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pganut : 10/25/2014 10:54 am
Since Saturday night's alright for fighting, I figured it was okay to post an early game thread (between my sons' football game and daughter's event later, I wasn't gonna have much time).

The bad news: no Hamonic tonight, which is really more of a precaution. He fully expects to play in the next game vs. Winnipeg.

Good news: looks like based on the morning skate, Grabbo is back tonight. On another injury note, Grabner may begin skating as early as next week.

Chad Johnson is starting in goal tonight.

D-pairs the same as last game. Note: perhaps just wishful thinking, but with Coburn and AMac on the shelf for Philly, I wonder if Garth might not see if we can pawn off Strait on them (do it, Garth!).

Forwards look to be as follows:
Kulemin-Tavares-Okposo; Grabovski-Nielsen-Conacher; Lee-Nelson-Strome; Martin-Cizikas-Clutterbuck

But dreams don't need
To have motion
To keep their spark alive
Obsession has to have action --
Pride turns on the drive



Nice blurb on Fransie - start your morning with a Danish - ( New Window )
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nice  
Fish : 10/25/2014 7:46 pm : link
Shorty
missed the first  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:07 pm : link
good to see the lead going into the 2nd.
Sounds like the goal given up was a garbage one.

Let's goooo
Great job skating the puck into the zone  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:08 pm : link
by Strome

Then Nelson staying in front of the net, being scrappy!

NICE!!
Lee/Nelson/Strome  
Mike in NY : 10/25/2014 8:08 pm : link
Looking good
Great job  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:11 pm : link
by Martin there crashing the net, causing Horcoff to hold him.

Let's get a PP goal here
Too much passing  
Mike in NY : 10/25/2014 8:12 pm : link
Getting nothing on net and nearly gave up a shortie
Way too cute  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:13 pm : link
with the passing there.

Need to put more shots on net
Crap  
pganut : 10/25/2014 8:14 pm : link
I put the kids to bed and missed the 3rd goal...anyone wanna let me know what happened?

Besides Seguin just scoring, that is? Nice gap control, Strait.
Our goaltending  
KWhite2250 : 10/25/2014 8:15 pm : link
Isnt holding its end of the bargain so far
Pg  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:16 pm : link
Strome carried it in, took a shot, Lindback couldn't control it, Nelson was in front and chipped the rebound in 5hole
Viz looks very rusty.  
pganut : 10/25/2014 8:17 pm : link
Not only the PP fumble, he gave away the puck that the Stars eventually cashed in on when they redirected to the other side of the net.
Thanks Jay  
pganut : 10/25/2014 8:17 pm : link
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Lee getting some time on the PP  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:22 pm : link
Good puck control there.
Getting more shots just need to bury one
I know Viz will come around  
pganut : 10/25/2014 8:23 pm : link
But I liked Boychuk on PP1 better. More rhythm.
viz  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:27 pm : link
has not looked good
Cannot afford to fall behind on this Dallas PP  
pganut : 10/25/2014 8:28 pm : link
No faith in Cappy to deploy the right personnel.
Visnovsky  
Mike in NY : 10/25/2014 8:34 pm : link
Standing there
Makes up for it  
Mike in NY : 10/25/2014 8:34 pm : link
By a great shot
Nice redemption  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:35 pm : link
Viz!
Isles finally buzzing  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 8:36 pm : link
crowd's into it.
Get another before the break
Viz atones  
pganut : 10/25/2014 8:37 pm : link
For being a statue on Roussel's goal. Sweet slapper. And now we're buzzing. Hate that it took giving up 3 unanswered to get there, but we need to keep the pressure on, and settle the fuck down on defense. Harmonic coming back will be a blessing.
Can Tavares and Okposo  
KWhite2250 : 10/25/2014 8:42 pm : link
Leadn to not take long shifts and get caught out there tired all the time?
Conacher is useless.  
pganut : 10/25/2014 8:45 pm : link
And after letting almost everything go in the Boston game, these guys are calling everything, especially in favor of Dallas. At least call the shit both ways.
Rough game for Johnson  
Dave M : 10/25/2014 8:45 pm : link
We were completely dominating but those two bad ones gave Dallas life and they are making us look tired. They need to settle down and stop being cute in our own zone.
agree 100% PGA and kw  
Dave M : 10/25/2014 8:47 pm : link
Conacher is really holding L1 back and the shifts are way too long.
Nabokov  
Mike in NY : 10/25/2014 8:53 pm : link
4 goals allowed on 8 shots in 1st period against Minnesota
Guess our 3rd period strategy  
pganut : 10/25/2014 9:11 pm : link
Is to let the team on the tail end of a back to back just tire themselves out by letting them race down into our zone virtually unimpeded. That, and to inexplicably continue to give L4 more even strength playing time than the Lee-Nelson-Strome line.

Cappy also needs to read his coaching manual. The JT and KO shifts are way too long and we are dodging bullets because they're out of gas and overextended. Must be because of picking up all of Conacher's slack. It's basically a two man line.
Is there a team that has a harder time getting it out of the zone  
pganut : 10/25/2014 9:18 pm : link
Than us? This has been a issue for years. Either we assume someone else is going to get it, it hits

FUCK IT...FRANSIE, YEAH!
FRANSIE not fucking around!!  
pganut : 10/25/2014 9:30 pm : link
Let's salt this thing away.
Fransie!  
Mike in NY : 10/25/2014 9:31 pm : link
What a line
unreal  
Fish : 10/25/2014 9:32 pm : link
Nothing easy for us
Aargh  
pganut : 10/25/2014 9:32 pm : link
Another fluke bounce hands the opposition a goal right back. Shitty luck.
Gee  
KWhite2250 : 10/25/2014 9:34 pm : link
Kulemin and grabovski together leading to frans having a game! Way to keep them apart
Hatty for Fransie!  
pganut : 10/25/2014 9:43 pm : link
Holy shit, what a win. That almost gave me a heart attack.
any time you give up 5 goals  
JayBinQueens : 10/25/2014 9:46 pm : link
you shouldn't get the 2 points.

Glad we did though.
Great game by Fransie... On to the Jets
Can only imagine  
KWhite2250 : 10/25/2014 9:48 pm : link
How we play when/if the goalies get going
With line 2 and 3 set now  
KWhite2250 : 10/25/2014 9:50 pm : link
Its looking like Grabner will be JT's wing in a few weeks
take the 2 pts and run  
Dave M : 10/25/2014 10:06 pm : link
Dallas is terrible defensively and they dressed their backup. The 5 ga aren't good but take the win. Bring in the jets.
Dallas' first line is impressive.  
pganut : 10/25/2014 10:15 pm : link
And KW, I agree that the goaltending will tighten up. And when it does, knowing the offense is definitely capable, it should be interesting to watch. The D pairings should also normalize when Hamonic gets back as you'll have the top 6 in play. Once they rejigger the pairings, that complexion changes (I assume for the better). Get Grabbo's cobwebs out, Grabs back in game shape and Bailey recovered, and there's a deep and talented squad. It's a shame we couldn't start at full strength, but that's reality in the NHL. But it's coming.

All hail to the Danish deity, Fansie. What a nice player.
Oh, and major props to the crowd  
pganut : 10/25/2014 10:17 pm : link
Even through the Dallas broadcast, the Coliseum was loud.
we are 6-2  
Fish : 10/25/2014 10:44 pm : link
7 goals scored and JT didn't have a point. New Islanders.
just got home  
feelflows : 10/25/2014 10:49 pm : link
Replay isn't on game center yet...read the thread. Thanks for the recap!!

Safe to say Halak's job is safe?
Karma  
pganut : 10/25/2014 11:48 pm : link
Tonight at the puck drop on Hockey Fights Cancer night, prior to game start:

Something to enjoy your morning coffee with  
pganut : 10/26/2014 8:56 am : link
A little Ho-Sang, end to end goal last night. He can fly.
Coast to coast JHS - ( New Window )
awesome pg  
feelflows : 10/26/2014 2:50 pm : link
Kid has skills.

So thinking about this conacher situation. Heres what I'd do.

Put Lee on JTs wing. He is perfect to serve as Moulsons role in front of the net.

Replace Lee with Clutterbuck on the "kid line". I'm not sure why everyone's so against breaking that line up. Like its trotier and bossy.

Conacher on l4
RE: awesome pg  
Mike in NY : 10/26/2014 3:24 pm : link
In comment 11940716 feelflows said:
Quote:
Kid has skills.

So thinking about this conacher situation. Heres what I'd do.

Put Lee on JTs wing. He is perfect to serve as Moulsons role in front of the net.

Replace Lee with Clutterbuck on the "kid line". I'm not sure why everyone's so against breaking that line up. Like its trotier and bossy.

Conacher on l4


Don't like Clutterbuck on kid line since he slows down the offense. Lee I would like to see improve defensively before moving to L1. If Frans didn't look so great last night I would have put Kulemin or Grabovski on Line 1. Hell when Bailey or Grabner returns I would replace Conacher with either
Conacher could be a L4 candidate  
pganut : 10/26/2014 3:42 pm : link
But if paired with Cizikas and Clutter, he doesn't drive possession as much as I'd like and is easily taken off the puck (rationale for my game comment that effectively JT and KO are a 2 man line). But an experiment I could live to see, at least until Bailey and Grabs returns.

Article linked actually makes a good case for Strome on L1. I like the premise. But as I said, when 12 and 40 return, it's an embarrassment of riches and Cappy should be fired if he continues to show blind loyalty to Marts if he keeps him in at the expense of players that are more capable.
Strome...Tavares....Tavares...Strome....mmmmm - ( New Window )
strome  
Fish : 10/26/2014 6:44 pm : link
Works on L1. I don't see where grabs plays outside of pk.

Watched Nhl network last night. McLennan was drinking the islanders kool aid. Saying our depth here was not created by accident. A long time in the making. When l1 has 1 point and we score 7 goals, this team can be dangerous.
ho sang  
Fish : 10/26/2014 6:46 pm : link
Nice wheels. Talk about his opponent standing still...lol
nice....  
feelflows : 10/27/2014 9:27 am : link
It looked like Carkner was on the ice lol

FYI, I'd have no problem putting Conacher with Cizikas. I think they have some of the same skill sets.

Also, having Clutterbuck on the line with 2 of the kids would give that line some much needed toughness, and it's not like Clutterbuck can't score with some talent around him.

When Bailey/Grabner are back it's easy to sub these guys into lines. That's still a few weeks away.
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