R3aL Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Second goal on marky really sucked, but he made massive saves all game especially in the third after that softy. Plus the post that saved a goal on schenn so I do not think we lost because of him. Could we have won if he played better sure, but we could have won if lots of players played better. I personally did not enjoy the Reffing tonight at all. Or watching Gudbranson - he makes me cringe when he's alone with the puck last man back or in our end. Was nonetheless a fun game to watch though and Boeser hitting 20 was so exciting! So nice to have a young star on our team again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Markstrom is so frustrating. Big guy who moves well, you'd think(?!) has the attributes to be a top 'tender(was highly touted entering NHL). Possible positive? Last yr Jake Allen was playing pretty poorly. Didn't the Blues give him some time off? Then played solid through to PO's. Maybe JM can overcome the psychological-barrier..whatever it is that turns his net into a muffin-factory. If not, he & Nils enhance the tank, & we transfer hopes/prayers to the young kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Was awesome seeing Jake use his speed and plow right through the defenceman on this play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 The only thing I am looking for in any game from here on out, is Did Boeser get a point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: Was awesome seeing Jake use his speed and plow right through the defenceman on this play. Its awesome, but he is going to get hurt using so much speed so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 1 minute ago, xereau said: The only thing I am looking for in any game from here on out, is Did Boeser get a point? God damn right he did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 What was the reasoning behind dressing 7 D and only 11 forwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Honestly. I’m just hoping the kids keep developing. They pick up some points? Bonus. Jake looked really good again. Boeser didn’t look great but still managed to score, great players find a way. Gotta give credit to Vanek on that goal though. Boeser played good despite suboptimal linemates and likely facing tight checking players all night. Pouliot looked pretty solid too in my opinion. Team as a whole battled. Despite the two softies Marky played well. We had one goal. Said it before and I’ll say it again. If your goalie needs to shutout a team just to win by one something is wrong. The team didn’t crumble after he let in the softies, they kept battling. That’s good. He kept composed and kept us in the game as well. Credit where credit is due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkpoet Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Get rid of Edler Get rid of Eriksson Sign Hank and Dank for one more year Flip Vanek if you need to, but we need veteran leadership here and he's a hulluva guy and player PAY ROLLIE $1,000,000.00 TO COME BACK AND STABILIZE OUR GOALIES until Demko is ready to move up and make them both look like artards. tell Dan Cloutier to GFHS that is all . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Jake is slowly but surely becoming our very own Krieder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Virtanen and Boeser looked great tonight. Markstrom let in two softies. Just NHL caliber goaltending. Refs were jerks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Sure they could have called that trip on Biega late in the third and a bunch of others during the last attack when we pulled our goalie, the refs knew it but ended up calling a make up call with 13 seconds left in the game BTW Where are the %$#@&% VETS where are the twins where's Ericksson where's Vanek where's Gagner?! We can't have our star rookie have to carry this whole team. Score a goal in the crunch for pity's sake. Stecher looks tired (hurt maybe) rest him or sit him out )Tanev too) they play hard and can't do every single game, impossible. Soft goals are killing us. Markstrom plays like a backup goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 1 hour ago, RRypien37 said: What was the reasoning behind dressing 7 D and only 11 forwards? Guessing that he isn't happy with the play of some of the Fs and, didn't want to scratch Hutton again and take out another D for him to play. Last game the Burmistrov-Boucher-Granlund line stopped playing just after mid-way through the 2nd. Green said that it was because DeBoer stopped playing his 4th line but this game Burmistrov and Boucher are scratched. He didn't think Hutton played so poorly to deserve a scratch but with 7 healthy Ds one had to sit. Tanev is set to return after the break. They said 2 to 3 weeks absence - three more games and it will be 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 6 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Its actually quite astonishing company the boy is in.... Long may it last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 26 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said: Sure they could have called that trip on Biega late in the third and a bunch of others during the last attack when we pulled our goalie, the refs knew it but ended up calling a make up call with 13 seconds left in the game BTW Where are the %$#@&% VETS where are the twins where's Ericksson where's Vanek where's Gagner?! We can't have our star rookie have to carry this whole team. Score a goal in the crunch for pity's sake. Stecher looks tired (hurt maybe) rest him or sit him out )Tanev too) they play hard and can't do every single game, impossible. Soft goals are killing us. Markstrom plays like a backup goalie. Vanek set up Brock. Thought he played ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Cloutier is a good guy but I don't know why we hired him and not keep Melanson. I want Cloutier fired at the end of the season. Markstrom is playing more and more like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, khay said: Cloutier is a good guy but I don't know why we hired him and not keep Melanson. I want Cloutier fired at the end of the season. Markstrom is playing more and more like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 7 hours ago, Hutton Wink said: The "kids" line looked good, especially in the third. Brock and Jake were the best two forwards tonight, for the second game in a row. Looks like Virtanen is really cementing his position on the roster. I thought Gaunce had a pretty ordinary game by his standards. Too many lost battles and wayward passes. I suppose we all see it our own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Hairy Kneel said: Sure they could have called that trip on Biega late in the third and a bunch of others during the last attack when we pulled our goalie, the refs knew it but ended up calling a make up call with 13 seconds left in the game BTW Where are the %$#@&% VETS where are the twins where's Ericksson where's Vanek where's Gagner?! We can't have our star rookie have to carry this whole team. Score a goal in the crunch for pity's sake. Stecher looks tired (hurt maybe) rest him or sit him out )Tanev too) they play hard and can't do every single game, impossible. Soft goals are killing us. Markstrom plays like a backup goalie. It seems like only yesterday (it was about 2 years ago) I was calling out all the posters who were saying Miller was not worth the money and Markstrom was the future. By the way, do our goalies get regular eye checks? I suppose they must but I swear Markstrom has a blind spot where he reacts too late as if he has noticed a shadow go past him but doesn't know exactly where/what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 2 hours ago, darkpoet said: Get rid of Edler Get rid of ErikssonSign Hank and Dank for one more year Flip Vanek if you need to, but we need veteran leadership here and he's a hulluva guy and player PAY ROLLIE $1,000,000.00 TO COME BACK AND STABILIZE OUR GOALIES until Demko is ready to move up and make them both look like artards. tell Dan Cloutier to GFHS that is all . Hell no! I can't take their defending for another year and jeez did you see that line change where Stech was coming up the ice with the puck (ok he should have/ or maybe he was going to, dump the puck but he lost it and we have the twins toodling off with their backs to the play not a care in the world. If this was the first time I had seen them do it this season it would have been bad enough but they seem to hang on until they are exhausted then they "crawl" off the ice without even a glance at the play. Edler is far too important for us to lose until we know what we have in Juolevi. and you left out Get rid of Boucher Get rid of Goldobin Get rid of Burmistrov Get rid of Dowd All lifetime AHLers and not one of them matches the input we had from Chaput, Skille and Megna (but off course these guys were not shiny and new) These 4 players are "floaters" and while they may have the occasional good game they are usually passengers in this team. They are no good for a team building towards a SC or even a team hoping to have a long run in the playoffs. Consistent effort, application and visually making a difference when applied to these players show they fail the criteria. How you can rip on Edler and give players like that a bye, defeats me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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