GDT: Gm 44: Ducks at Sharks, @ 7:30pm Pacific

[Anaheim4ever]

Can we throw in a slightly used Shatt?

Only if we convince Seattle that Shattenkirk is the grand son of William Shatner who played Captain Kirk on Original 1960s Star Trek tv series.
Seattle will end up having Scotty beam him up to Robidas Island.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Even from the highlights, the Sharks looked awful. Ducks could've scored 6-7 goals if they had better forwards.

Prime level Corey Perry in 2010-11 would have punched Simek's face in, scored a hatty and then an assist for the gordie howe, then stolen Karlsson's stick and poured water on Couture.

 

[91Fedorov]

Always count on the ducks to put together a win streak at the very end of the season when we are so close to first overall draft pick

Like clockwork.

Death
Taxes
The Ducks boning their own draft chances.

 

[bsu]

You don't want an oilers culture around here that takes years to recover from.... Or McDavid/Drai

This draft is a crap shoot anyways.

 

[Kalv]

Like clockwork.

Death
Taxes
The Ducks boning their own draft chances.

This is a bit overreacted I feel. When else we have really went on big win-streaks at the end of the season when we are out of the playoffs? Last year a bit I guess, but that is only normal given that our roster is really not THAT bad as the Buffalo, Red Wings, Senators and similar. So in the longer the real bad ones sink further.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I do love waking up to a sharks ass kicking

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[Mortal Wombat]

they're really gonna go on a winning streak and play themselves out of a high draft pick aren't they.....

"The same procedure as every year, James."

It doesn't matter too much, though. This year's draft looks like a crapshoot even at the very top. And it's always nice to win against the Sharks and the Kings.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Reading the Sharks board is depressing

I was prepared to really wallow in some schadenfreude but you're right, it just feels kinda sad.

I mean we're a beatable team that took 3 straight critical games from them, by blowout scores, in their building, and the best they could do was kinda sorta mug Troy Terry. That's brutal.

 

[Arthuros]

I was prepared to really wallow in some schadenfreude but you're right, it just feels kinda sad.

I mean we're a beatable team that took 3 straight critical games from them, by blowout scores, in their building, and the best they could do was kinda sorta mug Troy Terry. That's brutal.

It appears to be salt, depression and (weirdly) Barclay Goodrow.

 

[Leonardo87]

Grant with 6 points in his last 6 games, 8 in his last 10. Starting to play like the Grant we all loved last season. He is pacing for nearly 3rd line numbers. Good stuff !

 

[Kalv]

Grant with 6 points in his last 6 games, 8 in his last 10. Starting to play like the Grant we all loved last season. He is pacing for nearly 3rd line numbers. Good stuff !

Finally living up to expectations

 

[Arthuros]

Finally living up to expectations

He suppressed most of his power before the deadline so he doesn't have to leave a guaranteed 1C job here.

 

[Kalv]

He suppressed most of his power before the deadline so he doesn't have to leave a guaranteed 1C job here.

Grant is single-handedly ruining our draft position!!!

 

[Leonardo87]

When the Ducks are skating around you like they are the Tampa Bay Lightning, then there is an issue. How many years do Burns and Karlsson have on their deals? Damn. Ducks are a 13-2 in goal differential against the last 3 games vs SJ.

 

[SirQuacksALot]

I'm willing to put up with an eternity of losing if it means San Jose never experiences happiness again.

 

[EXTRAS]

Noticed drysdale has been killing penalties the past couple games.

Hmmm

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Grant with 6 points in his last 6 games, 8 in his last 10. Starting to play like the Grant we all loved last season. He is pacing for nearly 3rd line numbers. Good stuff !

He's finally back to form. When he returned from injury, he didn't have the same jump that he had when we made our 4th line play 2nd line minutes to play against the opponent's top lines.

The same thing happened to Manson last season. He was boss early in the season until he got injured. He was supposed to be out like 8-10 weeks, but he rushed back onto the ice in 6 weeks. Manson didn't look the same, was slow; it was as if he saw things he used to do, but his body did not want to cooperate.

Damned injuries!

I think this is why the team wants to shut down Lindholm from returning this season to fully recover than to cause a re-injury to his wrist or a new injury because he body won't respond to his mind.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

As a Canes fan, it's fun to watch how our former players are doing. Hopefully Fleury has a similar impact to what Volkov has given you guys. Sometimes really good and deep teams like Tampa and us just have odd men out from time-to-time, and it doesn't mean that they're not talented hockey players.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

In our last 10 games, we're 5-4-1. All the wins came against teams faltering trying to get into the playoffs. Three games with the Sharks. Two games with the Blues. In those 5 wins, the Ducks scored 20 goals and gave up 5 goals. Holy crap! That's a +15 goal differential!

The other 5 games were against the Avs and Yotes. Three games against the Avs and two games against the Yotes. In those 5 losses, the Ducks scored 9 goals and gave up 18 goals. Ugh. That's a -9 goal differential.

Guess that's the difference in opponent talents. We're facing VGK next. Maybe we can carry over the momentum after these past two games against the Sharks with VGK.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Noticed drysdale has been killing penalties the past couple games.

Hmmm

He’s very mature for his age.... positioning and skating is top notch... he also doesn’t get knocked off the puck in board battles or net front battles like Fowler. I trust drysdale on pk and important scenarios more than anyone on the defense outside of lindholm. He’s been that good

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

As a Canes fan, it's fun to watch how our former players are doing. Hopefully Fleury has a similar impact to what Volkov has given you guys. Sometimes really good and deep teams like Tampa and us just have odd men out from time-to-time, and it doesn't mean that they're not talented hockey players.

I’m hoping fluery can be despres 2.0 minus the injuries. Volkov kinda reminds me of comtois in the sense he goes to the dirty areas with his stick down and scores a lot of goals within 10 feet of the goal. Idk if that is common for him, but so far it’s been paying off

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Noticed drysdale has been killing penalties the past couple games.

Hmmm

He's going to be a player who plays huge minutes in all situations. The fact he's handling so well already couldn't be more encouraging.

 

[MCB]

Grant with 6 points in his last 6 games, 8 in his last 10. Starting to play like the Grant we all loved last season. He is pacing for nearly 3rd line numbers. Good stuff !

Grant is single-handedly ruining our draft position!!!

Don't tell the guys at crash the pond lol

 

[bsu]

What the hell is crash the pond and why does everyone keep talking about it lol