GDT: Sharknado in San Jose

[the halleJOKEL]

meanwhile brandon sutter is leading the canucks in points and goals

 

[Brock Anton]

good job good effort

 

[A Star is Burns]

Well, 2-6 is a better start than 0-6-2, so yeah, plan the parade

 

[Swag Surf Aho]

I don't think moving E Staal is as clear cut as we make it out to be either.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I don't think moving E Staal is as clear cut as we make it out to be either.

Of course not. They can't like our group and then move the group. What the hell kind of sense does that make?

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I don't think moving E Staal is as clear cut as we make it out to be either.

If only because no one's going to take him.

 

[Swag Surf Aho]

are you trying to post controversial opinions to rile people up again

No. He's elite defensively and offense will come with time. Read your post about Sutter.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

No. He's elite defensively and offense will come with time. Read your post about Sutter.

trade for brandon "thee answer" sutter

 

[Swag Surf Aho]

idk if that's called logic or not but that's the reason why I don't think we should trade J Staal. Don't question me if you can't respond correctly.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

idk if that's called logic or not but that's the reason why I don't think we should trade J Staal. Don't question me if you can't respond correctly.

I question why you believe "the offense will come in time." He's 27. There's no hidden untapped potential there. He is what he is. And even if there is some untapped offensive numbers there, he's not going to find it on a team that can't score more than 2 goals a game.

 

[Zezima]

No. He's elite defensively and offense will come with time. Read your post about Sutter.

is he really though? maybe in Pittsburgh, but in Jordan's time wearing a red sweater i don't recall seeing any player playing at an elite level on a consistent basis

 

[Swag Surf Aho]

Let me break out some half truths here. During Sutter's time here, nobody played at an elite level either. Jordan Staal IS elite defensively and he's being slightly overpaid for it because expecting offensive production from the guy is wishful thinking on my part.

 

[Ole Gil]

I usually struggle with the cane prospect internal organizational hype train.

Pesce looks legit.

There was one sweet play where he tried to get away from the forecheck, skated behind the net, got caught by two guys, fell down, and they took the puck.

That's when I knew he was ready to be a canes dman.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Pesce looked like, at worst, good enough to play for the Canes. Sure that's not a high bar, but you know baby steps.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

You could've left out the last part.

Not if he wanted to reflect the reality of the past half decade.

 

[bleedgreen]

There was one sweet play where he tried to get away from the forecheck, skated behind the net, got caught by two guys, fell down, and they took the puck.

That's when I knew he was ready to be a canes dman.

I know your being negative nancy but what about the rest of the game? I saw that play too, he had a couple of shifts where he tried to force it just to see what he could do. I was actually impressed on that play, that he so quickly got confident enough to try. I thought the rest of the game he showed quick feet, moved the puck well, was aggressive in his gaps.

I don't want him up right now, but he showed he's pretty close if not a third pairing guy now.

 

[Ole Gil]

I know your being negative nancy but what about the rest of the game? I saw that play too, he had a couple of shifts where he tried to force it just to see what he could do. I was actually impressed on that play, that he so quickly got confident enough to try. I thought the rest of the game he showed quick feet, moved the puck well, was aggressive in his gaps.

I don't want him up right now, but he showed he's pretty close if not a third pairing guy now.

I thought he looked like a mediocre NHL dman doing a good enough job. That's a fine place to be for your first NHL game as a 20yo, but it's a really easy bar to step over. It's the gap between replacement level and helps you win games that is the hard leap to make.

That goes for all positions really. I'm over being excited because someone looks okay in the bottom 6 or bottom pair.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Moving J Staal is not a good idea imo

Why, does he have some fractures or brain trauma? Moving might be a good thing, like up and down the ice!

 

[FlyingSquirrels]

I thought he looked like a mediocre NHL dman doing a good enough job. That's a fine place to be for your first NHL game as a 20yo, but it's a really easy bar to step over. It's the gap between replacement level and helps you win games that is the hard leap to make.

That goes for all positions really. I'm over being excited because someone looks okay in the bottom 6 or bottom pair.

Tough Crowd.......

 

[Novacane]

We're 1/10.25th of the way through the season. On pace for 41 points.

#fancystats

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Well, I guess the positive is the Canes scored 2 goals in regulation this game, which is twice as many as their last 3 games combined. Currently sitting at 13 regulation goals in 8 games, so 1.625 G/Game. What's amazing to me is that Pittsburgh (11 regulation goals in 8 games) and Anaheim (6 regulation goals in 7 games...and 4 of them were in a single game) are worse.

 

[Stickpucker]

J.Staalo for N.Kadri.

 

[Stickpucker]

Swiss warlock Martin Gerber put a curse on Cam to never be as good as he was in 2005-06 and for all other goalies to suck after we failed to extend his contract after '05-'06. Grahame's alcoholism? Leighton's fainting goat tendencies? Ellis cutting himself? Lack's gout? It's all on Gerber.

You win the thread.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Well, I guess the positive is the Canes scored 2 goals in regulation this game, which is twice as many as their last 3 games combined. Currently sitting at 13 regulation goals in 8 games, so 1.625 G/Game. What's amazing to me is that Pittsburgh (11 regulation goals in 8 games) and Anaheim (6 regulation goals in 7 games...and 4 of them were in a single game) are worse.

Yep, it can always be worse. I mean, everyone pretty much knew coming into this season that we'd be a bad team and we'd struggle to score goals. To have expectations like Pittsburgh and Anaheim and have a non-existent offense? That's really got to suck.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

J.Staalo for N.Kadri.

can't

already retired #43 for richard petty