I can’t believe it but Hall looks great as a Hurricane. Great forechecking work ethic, the kind of player that Rod loves to coach. Rantanen saved a goal on one end and got his first point on a fantastic heads up pass.
It's early, but Taylor Hall feels like he could be playing his way into an extension with the Canes. He very much has the look of a quintessential Canes role player on our top-6. Constant forechecking and can still skate strongly and drive play really well.
I've wanted a trade for linemate boost for Svech for years now. Paired with Aho simply isn't magic. Too soon to tell but I am hopeful Hall will boost Svech in the playoffs.
Grubauer with an absolute stunner of a save on Zegras' one-timer bid. A losing effort for the Kraken, but still that save was ridiculous. Also, an awesome 20 second sequence in OT in Vegas. Vegas/Dallas games are fantastic. I hope we get another playoff series between those two in the spring.
That Colorado Lehkonen goal was insane. Scored from his backside from a great pass. And Romanov had a hell of a game for the Isles. Even laid out Makar with a clean open ice hit.
If the current version of the Sabres isn't the most schizophrenic team in the history of the NHL, I don't know what team would be. They score first, they lose. They don't score first, they win. They lose to teams they really shouldn't lose to.(despite how bad they themselves seem to be). They beat teams they shouldn't beat. They lose after being up 2-0, 3-0 and 4-0. They beat several #1 goalies on "better than they are" teams. They almost always lose to some never heard of AHL goalie playing in a call up role on "better than they are" teams. They are just goofy. They are the NHL's version of Forest Gump's viewpoint on a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get.
Watch the overhead clip, he wasn't selling at all, Hintz genuinely snagged his skate hard and sent his left foot completely horizontal, and just like a car, if it suddenly turns sideways with forward momentum it's going flying
@@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua Actually you are both wrong, IMO. He does get snagged by Hintz which sends his foot back and up and causes his body to turn towards Miro. However, he managed to bring his skate back down flat on the ice (this can be seen at the more ice level angles). The trip was not powerful enough to send him flying on its own. His forward momentum slows down at that point. In that moment, he really has 3 options to make in like a quarter second: 1) Drop to the knees. Likely draws the call. 2) Fall forward naturally as he's leaning over and lost balance already. Maybe he bumps Miro with momentum but would likely do so at ice level which is less dangerous. 3) Lunge forward to play the puck. Has to push off slightly in his unbalanced state to get enough momentum to reach. If you look closely, his stick is going for the puck, thus option 3. I 100% believe, as a Dallas fan, that he was attempting a hockey play thinking he could get that puck clean. It's the kind of play he makes often, he probably thought he could do it. Problem was that this time his option was also the most reckless. By pushing off he sends his body forward in the air, and unfortunately he misses his target and hits Miro's body with his own. And because he's in the air, his weight now crashes into the knee more than a normal side collision would, thus mondo injury. I don't really expect him to be able to parse how unsafe that play was in the moment, and because I think he was trying to make a hockey play, I don't think I can wish too much against him regarding fines or suspensions or whatever our fanbase is likely yelling right now. What I can say is that the trip did not propel himself that far forward, he chose to do that, the contact wasn't intentional, and it ended up being very reckless and ultimately very costly. That said, he broke our Miro, and had the gall to blame it on the trip and laugh about it. I would have no sad feelings if he ended up on LTIR permanently this season.
@@Zharghar08 I a Dallas fan agree with your statement, but I believe there should be a game suspension for the reckless reaction to the trip, I’d say it’s along the lines of Matt cooke’s suspension a while back against Barrie
Credit to Tulsky for seeing something in Taylor Hall that nobody else did. This dude looks like he was born to play for the Canes. I don't think I've ever seen a new player come in mid-season and be so effective right away.
Yeah, as a Kraken fan, this really felt like one of the final nails in the coffin that is this season. Gru just can't find his form BUT we're also not giving him the support he needs with the defense. I'm torn by my love of his performance 2 years ago when we made the playoffs and the fact that maybe we need to move on if we wanna keep advancing as a team (he's 4 years into his 6 year contract, up at the end of the 26-27 season :l
So this is why Hellybuyck is SO important. A Jets slow start. At times it seems to take the Jets about a half a period to get those legs in gear. Helly stands on his head and keeps them in. Then with about 9 minutes left in the first, the game kicks into gear. Thankfully it’s not every game….but it sure is key when it is!! Loved how the boos stopped when Schiefele scored lol. Guess they finally realized it wasn’t gonna do any good. Also Laine was invisible in that game. He maybe had one good try and that was it. Didn’t give him a PP to try!! Anyway great way to start a road trip!!!
It took a natural hat trick by Wyatt "The Kid" Johnston for the Stars to get their first win when trailing after two periods this season! I hope Miro is going to be okay. Freakin' clumsy Stone.
Every shift from Hall has been impactful with the Canes.... Playing a fast and heavy workhorse game - fits right in... He seems very motivated and cup hungry with his new squad. Rantz has not been bad either and I expect he will heat up sooner rather than later as well - when that happens look out... Svech seemed extremely motivated and HOT as well tonight. Goals from Jarvy and Fishy as well tonight. Anderson seems to be fully healthy and in the zone. Canes now have too many threats for most teams to fully contain it seems. I wouldn't want to be the team playing against them with the upgrades they now have. And they didn't even "get to their game" until the 3rd.
Mikko has brief dips in production, he’ll turn it around as he gets more comfortable. But dang Hall playing like that AND retaining half of mikko’s salary for their own third back 😂 nice Chicago
@@randombutrelevantI seem to remember some previous trades between the two orgs that included "future considerations" - that may partial explain things...
Necas and Drury contributing immediately with the Avs . Rantanen doing the same for Carolina . Here's hoping Drury is more like his uncle Chris , then he is like his dad Ted . Both former players in the NHL . The former more prolific than the latter .
I apologize for previously expressing my disappointment with the review videos. I didn't see the purpose until more recently - even if some games feel like you're sort of reading the gamecenter to me, it still saves me time to listen to while doing other tasks. So, thanks! Good luck on vacation!
Hi Shannon. I was hoping that you could do a video on the success of the Washington Capitals. I think one player in particular needs to be talked about. That player is Protas. Yes people have talked about him taking a step up this year but I don't think people realize how good he has really been. He has been fantastic at both ends of the ice. By far the most consistent forward on the team. Great 5 on 5 and great on the pk. He isn't getting much time on the pp but I think he should. He has earned it.
Taylor Hall might be the real steal of the trade for CAR. Rantanen is 2 games in, he'll figure it out... But Hall? He looks like he's played here for years. Him KK and Svech are E-LEC-TRIC
I get the stats, I get the numbers, etc. but it’s not always on Gru with his losses. It’s either the offense or defense (or both) are just awful when Gru is in net vs. Daccord. There are games where he makes some unreal saves, but that will get overlooked due to the final score. Not saying none of it’s on him at all, but the team just does not play well in front of him most of the time he starts either…
As a Kraken fan I understand this point of view, we never come to play for Gru. I’m not and never have been a fan of Gru but he does get a terrible product in front of him every night he’s in net and his performances don’t help anything either. But if the team doesn’t want to show in front of him and they do with Joey, it’s a lot easier to get of one player rather than 20. I was hoping we would get rid of Gru and keep Driedger
@@evanpopp3805 yep, Gru hasn’t been great but there’s only so much a goalie can do when the rest of the team is playing like crap. They hang him out to dry too often.
Ive been hoping for Francis to make a move with Grubi since last season. He's not a bad goalie, but i think he needs a change. He doesn't look confident and neither do the boys when he's in net. Our defense could be better, but at the end of the day the goalie gets paid for a reason and he's got to perform better than that.
Surprisingly, the last time the Bruins allowed 2 hat tricks in a game was during the Dead Puck Era. Éric Dazé and Steve Sullivan did it March 9, 2003, in an 8-5 loss in Chicago.
Legit every team in the east except pittsburgh and buffalo are in the playoff chase rn, should be an exciting end to the season to see who gets the spots
Kraken fan here. 1. Ron Francis is more sentimental than most. 2. Gru's contract and stats make him really hard to trade. 3. I blame the team's play in front of Gru for breaking his spirit.
Not only did Heiskenen leave with knee injury, but so did Kaiden Guhle in Montreal. It was AWFUL looking. He was in so much pain. Just looked like he caught an edge on the ice, his left ankle turned inward and he twisted awkwardly to the ice. Even Pionk looked concerned for the guy. So tough to see. Does it seem like there has been an increase in knee injuries this year? Maybe in the last few seasons? It seems a little crazy to me…the amount of these knee injuries across the league…Habs have been hit hard by them the last two seasons for sure. Would be interested to see the stats on this.
After the Kraken made it 3-2 I thought they were going to win this game. I say this as a Ducks fan. Seeing comments from Kraken fans about how their team is not giving their goalie enough support. That's usually the Ducks fanbase making that comment. The only weak goal Gru gave up was the long shot by La Combe. Most of the other goals were going to be tough to stop.
I'm calling it now. Protas will become the best value for money contract in the league. Also I think the Protas' goal was technically even strength going by the Caps Radio broadcast. Penalty expired just before the goal but it was a shorthanded breakaway. Homecoming game of sorts for Thompson as he is from Calgary. He won both games in Alberta this road trip. Also Mangiapane's first game against the only other franchise he's played for.
The ducks just need to keep pushing to improve with each game, they should'nt have much of a problem for awhile by the looks of their schedule but once they run into the tougher teams again I hope they step up a bit more.
892... blackwoods best save percentage in the past 5 games. I thought is was mistake to sign him long term with such a small sample size. is this going to be Georgie 2.0?
As a Rangers fan, I’m grateful Carolina came into MSG and wiped the floor with them. It was the slap of reality that the media (not the fans) needed who was trying to sell that the Rangers were shaking off their funk in 2025. You NEED talent to win a Stanley Cup. Right now, Panarin and Zibanejad should be ashamed for their lack of hustle on turnovers. At the end of the day, this Rangers team never addressed the following: 1. Never fixed the first line. Since trading Buch, that line with Mika & Kreider has never worked. 2. Can’t win without a physical defense: hate Trouba all you want but teams had trepidation from his hits. Lindgren sacrificed his body, will never be the same again. Miller, Fox….grew light on D. 3. No physicality. No forechecking. This team is done. Good luck fixing the team after giving Igor that giant contract.
I saw the Sabres score and said, hey they did that at home. those fans needed one of those games. Then I put myself in the mindset of a Sabres fan, where the hell is that every other night? Back to everyone being ranked 15 on the power rankings.
Well, you predicted that one (Ron moving Gru). Seattle fan. It's been hard to watch. The defense in front of Gru is terrible, but he's also letting in soft ones. Seattle needs to make some serious moves.
Thanks for the video! For Tuesday, my guesses were Bruins, no, Canes, yes, Blackhawks, yes, Jets, yes, Avs, no, Caps, yes, Knghts, no, and Kraken, no. 50%!
Kraken fan. Basically just agree with the analysis. Gru this year has been so on and off. Some sensational saves including one robbery tonight, but overall numbers just not where they used to be. Fwiw, I also think the overall play in the ozone was too chaotic tonight.
Grubauer is terrible. His defenders in the Seattle fanbase always say it is the defence, yet he let in 3 of only 6 shots in the 2nd period, and what turned out to be the game winner was a weak wrister from the blue line on a 1 on 4! Not long ago i did a llittle math and showed that Daccord's pace for points, if extrapolated over an 82 game season, made the Kraken a 97 point team, wheresas Grubauer would be a 45 point pace over 82 games. That was a few games ago, so I'm thinking it might be slightly worse for Grubauer now.
Idiotic, scummy from Mark Stone. As expected of Vegas and The Spleen himself. Yes, he was tripped. He also literally dove into Heiskanen's knees after the fact. Combined with the fact that Stone was on the bench laughing at what happened afterwards, and you can pretty well tell that it was every bit as nefarious as it looked.
I think the Rangers are done for the season. That loss to Colorado in the final seconds took something out of them. They needed to get at least one point there and maybe even eek it out in the OT. They have been bravely winning and just edging out teams and getting points over the last month to climb back up in the standings, but I think they were still very fragile. I felt some extremely disappointed energy at the end of the Colorado game. And now the Carolina loss feels like it is back to how it was over a month ago. It just feels like this is not going to even be a playoff season for them.
Among the 4 teams in the NE Pacific (VAN, EDM, CAL, SEA), Canucks is the only one that beats the Capitals AND loses to the Sabres At Home this season lol 🙃
The Ducks are 20-0-2 when they score 3+ goals this year. If they can just get their offense going consistently that may be the turning point in emerging from their rebuild.
Does anyone know if THG or the Entertainment guys did a review of the NHL Faceoff series? Just finally watched it a few nights ago. My biggest take away is, McDavid needs to hit the gym. Lower body looks correct upper body looks extremely weak. Compared to every other player in the NHL.
I'm just going to be honest here, my Avalanche lost me last night like the NFL lost me this season. How do you not have your games on TV? This streaming stuff is stupid, and it takes away from the people in their local communities around the franchises if they cannot watch their local teams play. Take those streaming dollars sports leagues, when you lose fans and have to drop your salary cap just remember you flipped off the fans.
kraken should be playing a younger goalie at this point instead of grubauer. He has been good in the past, and even in flashes this season. but it feels like there is something going on on the mental side.
Isles turnaround over the past month has been incredible. Sorokin back to vezna form after a season and a half of sub-average play. Been dominant defensively, especially on the pk. Hold a league wide 2nd best pk since January 1st. Isles have scored 3+ goals in 8 of 11 games this month (the exceptions being 1-2 loss vs TOR, 2-1 win vs UTA, 0-2 loss vs OTT) Isles have held teams to 2 or less goals in 9 of the 11 games (5-4 win vs BOS, 5-3 loss vs PHI are the exceptions) Idk what happened but even if it’s only a temporary hot streak, the isles have looked like the team I loved from 2019-2021. Only difference is that we’re scoring more goals than we did back then. I don’t want to be over optimistic but as someone who’s also a Mets fan, it feels like the hockey equivalent of the Mets’ mid-season explosion from hopeless to contenders
If the Sabres can make something of this home stand, then they are WAY back into this playoff race with the East still looking weak. That would be insane. Every team the Sabres needed to lose tonight did. 7 out of the next 10 games still are at home. GO SABRES!!
Hasek will turn 60 soon. I still not get why HockeyGuy consider Hasek worse than Brodeur.. I made 70 saves shutdown evening.. I found statis between Brodeur and Hasek matches head to head.. Wins are almosst tied. In terms of individual performance during these games, Hašek had a save percentage of .933 and a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.22, whereas Brodeur recorded a save percentage of .896 and a GAA of 2.62. => 93.3%(Hasek) - 89.6% I dont even need to add that Buffalo had usually much worse roster than Devils. Now Hasek vs Roy: Dominik Hašek: Goals Against Average (GAA): 1.73 Save Percentage: .938 Shutouts: 6 Patrick Roy: Goals Against Average (GAA): 2.34 Save Percentage: .915 Shutouts: 1 + Hasek won over Roy in Nagano. He is numbers guy, but there is some Canadian stubbornness behind Roy myth..
I don’t think I’ve ever disagreed really with your assessments, but to agree that stone was tripped and that’s why he went into Miro’s knee, is absurd. He may have had his skate “touched” but he was already moving forward to lunge when the skate was tapped. He knew what he was doing, and he knew he had an “out”. Bean should’ve broken his stick over his head again.
@gabrielrockman the goals differential they have is INSANE. They have as many points as Winnipeg in 2 fewer games. They lead the division by 7 points over Carolina in 1 less game. Insanely good hockey team. Off-season pickups go brrrrrr
If Guhle is out long term for the Habs, I think they become a seller at the deadline. Such a bummer that this guy keeps getting injured every season. Pure misfortune at this point.
I’m a bit biased but I do not agree with the trip (aka toe tap) that caused Stone to dive forward like that. I’m not saying it was intentional but it was unnecessary and an incredibly dangerous play. As if I needed another reason to dislike him.
There's goes Finland's 4 Nations win, Heiskanen was bound to play 35+ min per game since the rest of the D squad aren't very good. That said, can't wait to see the best of the best play against each other after what feels like eternity.
I don’t give Stone that much credit. Was he a little off balance? Yes. But he looked like he was going more for Miro knee than the puck by the end of the play. Even if it was a complete accident, you don’t potentially injure someone like that and smile as you watch the replays on the bench.
I am really glad you said something about Grubauer because I was thinking the same thing and wondering if I was just being obsessive or ridiculous. I've thought, for awhile, they could waive Grubauer to the AHL and pick up a goalie up on waivers with the savings. In fact, I was hoping they'd roll the dice with Primeau. Maybe he wouldn't work out, but what do they have to lose? Young player, still has potential, and his stats were about the same as Grubauer. If he doesn't work, send him down and he probably gets picked back up by Montreal. I used to defend Grubauer until Daccord came around last season. A goalie with a .900 save percentage would likely get us a few more wins and maybe we're pushing for a spot. This is the one frustration I have right now with the Kraken. I get it, he was supposed to be a franchise guy, but it isn't working and it's getting worse. I would love to see them just try something. Kakko was a good move. Sprong wasn't (but basically low/no risk so whatever), doing nothing here is definitely not a good move anymore.
Everytime I see Gru is starting I immediately plug that in as a loss. If he is here for another start Kraken ownership should fire Francis. This is year 4 of bottom of the league goaltending from Gru. Only good run he had was the 22/23 playoffs and we only made the playoffs that year because Jones went on a run mid season when Gru didn’t play and piled up goals.
If Hintz tripped Stone, it did not cause him to do what he did. Stone is dirty. Stone should be suspended for that hit. Then, to watch him laugh on the bench while he watched the replay just shows you how much of a dirty player Stone is.
the announcer saying buffalo got the touchdown the bills needed last Sunday was diabolical and absolutely hilarious 😂
That comment is why I think hockey announcers are the best.
Bills got that first down.. NFL has a perception issue. Many are convinced it's all staged.
Did anyone else get tired of ESPN’s Four Nations commercial being constantly interrupted by the Vegas/Dallas hockey game?
Yeah I think the Vegas injured reserves and the “not Minnesota” team having the audacity to interrupt my ads was distasteful
Nope, GO STARS!
same with the avs islanders game
Stone should get 10 games
3 straight games scoring 5+ goals for the Ducks. Which is absolutely mind blowing for anyone that follows Anaheim.
I can’t believe it but Hall looks great as a Hurricane. Great forechecking work ethic, the kind of player that Rod loves to coach. Rantanen saved a goal on one end and got his first point on a fantastic heads up pass.
In his career he seems at his best on ensemble teams. Good for Canes!
Please be okay Miro 😬
Going to be a rough 4 Nations for Finland
That looked bad hopefully it’s not long term.
My fingers and toes are crossed hoping he’ll be okay
I laughed at "I love the Lacomb and Strome rhyme!" Shannon you're the best!
It's early, but Taylor Hall feels like he could be playing his way into an extension with the Canes. He very much has the look of a quintessential Canes role player on our top-6. Constant forechecking and can still skate strongly and drive play really well.
Could be one of the better trades for hurricanes if Hall keeps playing like he has.
I've wanted a trade for linemate boost for Svech for years now. Paired with Aho simply isn't magic. Too soon to tell but I am hopeful Hall will boost Svech in the playoffs.
As a salty Canes fan, I know tonight's win means basically nothing in the grand scheme of things... but DAMN it feels good to beat the Rangers!
3-0 against 'em so far this season
Aa an Isles fan this is something we agree on.
Not so salty thiough. We own them in postseason.
Stars fan here. Beating the Rangers is always a treat! We’re only 1-1 tho 😢
Grubauer with an absolute stunner of a save on Zegras' one-timer bid. A losing effort for the Kraken, but still that save was ridiculous. Also, an awesome 20 second sequence in OT in Vegas. Vegas/Dallas games are fantastic. I hope we get another playoff series between those two in the spring.
As a sens fan this was the perfect night to keep the standings lol. Eastern conference is so tight this year, can’t wait to see how it ends
That Colorado Lehkonen goal was insane. Scored from his backside from a great pass. And Romanov had a hell of a game for the Isles. Even laid out Makar with a clean open ice hit.
I'm an Isles fan but that Necas pass was high IQ. The trade may work out well for the Avs.
If the current version of the Sabres isn't the most schizophrenic team in the history of the NHL, I don't know what team would be. They score first, they lose. They don't score first, they win. They lose to teams they really shouldn't lose to.(despite how bad they themselves seem to be). They beat teams they shouldn't beat. They lose after being up 2-0, 3-0 and 4-0. They beat several #1 goalies on "better than they are" teams. They almost always lose to some never heard of AHL goalie playing in a call up role on "better than they are" teams. They are just goofy. They are the NHL's version of Forest Gump's viewpoint on a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get.
I know Stone didn't do it maliciously, but it was a dumb attempt to sell a trip and I'm gutted over what happened to Heiskanen as a result.
Watch the overhead clip, he wasn't selling at all, Hintz genuinely snagged his skate hard and sent his left foot completely horizontal, and just like a car, if it suddenly turns sideways with forward momentum it's going flying
@@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua Actually you are both wrong, IMO. He does get snagged by Hintz which sends his foot back and up and causes his body to turn towards Miro. However, he managed to bring his skate back down flat on the ice (this can be seen at the more ice level angles). The trip was not powerful enough to send him flying on its own. His forward momentum slows down at that point. In that moment, he really has 3 options to make in like a quarter second:
1) Drop to the knees. Likely draws the call.
2) Fall forward naturally as he's leaning over and lost balance already. Maybe he bumps Miro with momentum but would likely do so at ice level which is less dangerous.
3) Lunge forward to play the puck. Has to push off slightly in his unbalanced state to get enough momentum to reach.
If you look closely, his stick is going for the puck, thus option 3. I 100% believe, as a Dallas fan, that he was attempting a hockey play thinking he could get that puck clean. It's the kind of play he makes often, he probably thought he could do it. Problem was that this time his option was also the most reckless. By pushing off he sends his body forward in the air, and unfortunately he misses his target and hits Miro's body with his own. And because he's in the air, his weight now crashes into the knee more than a normal side collision would, thus mondo injury.
I don't really expect him to be able to parse how unsafe that play was in the moment, and because I think he was trying to make a hockey play, I don't think I can wish too much against him regarding fines or suspensions or whatever our fanbase is likely yelling right now. What I can say is that the trip did not propel himself that far forward, he chose to do that, the contact wasn't intentional, and it ended up being very reckless and ultimately very costly.
That said, he broke our Miro, and had the gall to blame it on the trip and laugh about it. I would have no sad feelings if he ended up on LTIR permanently this season.
@@Zharghar08 I a Dallas fan agree with your statement, but I believe there should be a game suspension for the reckless reaction to the trip, I’d say it’s along the lines of Matt cooke’s suspension a while back against Barrie
Credit to Tulsky for seeing something in Taylor Hall that nobody else did. This dude looks like he was born to play for the Canes. I don't think I've ever seen a new player come in mid-season and be so effective right away.
1. I agree completely
2. I will counter with Eeli Tolvanen for the Kraken
Trading Rantenen during a playoff push is definitely a thing to do.
tbf, Drury had a goal and Necas had 2 assists
And if they did not trade him, and July 1st he signed for a different team, people would be crying that they didn't trade him.
Yeah Rantanen has been killing it for the canes... /s
@@brAnd7onX87 We are 2 games in.....
@@brAnd7onX87 he's played 2 games...
but your comment is unbelievably intelligent... /s
As a Sens fan, last night couldn’t have been better.
Now we have to respond with a win against Washington, which I know Ottawa is capable of.
Great jersey, I need to do that to my Eichel jersey
The biggest winner of today was the Senators
@@f.n04 last thing I expected was to still be in the divisional spot after today lol
the biggest winner of today was Taylor Hall playing his way into an extension lol
@@bilalgill6722 through the grace of the hockey Gods
Yeah, as a Kraken fan, this really felt like one of the final nails in the coffin that is this season.
Gru just can't find his form BUT we're also not giving him the support he needs with the defense.
I'm torn by my love of his performance 2 years ago when we made the playoffs and the fact that maybe we need to move on if we wanna keep advancing as a team (he's 4 years into his 6 year contract, up at the end of the 26-27 season :l
ex avalanche goalies are cursed I think
Came here solely to see the Canes get the Tony the Tiger Magnet
So this is why Hellybuyck is SO important. A Jets slow start. At times it seems to take the Jets about a half a period to get those legs in gear. Helly stands on his head and keeps them in. Then with about 9 minutes left in the first, the game kicks into gear. Thankfully it’s not every game….but it sure is key when it is!! Loved how the boos stopped when Schiefele scored lol. Guess they finally realized it wasn’t gonna do any good. Also Laine was invisible in that game. He maybe had one good try and that was it. Didn’t give him a PP to try!! Anyway great way to start a road trip!!!
It took a natural hat trick by Wyatt "The Kid" Johnston for the Stars to get their first win when trailing after two periods this season! I hope Miro is going to be okay. Freakin' clumsy Stone.
At this point we should start Grub every game to ensure that the Kraken will get the top draft pick.
No guarantees with a lottery. Unless you're the NYR.
Every shift from Hall has been impactful with the Canes.... Playing a fast and heavy workhorse game - fits right in... He seems very motivated and cup hungry with his new squad. Rantz has not been bad either and I expect he will heat up sooner rather than later as well - when that happens look out... Svech seemed extremely motivated and HOT as well tonight. Goals from Jarvy and Fishy as well tonight. Anderson seems to be fully healthy and in the zone. Canes now have too many threats for most teams to fully contain it seems. I wouldn't want to be the team playing against them with the upgrades they now have. And they didn't even "get to their game" until the 3rd.
Todd out here calling these dudes by made up nicknames like he plays for Carolina.
Mikko has brief dips in production, he’ll turn it around as he gets more comfortable. But dang Hall playing like that AND retaining half of mikko’s salary for their own third back 😂 nice Chicago
@@randombutrelevantI seem to remember some previous trades between the two orgs that included "future considerations" - that may partial explain things...
So uh…Boston. Do you want to talk about it?
As a Sens fan, Boston and us should both go to therapy for our performances against Buffalo.
Ducks scoring has finally caught on. Time to make a push for that wildcard spot.
Go freakin Stars!!!!
I really wish TSN would stop with the Fanduel commercials. How are gambling ads legal??
CAPS CAPS CAPS ❤🎉
Necas and Drury contributing immediately with the Avs . Rantanen doing the same for Carolina .
Here's hoping Drury is more like his uncle Chris , then he is like his dad Ted . Both former players in the NHL . The former more prolific than the latter .
If 75% of the avs roster wasn’t in a horrible slump they go 3-0 since signing them.
ESPN was really happy the Islanders won.
I apologize for previously expressing my disappointment with the review videos. I didn't see the purpose until more recently - even if some games feel like you're sort of reading the gamecenter to me, it still saves me time to listen to while doing other tasks. So, thanks! Good luck on vacation!
Hi Shannon. I was hoping that you could do a video on the success of the Washington Capitals. I think one player in particular needs to be talked about. That player is Protas. Yes people have talked about him taking a step up this year but I don't think people realize how good he has really been. He has been fantastic at both ends of the ice. By far the most consistent forward on the team. Great 5 on 5 and great on the pk. He isn't getting much time on the pp but I think he should. He has earned it.
Taylor Hall might be the real steal of the trade for CAR. Rantanen is 2 games in, he'll figure it out...
But Hall? He looks like he's played here for years. Him KK and Svech are E-LEC-TRIC
I get the stats, I get the numbers, etc. but it’s not always on Gru with his losses. It’s either the offense or defense (or both) are just awful when Gru is in net vs. Daccord. There are games where he makes some unreal saves, but that will get overlooked due to the final score. Not saying none of it’s on him at all, but the team just does not play well in front of him most of the time he starts either…
As a Kraken fan I understand this point of view, we never come to play for Gru. I’m not and never have been a fan of Gru but he does get a terrible product in front of him every night he’s in net and his performances don’t help anything either. But if the team doesn’t want to show in front of him and they do with Joey, it’s a lot easier to get of one player rather than 20. I was hoping we would get rid of Gru and keep Driedger
@@evanpopp3805 yep, Gru hasn’t been great but there’s only so much a goalie can do when the rest of the team is playing like crap. They hang him out to dry too often.
Jets beat the hottest team in the NHL since they last beat them in Dec
Ive been hoping for Francis to make a move with Grubi since last season. He's not a bad goalie, but i think he needs a change. He doesn't look confident and neither do the boys when he's in net. Our defense could be better, but at the end of the day the goalie gets paid for a reason and he's got to perform better than that.
When defense is optional
Surprisingly, the last time the Bruins allowed 2 hat tricks in a game was during the Dead Puck Era. Éric Dazé and Steve Sullivan did it March 9, 2003, in an 8-5 loss in Chicago.
So now, they allowed two hattys against a dynastic dead Puck team.
Legit every team in the east except pittsburgh and buffalo are in the playoff chase rn, should be an exciting end to the season to see who gets the spots
Kraken fan here. 1. Ron Francis is more sentimental than most. 2. Gru's contract and stats make him really hard to trade. 3. I blame the team's play in front of Gru for breaking his spirit.
Love the “Mallard” jersey.
I don't know why but every time "Lohrei" is mentioned I hear "Lodi" by CCR
Dallas beating Vegas! What a game!
Not only did Heiskenen leave with knee injury, but so did Kaiden Guhle in Montreal. It was AWFUL looking. He was in so much pain. Just looked like he caught an edge on the ice, his left ankle turned inward and he twisted awkwardly to the ice. Even Pionk looked concerned for the guy. So tough to see.
Does it seem like there has been an increase in knee injuries this year? Maybe in the last few seasons? It seems a little crazy to me…the amount of these knee injuries across the league…Habs have been hit hard by them the last two seasons for sure. Would be interested to see the stats on this.
After the Kraken made it 3-2 I thought they were going to win this game. I say this as a Ducks fan. Seeing comments from Kraken fans about how their team is not giving their goalie enough support. That's usually the Ducks fanbase making that comment. The only weak goal Gru gave up was the long shot by La Combe. Most of the other goals were going to be tough to stop.
I'm calling it now. Protas will become the best value for money contract in the league. Also I think the Protas' goal was technically even strength going by the Caps Radio broadcast. Penalty expired just before the goal but it was a shorthanded breakaway.
Homecoming game of sorts for Thompson as he is from Calgary. He won both games in Alberta this road trip. Also Mangiapane's first game against the only other franchise he's played for.
How about the Ducks.
Shannon, Stone after being tripped lunged towards Miro that’s on Stone. It was not intentional but it was very stupid by him
The ducks just need to keep pushing to improve with each game, they should'nt have much of a problem for awhile by the looks of their schedule but once they run into the tougher teams again I hope they step up a bit more.
892... blackwoods best save percentage in the past 5 games.
I thought is was mistake to sign him long term with such a small sample size.
is this going to be Georgie 2.0?
Best Sabres jersey name to get: Tsujimoto. Not even close. But Malarchuk is pretty sweet.
Man that golden buffalo on the crest is beautiful.
As a Rangers fan, I’m grateful Carolina came into MSG and wiped the floor with them. It was the slap of reality that the media (not the fans) needed who was trying to sell that the Rangers were shaking off their funk in 2025. You NEED talent to win a Stanley Cup. Right now, Panarin and Zibanejad should be ashamed for their lack of hustle on turnovers. At the end of the day, this Rangers team never addressed the following:
1. Never fixed the first line. Since trading Buch, that line with Mika & Kreider has never worked.
2. Can’t win without a physical defense: hate Trouba all you want but teams had trepidation from his hits. Lindgren sacrificed his body, will never be the same again. Miller, Fox….grew light on D.
3. No physicality. No forechecking.
This team is done. Good luck fixing the team after giving Igor that giant contract.
I saw the Sabres score and said, hey they did that at home. those fans needed one of those games. Then I put myself in the mindset of a Sabres fan, where the hell is that every other night? Back to everyone being ranked 15 on the power rankings.
Well, you predicted that one (Ron moving Gru). Seattle fan. It's been hard to watch. The defense in front of Gru is terrible, but he's also letting in soft ones. Seattle needs to make some serious moves.
3 and 5 yerstday 424 and 344 and 344 and 39 record in the season
Peterka's hat trick goal into the empty net, was the hardest to get of his three goals. That doesn't bode well for Boston.
GoJetsGo!!
Thanks for the video! For Tuesday, my guesses were Bruins, no, Canes, yes, Blackhawks, yes, Jets, yes, Avs, no, Caps, yes, Knghts, no, and Kraken, no. 50%!
Kraken fan. Basically just agree with the analysis. Gru this year has been so on and off. Some sensational saves including one robbery tonight, but overall numbers just not where they used to be. Fwiw, I also think the overall play in the ozone was too chaotic tonight.
When Buf didn’t score first I was like cool we might actually win this game.
Scotty P ALREADY producing with the Isles? Go figure!
Grubauer is terrible. His defenders in the Seattle fanbase always say it is the defence, yet he let in 3 of only 6 shots in the 2nd period, and what turned out to be the game winner was a weak wrister from the blue line on a 1 on 4! Not long ago i did a llittle math and showed that Daccord's pace for points, if extrapolated over an 82 game season, made the Kraken a 97 point team, wheresas Grubauer would be a 45 point pace over 82 games. That was a few games ago, so I'm thinking it might be slightly worse for Grubauer now.
Idiotic, scummy from Mark Stone. As expected of Vegas and The Spleen himself. Yes, he was tripped. He also literally dove into Heiskanen's knees after the fact. Combined with the fact that Stone was on the bench laughing at what happened afterwards, and you can pretty well tell that it was every bit as nefarious as it looked.
Benn should've gotten retribution on Stone
Its refreshing to see the Ducks finally scoring...hopefully they keep it up
I think the Rangers are done for the season. That loss to Colorado in the final seconds took something out of them. They needed to get at least one point there and maybe even eek it out in the OT. They have been bravely winning and just edging out teams and getting points over the last month to climb back up in the standings, but I think they were still very fragile. I felt some extremely disappointed energy at the end of the Colorado game. And now the Carolina loss feels like it is back to how it was over a month ago. It just feels like this is not going to even be a playoff season for them.
Anyone seen Ong-bak? The Caps are Tony Jaa, and the rest of the league are eating elbows.
Among the 4 teams in the NE Pacific (VAN, EDM, CAL, SEA), Canucks is the only one that beats the Capitals AND loses to the Sabres At Home this season lol 🙃
It was a Saturday after all
The Ducks are 20-0-2 when they score 3+ goals this year. If they can just get their offense going consistently that may be the turning point in emerging from their rebuild.
I'd still say their at a C grade but their on the verge of getting a + infront of that if they keep it up
it saturday for Buf.
Does anyone know if THG or the Entertainment guys did a review of the NHL Faceoff series? Just finally watched it a few nights ago. My biggest take away is, McDavid needs to hit the gym. Lower body looks correct upper body looks extremely weak. Compared to every other player in the NHL.
I'm just going to be honest here, my Avalanche lost me last night like the NFL lost me this season. How do you not have your games on TV? This streaming stuff is stupid, and it takes away from the people in their local communities around the franchises if they cannot watch their local teams play.
Take those streaming dollars sports leagues, when you lose fans and have to drop your salary cap just remember you flipped off the fans.
kraken should be playing a younger goalie at this point instead of grubauer. He has been good in the past, and even in flashes this season. but it feels like there is something going on on the mental side.
Islanders not going away 😂
Isles turnaround over the past month has been incredible. Sorokin back to vezna form after a season and a half of sub-average play. Been dominant defensively, especially on the pk. Hold a league wide 2nd best pk since January 1st.
Isles have scored 3+ goals in 8 of 11 games this month (the exceptions being 1-2 loss vs TOR, 2-1 win vs UTA, 0-2 loss vs OTT)
Isles have held teams to 2 or less goals in 9 of the 11 games (5-4 win vs BOS, 5-3 loss vs PHI are the exceptions)
Idk what happened but even if it’s only a temporary hot streak, the isles have looked like the team I loved from 2019-2021. Only difference is that we’re scoring more goals than we did back then. I don’t want to be over optimistic but as someone who’s also a Mets fan, it feels like the hockey equivalent of the Mets’ mid-season explosion from hopeless to contenders
If the Sabres can make something of this home stand, then they are WAY back into this playoff race with the East still looking weak. That would be insane. Every team the Sabres needed to lose tonight did. 7 out of the next 10 games still are at home. GO SABRES!!
4 orders of frogs legs please.
Hasek will turn 60 soon. I still not get why HockeyGuy consider Hasek worse than Brodeur.. I made 70 saves shutdown evening..
I found statis between Brodeur and Hasek matches head to head..
Wins are almosst tied. In terms of individual performance during these games, Hašek had a save percentage of .933 and a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.22, whereas Brodeur recorded a save percentage of .896 and a GAA of 2.62. => 93.3%(Hasek) - 89.6%
I dont even need to add that Buffalo had usually much worse roster than Devils.
Now Hasek vs Roy:
Dominik Hašek:
Goals Against Average (GAA): 1.73
Save Percentage: .938
Shutouts: 6
Patrick Roy:
Goals Against Average (GAA): 2.34
Save Percentage: .915
Shutouts: 1
+ Hasek won over Roy in Nagano.
He is numbers guy, but there is some Canadian stubbornness behind Roy myth..
I never put Brodeur ahead of Hasek. 1) Roy 2) Hasek 3) Brodeur.
No idea why you're putting this comment on a review.
I don’t think I’ve ever disagreed really with your assessments, but to agree that stone was tripped and that’s why he went into Miro’s knee, is absurd. He may have had his skate “touched” but he was already moving forward to lunge when the skate was tapped. He knew what he was doing, and he knew he had an “out”. Bean should’ve broken his stick over his head again.
The capitals are so good
They have allowed 7 goals in their last 8 games. They've moved ahead of Winnipeg and are the top team for lowest goals allowed per game.
@gabrielrockman the goals differential they have is INSANE. They have as many points as Winnipeg in 2 fewer games. They lead the division by 7 points over Carolina in 1 less game. Insanely good hockey team. Off-season pickups go brrrrrr
We will dance on Saturday night on HNIC!
@CJK57 The Jets are also really damn good. It'll be a GREAT game.
If Guhle is out long term for the Habs, I think they become a seller at the deadline. Such a bummer that this guy keeps getting injured every season. Pure misfortune at this point.
Those crazy Sabres!! Honestly..is this a reform school rather than an NHL team?! Awesome when they are going..followed by hangover stinkers..🎯🎱🧩🗾🥅🏒💫
I’m a bit biased but I do not agree with the trip (aka toe tap) that caused Stone to dive forward like that. I’m not saying it was intentional but it was unnecessary and an incredibly dangerous play. As if I needed another reason to dislike him.
I knew Vegas was going to lose when the commentators wouldn't shut up about Dallas having never won after trailing after 2.
There's goes Finland's 4 Nations win, Heiskanen was bound to play 35+ min per game since the rest of the D squad aren't very good. That said, can't wait to see the best of the best play against each other after what feels like eternity.
I don’t give Stone that much credit. Was he a little off balance? Yes. But he looked like he was going more for Miro knee than the puck by the end of the play.
Even if it was a complete accident, you don’t potentially injure someone like that and smile as you watch the replays on the bench.
I am really glad you said something about Grubauer because I was thinking the same thing and wondering if I was just being obsessive or ridiculous. I've thought, for awhile, they could waive Grubauer to the AHL and pick up a goalie up on waivers with the savings. In fact, I was hoping they'd roll the dice with Primeau. Maybe he wouldn't work out, but what do they have to lose? Young player, still has potential, and his stats were about the same as Grubauer. If he doesn't work, send him down and he probably gets picked back up by Montreal. I used to defend Grubauer until Daccord came around last season. A goalie with a .900 save percentage would likely get us a few more wins and maybe we're pushing for a spot. This is the one frustration I have right now with the Kraken. I get it, he was supposed to be a franchise guy, but it isn't working and it's getting worse. I would love to see them just try something. Kakko was a good move. Sprong wasn't (but basically low/no risk so whatever), doing nothing here is definitely not a good move anymore.
At this rate i feel like you could make a weekly vudeo about the race in the east. Crazy how close it all is this far in the season.
Bruins got Buffaloed by the Sabres very frustrating as a Bruins fan😮
Everytime I see Gru is starting I immediately plug that in as a loss. If he is here for another start Kraken ownership should fire Francis. This is year 4 of bottom of the league goaltending from Gru. Only good run he had was the 22/23 playoffs and we only made the playoffs that year because Jones went on a run mid season when Gru didn’t play and piled up goals.
Caps in 4. It’s our year
Why you jinx it?
@ we survived the presidents trophy years and got the cup eventually. This year is different lol
I agree, Caps a 1st round exit, swept in four games.
When i saw Miro's injury i was like Elaine in that one ep of Seinfeld
... i think im going to be sick...
I hope Miro's good tho
Grubauer sucks.
He just sucks.
He does.
Boston is atrocious. Complete rebuild.
Go Islanders and Go Capitals, Hahaha Lets get the Wild cards in the west to fall off :P
GO CANUCKS GO!
Mark stone with a dirty play clearly dives into miro and Hintz didn’t even trip him such a bum
hintz didn’t even trip him? like at all?
@ yeah watch it he hardly touches him not sure why u don’t see that
@@Tr73War so you admit he does trip him, even just the slightest bit
@@Nathan-jf3sx it was a dirty play that’s what I’m saying
If Hintz tripped Stone, it did not cause him to do what he did. Stone is dirty. Stone should be suspended for that hit. Then, to watch him laugh on the bench while he watched the replay just shows you how much of a dirty player Stone is.
@glennjones3009 as a jets fan I agree one of my most hated players in the league
Anyone who has ever skated knows that was intentional by stone. Maybe not intending to hit knee but definitely intending to shoulder tackle.
No hugs for Sieve-man tonight, save for Thompson and Peterka...