GDT: Jou fèt lanmò jwèt Canards par Bruins 10/31 @4pm PST

[gratefulyours]

where did she find a blue leopard to kill for that shirt?

 

[DaDucks*]

Let's have a drink

New jäger spiced for me

 

[Leizi]

Vatanen is going to get suspended for repeated attemps to injure the opposing team and their shins

 

[Sojourn]

Goaltender sporting a Stay-Puft costume. That's good.

 

[Vipers31]

Damn, forgot that we had changed to/from DST in Europe a week ago, so I missed the first half of the first period...

We were lucky (or whatever?) with those two calls on Marchand.

Don't think the second one was really arguable. He's taking a hand of his stick and hugs the opponent right in front of the ref. That has pretty much been an automatic one for years now.

 

[douglast5]

Fowler has a better pp shot then vatanen.

Vats wildy winds up and just fires it all over. I like when fowler just feathers one in, get the tip from guy in front (like other game).

Better chance to score from the deflection then trying to beat the goalie on power alone, unless its souray.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Dollar Loan Centerrrrerrrr.

When prostitution is legalized, I'm going to become a wholesale pimp and open up the first Dollar Bone Center.

 

[Pahlsson26]

Fowler has a better pp shot then vatanen.

Vats wildy winds up and just fires it all over. I like when fowler just feathers one in, get the tip from guy in front (like other game).

Better chance to score from the deflection then trying to beat the goalie on power alone, unless its souray.

The fact that Vatanen just shoots in huge quantities helps the PP1 more than tentative Fowler. The 1st unit has three guys who are good with rebounds around the net (Perry, Getzlaf, Maroon).

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Arguing whether Vatanen or Fowler is the better PP point man is like arguing whether Hawkeye or Aquaman is the least useless superhero.

 

[gratefulyours]

The fact that Vatanen just shoots in huge quantities helps the PP1 more than tentative Fowler. The 1st unit has three guys who are good with rebounds around the net (Perry, Getzlaf, Maroon).

honestly i'd be a bit worried about being in front of his shot. you have no clue where it is going.

unglue fowler from the point so he can roam and i would take him on the pp over vats any day.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Arguing whether Vatanen or Fowler is the better PP point man is like arguing whether Hawkeye or Aquaman is the least useless superhero.

 

[Sojourn]

The fact that Vatanen just shoots in huge quantities helps the PP1 more than tentative Fowler. The 1st unit has three guys who are good with rebounds around the net (Perry, Getzlaf, Maroon).

You need to be able to get it to the net to get a rebound.

I'd be willing to bet Fowler has gotten more to the net than Vatanen, at this point.

 

[Sojourn]

Etem, buddy, you can't be leaving the zone before the puck dude.

 

[Ducks DVM]

7 attempts later they take an icing...

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Lousy shift for Lindholm.

 

[Pahlsson26]

You need to be able to get it to the net to get a rebound.

I'd be willing to bet Fowler has gotten more to the net than Vatanen, at this point.

To me it's more an issue of who takes more shots in general. The PP has far too much passing when Fowler and Getzlaf play the points. Every team knows Perry is the only threat.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

This period's a bit more entertaining. Not really in a good way for us. The Bruins are awfully big for our guys to handle.

 

[Ducks DVM]

The rookie D is playing like rookie D.

 

[Sojourn]

To me it's more an issue of who takes more shots in general. The PP has far too much passing when Fowler and Getzlaf play the points. Every team knows Perry is the only threat.

But our PP unit has also included Vatanen and Fowler on the point. What then?

My issue with our PP isn't shooting. It isn't even passing. It's movement. No one is moving. We've got this umbrella formation that just stands there, passing back and forth, and then when we finally do shoot we're hitting shinpads or missing the net.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

I like the Palm-Boner combo. Bonino makes Palmieri factor.

 

[Sojourn]

I like the Palm-Boner combo. Bonino makes Palmieri factor.

I see what you did there.

 

[Pahlsson26]

But our PP unit has also included Vatanen and Fowler on the point. What then?

My issue with our PP isn't shooting. It isn't even passing. It's movement. No one is moving. We've got this umbrella formation that just stands there, passing back and forth, and then when we finally do shoot we're hitting shinpads or missing the net.

Guess we have different assessments of it then. When it had Vatanen-Fowler, to me the biggest weakness was just gaining possession and getting thing set up. With Bonino taking the F/Os instead of Getzlaf, I think that's a step in the right direction. But I agree, with or without changes, it always stagnant.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

The zone clears are really weak right now.

 

[Vipers31]

My issue with our PP isn't shooting. It isn't even passing. It's movement. No one is moving. We've got this umbrella formation that just stands there, passing back and forth, and then when we finally do shoot we're hitting shinpads or missing the net.

Completely agreed. We need to get the penalty killers moving in ways they don't want to. When our guys aren't skating, they can comfortably play the way they want to, and we're giving them no difficulty. We need to move our feet and create more passing options.

 

[Ducks DVM]

The zone clears are really weak right now.

You are implying the puck is actually leaving the zone at some point.