Star-Burns: Ducks Demolished 6-2
by Jen Neale on Feb 1, 2012 11:53 PM PST
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Did the Ducks just realize that Jason Blake isn't in the lineup for the second consecutive game? This is looking eerily like the first time Blake was hurt. Win the game after Blake's injury and then suck it up the next game. Hurry back, Blakey!
Conspiracy theories aside, this game was heinous. I loved the Ducks tenacity the first half of the first period and then it all went down the crapper. Actually, I was hopeful going into the 3rd period with the Ducks only being down by two goals. Yet the the Ducks of yore showed up and allowed Dallas to score 36 seconds into the period. What really pisses me off is that Dallas wasn't even all that great tonight. They played simple hockey and let the Ducks make the mistakes. With this team, it's always one step forward, four steps back. Frustrating.
GOOD
-- I don't know how they did it, but the Ducks kept notorious Duck Hunter Loui Eriksson off the score sheet.
-- First half of the third period, Ryan Getzlaf was angry. He plays so much better when he's angry. He was destroying people left and right. He must have meditated on the bench because it just kinda stopped.
-- Every Duck except for Mark Bell registered at least 1 SOG. Francois Beauchemin lead the way with 5. At least they're shooting! I didn't say they were accurate.
BAD
-- Not a good night for Jonas Hiller. He wasn't getting a lot of support in front of him, but he didn't help his own cause on the first three goals given up. I agree with Boudreau's move to keep him in there, though. I'm not sure I want to test Jeff Deslauriers, especially against a potent Dallas offense.
-- Horrible game played by: Lubomir Visnovsky, Saku Koivu (it hurts to say that), and Bobby Ryan. Bobby was trying to make Sportscenter's Top 10 with every play. I fear that we've reached another scoring slump of Ryan's and he's going to start trying to make the pretty plays instead of the smart plays to get going. Lubo was just off. He couldn't hold on to the puck. Saku was a turnover machine and couldn't win a draw to save his life.
UGLY
-- Did anyone tell Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, and Bobby Ryan that the All-Star break was over? They seem to have forgotten that these games count and they should probably score.
-- The power play. I have nothing else to say.
-- Honda Center looked like a Dallas Stars home game. No, there weren't a lot of Stars fans there. It was half empty! There was one point where it was so quiet, my dad and I started yelling constructive criticism towards the ice just because we knew the players could hear us.
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I wish the state of Texas would just fall into the earth, nothing good comes from there
by dontmesswiththestache on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 PM PST reply actions
Clearly, blake is worth every cent of his extravagent contract. Its become apparent that he’s luckier than frodo baggins (and about the same size). I predict that after his retirement, he becomes the new ducks mascot and pulls in more money through endorsements and voodoo magic than god himself.
by BennyLightning on Feb 2, 2012 12:34 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
With Blake out and Koivu getting manhandle, that line was shut down. HIller should have been pulled after two….It isn’t like Deslaurier would have changed how many more got scored on us…he at least would be playing to stay up, Hillsy wasn’t sharp from the jump, scares me as he took one off the mask vs, Pheonix.
Hiller didn’t have it tonight.. Sbisa had a few key turnovers the led to goals but they were pretty soft goals.. The backup needs to play on back to backs.. Hiller needs the rest from time to time
by ShamuSalami on Feb 2, 2012 7:46 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
"Potent Dallas offense"
Sorry, but that makes me laugh just a little considering the Stars’ last 6 games before the All-Star break:
1,0,2,1,2,1
They’ve scored 4 or more goals in only 13 of their 49 games this season.
I meant their potency as it relates to the Ducks playing the Stars (save pre-All-Star Break game), specifically referencing He Who Must Not Be Named (L. Eriksson).
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I’m sorry, that loss was about 0% Hiller. Are you seriously blaming him for the third goal? A breakaway by one of the best young forwards in the league?
Goal 2 was weak, the rest he couldn’t do much about. It’s starting to get slightly ridiculous how quickly this fanbase gets on his case if he gives up more than 2 goals.
I respect your point and I’ve got mine. For the past month, I’ve been championing Hiller, so I beg to differ on getting on his case. He had a bad night (am I the only one that thinks this way?), and he certainly wasn’t helped by the guys in front of him. Goalie 101 goals should be stopped regardless of who is in net.
"I'm not a lady. I'm a DUCK!" - Connie Moreau, D2: Mighty Ducks
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I have to agree with Bholly, only 1 of thos goals was really his fault. Our D didnt do much to help him last night. The problem is, Hiller stands on his head so often to keep this team alive, that the nights that he dosnt and plays just above average, everyone wants to get on his case or trade him. No goalie is going to make all the big saves every night, or even the easy saves. Shit ill admit that the 2nd goal he let him was soft, but its a hell oif alot better then letting in that 90 foot slapper that Dennis Sidenberg got the other night, now thats a goal id be embarred that our goalie let in.
by Hockey Phreak on Feb 2, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
I guess I just don’t see which ones were goalie 101 other than the second.
1 – gives up a rebound off the pads, for some reason our 170lb winger is trying to hump 230lb Nystrom’s leg in front of the net and it’s an easy goal
2 – bad (but Lubo didn’t exactly help by lying down and not making any attempt to play the shooter)
3 – breakaway, Jamie Benn, no chance
4 – Robidas perfect one timer, don’t think any goalie in the league gets that one top corner like that
5 – seeing eye shot, maybe not great but unlucky and his positioning looks OK to me
6 – 2 on 1, perfect pass, no chance
Earlier in the season he had quite a few games where he was giving up multiple bad goals in a game and deserved the criticism, I just don’t think this is one of them. 1, maybe 2 bad goals given up. That’s a win if our defense stops crapping all over themselves.
Also, didn’t mean for it to come off snappy or that I didn’t respect your opinion.
Our whole team look horrific last night, so pointer fingers at Hiller or anyone else for that matter is pointless (Besides I don’t have enough fingers to do so). It looked like the 6-8 years old were playing the 10-12 years old out there. On the plus side our third line still looked decent, but the top two lines lines looked like they were trying to carry 50 pound backpacks the whole time. They were slow and were getting overpowered.
PS: Getzlaf needs to learn to hit the net, half the time I think he closes his eyes and hopes for the best.
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