Post-Game Talk (GBU): The Good, the Bad, and the McCauley; Win 3-2 over Minnesota, 11/10/23

[Chainshot]

The Good -

Peterka was everywhere.
Mitts was everywhere else.
Levi was excellent.
Greenway... for about the 10th time this year was one of their very best on the ice.

The Bad -

Scrambly play through the 2nd period, mostly off the call on Mitts IMO.
Brokegosian still stealing an NHL paycheck.

The Ugly -

Faceoffs. Again.
Wes can retire now.

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[dortt]

Good
Levi
Skinner

Bad
The PP

Ugly
How f***ing passive we are on the PK and during an EN situation. Compare that to how aggressive Minnesota is
The refs: This was a match fixing attempt tonight. The feds really need to step in due to the gambling aspect. The NHL is NOT a legit sports league. It is sports entertainment

 

[toddkaz]

Good
Levi
Mitts
Johnson and Johnson
Peterka

Bad
Defensive play


Ugly
Savoie 3:55 ice time
Referees

Finally over .500

First time this year I believe.

 

[RecycledEichel]

Levi was great, but if the Wild shot the puck better we'd have given up 5 or 6.. So many grade A chances.

Cozens is a STUD, but he is playing terrible hockey right now. Would almost consider sitting him until he can get back into form.

 

[oldgoalie]

The awesome: Levi. He won that game for them. Just dialed in tonight.
The atrocious: The officiating. Honest to Jesus, I’d take a rubber hose to McCauley if I saw him in an alley.

 

[enthusiast]

Couldn’t pay attention for the second half of the game but I thought they were the better team in the first, deserved result

 

[Sabre the Win]

Someone needs to tell Cozens 'no, thats bad' and rub his face in the video of this one when they watch tomorrow. Someone needs to house train him so he doesn't shit all over the ice again.

 

[DapperCam]

How did Mittelstadt not even get a point? He must have set up 3 or 4 dangerous chances.

Great: Levi looked amazing

 

[JLewyB]

Great title. Rob Ray was picking on McCauley’s pronunciation at one point. The penalty was “conformed”. Bold from a man who is incomprehensible most of the time

 

[Panthaz89]

winning a game with a terrible game from the special teams nice.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Points in three straight games

Points in five of their last six (including four wins)

 

[Jacob582]

Good
Levi
The win

Bad
Cozens (except one shift)
Savoie only 5 shifts
I don't like Marcus anymore
Faceoffs

Ugly
Cozens

 

[HOOats]

G
Mitts
Levi
Greenway
JJ
Mitts
Rob
9/12 points in their last 6

B
Cozens
Skinner
EJ

U
Refs
Cancer, **** it

 

[Mattilaus]

If this team can get going again with this goaltending, we won't be fighting for a wild card, we will be securely in the top 3 in the division. Our core needs to get going and take advantage of the improved goaltending and D. Other teams in the division have stumbled. The gate is open.

 

[Chainshot]

Amazing that they were atrocious at the dot yet in the third, Cozens and Mittelstadt managed to get to 50% and 53% for the night. Everyone else got a paddling, particularly Tage and his 1-for-10 evening.

 

[Snippit]

Good:
- Levi (+++ best goalie performance of the year)
- Mittelstadt (+++ best forward performance of the year despite no points)
- Peterka
- Greenway
- R Johnson

Bad:
- Cozens
- PK

Ugly:
- Tage at the dot

 

[oldgoalie]

The outstanding: Casey. He had the puck on a string out there.

 

[KiwiGriff]

The good

 

[Zach716]

G:
Levi
Mitts (sign him please)
JJ
Greenway
RyJo

B:
Krebs
Why even have Savoie in the lineup with that icetime

U:
Bogo
Wes

 

[Ehran]

Good: Levi. Mittelstadt and Greenway as well.

Bad: Some of our core players just need to get going. And what happened to Savoie? If he's not going to play send him back.

Ugly: As everyone else has said, the officiating in this game was horrendous.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Good
Levi
Mitts
Johnson
Peterka

Bad
Defensive play

Ugly
Savoie 3:55 ice time
Referees

Finally over .500

First time this year I believe.

You do realize Savoie is a 19 year old rookie playing in his first game after an AHL conditioning stint? If you don't think Granato plays young players, you should hide your eyes from your good column

 

[MOGlLNY]

Being 4-1-1 in our last 6 is excellent considering I don’t think this team is nearly at their best yet. It’s a good sign.

Still adjusting to the new NZ and DZ strats and a lot of guys are tending to get lost or not know what to do with the new space they’ve gotten for themselves.

 

[Ehran]

You do realize Savoie is a 19 year old rookie playing in his first game after an AHL conditioning stint? If you don't think Granato plays young players, you should hide your eyes from your good column

There's "not playing a rookie in high pressure situations" and "not playing a rookie at all".

Savoie had a total of 3:55 in ice time for the entire game.

 

[JLewyB]

G: Mitts—he was in god mode
Levi- we have ourselves a goaltender battle. Thankfully in a good way
JJ-probably our most consistent forward this year
Joki-wasnt bad and got a goal. Couldnt ask for more from him
Thompson and Greenway were tough to handle

B: I didn’t like any of the Dman other than Joke and maybe Ryjo.
Krebs and Savoie getting benched for most of the third. SJost had like 2 shifts.
The reffing was infuriating

 

[BuffaloMango]

It’s weird to say, but we really struggled with forward depth tonight. By the time we were j to the second it felt like we were shuffle the same 5-6 forwards around.

Cozens was a total mess tonight. I get the injury to the face, but he hasn’t been good at any point this year. They tried to get him going tonight. Thompson and Skinner played well and he struggled to add value on the wing. I noticed both Mitts and Greenway doubled to play wing on that line at times.