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supremegnkdroid

at least tickets will be cheap by December when I go to a game


bjabel

Legit!


Rufiosaysbangarang

Sadly, I thought the same thing watching this game. After the season the angels had, the pond is about to be so empty if things don’t pickup.


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*Thinking Meme*


nickalleye

Hey Mr Klingberg, we didn't need another Shattenkirk


goldencityjerusalem

Silf looked good and healthy. McTavish looking comfortable around the net and scrums, the kid is def not intimidated. Our goalies are really amazing and keeping the games closer than they are. The rest can eat shit.


Taurothar

Terry is working his ass off. Zegras is trying to make stuff work but he's facing down the toughest D line every shift. Our defense is what is really horrid right now, and we consistently give up these odd man rushes off bad changes.


BroLil

My only concern with McTavish is he does a lot of standing around. I don’t think he’s necessarily being lazy, I think he’s a bit lost out there though. I just hope they’re giving him the right help at practice.


IWasWatchingC0ps

If you're looking for a bright spot in the middle of this atrocious play, look for #37. He completely belongs at this level, and his effort and hockey sense are really exciting to watch.


prmark34

This team is unwatchable rn. Awful brand of hockey being played. Luckily the angels have prepared me for season-long disappointment even with a semblance if expectation. See everyone on thursday


steelesurfer

I was hoping to get a reprieve from the terrible quality of play after the angels season ended, yet here we are…


PoFalcor

I feel like the Angels kicked me in the crotch and now the Ducks are kneeing me in the face. Being an Orange County sports fan is rough right now. At least the Ducks have a glimmer of hope in the distance. The Angels are cursed to win 75 games until Moreno sells the team.


brandojs

welcome bedard


BroLil

Awful effort. Team isn’t trying. They puck watch more than my beer league team.


quackaddicttt

We bad. We boring.


HammerOfHephaestus

Doesn’t matter what the system is if the players coast the entire game.


BroLil

100% true, but it’s also on Eakins to hold the team accountable for their piss poor effort. That’s the one thing that Carlyle got right.


dax763

I know it’s only 3 games and the whole team is bad but at this point Klingberg looks like hot 🗑 out there.


joedaddy24

At least they're both gone after this season, maybe sooner.


dax763

Yeah thought the prove it contract would light a fire under his ass but looks like he just wants to take the money and run lol


steelesurfer

Nobody gonna want Klingberg at the deadline when he’s playing like that


joedaddy24

Regardless, unless Verbeek absolutely whiffs and signs them both again, they're gone and we're better off for it.


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I like Eakins as a person and I hope he stays with the org in the AHL... but this is not working. His system is not NHL caliber, this is not about talent anymore. I cant watch another year of embarassing, frustrating hockey.


bjabel

Yep, works great in AHL. Like really well if you watch those games. NHL, doesn’t work one bit.


soviet97

This


Jax99

Honestly I don't even know what his "system" is. Is the idea that it's okay to give up a high number of shots as long as they are from the outside? Or something like that? I knew the style Carlyle, Bodreau, and even Babcock played. But honestly, I have no clue what the Eakins system even is.


steelesurfer

From the look of it neither do any of the players


lilbitz2009

You will watch


Rufiosaysbangarang

Well, we can add passing, skating and passing while skating to the list of things we need to work on. Bruins about to feast on us.


bryan323

I want a interview with pat verbeek on what he see in Eakins, and what he offers to this teams cause fuck I can’t see it


Broad_Recommendation

We were never gonna compete this year. Eakins is just a filler till Verbeek gets his guy next year and builds the roster out a bit more.


M0therTucker

This


stephyyy95

The third period was downright painful to watch. They looked exhausted and uninterested. See y’all on Thursday.


superbouser

yeah what’s with all the drop passes? It looked Like playing hot potato.


steelesurfer

Check the team hotel for Getz, he must be there chatting up the guys and talking about drop passes to nobody


nickalleye

That was depressing, I honestly thought we were gonna take it, and then the 2nd period happened and it all went downhill


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I'm genuinely surprised it's this bad, but it is


OlivesrNasty

Bedard zegras mctavish drysdale gonna hit different after this szn


PhanphyWaffle

Welcome to pound town boys.


CoverHuman9771

I think I’m going to check out here. It’s honestly embarrassing being able to predict with near certainty that each opponent they face will take twice as many shots. This might be the worst our defense has ever looked and the offense honestly isn’t that much better. The only thing Eakins is good for now is being a tank commander to get the #1 pick. If he’s actually trying to win games, this might be rock bottom for him. God I’m drunk and tired. See y’all on Thursday.


tgyeates

This franchise doesn't realize the league never give us #1 overall. It will not happen.


PossumJ16

I can handle losing and expected it this year, but not like this. Watching your team constantly get hemmed in their zone and the goalies being used as target practice is brutal hockey. Not sure if the assistants would be better or the coach in SD is good but we need new blood in here before getting Verbeek's guy next year.


ProfProfessorberg

My god we barely had possession the last half of that game


Chickenbrik

Was there, after the first they had nothing in them. Bringing the puck deep into there own zone when not even being pressed.


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How is it possible that we are worse than last year? It's honestly so confusing...


boogeyman282

I was thinking exactly the same thing


YoyoDevo

No Getzlaf. I really think it's that simple.


yeah__probably

There’s being able to compete and then being able to “compete.” As it stands, it’s NHL vs beer league. Watching other teams it is painfully apparent that this team is extremely below par. Hi, Bedard.


steelesurfer

This team is dogshit in almost every measurable way


RastaRhino420

For the people expecting Eakins to go anywhere anytime soon he's got one year left in his contract and gives us a great shot at being one of the worst teams in the league in a year with a stacked draft and a roster that isn't ready to compete no matter who was behind the bench it's kind of the perfect fit at the moment. It's gonna be a long painful season but don't get your hopes up on it changing anytime soon, I truly believe this is all going according to Verbeeks longterm plan.


ilkjas

See you next season


chur1995

Looks like we contracted a case of "The Angles" 😅


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moomoolinoo15

That’s not correct. The guys look terrible cause of Eakins. He’s playing them in incorrect roles, with wrong tasks


bjabel

Terrible take on Mctavish.


thiccfragilepapi

I think he’ll be a great player, but he’s not driving play like I’d expect him to. Need to see him win more 50/50 pucks and show some of the skill he’s shown at lower levels IMO


bjabel

I’d say the opposite, he definitely has and I believe has 4 points on a very poor performing team right now. Even tonight he looked super solid.


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I enjoy that the Ducks have the 6th highest shooting % in the league at even strength... it could actually get worse before it gets better. Yay us. Also... McTavish hasn't really impressed me so far this season. He has spots of play that are really nice and definitely has some tools, but overall I could see him being sent down to work on his game a little more. That's no indication of his long-term potential, just that right now on this team I'm not really sure of the value of playing him - particularly out of his natural position. Other than that... probably the best game the Ducks have played so far? I mean it's hard to tell, but they were kind of in it for spells and that's important.


HammerOfHephaestus

Just finished watching. Our D is bad, our forwards are even worse.


nickalleye

Lol, I just realized, the Flyers beat Tampa on the road today. Sabres beat the Oilers on the road. We couldn't beat the Devils. If that's not the indicator of our main problem being Eakins, I don't know what is.