Game 74 GDT St. Louis at Anaheim 3-15-08 7:00

Ducks vs Blues
Honda Center
7:00

fairly weak elbowing call on Boyes.

early powerplay for the Ducks.

the pp sucks anyway.

Bobby Ryan is a healthy scratch...:shakehead

Bobby Ryan is a healthy scratch...:shakehead

what?? Jesus. He has been playing well......what the hell?

lines:

Kunitz-Getzlaf-Selanne
Bertuzzi-Weight-Marchant
Moen-Pahlsson-Niedermayer
May-Sutherby-Parros

Niedermayer-Beauchemin
Schneider-Huskins
Bergeron-O'Donnell

Giguere

what?? Jesus. He has been playing well......what the hell?

Yeah I agree. I understand Carlyle had to get Parros in the lineup because St. Louis has King, Janssen and Walker in their lineup. I would have scratched Sutherby or May.

3rd Blues penalty in a row...this time its Kariya to the box.

cant wait for the makeups...

thats the 2nd time I turned around and a Blues player had a SH breakaway.

Ducks 0 for 3 on the powerplay and the refs will now be looking for something marginal to call on the Ducks.

How awkward do the Duck players look?

Strange turn overs, strange decisions in the defensive zone... awkward powerplays...

They just look increadibly sloppy and unsure of what they they are doing.

Weight 2 for crosschecking starting that scrum...he was mad about something.

Blues on their first powerplay.

I hate jumping on Beauch because he's had a rough ride... but twice already he's been indecisive with the puck almost on our goal line and nearly cost us. He's giving me heart attacks when he's near our net now.. :help:

Schneider!

1-0 Ducks

How did he score on that.

Schneider! Nice hustle by Selanne too, and a nice breakout pass from Huskins.

Also, Bert's no-hesitation, no-look passes are simultaneously one of his greatest assets and one of his biggest flaws (when they don't connect).

gg schneider, kinda a weak goal, but no one got suspended on the play, so that's good.

gg schneider, kinda a weak goal, but no one got suspended on the play, so that's good.

LOL! 1-0 ducks! selanne w/ the hustle:yo:

I think Bill MacDonald holds the mic too close to his mouth, and it clips the sound and ends up coming out somewhat static.. I guess that's another thing about him that's annoying to me. :D

Ducks were lucky to come away with the lead after 1. Pretty sloppy passing and skating for the first half of the period.

Can someone tell Beauchemin not to skate the puck in front of Giggy again? He did it twice in the first.

Schneider has become a nice pickup and I hope the Ducks are able to keep Nieds, Pronger, and Schneider as a 1-2-3 punch for next season.

St.Louis ties it up on a rebound

Way to cover the guy in front of the net MAB.

That was a weird deflection, which is why Giguere's puck velcro must have failed.

Parros is funny.

That was a weird deflection, which is why Giguere's puck velcro must have failed.

It's the pads man, the pads! :sarcasm:

uh, Getzlaf?

Bury a freaking puck Getz. Two shots at fairly wide open nets.

good rush by Bergeron...give and go with Bert leads to Getz grade A scoring chance.

Nice little spinorama by Bergeron to get out of the defensive zone. Started a play where Getz had a great chance. Getz really should have scored.

Parros is funny.
Georgie is the man :yo:

Nice little spinorama by Bergeron to get out of the defensive zone. Started a play where Getz had a great chance. Getz really should have scored.
More and more it's looking like he's not much of a goalscorer.

More and more it's looking like he's not much of a goalscorer.

He has the tools but not the approach. How he doesnt have 30 goals with that shot is ridiculous.

Bert could have brought that to the front of the net but pussied out.

With his size and strength, Bert should skate that puck out of the corner and into the crease. Not take it behind the net and try to be Gretzky.

With his size and strength, Bert should skate that puck out of the corner and into the crease. Not take it behind the net and try to be Gretzky.

The guy could be great, he just doesnt have it in his head.

Could beauchemin turn the puck over more?

edit: Anyone see that Axman commercial? Maybe I am a nerd, but I thought it said X-men...

true story

God didn't love Andy Murray. That's how come He didn't give him any lips.

Teeeeeeeeeeeeeeemu

Teemu with some quick hands. Is Niedermayer the acting captain?

Edit: He has the A...who has the C?

Teemu scores!

Did you see Legace sitting there after the goal? His leg pads were in his stomach.

He refuses to shoot.

Getz! :(

Dare we say he's been Bertuzzied?

Ugh.

Did you see Legace sitting there after the goal? His leg pads were in his stomach.

Jiggy's pads are the only big ones in the league :sarcasm:

Just started raining here, had to put on my Ducks sweatshirt and pj pants.

Ugh awful bounces off our guys

OUch... that was just terrible luck for the goal that tied the game. = (

Jesus, can we touch a puck and actually block it, instead of deflecting it into the net?

Just started raining here, had to put on my Ducks sweatshirt and pj pants.

Its hailing at my house. Decided I should watch the rest of the game inside.

What a gay goal. St. Louis is quickly becoming an annoying team to watch.

Can we give them more breakaways?

hahahah. Rob Niedermayer scores again.

Robbie with a dirty goal! Awesome. 3-2 Ducks.

Robby Nieds!!!!

Rob scores, very special.

omgomgomg ROBBB

By dirty i meant blue collar like... just muscled through the defense and a quick shot to beat Legace. Wasn't graceful and I sure wasn't expecting anything to come out of him rushing forward what seemed like aimless progression on the ice. LoL

hahahah. Rob Niedermayer scores again.

We'd like to consider you for the Vezina, but our records show that back in March of 2008, Rob Neidermayer scored on you.

That CR 250F is a thing of beauty.

Teemu with some quick hands. Is Niedermayer the acting captain?

Edit: He has the A...who has the C?

We're going with three alternates.

BTW, did St. Louis enjoy holding onto their assets?

How did Rob score?

We're going with three alternates.

BTW, did St. Louis enjoy holding onto their assets?

I wasnt aware that a team was allowed to do that....

How did Rob score?

Amazing stick handling followed by a shot in the top corner.


Or he kind of pushed the puck into the slot, closed his eyes and found a hole.

Amazing stick handling followed by a shot in the top corner.


Or he kind of pushed the puck into the slot, closed his eyes and found a hole.

He scored with his eyes closed!? Amazing skill.

He scored with his eyes closed!? Amazing skill.

He had to picture the empty net

He just did it again! :biglaugh::yo:

is ryan playing?

Make that 2. Did you see taht shot?? Damn.

Tic tac toe. Slam dunk for Rob.

is ryan playing?

Healthy scratch.

is ryan playing?

No, this team doesnt need offensive players. Clearly Niedermayer is taking that role upon himself.

Wow! The shutdown line is "en fuego"! Nice passing to each other and an open shot for Robbie. This line chemistry reminds of "Miracles" line of the 'coneheads'. Pass- shoot- score. 4-2 Ducks.

I wasnt aware that a team was allowed to do that....

You can, but you can't make a healthy scratch.

Wow! The shutdown line is "en fuego"! Nice passing to each other and an open shot for Robbie. This line chemistry reminds of "Miracles" line of the 'coneheads'. Pass- shoot- score. 4-2 Ducks.

Shouldn't they now be considered the #1 line?

Any predictions that Andy Murray will pull Legace and Robbie will get an empty net hat trick?

You can, but you can't make a healthy scratch.

I dont know what this means. You cant make a healthy scratch if you dont have an acting captain?

Getz, so close!

getz.fail

On a side note, I am glad they mentioned that the next goal would make it a hatrick for robby. Without that analysis, I would have never known.

I dont know what this means. You cant make a healthy scratch if you dont have an acting captain?

I was making a joke about St. Louis holding onto their assets.

Yes, you can have 3 alternate captains.

Last commercial: Michael Buble, some singer having a concert... "Produced by Brian Burke" ?????????

getz.fail

On a side note, I am glad they mentioned that the next goal would make it a hatrick for robby. Without that analysis, I would have never known.

Well we are Duck fans, we know nothing about hockey after all :sarcasm:

I was making a joke about St. Louis holding onto their assets.

Yes, you can have 3 alternate captains.

Oh I get it. Im hopped up on pain meds, that is my excuse.

This team lacks offensive players WHAT!

Getz chooses the worst time to finally hit an open net :(


still time for Special Nieds to get his hatty though!

Poor Legace, I think that 'empty net' goal still counts against his GAA :)

Awesome.

Skate faster to the bench next time.

Getz empty netter finally!

Ahahahhahahahhaha.... Role reversal. Robbie the goal scorer and Getz the empty net scorer. LoL 5- 2 ducks.

Pahlsson with assist on Getz goal.

Huge save by Jiggy at the end. Great win for the Ducks!

Ahahahhahahahhaha.... Role reversal. Robbie the goal scorer and Getz the empty net scorer. LoL 5- 2 ducks.

Goals are goals!

Attn *** Superman sighting *** JS flying to stop a puck from the left goal post to the right. Good win. Didn't see much that I like from MAB... but then again i didn't see much I didn't like either. Reminds me of DiPenta but with speed.

Attn *** Superman sighting *** JS flying to stop a puck from the left goal post to the right. Good win. Didn't see much that I like from MAB... but then again i didn't see much I didn't like either. Reminds me of DiPenta but with speed.

MAB actually has a nice shot, too bad that's all he has going for him.

Rob is 1st star, I wonder if he has a chance to take down Jiggy and Getz at the top of the '3 stars leaderboard'

Rob is 1st star, I wonder if he has a chance to take down Jiggy and Getz at the top of the '3 stars leaderboard'

:biglaugh:

Oh I get it. Im hopped up on pain meds, that is my excuse.

From the NHL rulebook:

Alternate Captains – If the permanent Captain is not on the ice,
Alternate Captains (not more than two) shall be accorded the
privileges of the Captain. Alternate Captains shall wear the letter “A”
approximately three inches (3'') in height and in contrasting color, in a
conspicuous position on the front of their sweaters.
Only when the Captain is not in uniform, the Coach shall have the
right to designate three Alternate Captains. This must be done prior to
the start of the game.

http://www.nhl.com/ext/0708rules.pdf

Sorry about the dumb ass joke.;)

From the NHL rulebook:

Alternate Captains – If the permanent Captain is not on the ice,
Alternate Captains (not more than two) shall be accorded the
privileges of the Captain. Alternate Captains shall wear the letter “A”
approximately three inches (3'') in height and in contrasting color, in a
conspicuous position on the front of their sweaters.
Only when the Captain is not in uniform, the Coach shall have the
right to designate three Alternate Captains. This must be done prior to
the start of the game.

http://www.nhl.com/ext/0708rules.pdf

Sorry about the dumb ass joke.;)

Im just not smart enough to catch things that dont hit me in the face.

From what I saw, I thought MAB was fine. Has a heavy shot, he just needs to try to get it through...as in not blocked.

I'm glad to see the OTHER Niederamayer do something other than collect a paycheck. Good game by the checking line.

Well we are Duck fans, we know nothing about hockey after all.

Admitting the problem is the first step. :D

Good, solid win. A little too many shots allowed, but a good win. The checking line has been awesome lately! :yo:

Huskins looks SO confident out there. And Bergeron played pretty well. :)

There they go, playing the way they're supposed to again...

I am not happy that Carlyle has scratched Bobby Ryan. It was a good game and therefore I can live with this decision.

Good, solid win. A little too many shots allowed, but a good win. The checking line has been awesome lately! :yo:

Huskins looks SO confident out there. And Bergeron played pretty well. :)

seriously though huskins is the most improved player over an offseason i have ever seen. i mean its ridiculous, he looks like a top 2 atleast top 4 dman every time he is on the ice i mean hell he makes very good decisions very good outlet passes and is very poised under pressure. i have no problem with him being a top 4 dman on our team for years to come.

Quiet 38 saves for Giguere, but the biggest was that toe save when we only had a one goal lead. His dive at the end was sorta funny since he always looks completely awkward doing it.

I think I nearly had another heart attack (after the one Beauch gave me) when Rob scored his second goal. It was poetic justice for Getzlaf to hit an empty net from about 60 feet out when he missed two chances from less than 10 feet earlier in the game.

Solid game, hopefully we can keep this up until Pronger (and eventually Perry) get back. :)

Quiet 38 saves for Giguere, but the biggest was that toe save when we only had a one goal lead. His dive at the end was sorta funny since he always looks completely awkward doing it.

I think I nearly had another heart attack (after the one Beauch gave me) when Rob scored his second goal. It was poetic justice for Getzlaf to hit an empty net from about 60 feet out when he missed two chances from less than 10 feet earlier in the game.

Solid game, hopefully we can keep this up until Pronger (and eventually Perry) get back. :)

Don't forget Carter! :)

I am not happy that Carlyle has scratched Bobby Ryan. It was a good game and therefore I can live with this decision.
Ryan seems to be on the Penner development path as opposed to the Getzlaf/Perry.