Harbingers

Ok get this into the intermission 5-4 and put this away in the 3rd. It’s going to be interesting to see how Rod adjusts for the third. We need to do something about their 4th line.

Andersen spending too much time pushing attackers and not following the pick up close.

Just take the icing there. Come on.

I know svech really wanted that one there and he almost had it, but staal was wide open. Both the goalie and defender sold out on Svech, Ok the defender did cut the pass more cleanly than I thought on but.

Their goalie has no rebound control. We gotta keep the short game up and not let them push us to the outside like they did in period one.

Fugging Puck handling. TDA took the wrong line too.

Good to see Aho getting some reward for his grind.

I feel like LA didn’t do themselves any favors by essentially pushing our goalie over at the end of the last period. They haven’t wanted to play to close at all so far this period. Must be worried the refs will have them on a short leash.

L1 is fugging clicking man.

L2 with an excellent forecheck there.

I almost feel like it’s Raanta time, Andersen looks off. Even though that goal will be called off.

Ok refs you better make up for missing that 4 minute.

Wow. Goalies are slow today. This is why I like having Stepan he is excellent on the rebound.

I mean…

Just listened to Rods pregame, Andersen in net. Stepan coming in this afternoon too, I assuming we are resting Marty.

From Rods presser yesterday it sounds like Andersen will start in net. Which makes sense. San Jose and Seattle are the next two. The question will become who starts in Philly and who takes Washington in Raleigh.

So that is now a “goal” in every one of Jarvis’s games, what?, last 5? 6? Games? I put goal in parentheses cause two of them were called back but he still found the net.

Easily the most physical game we’ve played. Anaheim is an excellent chameleon.

Come on TT. Edit: Necas.

All he had to do was leave his helmet on, he knew it and he knew he was gonna take the penalty. Rhule had to know some kind of penalty worthy celebration was coming. I liken it to one of the new canes this season getting what is called a Gordie Howe hat trick. Where you score a goal, get an assist and have a fight all in the same game. After the guy had the first two he basically asked an opponent to do a “little” fight so he could get his first Gordie Howe. After the game the canes coach(Rod) said post game in the locker room, paraphrasing a bit “ok yay for your Gordie, glad you got that out of our system… right?” (For those that don’t know, the canes are not a fighting team, and only ever use it for extreme momentum shifts) Perhaps Rhule could have used a little more tact, but Rhule doesn’t strike me as the type of person who could even spell tact. So I don’t really take this as an issue at all unless one party decides to blow it up.

Vegas…

Oof, I wonder if Aho is gonna get a fine for that correct non-call.

Rod not happy.

Fug ell, defensive breakdowns.

Ugh. Smith is slow.