Game 2 Gamethread: Wild at Stars (8:30 p.m.)

Also these adds in the rinks are getting ridiculous.

 

Glidden - Official paint of the NHL? Does the NHL need an official paint?

Game over.  What a crap way to start that game and give Dallas all sorts of momentum.  Going to run us out of the building tonight and come into St. Paul feeling great.

Not a fan of the coaching decision.  We’re 10 minute in and the crowd is already chanting at our backup goalie and we’re icing our hot goalie.

Gotta execute.

Scrambling at best

Zucc needs to pull his head out of his ass asap. After roughly 3-4 months of it firmly being in there you'd think he'd be dead. 

Just now, Backwoodsbob said:

Big hole to climb out of now

For a second it looked like they were going to kill it.

Also great play by Merrill, even if he did take a penalty on it.

Great idea starting Fleury. This is why you keep playing the hot goalie....

Dallas is now going to try to get into their heads. Discipline guys!

Everyone understands this except this management which is inexplicably hellbent on starting MAF in the playoffs at whatever cost.

3 minutes ago, jgodwin17 said:

Also these adds in the rinks are getting ridiculous.

 

Glidden - Official paint of the NHL? Does the NHL need an official paint?

I'd say they need to paint the adds on the boards...but those are digital and annoyingly scrolling now. So no, they don't need paint. 

Robertson has a hell of shot, but under any pressure he crumples. Glad we got Kap instead.

2 minutes ago, dlhouse said:

Great idea starting Fleury

Not sure it would matter. Those shots Fleury let in were tougher saves than the 2 that went by Gus last game, and the Stars were likely to win this one before the puck dropped.

Maybe Evanson should pair Brodin with Faber, Dumba with Merrill?

1 minute ago, jgodwin17 said:

Robertson has a hell of shot, but under any pressure he crumples. Glad we got Kap instead.

For anyone that read that "comparison" article on the Athletic it was laughable. Like you said, he's got a good shot and he's smart, but skating/skillset. lol. His skating is average at best. He's got better line-mates. 

1 minute ago, Backwoodsbob said:

Maybe Evanson should pair Brodin with Faber, Dumba with Merrill?

Thoughts?...

1 minute ago, Backwoodsbob said:

Maybe Evanson should pair Brodin with Faber, Dumba with Merrill?

I kind of thought the same last game. Pairing Faber with Merrill is a lot of pressure. For Faber...because Merrill is by and large terrible and he shouldn't have to deal with that. 

Just now, UK_Soldier said:

For anyone that read that "comparison" article on the Athletic it was laughable. Like you said, he's got a good shot and he's smart, but skating/skillset. lol. His skating is average at best. He's got better line-mates. 

He's also a big dude and Spurgeon and Zuccarello have been manhandling him this series. Also MUCH better linemates.

Edited April 20, 2023 by jgodwin17

4 minutes ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Not sure it would matter. Those shots Fleury let in were tougher saves than the 2 that went by Gus last game, and the Stars were likely to win this one before the puck dropped.

Gus was stopping tougher ones as the game went on. He had what, at least 30 straight saves to end the game?

I guess he was too tired to play though, but Oettinger wasn't.

It's not even remotely close who the better goalie has been this season. Why are we still treating them like 1A and 1B?

Bank in off Sundquist!

Down to 1 goal deficit!

3 minutes ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Not sure it would matter. Those shots Fleury let in were tougher saves than the 2 that went by Gus last game, and the Stars were likely to win this one before the puck dropped.

I do think the Stars have a much better chance to win, even before the game started. But Fleury could have played the breakaway much better.

He had no chance on the tip.

SUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNYYYYYYYYY

Welcome back you handsome devil. Nyquist with another apple. So good.

 

3 minutes ago, dlhouse said:

I guess he was too tired to play though, but Oettinger wasn't.

Let's wait and see how Oettinger finishes this one.

I've been seeing way too many turnovers possibly from the way Dallas has jump?

2 minutes ago, jgodwin17 said:

I do think the Stars have a much better chance to win, even before the game started. But Fleury could have played the breakaway much better.

He had no chance on the tip.

That's fair-the shots have been a bit difficult. I was expecting a Stars win regardless too. We won the first one because Gus basically stole it. So the decision is to bench our best player for the next one? Makes no sense.