tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post6603202956015230528..comments2024-01-06T07:18:43.593-08:00Comments on The Battle of California: Ducks Gameday—Refocusing on the playoffsJames Mirtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221488913251638181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-61503718220872282692008-03-24T06:43:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:43:00.000-07:00morbo you made my monday morning...great analyisis...morbo you made my monday morning...great analyisis<BR/><BR/>for anyone who didnt watch the game...read morbo take couldnt agree moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-71707267719481412262008-03-23T18:05:00.000-07:002008-03-23T18:05:00.000-07:00Was it a case of going up early and thinking Hille...<I>Was it a case of going up early and thinking Hiller was going to win 1-0? </I><BR/><BR/>Not necessarily, looked more like they had dead legs by the 3rd period. They had some chances in the 1st and 2nd period. The 3rd period was basically:<BR/>D-man passes to stationary winger at red line. Winger sees no one skating through the lanes to pass to. Dumps it in, Giant Forehead calls for change, Phoenix gets puck and rushes up ice with speed. Rinse and repeat. Even the powerplay looked pretty bad. The only reason they scored the game winner was because Nieds was sneaky and pinned a forechecking phoenix penalty killer down behind the net so the ducks got a 4 on 3 rush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-77135700292163298072008-03-23T16:11:00.000-07:002008-03-23T16:11:00.000-07:00I unfortunately (or fortunately) was not able to c...I unfortunately (or fortunately) was not able to catch most of the game on tv last night but was listening to it on the radio (or tried to depending upon the reception available through the Tejon Pass). I was getting pissed listening to the game because I'd catch bits and pieces and the pieces I caught were when Anaheim seemed to give Phoenix a power play.<BR/><BR/>In the end Anaheim got a win, which made me happy... but also made me wonder, do I really have to go skydiving every time that the Ducks play in order to maybe get a win? Really?Niekonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035931473800978514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-66991991674894771182008-03-22T22:41:00.000-07:002008-03-22T22:41:00.000-07:00Yeah, I didn't see any of it tonight, but I figure...Yeah, I didn't see any of it tonight, but I figured I would have seen more than 15 shots on goal the night after producing none in the 3rd.<BR/><BR/>Was it a case of going up early and thinking Hiller was going to win 1-0? <BR/><BR/>Oh well. That win coupled with Dallas' loss means I'm probably even less concerned with game outcomes for the near future.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-43784383200055165032008-03-22T22:30:00.000-07:002008-03-22T22:30:00.000-07:00When they spend too much time killing penalties, t...When they spend too much time killing penalties, the forwards get lazy and don't skate. Add in the fact that Randy Carlisle has an excessive woody for line matching on the road = no forecheck.<BR/><BR/>Hiller steals 2 pts from the coyotes tonight again. Is anyone on the Ducks capable of skating away from the puck except the square jawed one? Yuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-8242149119897051122008-03-22T13:58:00.000-07:002008-03-22T13:58:00.000-07:00Fortunately, the Ducks had a crazy Russian in rese...<I>Fortunately, the Ducks had a crazy Russian in reserve both those years (one whom they'll be visiting tonight) that was capable of dominating a series.</I><BR/><BR/>Giggle.andy grabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005097493597496927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-35057111707675114982008-03-22T13:18:00.000-07:002008-03-22T13:18:00.000-07:00I dunno, Rudy. Sometimes the Ducks kill so many p...I dunno, Rudy. Sometimes the Ducks kill so many penalties in a row that they are pretty much in "hold on" mode for a while, and that probably happened some last night. That and giving up the first goal early.<BR/><BR/>It's tough to say what that third period was about, except the Sharks trapping well. I think I'd expect better tonight, but I won't be able to see tonight's game, and the last two I missed featured zero Anaheim goals. Fair warning, I guess.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-87969608482510286582008-03-22T13:12:00.000-07:002008-03-22T13:12:00.000-07:00Where was the Ducks forecheck last night? I like ...Where was the Ducks forecheck last night? I like watching them play the Sharks or the Red Wings because it really puts their puck protection to the test, but the Sharks had no problem holding onto the puck last night.RudyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935847996131016457noreply@blogger.com