GDT: Stars General Thread '23-24

[Elysian]

Think we’re getting to where Suter-Nils is too good for even Pete to ignore, right?

Didn't Nils get like 9 minutes last night?

 

[Smelling Salt]

Didn't Nils get like 9 minutes last night?

Bit of a special teams extravaganza tho

 

[MBTendy]

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

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I hate how people compare draft rounds as if there's no difference between a 5th round pick at #89 and a 5th round pick at #129.

89 would've been a 3rd round pick during Jamie's draft, whereas 129 would've been a 7th round pick for Mogilny's draft.

 

[Elysian]

Bit of a special teams extravaganza tho

Think he got like 11 minutes the game before

 

[catters078]

Stars all but assured home ice in the 1st round with a 9 point lead on winnipeg.

Question now is can they hold as the 1 seed in the central and west. Or slip to 2nd

 

[Azzuri]

I feel much better with the prospect of playing WPG or LA in the first round.

 

[Johno]

Not sure how to feel about this. Good i guess, but hopefully the boys keep it up

 

[Smelling Salt]

Not sure how to feel about this. Good i guess, but hopefully the boys keep it up

My eyeballs have told me the Stars have also been goalie'd alot. And if not goalie'd, at least victimized by some absurd saves.

 

[Kipper 17]

Not sure how to feel about this. Good i guess, but hopefully the boys keep it up

Our forward depth results in talented forwards playing against 3rd line defensemen. I would think that is part of this equation.

Also, poor Pens… yeesh

 

[catters078]

Any Tanev news?

Guessing we won't hear anything till they practise tomorrow.

Reallly Hoping it's a mild injury and only misses a small amount if time.

Has Texas scratched anyone so we're ready for the impact? Assuming Jani still isn't available and they would want to get a practise in with the call up

 

[MBTendy]

DeBoer was on TheTicket Friday and the way he spoke about Jani pretty much confirms he’ll be an every day guy once he’s healthy.

Spoke how they really miss his physicality, especially in games against bigger opponents referencing the game against Vancouver, and what they’ll face in the playoffs.

 

[starsfan86]

DeBoer was on TheTicket Friday and the way he spoke about Jani pretty much confirms he’ll be an every day guy once he’s healthy.

Spoke how they really miss his physicality, especially in games against bigger opponents referencing the game against Vancouver, and what they’ll face in the playoffs.

What a moron.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

What about all the bullshit they don't miss? Like inability to move a puck, horrid decision making, slow IQ, etc.

 

[Troy McClure]

Bob Sturm says he's hearing Tanev's injury isn't major and shouldn't result in a lot of time missed, if any.

 

[northstars]

Bob Sturm says he's hearing Tanev's injury isn't major and shouldn't result in a lot of time missed, if any.

The Stars still haven't called up anyone from the baby Stars so there is that...

 

[piqued]

DeBoer was on TheTicket Friday and the way he spoke about Jani pretty much confirms he’ll be an every day guy once he’s healthy.

Spoke how they really miss his physicality, especially in games against bigger opponents referencing the game against Vancouver, and what they’ll face in the playoffs.

Yep. If Tanev is fine the pairs in the playoffs will be Lindell-Tanev and Suter-Hakanpaa. They won't make any sense, they won't possess the puck, and when we're eliminated we'll look around all dejectedly and wonder who could've possibly done this. The team is talented enough to win the Cup this year but the coaching just isn't on the level it needs to be.

 

[starsfan86]

Yep. If Tanev is fine the pairs in the playoffs will be Lindell-Tanev and Suter-Hakanpaa. They won't make any sense, they won't possess the puck, and when we're eliminated we'll look around all dejectedly and wonder who could've possibly done this. The team is talented enough to win the Cup this year but the coaching just isn't on the level it needs to be.

If we lose the first round because of that pair then PDB should be fired immediately.

 

[Troy McClure]

Yep. If Tanev is fine the pairs in the playoffs will be Lindell-Tanev and Suter-Hakanpaa. They won't make any sense, they won't possess the puck, and when we're eliminated we'll look around all dejectedly and wonder who could've possibly done this. The team is talented enough to win the Cup this year but the coaching just isn't on the level it needs to be.

But Lindell-Tanev is going to be the pair no matter who plays with Suter.

 

[oconnor9sean]

Tanev on the ice for practice today.

That, coupled with Bob Sturm saying that he heard Tanev might not have to miss any time, is really, really encouraging.

 

[piqued]

But Lindell-Tanev is going to be the pair no matter who plays with Suter.

I know. I'm just listing things that I don't believe there's any way that's how it appeared on the whiteboard at 2601 Avenue of the Stars. The same minds that get given Tanev and the first thing they do is pair him with a defensive defenseman are going to use the same logic to play Hakanpaa.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

If we lose the first round because of that pair then PDB should be fired immediately.

I disagree with both this comment and your assessment of PDB as a moron. His coaching record speaks for itself, prior and here, and a moron wouldn't be coaching a team in chase of the PT. It makes some sense to go big, as the playoffs tend to be rougher, and of course, we lost to a bigger set of defensemen last year. Granted, we lost a few games ourselves with a lazy pass by Suter and a freakout by Jamie, but we didn't match their D size.

Besides, there will need to be many adjustments made and if PDB thinks Jani isn't cutting it, he will surely replace either he or Suter if required. Chances that we win the Cup are still 1 in 16, or factoring our record and that the lower 8 seeds probably won't advance as far, but sometimes do, perhaps our odds are 1 in 12+, or 8-12%. One player on a roster won't likely move that needle more than a % or two.

 

[Satan]

What a moron.

 

[Sports2]

.500 hockey from here on out will put them at their highest point total since 2005-06. 4 wins in their last 7 games will also be their highest win total since that time as well- matching their previous president’s trophy team in 1998-99.

 

[Sports2]

Noticed this a few games back but still pretty close- Avs and Stars a lot alike 75 games in.

Team	Rank	Wins	Rank	GF/GP	Rank	GA	Rank	Net PP	Rank	Net PK
Stars	T2	47​	3rd	3.64​	11th	2.91​	T4	22.2​	4th	86.9​
Avs	T2	47​	1st	3.71​	13th	2.97​	T4	22.2​	7th	85.4​