GDT: Jack is back! Sharks @ Devils - 7:00 PM - ESPN+

[Bleedred]

His faceoff stuff is becoming a circus.

I'm also pretty sure he was on the ice for every single goal the Sharks scored tonight.

He was -3 for the game, and he was on the ice for the goal on the penalty kill I think? So no minus for that.

He was definitely not on the ice for either of the goals we scored. So maybe one goal he wasn't on the ice for.

He wasn't on the ice for the fourth Sharks goal. The one from Karlsson.

If he can't get 7 more points in the next 15 games, he'll have fewer points than Tedenby did in 120 NHL games LOL. I bet good old Jacob Josefson had that many points after 105 NHL games, though I'm sure fewer goals. I don't think he's had as lengthy of extreme goal droughts though either.

 

[SpitfireG]

Looking now 3rd period Caps and Panters. It's a WOW!!!!

 

[Forge]

Smith to Utica just makes sense though. He might not be 100% health wise, but the volume of basic mental mistakes.

He needs time in a safer environment to get his head on straight.

This was my thinking as well. Just get back in the in the basic habit of playing well. Get some confidence, etc

 

[Emperoreddy]

For what it’s worth, Chico and Matt saying not lack of effort in 2d, but repeated boneheaded mistakes on D leaving shooters all alone uncovered in front of Blackwood with all the time in the world. Breakdowns not lack of effort.

Bit of homerism. You don't want to say the team you covered weren't trying.

But they were not skating that 2nd period. They lost every battle. Where constantly out of position. Flubbing every pass.

It was really bad.

 

[Bleedred]

Can Smith be sent down to the AHL? I think he needs a couple gamed down their to "rediscover" himself.

Yeah, he can go down still.

It might happen.

 

[SpitfireG]

4-1 caps lead aftrer 2-nd

 

[Devilsfan992]

It was WAY more then 3 breakdowns. Just 3 went into the net because Blackwood had to save their asses to keep it from being 6 or 7-0

And it was way more than just the defensive lapses. It was the turnovers in both the neutral zone and offensive zone. We tried too hard to skate through the Sharks instead of simplifying it. Not saying we should have played a dump and chase game, but our game was predictable and the sharks pounced on it.

 

[devilsblood]

Captain shit

So you are 15ish I'm guessing?

 

[Devilsfan992]

In the mid iof 3rd period panters leds by shopt 18-0

What?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Ruff and staff get big blame here. Overcoached with the lines. Too long to adjust them. An amazingly bad challenge. Special teams remains a total failure.

 

[Omar Little]

It was WAY more then 3 breakdowns. Just 3 went into the net because Blackwood had to save their asses to keep it from being 6 or 7-0

You’re right

 

[Camille the Eel]

And it was way more than just the defensive lapses. It was the turnovers in both the neutral zone and offensive zone. We tried too hard to skate through the Sharks instead of simplifying it. Not saying we should have played a dump and chase game, but our game was predictable and the sharks pounced on it.

You don’t have to say we should have played dump and chase because Brian Boucher wore that point out pretty good in his commentary right?

 

[Richer's Ghost]

What the hell happened to Ty Smith in the span of 6 months?

He’s lost.

They had him killing an extra year in Spokane in hopes he’d season even more but he had done all he could and was idling waiting for a slot. Then he finally gets here and had the learning curve everyone does adapting to the speed and skill. Now he’s primed to move into the spotlight finishing strong only to see Hamilton and Graves move in while he’s hurt and misses camp. He got knocked down a peg and he’s in his own head imo now. He was a rockstar, a shark among carp and now he’s struggling to swim upstream at all and losing ground. He needs to sort himself out down in the AHL and get both his conditioning and skill back on track. This system isn’t helping him either. He’s not getting to play the simple zone coverage he was successful at. It’s disappointing on many levels. I saw great asset coming down the pipe but that’s tracking more like a dream now.