GDT: Sharks vs. Lightning @ 8pm?? VlaMiddleSimHeRy

[Anomie2029]

The issue is the Vlasic-Braun pairing is just too slow for the modern NHL.

What I love to see is the Karlsson-Dillon pairing. They work extremely well together - the amount of times they would pass it to each other to be a forecheck shows how comfortable they are with each other.

 

[Bizz]

It is one game. Middleton didn't look so great, and while Heed was great offensively, he had his defensive miscues.

One game is all it takes for me to like what I see.

 

[Gilligans Island]

The issue is the Vlasic-Braun pairing is just too slow for the modern NHL.

What I love to see is the Karlsson-Dillon pairing. They work extremely well together - the amount of times they would pass it to each other to be a forecheck shows how comfortable they are with each other.

Agree - though their slowness isn't skating as much as slow puck moving. What was really noticeable last night was all dmen moving the puck up really fast. Like the 2010 Hawks. If the Sharks can sustain that kind of puck moving ability + hard backchecking by the forwards, come playoff time, they'll be tough to play against.

 

[Bleedred]

@Bleedred which goals did you mark stoppable tonight? Just San Jose’s last two, right?

Maybe Tampa’s 1st?

I don't remember which goals, but I think I had Vasilevskiy down for 2. Definitely the first one was one of them. Off his angle a bit. I think it was also the fourth one? The last was borderline. It got through him before being put in, but I think because there was traffic right at the doorstep, it impeded him a bit.

I also gave Jones off on that one goal, I think it was the second? On first look, this was a ''No-chance'' goal, but on replay it looks like one that he was just off. Beat him short side and possibly through the blocker arm or just to the outside. The chest protector reduction again. Actually, that was the first Lightning goal.

I'm anxiously awaiting to see how that goal gets picked apart as being one that I shouldn't have nailed Jones on.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I don't remember which goals, but I think I had Vasilevskiy down for 2. Definitely the first one was one of them. Off his angle a bit. I think it was also the fourth one? The last was borderline. It got through him before being put in, but I think because there was traffic right at the doorstep, it impeded him a bit.

I also gave Jones off on that one goal, I think it was the second? On first look, this was a ''No-chance'' goal, but on replay it looks like one that he was just off. Beat him short side and possibly through the blocker arm or just to the outside. The chest protector reduction again. Actually, that was the first Lightning goal.

I'm anxiously awaiting to see how that goal gets picked apart as being one that I shouldn't have nailed Jones on.

First Jones goal was Hedman down main street on the blocker side and the second one was Sergachev on the backhand tip play.