GDT: NYI @ ANA • 7 PM PT

[Terry Yake]

is ben street this season's derek grant?

 

[Magnus the Duck]

Also Montour clearing the crease after blocking that shot that felled him was great.

Montour and Lindholm had a great quiet game. Think they are finding some chemistry. Manson had some bad plays. Fowler, Schenn and Pettersson was good with Schenn being the standout with some fine physical play. Getting Ritchie and Getzlaf back, and having Schenn, Manson and Kesler, we aren't so soft any longer.

 

[Dirk316]

is ben street this season's derek grant?

He's had 2 fluke goals I see him more as this seasons Jason krog
Once the team is healthier he'll be in ahl or a regular healthy scratch

 

[Kalv]

In fairness, this was a bad NYI team. Tonight they play LAK, that will be a shitshow

 

[Magnus the Duck]

In fairness, this was a bad NYI team. Tonight they play LAK, that will be a ****show

We still played better compared to the games against other teams not so good like Arizona and Detroit. Checking the schedule, we doesn't seem to play against top teams (relatively speaking) until November when we meet Nashville and Toronto the same week.

 

[Paul4587]

He's had 2 fluke goals I see him more as this seasons Jason krog
Once the team is healthier he'll be in ahl or a regular healthy scratch

I’m inclined to agree with this. The production is nice but I don’t think he’s an NHLer when it’s all said and done.

 

[Masch78]

Watching the game again and steel was so much better after the first period.

Also hampus is just a stud defensively. He was awesome tonight.

And as an aside, if schenn can be close to this consistently he could become a fan favorite very quickly.

I really hope for Luke that he finally found his destination. Since his draft profile, back then in the old days, I was always a fan and it hurt to see his problems in the league so far. Bogosian was the other one.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Can you imagine if leafs had gibson... how many main board threads hed have

 

[Paul4587]

Can you imagine if leafs had gibson... how many main board threads hed have

He would be hyped as better than Roy, Hasek and Brodeur combined.

 

[Exit Dose]

He would be hyped as better than Roy, Hasek and Brodeur combined.

And somehow he'd have franchise forward potential.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

And somehow he'd have franchise forward potential.

Easily fastest goalie in the league

 

[Kalv]

Can you imagine if leafs had gibson... how many main board threads hed have

They would already have a petition up to have his number retired already. Even if he`s playing and will do so for the next 15 years but he`s THAT good.

Well we took Gibby with their pick anyways. That trade was great! Rakell+Gibson for Tyler Biggs. A first line winger and a franchise goalie for grit and leadership

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

They would already have a petition up to have his number retired already. Even if he`s playing and will do so for the next 15 years but he`s THAT good.

Well we took Gibby with their pick anyways. That trade was great! Rakell+Gibson for Tyler Biggs. A first line winger and a franchise goalie for grit and leadership

And drafting Gibson allowed us to eventually move Andersen to get Comtois + Steel(who both look like potential top 6 players, maybe top line down the line)

 

[Duck Off]

And he only played 16:54. Randy is doing a nice job not running our few vets into the ground.

agreed. he definitely deserves props. I'm nervous if he doesn't stick to it when team loses a few in a row though.

 

[Kalv]

Our top4 is averaging from 22-25 minutes though. I hope that doesn`t goes wrong.
What`s up with Larsson, when did he fell off a cliff or catched Nattinienitis? He looked good playing 18 mins a night in NHL 2 years ago

 

[WhatTheDuck]

They would already have a petition up to have his number retired already. Even if he`s playing and will do so for the next 15 years but he`s THAT good.

Well we took Gibby with their pick anyways. That trade was great! Rakell+Gibson for Tyler Biggs. A first line winger and a franchise goalie for grit and leadership

The magic word was "trucelence". Gotta love Burkie

 

[Kalv]

The magic word was "trucelence". Gotta love Burkie

I bet Biggs can spell INTENSE

 

[91Fedorov]

They would already have a petition up to have his number retired already. Even if he`s playing and will do so for the next 15 years but he`s THAT good.

Well we took Gibby with their pick anyways. That trade was great! Rakell+Gibson for Tyler Biggs. A first line winger and a franchise goalie for grit and leadership

All we got was a soft winger and a goalie that doesn't fight. You need toughness and fighters to be successful in this league. Dirk is right, this team is too soft and trades like this are why!

On a serious note, Gibby looks so much more comfortable for us this year. His play is one part of it obviously. But in his post game interviews he used to seem like he was bugged that he had to do it. Now he's actually smiling and joking during interviews. He is looking more and more like a franchise player every day.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

On a serious note, Gibby looks so much more comfortable for us this year. His play is one part of it obviously. But in his post game interviews he used to seem like he was bugged that he had to do it. Now he's actually smiling and joking during interviews. He is looking more and more like a franchise player every day.

His hard work throughout the years, getting a long term contract because of that hard work, and maybe his wife's critique on previous interviews can all make a difference. heh

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Our top4 is averaging from 22-25 minutes though. I hope that doesn`t goes wrong.
What`s up with Larsson, when did he fell off a cliff or catched Nattinienitis? He looked good playing 18 mins a night in NHL 2 years ago

Nattinenienitis should definitely be in the dictionary.
I've been saying it since last year Mahura > Larsson. Just from what i've seen in video that Mahura looks like the much better overall player.

 

[Ducks DVM]

He's had 2 fluke goals I see him more as this seasons Jason krog
Once the team is healthier he'll be in ahl or a regular healthy scratch

This is not a fluke goal, it’s a great deflection. You’d be raving if Ritchie/Perry/Kesler did it.


This is also a great shot. It’s not his fault that the goaltender was out of position, the shot went where it needed to go.


He’s small, he can get outmuscled, and he can fumble pucks and kill plays, but he works his ass off and should get credit for what he manages to do well. These are nice goals and he’s +2. Can’t teally complain at his salary.

And once we are healthier, it’s likely that he’s still getting used. He’s getting the most PK time of any forward not named Kesler or Cogliano. He will play ahead of Gibbons and any rookie not named Comtois, and possibly Sherwood.

 

[Getzmonster]

Can you imagine if leafs had gibson... how many main board threads hed have

Are there any 5 or 6 game NHL records we can cherry-pick?

 

[Kalv]

Nattinenienitis should definitely be in the dictionary.
I've been saying it since last year Mahura > Larsson. Just from what i've seen in video that Mahura looks like the much better overall player.

At this point it very well might be like that with Mahura. Have to check as the season goes along and have to hope for @HansH reports about the two (and others). But Larsson is an interesting case

 

[mightyquack]

Solid win, but I really wish this team would stop with so many dumb penalties.

Gibson is one hell of a goaltender. Can't help but feel if a) he played in a bigger market and b) he played a 'sexy' position (like center) he'd be talked about as a top 10 player in the NHL.

 

[91Fedorov]

This is not a fluke goal, it’s a great deflection. You’d be raving if Ritchie/Perry/Kesler did it.


This is also a great shot. It’s not his fault that the goaltender was out of position, the shot went where it needed to go.


He’s small, he can get outmuscled, and he can fumble pucks and kill plays, but he works his ass off and should get credit for what he manages to do well. These are nice goals and he’s +2. Can’t teally complain at his salary.

And once we are healthier, it’s likely that he’s still getting used. He’s getting the most PK time of any forward not named Kesler or Cogliano. He will play ahead of Gibbons and any rookie not named Comtois, and possibly Sherwood.

I agree with you. I also think that having 2 centers on our 4th line is a good thing. It gives us a good 2nd option on face off violations and good depth for our PK face offs. Also, between him and Rowney one's a lefty and one's a righty, that's good versatility. He's been solid for us, for the role he plays.