shutout the Blues, 6-0, while the D-Backs suffered their first loss of the season, 2-1. I don't get the life.

 

[Name Nameless]

Donatello is one of the most famous sculptors of all time.

He was also the best goaltender BR (Before Raanta.). Never turtled as a teenager (that's a myth.)

 

[Jamieh]

Just home from the game. Full marks to the Coyotes on a very well played game. The winner was never in doubt.

 

[TheLegend]

Donatello is one of the most famous sculptors of all time.

And he dug a good pizza....

 

[Heldig]

Donatello is one of the most famous sculptors of all time.

And one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Crap. Too slow.

 

[SR]

Just home from the game. Full marks to the Coyotes on a very well played game. The winner was never in doubt.

Building pretty loud, jam?

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Domi: 3 assists
Strome: 3 assists
Rinaldo: 1 goal

I think I had a point.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

It's not called the sin bin for nothing.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Man, I haven’t had this much fun watching hockey in 6 years.

Just got home from the game. ..and came in here to say just that. Wow, haven't had this much fun in a long, long time. I'm sorry, but this team has been fun to watch for a while now. Soo jazzed about what is ahead.

 

[Jamieh]

Building pretty loud, jam?

Started fairly tentative as there were plenty of Blue's fans. First goal got a little excitement going, Second picked up more, and the confidence boost from the 3rd was electric. A fun night that had me wondering if they shouldn't just tinker this summer and see if these guys can continue to grow??? The two hits in the 2nd with I think Murphy and Schenn didn't hurt the excitement level either!!! And I'm seeing a very different OEL these days, engages in way more physical play and jumps into offence very regularly. It's like 3 years ago guy.

 

[YotesFan47]

“Not a starting goalie”.... - Hinterland.

Where did that guy run off to? I haven't seen him in a hot min.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Tarasenko looked like Dave in Slap Shot.

Vlad's a killer!

Vlad's a mess.

 

[More Cooley]

So we actually flew past the blues by six goals? When’s the last time that happened?

 

[YotesFan47]

Sign me up as a Trevor Murphy fan.

LOVED his play tonight, I was constantly noticing him on the ice trying to make things happen at both ends. He was active, had strong positioning, and played a bigger game than his size.

It's amazing getting to live games, player assessment is so much easier. The blues looked a little gassed but we played great hockey for ~50 minutes. I felt we had fallen on our heals to start the 2nd but then the pressure came roaring back. If we can maintain that type of pressure and positioning at both ends that we had tonight, we will be a playoff team next season.

Even if we had lost tonight, there are still so many positives that I saw. Schenn wasn't even a liability minus a few low percentage mistakes. KConn was probably the most invisible and he had a pretty decent game.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Donatello is one of the most famous sculptors of all time.

I thought he was a turtle.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I can't remember the last time we beat the Blues at home, let alone dominated them. Yeo must be incredibly pissed. Raanta was unreal. He's the real deal. I hope we give him what he wants. Strome is an NHL player. He is positionally strong with excellent vision. His 3 assists were no acciedent. I heard Tocchet's comment about him needing to work on speed and defense over the summer and that he had a talent for finding the trailer on transition. Blah. He just doesn't want to hand him a name plate for his locker quite yet. Domi and Keller played well. Finally, I see no need to trade for defensemen at this time. With Demers and Hjalmarsson back, and Murphy to take over for Connauton we should be set and have one of the top 5 defence corps next year.