Ducks Gameday -- Lessons from the preseason: First Periods Matter.
by Earl Sleek on Oct 6, 2009 1:13 AM PDT
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(Second Periods Matter also, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.)
Anaheim Ducks (0-1) at Minnesota Wild (0-1)
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I suppose I should preface this whole post with a disclaimer: I'm not normally a guy who likes to panic about preseason results, nor am a guy who likes to worry after one regular season game. Preseason features a wretched schedule with messed-up lineups, and the Ducks hardly ever win their season opener. Plus with all the offseason roster changes, there's bound to be sloppiness out of the gate.
But at this point, the sample of "life after Pronger" consists of just 8 preseason games and 1 regular season stinker, and there are some very alarming trends in those 9 collective games. Granted, it's only two points that have been surrendered, and for sure this is a knee-jerk early reaction -- should the Ducks get a solid win today I'm all too willing to discard these old results.
But the frank fact is -- so far without Pronger, the Ducks have been awful, particularly early in games. Check out the numbers after the distractionary cartoon and the jump:
This cartoon is vaguely about slow starts but lacks a punchline; feel free to insert it in the comments.
The table below is tough to read -- feel free to click and enlarge if you're interested in the details, but I think it shows a bit better from a distance. The table shows, from left to right, the "goal sequence" for each of the nine games the Ducks have played -- opposition goals are colored yellow and Anaheim goals are marked in blue.
Here's what's alarming:
In five of the nine games played, the Ducks have surrendered the game's first three goals -- all five times before the end of the second period, no less. And a couple of those games got even worse -- in the last two meetings against the Sharks, Anaheim surrendered the game's first six goals and four goals, respectively, before Whitney's belated power play response. Meanwhile, the Ducks have yet to enjoy a 3-goal lead in any of the games, and all five of their 2-goal leads have been cut in half by opponent goals (on average, in less than 4 minutes).
More directly, the Ducks have absolutely sucked in first periods -- in only one of the nine games have the Ducks scored in the first period, whereas opponents have scored in eight of nine first periods. Collectively, the Ducks have been outscored 11-2 in first periods and outshot 112-57 (Yes, this includes a first period where the Ducks were outshot 30-2, but that still leaves a discrepancy of -27). It's not tons better in the second period, either -- at the point when the Ducks should be attempting a mid-game comeback, the Ducks are still outscored 10-5 and outshot 97-85. On Saturday, the Ducks trailed 3-0 after one and were outshot 17-2 in the second. The Ducks do outscore in third periods and overtimes (despite being outshot in every frame), but much of that offense comes too late to be useful.
Here's the Ducks' goals and shots broken out by period:
| Period | GF | GA | SF | SA |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 112 |
| 2 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 97 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 96 |
| OT | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 gms | 19 | 30 | 220 | 313 |
Periods 1 & 2, the Ducks are outscored 21-7. That's fugginawful.
And then there's the entire matter of holding leads, which obviously hasn't occurred that often -- by my eye, there were three games where the Ducks were holding one- or two-goal leads late in regulation, and opponents successfully scored with their goalie pulled all three times. Now in two of the games, it didn't matter too much -- 2-goal leads became 1-goal leads and wins were preserved all three times. But assuming the Ducks ever figure out their first period suckage issue, they'll have to find a way to preserve those leads as well. Rob Niedermayer's not around any more to take shots at an opponent's empty net -- but somebody should do it.
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Though the data is alarming, again -- this is all a huge overreaction. There's still signs of positivity: even though goal-results have been horrid, amazingly the Ducks in these nine games did come away with an overall record of 5-4 (being perfect after regulation has its advantages). Plus the Ducks have a perfect 4-0 record in games in which they haven't fallen behind by three -- when games have stayed in reach, the Ducks have won them.
So come on, Snail-Ducks. Enough with the awful starts -- like the post title says, First Periods Matter.
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On an unrelated note, this came out pretty cute:
Admit it, Wild fans. Brak's face fits way too well on this logo.
Idea resurrected from the first playoff gameday post from '07.
Prediction: The Ducks do manage a first period lead today in the Battle of the Koivus, but have to re-win the game in the third. Ducks 4, Wild 2. Goals by Perry x2, Ryan, and the XBox version of Marchant.
Go Ducks.
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Solid piece Sleek. If I remember the first period against San Jose correctly (which, admittedly, is a tall order considering the beverage consumption) Anaheim was moving the puck well in the offensive zone but couldn’t hit the net for shit. Lupul comes to mind as one of the worst offenders. It didn’t seem like it got all too bad until the second, despite the score.
I was probably drunk (I was drunk), but it seemed like if one of those goes in it’s a completely different game- Marleau’s shorty kind of took the life out of the building.
Maybe someone can take my keys and drive this inebriated observation home.
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I don’t drink anymore because I gave myself a hernia carrying a large man on my back while inebriated 2 weeks ago. True story. So, I’ll give this a shot. =P
I actually thought we were playing ok in the early stages of the first period. But you’re right there were a lot of missed shots. I thought Sbisa had a really nifty little play at some point in the 1st and got a decent shot on goal.
Maybe some of the not new Ducks are having a tough time adjusting to a Progerless defense?
I wonder if any of the Ducks actually thought to themselves “Don’t worry, Pronger will ge- ahhh fuck.”
Yeah, and I should have included that caveat also: I have yet to see this team play televised. Preseason was boxscores plus a few radio listens, and the one game that was televised I was also drinking at.
And sure, the game started relatively two-sided, but it deflated quickly once the Sharks opened the scoring — the Ducks’ response to the early GA wasn’t stellar, and by the looks of the table I put together, not uncommon either.
But again — win today and I’ll throw eight of nine of these results away.
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yo plank you pirate looking mo fo…sorry i missed ya…hope your happy for your fuckin victory!!
hmm i wonder what a gloating plank looked like?
hehe
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Gloating Plank still looked like first round loss Plank. I seem to remember some fellow Sharks fans gloating about the win and thinking to myself, “Ya know, there’s really nothing we can say here people.”
I’m basically a manic depressive.
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The Ducks are gonna win this game. There’s a huge baseball game at the Metrodome today, so everybody in the state is gonna be tuned into that game. The fans, and I’m sure some guys on the team, would trade a victory against the Ducks for a Twins victory over the Tigers.
On an unrelated note, the Stars lost in overtime/shootout (whatever) against the Predators (maybe?) on Saturday (this I AM sure of). Which means with the Stars, Marc Crawford already has more points than he ever had with the Kings.
Fuck him and his awesome head of hair.
Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
Get out of LA and never come back. Or sign with Anaheim... PLEASE??
That’s true, and that baseball game wasn’t even on my radar when I wrote this post — that’s how far I’ve fallen from my summer baseball fandom interlude.
My roommate tells me the Angels start their postseason on Thursday, I think, but I’m having trouble maintaining that face that makes it look like I still care.
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That’s why its good to root for a baseball team that doesn’t make the playoffs. Regular season hockey starts right when the baseball regular season ends.
Of course, I’d like it if the Giants made the playoffs, but they’re like the Minnesota Wild in terms of offense (they don’t have any).
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I’d like it if the Giants made the playoffs
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 6, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I don’t hold it against you for rooting for the, ugh, Dodgers.
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I guess. I didn’t know I was that bad.
And to appease our southern BOC brethren, I do go to USC and root for the Trojans, does that help?
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+1
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Go Twins! Joe Mauer is a fucking saint.
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Punchline:
“UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs? No…..We’re The Aristocrats!!!!!”
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It seems roomy enough, I’ll take it. I might need to hide in here if the Pronger curse continues…
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This shell is indeed roomy as promised, but its sheer weight has been killing me in hockey games. Are you sure there’s no tradebacks?
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Give ‘em a THREE goal lead? Are you SURE that’s how the tortoise did it?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 6, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions
punch line is
“Not so fast!”
It’s now suitable for submission to the New Yorker.
Wait till this year.
OK so,
0-1 is bad right?
you see, we California hockey teams (fans) are still learning.
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by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 6, 2009 10:35 AM PDT reply actions
I guess — if there’s a bright side, I think the Ducks have now lost their last three season openers to BoC rivals by identical 4-1 scores, and the last two seasons Anaheim made the playoffs.
Still, Ducks haven’t won a season opener since the cup year — so that positivity trend dies early annually.
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I guess — if there’s a bright side, I think the Ducks have now lost their last three season openers to BoC rivals by identical 4-1 scores, and the last two seasons Anaheim made the playoffs.
I remember drunkenly saying (when the Sharks were up 4-0), “Hey Sleek, one goal for the Ducks here and you’re knocking us out in the first round again.”
I will jump off a bridge if that happens.
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I’ll help push.
First the whole cursing Pavs with the jersey thing (although, idunno mostly gets the blame for that one), and now this? You’re just not helping the Sharks.
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I think we’ll all help push … and tie rock around his waist!
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by ang6666 on Oct 6, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t sweat it, Plank. It’s just a small step towards your eventual conversion. :)
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Have to admit Sleek, I actually take some credit for the first round loss too. Number five on this list explains it, but basically I was drunk and said that I have a Benjamin riding on Anaheim staging an upset in the first round.
I should just as well convert now to stave off the heartbreak later.
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I should just as well convert now to stave off the heartbreak later.
Step one: in order to better fit in, it’s best to forget the definition of a blueline pinch or a checking forward. Just stick to yelling “Shoot!” or “Ref you suck!” at inappropriate moments.
Step two: you’re in.
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Rob Blake. Jerk.
Welcome to the light, Earl.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 6, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions
im baaack
just got back from pitt..glad i wasnt able to watch the duck debacle on saturday..was relagated to box scores
can somone get me up to speed..
what was the line combos? defense and offense
who looked good? who were the goats..(sleek told me via txt mess whitney was one)
pittsburgh was kick ass man..beautiful green city..i met the bus jerome bettis!!
amazing to see a city nuts about there hockey 9 out of 10 people had pens jerserys on…sigh i wonder what thats like hehe
since “i” the most important ducks fan didnt see the game it didnt really happen so were 0-0 IMO
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p.s.
as cool as pittsburgh was (go to ditkas and jerome bettis bar when your there) the women there are ugly so dont move there
p.s.s.
if you hate mexicans then move to pittsburgh..there are no mexicans there at all
(disclamer: im mexican so i can say that)
p.s.s.s.
pittsburgh bathrooms have no ass gaskets!! i guess they trust each other over there
p.s.s.s.s.
the beer is super cheap $1.80 at bars waaaaaa
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions
what was the line combos? defense and offense
I have no idea — I was drinking, and I need to see a game on TV.
who looked good? who were the goats..(sleek told me via txt mess whitney was one)
Yeah, half the game was spent yelling at Whitney. I dunno, Parros might have played well.
Someone who paid better attention on Saturday should address these — welcome back, though, and sorry I couldn’t be more responsive on text. I was getting messages from all over (Hey PJ, you never write except when you’re winning), and I’m still new on the ol’ iPhone.
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yea i figured you were too blasted to write me back…at that point i didnt care i was too pissed to even want to know…especally after watching the pens so so well..im like..wow thats what winning hockey looks like..fuuuck
yea hopefully somone could help me..my curosity is killing me like a bad rash on my balls
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-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Hiya Spade! Long time, no chat!
I’m not going to be much help on the line combos, either. All I caught was the obvious: Getzlaf, Perry, Ryan. Koivu, Selanne, Lupul. I think I saw Niedermayer babysitting Eminger for at least a few shifts. Aaaand, that’s all I got. Oh, at one point, I saw Parros and Artyukin skating together. Artyukin is ENORMOUS, btw.
yea Artyukin is huge on my crappy nhl 09 ps2 game
eminger played huh?
im so in the dark..probally a good thing…fuck lets have a better game today fo sho
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I know that Boynton didn’t play, nor did Ebbett or Nokelainen, I think.
So those guys are probably still on the “good” list.
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so the 3rd line was?
marchant brown and carter maybe?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a mash up of Brown, Christensen, Marchant, Artyukhin, Carter and Parros…I think they all interchanged at some point.
And the defensive parrings started out Niedermayer-Sbisa, Whitney-Wisniewski, Brookbank-Eminger…they changed a lot throughout the night as well
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thanx sk
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Whew, thanks, SK! I was going to make some sad excuse about all of us scrubbing our brains with bleach because the game sucked so much.
yea Artyukin is huge on my crappy nhl 09 ps2 game
When I saw him, the only thing that came to mind was: “You weren’t hired for your brains, you hippopotamic land mass.”
You weren’t hired for your brains, you hippopotamic land mass
Will it be okay to use this name for him in the future…because, it really doesn’t get ANY better than that!!!!!!!
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ill go with land mass…that hippo word to big for me
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He was huge, but for now I’m going to have to stick with Artoo — it’s the name I made a graphic for.
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ooh i like that one
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
C’mon, Sleek, I’m sure you could find a photo of Andre the Giant (as Fezik) somewhere! Swap heads and slap a little “D” logo on him, and you’re done!
I can’t be much help on the line ups either but I can say that Whitney aside from his goal played like shit. Everyone else was sort of invisable. Lupul took some shots, most of which missed the net. Selanne and Koivu looked like they were trying to be fancy, but mainly just coughed the puck up to the defense. Aside from a roughing minor, Getzlaf didn’t do much of anything and neither did Perry or Bobby Ryan.
Yeah, it was kind of a lack luster opening performance. There were sparks of good here and there though.
I was kind of impressed by Sbisa. Christ that guy is fast.
big thank you..u gave me some insight…sbisa fast huh?
i was worried about the two fins trying to do too much and being a liability…
thanks again
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Leaning Tower of Sbisa — I don’t believe I posted this one, because I never wrote a “Season Review” for him.
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hehe
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
you know what I just noticed about this picture?…the little gloves. Don’t know why, but that totally makes it! Did you check to see if he shoots left, or was it just a lucky guess?
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I’d say that pretty much sums it up. After it became apparent they didn’t know how to play as a team…they all just tried doing their own thing. Hence, 2 SOG in the 2nd. It was ugly.
Funny, Sbisa was the only positive I took from the game as well. I wans’t as impressed with him during the preseason as I was during game1. He seemed to get more confident as the game progressed.
Also, the 4th line which was mostly Parros, Carter, and Brown seemed to be the only line capable of keeping the puck in the Ducks zone and getting it remotely close to the net.
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this is what i thought of the game.
perry, getz and ryan had 2 or 3 really nice opportunities to score.
-one passing sequence in particular was very nice
-other than that, they weren’t on the ice
artookin DOES have stone hands
-i remember one play where he had a good shot at the net but couldnt keep the puck on his stick.
-but he is huge and very fast
sbisa WAS our best player that night
-the play most of your are talking about, he carried the puck end to end and almost pulled a vintage scotty goal. that was very nice.
-he is very fast and very smart.
lupul really disappointed me.
-he had a wide open net and completely missed.
-he missed everything on more than one occasion.
-and he had so many turnovers
the wunderfinn’s just need time to get used to playing with other skill players around them.
-they were trying to be too fancy
-they didn’t try to include the rest of their linemates and that makes me a sad panda.
all the role players did their job
im excited to see ebbet and boynton play tonight
whitney blew donkey dick
hiller played well despite the 4 goals.
-bad defense and whitney being a moron led to them.
-i still found myself cringing everytime hiller let a rebound bounce out
nowbackoff played awesome
-we did have tons of chances to score on the guy, he just made some pretty gnarly saves.
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Wow — that’s great. Nice to get a thorough report.
Per the OC Register Ducks Blog, J.S. Giguere will get the start tonight — he once owned Minnesota, as I recall. :)
Lineups look like this:
Bobby Ryan – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Joffrey Lupul – Saku Koivu – Teemu Selanne
Todd Marchant – Andrew Ebbett – Mike Brown
Evgeny Artyukhin – Ryan Carter – George Parros
Scott Niedermayer – Luca Sbisa or Steve Eminger
Ryan Whitney – James Wisniewski
Sbisa or Eminger – Nick Boynton
Scratches: Erik Christensen-Sheldon Brookbank
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im glad ebbet and boynton get the ice time tonight. ec and brookbank are scrubs in my opinion.
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Tough to fault them, though — neither of them are making any money, and having cheap fill-ins is a blessing, not a curse.
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i would rather have mikkelson, festerling or mitera up rather than brookbank.
ec needs to go, we gave up a good prospect in eric o’dell for this blanks-shooter
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Well, I’m not certain that EC has played a healthy game for the Ducks yet — I’d wait for that before pulling some anger trade.
As for Brookbank, the question might be better who would you rather have sitting in the pressbox? Any kids I say need to be solidly in the top six or I’d let ’em incubate another year. Sheldon as the cheap extra guy makes more long-term sense, I think.
Plus it’s way early — I should watch a game on TV before I commit to cutting anybody.
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Also, from the Michael Russo Twitter feed:
Pierre-Marc Bouchard out indefinitely w recurring headaches; went to the team and asked to be pulled. Pouliot in.
One less Duck-killer for the Wild today.
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i was telling sleek..while i was in pittsburgh..i asked pens fan to take whitney back and had no takers
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Is anyone watching/listening/keeping tabs on the 2nd period of the Flyers/Caps? It’s the period from outer space. 7 goals and there are still about 6 min left. Richards with a hat trick, Ovie with two goals. Insane.
Yeah, I’ve been watching — craziness. But I’m switching to the Ducks-Wild regardless.
Also flipping a bit to the baseball game — that’s in its “hero” moments — 4 to 4, going to the tenth.
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yeah I’m watching that game … crazy!
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by ang6666 on Oct 6, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
they are on OT now … it’s total craziness!
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by ang6666 on Oct 6, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yea, I had to go back to see who that was…please don’t tell me thats an indicator of the rest of the night.
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Wow, Ebbett killing penalties — if that can work, he’d for sure be an everyday player.
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And if Lupul works out as a penalty killer, I’ll have to assume that there’s been some sort of offseason miracle.
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I do remember Lupul killing penalties on Saturday, too. He was on the ice for San Jose’s PPG.
But the Ducks do need PK forwards — if he can be serviceable, I’m all for it.
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Lots of screaming…I’m assuming Minnesota won the game?
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Twins win, apparently. Of course, next comes the Yankees in a short series — yikes.
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Just realized...
It’s Sleek and the ladies tonight…
should we make some nasty comment about boobs or something to make it feel more BoC-ish?
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Whatever — I’m sure Spade will sweep through and insert them in the morning.
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see what happens when i dont drink during a game..i cant think of anything perverted…..yet
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He seemed pretty lazy about it too…
that bald spot sure is shiny in HD.
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yea hes needs to sport a beanie or somthing better
kings up 1-0…i hate to say it im happy…sharks need to go down..more losses the better for them
meat train scored
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, you missed this during the offseason:
I guess now I should add stitches to the picture.
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tee-hee
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
wait im here…artooo…artoooo
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just about to mention that I hadn’t seen Sbisa much tonight…then he just had two solid plays that shift….
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I saw him break up a WIld rush earlier this period — the guy’s been around, but he’s not totally noticeable.
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the small amount he was in he looked impressive..cleared the puck out
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hayward goes on record as saying that the second periods have been the best for the Ducks by far, including preseason.
He’s not reading his BoC, nor is he thinking clearly about what happened in the last second period the Ducks played.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Or I’ll ask if he could autograph a puck for me, Joffrey-Lupul’s-face style.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
hey i just realized with cotton gins 2 points tonite and goal..hes the ducks leading scorer yuk yuk
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup — Maybe we’ll have to weigh the good and the bad with this guy.
Look out, Ovechkin — Whitney’s on yer ass!
http://www.battleofcali.com/
on d he still looks rattled or shakey or whatever u call that…sbissa looked more composed..
but shit hes a luck charm on the o end i guess
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I know he’s not usually a “quick” guy…but does Getzlaf seem extra slow tonight?
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u said fuck waa?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if I’ve stressed it enough, but Jiggy has been remarkably good in this game. That’s fantastic news — now let’s hope he kills this penalty, too.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I thought it was an OK play by Boynton — good if this evens up.
Haven’t said this in a while — go.
clock.
go.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
whitney showing us his bad side now
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 8:35 PM PDT reply actions
son of a bitch…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think shots this period are 13-2 Wild.
Ugh — can we shorten games to 40 minutes, or however long the Ducks feel like playing?
http://www.battleofcali.com/
or maybe they can play 3 periods…then delete the period that has them only taking 2 sog…
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It’s unreal — I don’t even know how that low a total is possible. Let alone repeatable.
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It’s unreal — I don’t even know how that low a total is possible. Let alone repeatable.
I know other people were responsible for this loss but I must have said “God fucking damn it Wisnewski!” at least 10 times after he took that penalty in OT. I said it this morning when I first woke up in fact.
“Hey, we’re playing like shit and our PK looks like it’s on the brink of suckage and we’re in OT. I’m gonna slap some dude in the face like a bitch and get a roughing minor. =D”
Not to say that we wouldn’t have lost regardless of penalty or not. We were playing like shit. But he was there and that that happened so right now he’s in my direct path of blame.
My goat is still Getzlaf — yeah, it was a team implosion, but his defensive zone pass that led to the late 3rd period Whitney penalty has me fuming still.
But same sort of thing — I’m fixated on one moment of many.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
we need a positivty post..i know u dont want to write one..but damn..im dying here
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 7, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
could they play a period any worse…i didnt see saturdays game so i dont know
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-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yea there was some good things about tonite..but i dont give a fuck about that right now…stupid..stupid..stupid
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
jiggys look on that soft goal said it all really
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
fuckin fuck
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
Let me try again: hey, I guess the Sharks won’t have to worry about blowing it in the playoffs again!
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Lesson is thus: Ducks better follow the Kings’ pattern and lead by four before putting in their obligatory shitty play.
Fuck — I wish the Ducks hadn’t even scored three — a blowout shutout would have been easier to stomach.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
look on the bright side..its gonna get easier with boston and philly up…errr…shit
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
shut up rudy…u cocksuckers up 3-0 lol
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Tied the first, won the second, put on the snail shell for the third and OT.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
If we cobble together the first two periods from tonight and the third period from Saturday, we have a win. Wait, that doesn’t work?
unfortunatley no
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
o gawd are u serious? 3 for 5?
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-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame Del Taco for sponsoring the penalty kill. Our players are prolly too busy thinking about those 59 cent tacos
Put the Prozac away, what you need is Rat Poison.
good point..wtf sponsering PK…del taco will get its advertising moneys worth…son of a bitch i ate there this morning too..i feel like i contributed to this loss
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
kings starting to pull a “ducks” choke job watch out
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
Seriously. I can’t decide which team I want to lose. On the one hand, a loss by the Sharks is probably most advantageous to the Ducks. On the other hand, it would be nice to not be the only team that choked tonight. Illogical, but schadenfreude rarely is.
yea misery loves company for sure…but the sharks piling up losses better for us…but hey its a slap in the face to the kings it means we dont expect them to be there in the end…so hence were giving the middle finger to both teams
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 6, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Won’t cheer me up one bit, and I doubt the Kings show the immaturity to fully blow it.
The Kings are likely to get more than two shots-on-goal. By the sheer fact that they’ll be on the ice.
I can’t fathom how the Ducks are pulling off this futility. Let alone twice.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
God, I would kill right now for a shift like I just saw out of the Kings. What do you figure the longest the Ducks have held the puck in an offensive zone — eight seconds?
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jose
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82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 113 |
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Phoenix
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82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 107 |
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Los Angeles
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82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 101 |
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Anaheim
|
82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 89 |
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Dallas
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82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 88 |
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