Open Gameday Recap Thread Ducks @ Oilers

by Daniel AC on Feb 14, 2010 7:24 PM PST in Gameday

DANIEL:

I won't say these were an important two points, because every two points from here on out is important. If I had the money I'd start a two pints for two points rule that would help me enjoy our victories better. Maybe I'll start a pay pal account. Moral of the story, the Ducks spent Valentines day putting on their own massacre and clobbered the Oilers 7-3. The score's a little deceptive seeing as how Anaheim was only up by a goal after the first two periods. But a PP tally by Getzlaf in the first 6 minutes in the period opened the flood gates on a 4 goal period that would see the Ducks net 3 power play goals. Hopefully that's a little payback for the 3 shorthanded goals they managed to give up in their last two games against Edmonton.

Ryan Getzlaf was the focal point of this game. He proved he's ready for the Olympics by scoring two goals and assisting on two others. His four point night should let everyone in Vancouver know that Canada's second line center will be ready and effective in chasing down the gold. It should also be a relief to Ducks fans to see him skating so well. Hopefully he'll fly like this when he comes back from the Olympics.

Not much going on since the Olympic Break is here. It's good to end this segment of the season on a win. If the Ducks can keep some momentum going into the end of the season they might be able to jump into the 8th and final playoff spot and enjoy either a rematch with the Sharks or Anaheim's first playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks. Either series would be well worth my tv time.

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Too bad he may be taking a comeback streak to Vancouver, would like to see him still hot in March

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by brokenyard on Feb 14, 2010 9:21 PM PST reply actions

Loved to see Getzlaf show what he’s made up. I wish he stayed that fired up all season.

"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas

by Slyintine on Feb 14, 2010 11:00 PM PST reply actions

blake

it borders on the comical to watch this guy run around the rink and accomplish so little.
he was a -1 in a game wher 7 goals were scored…unbelievable.

by Shaket on Feb 15, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions

I was gonna say that there were four power play goals, but then I remembered that he picks up a 55K gamecheck. Indefensible. And I’ll usually defend anything.

Anaheim Calling

by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 15, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions

he’s paid 8 times what sexton made…great trade.

by Shaket on Feb 15, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions

well, it goes down next season, but I really don’t see what made him a no-brainer over Jeff Finger. We had to have someone craptastic on this team to move Jiggy, but between those two giant loads of crap, I don’t think Blake was a no-brainer. It feels like the difference between paying Kyle Calder 3M and paying Brett Festerling 3.5M.

Anaheim Calling

by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 15, 2010 3:01 PM PST up reply actions

Toronto is hockey’s New York. With that in mind, I think some people saw Blake as a no brainier due to a hope that he just couldn’t handle the pressure of playing in Toronto. They probably hoped that in the much tamer Anaheim, that he might be able to return to the numbers seen when he was with the Islanders. Plus for many it was a choice between a proven bum and a bum who was, at one point in his career, a consistent 20+ goal scorer.

I’m not saying that I agree that Blake was a no brainier, however I can see how some could see him as such.

by yankeeken on Feb 15, 2010 11:17 PM PST up reply actions

in the worst case scenario, he is cheaper next season and his buyout is cheaper, so I can see an upside to his effect on team management. But the downside, as far as I was concerned, is that he couldn’t cut it on the depth chart. That means we’d be forced to put him in the Bottom 6 and keep him out of special teams, where he’s not so bad (and currently NOT getting the nod ahead of Bodie). Next year, we’ll need more Top 6 forwards . . . probably, but for this year, I could see Finger eating Top 4 time, whereas I couldn’t see Blake playing Top 6 time. He’s a small guy finisher; when he’s not scoring, he’s invisible. At least Sexton finished his checks, hung around the net and was a hell of a playmaker. I just don’t see how anyone envisioned any other outcome with this trade than putting 4.5M on the fourth line this year. We would, at least for this season, be better with a pack of Marlboro Lights with a 4M cap hit.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Feb 16, 2010 9:07 AM PST up reply actions