GDT: Sens vs DEVILS - GERIATRIC EDITION - FEB 3rd 2015 - 7PM -

[L'Aveuglette]

I don't think I can ever watch a hockey game that the New Jersey Devils are involved in again in my life.

It's already so friggin' boring, but when you lose 2-1 and they shut things down for most of a period, it's just unwatchable.

 

[RadimBicanek]

Crappy end to game, best forward on team needs to score that goal.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Heartbreaking finish

Bench Weircioch and never let him play for the Senators ever again

Throw away the key, do whatever it takes, he is the worst player on this team and we can't afford to have someone that awful

 

[JBucephalus]

I think that's just about it for this season's playoff hopes. We're too far back and have not shown any semblance of a capability to win anymore than 2 in a row and we struggle to even do that. Time to take the positives from this season and look forward to next season although I will continue to watch until the season is over.

 

[Super Cake]

This season has been really frustrating to watch.

This win one lose one **** is ****ing annoying.

 

[BonkTastic]

Wiercioch can't outmuscle Jagr, the best board player in the history of the game, in the corner. Thread fills with "ugh Wiercioch is the worst"

Wiercioch carries the puck through 5 devils in the neutral zone / at the blue line and gets a solid shot away. Thread is dead silent.

In fairness to me, I was all over Wier on his skating earlier in the game when he was failing to keep up, and made sure to credit Jagr's boardwork on that goal.

Just pointing this out to observe that there are some of us who, while critical of Wier at times, are trying to assess Wier's game properly, on a play-by-play basis.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Heartbreaking finish

Bench Weircioch and never let him play for the Senators ever again

Throw away the key, do whatever it takes, he is the worst player on this team and we can't afford to have someone that awful

Kind of agree. If he doesn't bring offense he is pretty much useless. Throw him in with a bigger trade and maybe he can somehow flourish with another team(is what I'd say to convince another GM).

 

[jasonjim]

And the win one lose one continues.

The bottom line is that we don't have enough talent on this team to win consistently. Either we are lousy defensively or lousy offensively, sometimes both together. Watching the game tonight was a waste of time. Our best bet is to get into the sweepstakes for McDavid or a top 5 draft choice so that we can build for the future.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

I think Patrick Traverse was better than weirdcrotch.

 

[JBucephalus]

In fairness to me, I was all over Wier on his skating earlier in the game when he was failing to keep up, and made sure to credit Jagr's boardwork on that goal.

Just pointing this out to observe that there are some of us who, while critical of Wier at times, are trying to assess Wier's game properly, on a play-by-play basis.

I think the emotionally based comments are going to draw more attention and responses than the objectively based ones. Which is a bit of a coincidence since people seem to dislike the emotionally based ones the most.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

*sigh*

oh well....on to the next one.

zzzzzz

 

[JBucephalus]

I think Patrick Traverse was better than weirdcrotch.

I am kind of hoping against hope that he turns into a star so I can don that exact jersey.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I think the emotionally based comments are going to draw more attention and responses than the objectively based ones. Which is a bit of a coincidence since people seem to dislike the emotionally based ones the most.

And a lot of posters on this board are especially good at exploiting this weakness. It's not really a coincidence. Some of the younger members enjoy getting reactions whether they are positive or negative.

 

[BonkTastic]

Kind of agree. If he doesn't bring offense he is pretty much useless. Throw him in with a bigger trade and maybe he can somehow flourish with another team(is what I'd say to convince another GM).

The really sad part to Wiercioch is that it's OBVIOUS that he's talented offensively. You look at his game on some nights, or you look at some of the plays he makes, and you can't deny it. There is skill there.

But most of the time, you never see it. He's the biggest tease on the whole team, IMO.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

In fairness to me, I was all over Wier on his skating earlier in the game when he was failing to keep up, and made sure to credit Jagr's boardwork on that goal.

Just pointing this out to observe that there are some of us who, while critical of Wier at times, are trying to assess Wier's game properly, on a play-by-play basis.

I should say I agree

Full marks to Jagr there, it's not like Weircioch just messed up and create a scoring chance for the opposition out of nowhere

But he's so god damn slow and so bad at reading the play it's completely mystifying as to why he's playing

He's terrible, just awful. I see no reason why he gets the nod over Phillips; yeah Phillips needs his nights off, that's fine, but at crunch time he should be good to go.

 

[JBucephalus]

And a lot of posters on this board are especially good at exploiting this weakness.

Attempt to argue back with objective reasoning and if they continue then you've done the best you could. I'm not accusing you of not doing that, just simply stating.

 

[Tundraman]

Maybe Wier is the guy all those scouts came to watch. He may be gone soon.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Attempt to argue back with objective reasoning and if they continue then you've done the best you could. I'm not accusing you of not doing that, just simply stating.

Nah, I've blocked the worst of them and don't bother arguing with those who are only here to spread negativity.

 

[Micklebot]

You don't typically get that call unless the stick actually makes contact with the puck or player.

It didn't affect Ryan, him losing the puck in his skates did him in there.

The rule is throwing equipment at the puck or the player, so I suppose he missed by enough that no penalty was warranted. I suppose had Ryan got the shot off they may have called it, contact with the puck or not.

In the end, I'm more annoyed by the non-call on the cross check to MacArthur which seemed like a no brainer to make, but neither was likely to change the outcome. Perhaps I've just lost what little faith I had in NHL officiating, and become so jaded that all I see is the negatives.

 

[Rodzilla]

I jumped out of my seat at the end there, I was sure Ryan was scoring there.

Not watching the Devils again, what a ****ing boring sack of old farts jesus

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

The really sad part to Wiercioch is that it's OBVIOUS that he's talented offensively. You look at his game on some nights, or you look at some of the plays he makes, and you can't deny it. There is skill there.

But most of the time, you never see it. He's the biggest tease on the whole team, IMO.

I still remember that pre season when he was paired with Cowen. His passing wass incredible. Even in the shortened season he displayed a great passing skill set on the PP.

 

[BonkTastic]

Nah, I've blocked the worst of them and don't bother arguing with those who are only here to spread negativity.

You and I may occasionally disagree on things (and we agree on a lot of things, I'm just saying), but god damn if this isn't the most on-point piece of advice anyone could give around these parts.

 

[JBucephalus]

Nah, I've blocked the worst of them and don't bother arguing with those who are only here to spread negativity.

I must say that I believe(maybe naively) that a lot of those emotional comments are just people venting their frustrations.

 

[JBucephalus]

**** you Ryan

^Like this. This just seems like venting.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

The rule is throwing equipment at the puck or the player, so I suppose he missed by enough that no penalty was warranted. I suppose had Ryan got the shot off they may have called it, contact with the puck or not.

In the end, I'm more annoyed by the non-call on the cross check to MacArthur which seemed like a no brainer to make, but neither was likely to change the outcome. Perhaps I've just lost what little faith I had in NHL officiating, and become so jaded that all I see is the negatives.

That crosscheck was as obvious as it gets too. You'd think they would call that after calling things like that invisible hook from Turris in the 2nd.

Reffing wasn't what did us in but it's little things like that that eat at you over the course of a season.