Ducks Snap Win Streak with 3-1 Loss to Stars

by Jen Neale on Oct 21, 2011 11:20 PM PDT in Gameday

JEN:

The Ducks were out worked by the Stars. Period.

Following Monday night's win against San Jose, the Ducks were off for three days. While time off is great to heal those aches and pains, the one thing that inevitably follows is rust. From the opening period, the Ducks were completely outmatched by the Stars physical play. There was zero fire and the Ducks ended up playing catch-up within 13 seconds of puck drop as Duck Hunter Loui Eriksson scored on a flukey play. After that it was a lot of missed opportunities and boredom (at least I was bored for a good part of the game).

GOOD

-- Hey! We weren't out shot (36-19) for once! Teemu Selanne and Corey Perry led the firing of blanks (with one exception) at 6 shots each.

-- At least the power play is starting gel...in heart stopping situations. This is why he's the MVP folks.

BAD

-- Harrison Mooney of Puck Daddy surmised that George Parros could be getting a call from the Shanahammer after this hit on Krys Barch. To me, it's waay too much of a gray area for a suspension. Parros is 6'5" in skates. He may be an enforcer but he's not a dirty player (a la Matt Cooke). I didn't see intent to injure, but if this is the new NHL with increased scrutiny on ANY headshots, Georgie may sit for a couple games.

-- Being the league's MVP has its perks. It also causes a lot more attention on the ice. Corey Perry is no stranger to punishment delivered from screening a goalie. More than ever before, I am seeing Perry get absolutely destroyed away from the net. Teams are more keen to knock Perry off his game by literally knocking him off his skates.

-- I have this weird gut feeling that there is something wrong with Lubomir Visnovsky. He might be injured or those shoulders haven't fully healed. He's just off.

UGLY

-- The referees have a hard job, but the no-goal call on the power play was borderline Jim Joyce territory. (If anyone can find video, please put it in the comments.)

-- The defensive paring of Francois Beauchemin and Cam Fowler were a -3 tonight. Sometimes they're really good and sometimes they're really bad. I would like to see Luca Sbisa with Cam again.

-- Speaking of Luca, after playing career high minutes in the pre-season, he saw significantly less ice time tonight with only 12:50.

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I feel bad for Beauchemin. He did the right thing on that first goal. He saw the pass and turned to make sure he for his man. It just sucks it web off him. Same could be said for the second goal.

First PP goal was a good wipeout. Refs have to call that interference. I’m just saying if it was reversed. I’d want that call.

If Parros gets a call. That’s ridiculous. He was skating by the guy. There wasn’t even a hit.

by Daniel AC on Oct 22, 2011 6:26 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

I think just because of what Shanaban is trying to do right now, Parros will wind up getting suspended.

Probably for 1 or 2… I wouldn’t expect anything more than that. I never felt like it was a dirty hit… Just unfortunate is all.

But you know Shanny will emphasize “the onus is on the player” spiel in the video.

"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil

by Tsudbury on Oct 22, 2011 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions

I don’t know how he can let Weber slide, but suspend Parros for this. We’ll see. I’m just saying if he does, it’s a testament to how erratic he’s becoming.

by Daniel AC on Oct 22, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I haven't seen the Weber hit at all, so I don't know....

either way though, you have to admit he’s been better than the system we had before.

"He punched the highlights out of her hair.... He punched the HIGHLIGHTS out of her hair!!!" -- Young Neil

by Tsudbury on Oct 22, 2011 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions

I think he’s better in terms of consistency, but not effect. I think he gives a clearer picture of what he’s doing. However, I also think it’s one of those things where we punish act and not intent. I wonder if it’ll reach a point, and I’m aware that this is a bit of a slippery slope, where the only thing that matters is if the guy was hit in the head and if he got hurt.

I think this is a good example of the type of hit you don’t want to suspend, because it might be proof that things are getting out of hand, from a suspension perspective.

by Daniel AC on Oct 22, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Good call

I agree, the ref has to make that call. Can’t help but wonder though if Perry gets suspended because it was a hit to the head . . . :)

by JLL on Oct 22, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions

If this was a higher-profile team, would that cross check to Perry’s face at the end of the game warrant suspension?

He's fancy. He'll go glove.

by brokenyard on Oct 23, 2011 3:56 AM PDT up reply actions

FYI

I went to the Wisconsin Badger hockey game last night. Shultz is simply an animal. It was really weird to watch him play. Extremely noticeable in terms of offense. Power play quarterback and led every rush that he possibly could. However, I hardly noticed him in the defensive zone. Not really sure if that’s a good or bad thing just yet.. This kid definitely has some potential.

by dkk on Oct 22, 2011 9:57 AM PDT reply actions

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