GDT: Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks (5PM PST)

[Bart9349]

Hyka wants a spot on the team.

 

[HanSolo]

Hyka just keeps scoring.

 

[Bart9349]

Both D-men Reinhart and McNabb big guys: 6'4" 212 LBS

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Hyka has been very impressive so far in the preseason.

Only reason I know of him is when he played a preseason game with the Flyers in the 2011-12 preseason.

 

[Bart9349]

Post is Fleury's friend.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Also Carter Huttons friend in the Pittsburgh St. Louis game

 

[CupInSIX]

Oof. Miller got thumped.

 

[HanSolo]

Both D-men Reinhart and McNabb big guys: 6'4" 212 LBS

Reinhart plays like he's 5'10 170 pounds though.

 

[Bart9349]

There goes the shut out. Save them for the regular season.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Brad Hunt has been involved offensively for Vegas. He would probably have a better should at making an NHL roster as a forward then he would as a defender.

Hunt is better offensively then he is defensively even though he's a defensemen, I guess that's why he's bounced around the fringes of the NHL for the past year an a half.

 

[Bart9349]

Gibson down. Very lucky not to have serious groin injury. Even I squirmed.

 

[HanSolo]

Definitely a weaker period for Vegas. Could easily be tied.

 

[HanSolo]

Gibson down. Very lucky not to have serious injury.

He suffered from a chronic groin injury so hopefully he's fine. Really hurt him in the playoffs.

 

[CupInSIX]

Brad Hunt has been involved offensively for Vegas. He would probably have a better should at making an NHL roster as a forward then he would as a defender.

Hunt is better offensively then he is defensively even though he's a defensemen, I guess that's why he's bounced around the fringes of the NHL for the past year an a half.

I think he'd get picked off waivers if he were sent down.

 

[Bart9349]

LVK winning face-offs 22-14. Hard to believe.

 

[The Duck Knight]

LVK winning face-offs 22-14. Hard to believe.

Not really surprising given that the Ducks have 2 youngsters in Kossila and Steel taking draws as well as Getzlaf who is an expert at getting thrown out of the dot.

 

[Bart9349]

Interesting Pittsburgh connection with goalies: Fluery (Pens) and Gibson (birthplace)

 

[HanSolo]

Interesting Pittsburgh connection with goalies: Fluery (Pens) and Gibson (birthplace)

Fun fact: Gibson's first game against Pittsburgh, he got absolutely lit up with I believe 6 goals against and to this day my tinfoil hat theory is he sucked on purpose.

 

[CupInSIX]

LVK winning face-offs 22-14. Hard to believe.

2 things Vegas have in abundance are faceoff guys and penalty killing forwards.

 

[HanSolo]

Oh Wong. Way too much hesitation.

 

[CupInSIX]

Gallant trying out a forward at the point again.

Nice goal Bellemare!

 

[Bart9349]

Bellemare played all 82 games last year. Good moves for a penalty killer.

 

[HanSolo]

Wong deserves a contract. Maybe not a regular starting role necessarily but he should at least get a look with the team in the regular season. He's arguably been the most dangerous forward for Vegas all night, and his passing has been impeccable.

 

[HanSolo]

Nice win for Vegas. I'll try to do my full thoughts in a bit.

 

[HanSolo]

Quick impressions:

-I liked what I saw from the Miller/Garrison pairing. Of the 6 d-pairings that played they were the most solid.
-Karlsson looks no different than when he left the Ducks. Strong on the puck and physically but he does a whole lot of nothing.
-Fleury played great. Solid movement and vision. If there's a chance for this team not to finish dead last, the biggest factor would be if Fleury can play great hockey.
-Tyler Wong was absolutely the most dangerous forward the Knights had tonight followed closely by Tomas Hyka.
-I liked what I saw from Haula on the powerplay. Didn't notice him much past that. Same goes for Pulkkinen.
-I didn't notice much of Bellmare outside his goal
-Reinhart didn't look that bad tonight.
-The team in general needed more hustle in the second period. If not for the post the Ducks could've easily tied the game up.