GDT: HFBoards GDT | 2/14/16 | Awwwww 4 teams, 2 dates... so cute

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

This was one of those games where had it been in the playoffs, you'd have a ton of fans of the sports talk radio variety shitting on Grubauer tomorrow because he "got outplayed by their guy".

 

[HanSolo]

Fleury kind of stole one, but considering Vegas was tired and how they've played against weaker teams, have to credit the team's overall performance. Gutsy win all around but Fleury the star tonight.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Unlike the Simek interference that wasn't called that Sharks fans call outmuscling, I do think in that case, Toews simply outmuscled his man.

At least stephenson had the puck, it looked more like his legs were taken out.

Didnt effect the outcome atleast, fleury was good.

 

[HanSolo]

At least stephenson had the puck, it looked more like his legs were taken out.

Didnt effect the outcome atleast, fleury was good.

Yeah but I didn't really see anything blatant that caused Stephenson to fall.

 

[HanSolo]

This was one of those games where had it been in the playoffs, you'd have a ton of fans of the sports talk radio variety shitting on Grubauer tomorrow because he "got outplayed by their guy".

f*** that. Grubauer had a great game. Made a number of great saves.

 

[13th Floor]

Stephenson has looked pretty good. Didn't expect that.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

f*** that. Grubauer had a great game. Made a number of great saves.

I agree, but people bring up this ridiculous logic all the time lol. Especially if the goalie in question has looked shaky in the playoffs before. Looking at the actual performance goes out of the window and suddenly the offense putting up a stinker means your own goalie was outplayed and "didn't find a way to get it done".

 

[HanSolo]

Stephenson has looked pretty good. Didn't expect that.

He's looked surprisingly good since game 1 with Vegas tbh, but I never would have guessed he'd look this solid. I compared him into the past as the Steve Rucchin to Kariya/Selanne. Keeps the play moving and doesn't drag the talented players back but not a true 1c.

I won't rush and say he's suddenly found a 1c in his game or anything like that but he's definitely hit a new level where he's found active synergy with the chemistry of Pacioretty and Stone and he does a lot more than just keep the play moving. With Cody Glass' game starting to pick up to where it should've been with proper development last year, some people want Glass to take Stephenson's spot now, but I don't know how you take him off that line the way he's been performing.