Just a few quick comments on this very ugly game. One, the Stars need their best players to beat the best teams on the road. They aren’t good enough to win these kinds of games without their best center and with Miro and the Swiss Piss Missile also out of the lineup. Two, they looked like a team that had three whole rest days between games. That’s one too many; it often doesn’t end well. It leads to too many mental mistakes, like we saw tonight.
I think what troubles me about this team is that all season long, they’ve shown they don’t have that “get up for this one” gear that you see in teams like Florida and even Edmonton—those teams have bad games, sure, but when it’s a Big Game, they show up and show you up. All season long, this team has laid eggs like this one, against strong opponents and weak alike.
I guess if there’s any consolation to be had, it’s this: while this team does lay eggs, they often don’t lay a bunch of ‘em in a row. So watch out, Ducks! 🥲
EDIT: I posted this comment before I got to the (very measured and reasonable) bit about Oettinger and now realized that I have used the term “laying an egg” and then found that you used the same phrase, and now it’s like we’ve shown up to prom wearing the same dress. So I guess we’re gonna have to fight in the ladies’ room, Robert.
My high school prom was an adventure where the one tux rental shop in town had their steam press break down the day of three local proms. So I ended up wearing my dad's old suit instead. Though I wish I had some eggs to eat right now.
Just a super disappointing effort all around by the Stars. Really disliked the top 6 lines. Seemed as though PDB waived the white flag early in the third by essentially benching the entire top 6 forward group. Didn't even try to change lines to try to find a spark tonight. Winnipeg embarrassed us. We sorely missed Roope, Miro, Seguin, and Bischel in this one.
Just gonna remind myself that the Stars have a habit of laying goose-eggs in the regular season against contenders but seem to kick it up a notch when the postszn rolls around. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but losing this one just especially sucks bc it all but condemns them to a first round date with Colorado. Idk if the Stars are winning that without Miro, and to see this LTIR-juiced team get dumped in the first round would be cruel. I doubt we see a forward group this deep ever again, given Nill inevitably won't be able to pay everyone in the gang right now to stick around next year.
Just a few quick comments on this very ugly game. One, the Stars need their best players to beat the best teams on the road. They aren’t good enough to win these kinds of games without their best center and with Miro and the Swiss Piss Missile also out of the lineup. Two, they looked like a team that had three whole rest days between games. That’s one too many; it often doesn’t end well. It leads to too many mental mistakes, like we saw tonight.
Good take… “yes Panic”…. Classic
Maybe just bad night all round… but those lines tonight were a big dud…
I’d go with
Robo-Wyatt-Rat
Benn-Dutch-Gran (please hit the friggen net)land
March-Bourque-Daddy
Smith-Steel-Back (in my view our best 4th line options).
Until reinforcements arrive!!!
Ps… is Miro even skating yet??? Seems like we may miss him just a bit… (sarcasm)
I think what troubles me about this team is that all season long, they’ve shown they don’t have that “get up for this one” gear that you see in teams like Florida and even Edmonton—those teams have bad games, sure, but when it’s a Big Game, they show up and show you up. All season long, this team has laid eggs like this one, against strong opponents and weak alike.
I guess if there’s any consolation to be had, it’s this: while this team does lay eggs, they often don’t lay a bunch of ‘em in a row. So watch out, Ducks! 🥲
EDIT: I posted this comment before I got to the (very measured and reasonable) bit about Oettinger and now realized that I have used the term “laying an egg” and then found that you used the same phrase, and now it’s like we’ve shown up to prom wearing the same dress. So I guess we’re gonna have to fight in the ladies’ room, Robert.
My high school prom was an adventure where the one tux rental shop in town had their steam press break down the day of three local proms. So I ended up wearing my dad's old suit instead. Though I wish I had some eggs to eat right now.
Just a super disappointing effort all around by the Stars. Really disliked the top 6 lines. Seemed as though PDB waived the white flag early in the third by essentially benching the entire top 6 forward group. Didn't even try to change lines to try to find a spark tonight. Winnipeg embarrassed us. We sorely missed Roope, Miro, Seguin, and Bischel in this one.
He benched the top six for the final 7 minutes or so, yeah. Didn't catch how early he did that. Seems like a message.
We need a Miro.
Just gonna remind myself that the Stars have a habit of laying goose-eggs in the regular season against contenders but seem to kick it up a notch when the postszn rolls around. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but losing this one just especially sucks bc it all but condemns them to a first round date with Colorado. Idk if the Stars are winning that without Miro, and to see this LTIR-juiced team get dumped in the first round would be cruel. I doubt we see a forward group this deep ever again, given Nill inevitably won't be able to pay everyone in the gang right now to stick around next year.
I do think a lot hinges on Heiskanen returning for the first round.