GDT: HOW MANY OF THESE DANG THINGS DO I HAVE TO MAKE? CAR @ NJ

[Wolfpuck]

You know we'll probably beat Florida too, just so the Devils can make the playoffs.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Aho gets hauled down and of course there's no call, can't risk not having any NY area teams in the playoffs.

No one gives a flying shit about the Devils though. Least of all, New Yorkers.

 

[Wolfpuck]

rongos mathematically eliminated

 

[Canes]

The Debs are going to get destroyed in the playoffs. At least they won't be lucking into 1st overall this year.

 

[vorbis]

 

[Tryamw]

Worst reffed game I've seen in a while but I knew those failed breakaways would kill it for us.

 

[Joe McGrath]

The Debs are going to get destroyed in the playoffs. At least they won't be lucking into 1st overall this year.

Florida is still going to catch them IMO

 

[The Faulker 27]

Head up guys. Moral victory.

 

[Breakdowns]

When other team out-Corsi us, you know it's gonna be a loss. Not enough muffin shots, Peters is not gonna be happy. Foegele, Zykov - it was nice knowing you guys.

 

[Tryamw]

Florida is still going to catch them IMO

I hope they do.... I still hate the Devils for our stories of glory of old.

 

[UNCCHcane]

Aho gets hauled down and of course there's no call, can't risk not having any NY area teams in the playoffs.

Yeah, the refs dicked us hard in this one, but these guys just wilted. None of them have played in a big game in a f***ing decade, and when they get in a place when it's even almost kinda not really but close to a big game, they fold up. It doesn't help that they Darling is flopping around back there like a lunatic. Why in the actual f*** is he even PLAYING in this game? We've played three shitty teams in a row and Peters couldn't plan it out so our mildly competent goalie got this start? f***ing disaster.

 

[Canes]

Florida is still going to catch them IMO

If they do I can see them putting up a better fight in the playoffs, and if the Debs miss out I hope they don't win any lottery pick

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Meh.

 

[UNCCHcane]

Me after I got done with my last post:

 

[Bladerunner]

Discount pizza, but also a regulation loss

The best of both worlds

Pizza provides a world of solace. It's one of my favorite food groups.

It also adds to my weight if I even look at it

 

[DaveG]

Pizza provides a world of solace. It's one of my favorite food groups.

It also adds to my weight if I even look at it

Pizza covers every food group when done right, nobody can possibly convince me I'm wrong about this.

 

[bleedgreen]

It was sad to realize I had literally zero hope of us maintaining that lead. It seemed obvious we were gonna lose somehow.

That’s generally a bad thing.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Taking penalties is a good way to lose leads.

 

[HisIceness]

At this point I'm anxiously awaiting the draft lottery in which we will no doubt pick #13th overall while teams like NYR and Detroit leapfrog into the top 3. It will be good times.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I thought hanifin played a great game. Watched his decision making, it was fine.

until the gwg, when he left Noesen in the slot to challenge Andy Green, despite Lindholm being in position to block the shot anyway. Like wtf.

(For the record, McKweon, who was at a much better angle to challenge Greene, had the same inclination but immediately resisted it and tied up his man. PDG, who switched with Lindy, tied up his. It's Hanifin's guy)

bonus points for skinner watching, neither in position to challenge a point shot or to get a rebound from Darling/challenge a guy in the shot, as the gwg is put in.

 

[Stickpucker]

Well boys didn't score 5 nothing Darling could do about this one.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Well boys didn't score 5 nothing Darling could do about this one.

Darling made 40 saves on the night, and the goals against weren't ghastly.
Can't really say it was his fault this game.

 

[AD Skinner]

I stil don't think darling looked good, even though statistically he was fine. I'm not a goalie or a goalie coach or whatever but when you watch his head, he rarely seems to look the puck into his glove/body- he just hopes the puck hits him then has to look around frantically to find where it went.

As a disclaimer I did not watch every second of this game with much attention, maybe I just saw bad examples.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Yeah, the refs dicked us hard in this one, but these guys just wilted. None of them have played in a big game in a ****ing decade, and when they get in a place when it's even almost kinda not really but close to a big game, they fold up. It doesn't help that they Darling is flopping around back there like a lunatic. Why in the actual **** is he even PLAYING in this game? We've played three ****ty teams in a row and Peters couldn't plan it out so our mildly competent goalie got this start? ****ing disaster.

Between the Stanley Cup playoffs (Darling, TT, TVR), international play (Aho, Hanifin, Lindholm etc..) and Junior hockey (McGinn, Foegele), many of these guys have have played in a lot of big games in the last few years.

 

[UNCCHcane]

Between the Stanley Cup playoffs (Darling, TT, TVR), international play (Aho, Hanifin, Lindholm etc..) and Junior hockey (McGinn, Foegele), many of these guys have have played in a lot of big games in the last few years.

That’s fair, but the overall point still stands. This team has not stepped up when presented with a big game or opportunity, individual player histories not withstanding, and at the end of the day it speaks to a lack of overall player experience with big game situations.