The Official 2017-2018 Anaheim Ducks Thread

[UndertheHalo]

Gibson had a collision.

They look just awful.  

[gotbeer]

2 minutes ago, nate said:

Man, this is incredibly ugly.

Only good thing is we are still in the game.  But yeah, ugly.  

I have been focusing on Megna though.  He really looks good.  He really doesn't go fishing.  The way I see it, he expects his teammates to do their job.  If he's on left D, he stays on left D, and won't cross over to help out leading to the backdoor wide open.  He's not flashy, and a lot of times, it looks like he's just standing there.  But to me, he's disciplined.

[nate]

Yea, it is hard to evaluate in this game, none of them can gain possession.  Beauch has probably been the most consistent at gaining possession, but the problem is he is not fast so he gets caught a lot.  Still, compared to Bieksa, he doesn't fuck up nearly as much.  Montour and Fowler both have been off though which is weird, normally when they get the puck they are so good.

[Pujols4MVP]

Just like the Penguins, the Ducks are F-ed if their starting goalie goes down. Pittsburgh's backup Niemi is extremely bad & make Miller look like a Vezina candidate.

The penguins may have a deeper offense but their playing with a massive hangover after winning back to back championships.

[gotbeer]

2 minutes ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

Just like the Penguins, the Ducks are F-ed if their starting goalie goes down. Pittsburgh's backup Niemi is extremely bad & make Miller look like a Vezina candidate.

The penguins may have a deeper offense but their playing with a massive hangover after winning back to back championships.

Miller was a Vezina candidate a few years ago though.  We are on Berra, which is a few steps below Miller.  But he's keeping us in the game, so he is our Cy.

[Pujols4MVP]

6 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Miller was a Vezina candidate a few years ago though.  We are on Berra, which is a few steps below Miller.  But he's keeping us in the game, so he is our Cy.

True. The 2009-10 Ryan Miller was elite with his .929 SV%. He had a .923% in 2013-14 but played only 40 games.

In between those seasons he's been around .915% but those teams in Buffalo in front of him were bad.

[gotbeer]

Montour!!!!!!!

[Pujols4MVP]

Well with how Montour plays & when Vatanen returns, Murray better make a move. Montour should never be sent back to the AHL.

[gotbeer]

Looking at the replays.  While they were praising Silfverberg.  He was really lucky he didn't get a penalty called against him.  That was an obvious todays slash on the hands.

[gotbeer]

I don't think I've never seen 2 goalie interferences before.  

[UndertheHalo]

14 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

I don't think I've never seen 2 goalie interferences before.  

Haha ya.   Interesting and awful game in equal parts.

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, nate said:

7-50-10 is a strange line

Absolutely ineffective this game.  More like a 4th line pairing.

[gotbeer]

We didn't deserve to win this game.  

[deepdrive]

You're right. But if we had Gibson the entire game we might have anyway. Reto at his best is not good enough to start in the NHL. We better get one of our goalies back by next Friday.

[deepdrive]

On the positive side, the next two games are against teams with a combined one win for the season. And, they cover the next 10 days. If we can get 2-3 points we'll still be in good shape.

We really need to keep close to that one point a game average until things settle down.

[nate]

Berra was fine.  The rest of the team was awful. 

 

Did we ever find out what was wrong with Gibson?

[UndertheHalo]

2 hours ago, nate said:

Berra was fine.  The rest of the team was awful. 

 

Did we ever find out what was wrong with Gibson?

from Eric Stephens post game article.  http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/13/injuries-penalties-cost-ducks-in-their-first-road-game/

Much of Bernier’s playing time with the Ducks came as a result of Gibson suffering a groin injury in the second half of last season. On Friday, Carlyle said Gibson got hurt on a shot from a teammate during their warm-up skate but told him that he could still make his start.

The first-period blitz from the Avalanche was too much to deal with. “And then it got to a point where it wasn’t safe,” Carlyle said. “He didn’t feel good. So he said he wasn’t good to go.”

Edited October 14, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[nate]

Man, I hope it isn't serious.  When I first read that first sentence and saw groin I really cringed

[UndertheHalo]

You and me both man.  The Ducks really need Gibson to be healthy.  Also, the health thing with him is starting to be tiresome.  Last year Murray sort of suggested that a lot of his issues were related to conditioning.  If so, Gibson needs to be a pro and figure this out. 

[nate]

Getzlaf and Eaves out tonight.  FFS

[UndertheHalo]

I like how Eaves comes back for like 1 game and then is out again.  I have a feeling I’m going to end up hating that mother fucker. 

[gotbeer]

That was cute on the puck drop.  That little girl was so happy to see Perry.  

[gotbeer]

Gibson in the net.  Better not leave again.

[gotbeer]

Geeze.  This is going to be a nightmare game.  Beauch and Montour had 3 chances to clear and couldn't.

[UndertheHalo]

Honestly if I never see Beauchumin in a Ducks uniform again.  It’ll be just fine.  Guy fucking sucks. Combined with the trash powers of Holzer and Bieksa the Ducks D becomes a blue flame raging tire fire of garbage. 

Edited October 16, 2017 by UndertheHalo