jeez, it's been 5 years since an opening win?

a new era has begun.

Great west coast road win to start the season. Rookies looked good.

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jeez, it's been 5 years since an opening win?

a new era has begun.
- hammarby31

Yeah, it had been awhile. It was always frustrating -- remember when Laviolette got the gate? They just haven't gotten off to good starts in years

WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, it had been awhile. It was always frustrating -- remember when Laviolette got the gate? They just haven't gotten off to good starts in years
- AllInForFlyers

yeah, and i was all like, "thank god berube is now the coach 3 games into the season after that goat rope playoff performance last season."

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- YuenglingJagr

There you are with the even numbers again

yeah, and i was all like, "thank god berube is now the coach 3 games into the season after that goat rope playoff performance last season."
- hammarby31

Just a crazy sequence of events over the last few years, but this year feels different to me. It really does

Just a crazy sequence of events over the last few years, but this year feels different to me. It really does
- AllInForFlyers

for good reason. expectations should be tempered, but there's real reason for enthusiasm that this is the start of them becoming legit contenders in the near future. and really anything CAN happen. the pens looked like ass for the first two months, fired their coach and rode rookies to a cup while sid and geno were invisible. crazy.

kids didn't look out of place at all and put points on the board. 4th line chipping in and grinding it out to hold the lead at the end. SOLID goaltending. a slow start, but that's expected. very nice road win to start the season. very nice.

for good reason. expectations should be tempered, but there's real reason for enthusiasm that this is the start of them becoming legit contenders in the near future. and really anything CAN happen. the pens looked like ass for the first two months, fired their coach and road rookies to a cup while sid and geno were invisible. crazy.
- hammarby31

Exactly. That is exactly it

If you have the right coach, and two goalies who can play, and just a little depth, you can do this

They just haven't had the depth these last few years, so they were locked into playing veterans who were done like dinner for way too many important minutes

They have actual depth right now. I mean, wow. MDZ and Gudas didn't even play, no Schenn or Laughton. They have actual depth right now

Exactly. That is exactly it

If you have the right coach, and two goalies who can play, and just a little depth, you can do this

They just haven't had the depth these last few years, so they were locked into playing veterans who were done like dinner for way too many important minutes

They have actual depth right now. I mean, wow. MDZ and Gudas didn't even play, no Schenn or Laughton. They have actual depth right now
- AllInForFlyers

depth? what's that? i'm unfamiliar with this term.

kids didn't look out of place at all and put points on the board. 4th line chipping in and grinding it out to hold the lead at the end. SOLID goaltending. a slow start, but that's expected. very nice road win to start the season. very nice.
- hammarby31

They looked more than NHL ready, that's for damn sure. Provy was fantastic after a bumpy nervous first for him and really the team. Mature beyond his years and just an absolute rock. TK was just a ball of energy and offense. Love it.

Even that dumpster fire defense held up, especially Manning. Sooner Gudas and Mdz get back, the better, but Manning may be playing himself into the 6th spot. We'll see. I don't really trust him, but I don't trust Schultz and AMac either. VDV needs to go pronto though. Read is playing himself out of his spot too if he keeps it up. I thought the 4th (except for Gordon who played fine besides the goal) was actually kind of messy. Bumping one of Cuz or PEB down and putting in Lyubimov is looking like the future in a couple weeks.

depth? what's that? i'm unfamiliar with this term.
- hammarby31

IKR

It's just so crazy. Morin, if he continues to develop, could get some games and help them with some of the physicality issues we saw tonight, when guys like Kopitar and King were just heavier on the puck

I haven't been this excited about this team since 2004

They looked more than NHL ready, that's for damn sure. Provy was fantastic after a bumpy nervous first for him and really the team. Mature beyond his years and just an absolute rock. TK was just a ball of energy and offense. Love it.

Even that dumpster fire defense held up, especially Manning. Sooner Gudas and Mdz get back, the better, but Manning may be playing himself into the 6th spot. We'll see. I don't really trust him, but I don't trust Schultz and AMac either. VDV needs to go pronto though. Read is playing himself out of his spot too if he keeps it up. I thought the 4th (except for Gordon who played fine besides the goal) was actually kind of messy.
- Mononoke

If Read has another gear, he needs to find it. It's OK to be smaller if you're faster. But what I see right now is a smallish player with no burst

Not trying to be nasty, especially after a win. But I honestly don't know if he keeps his roster slot when Schenn comes back -- Cousins simply looks better, and if you're a coin flip with VDV, you need to step it up

They looked more than NHL ready, that's for damn sure. Provy was fantastic after a bumpy nervous first for him and really the team. Mature beyond his years and just an absolute rock. TK was just a ball of energy and offense. Love it.

Even that dumpster fire defense held up, especially Manning. Sooner Gudas and Mdz get back, the better, but Manning may be playing himself into the 6th spot. We'll see. I don't really trust him, but I don't trust Schultz and AMac either. VDV needs to go pronto though. Read is playing himself out of his spot too if he keeps it up. I thought the 4th (except for Gordon who played fine besides the goal) was actually kind of messy. Bumping one of Cuz or PEB down and putting in Lyubimov is looking like the future in a couple weeks.
- Mononoke

Gordon was exactly what he needed to be and added a bonus with the goal

- Giroux_Is_God

They looked more than NHL ready, that's for damn sure. Provy was fantastic after a bumpy nervous first for him and really the team. Mature beyond his years and just an absolute rock. TK was just a ball of energy and offense. Love it.

Even that dumpster fire defense held up, especially Manning. Sooner Gudas and Mdz get back, the better, but Manning may be playing himself into the 6th spot. We'll see. I don't really trust him, but I don't trust Schultz and AMac either. VDV needs to go pronto though. Read is playing himself out of his spot too if he keeps it up. I thought the 4th (except for Gordon who played fine besides the goal) was actually kind of messy. Bumping one of Cuz or PEB down and putting in Lyubimov is looking like the future in a couple weeks.
- Mononoke

agree there are some holes. i'd like to get a look at lyubimov.

not a big deal, but disappointed by g tonight. invisible. metrics might prove other wise, but i just didn't notice him much at all. very quiet.

Totally thinking about watching that second period again. I won't even lie

Gordon was exactly what he needed to be and added a bonus with the goal
- dragonoffrost

I guess. He didn't do good at the dot OR play the PK much, so that was not really as advertised (face-offs will find level, but 30 sec on PK compared to 2+ min for VDV was interesting). Frankly he did a solid job tonight of driving play and competing. Really he didn't seem as expected. That's tonight at least. VDV and Read played like crap though. Stick PEB/Cousins and Lyub on his wings and we have a REAL 4th line just maybe. Not just a grinding AHL line.

I was the only one who believed.

I guess. He didn't do good at the dot OR play the PK much, so that was not really as advertised (face-offs will find level, but 30 sec on PK compared to 2+ min for VDV was interesting). Frankly he did a solid job tonight of driving play and competing. Really he didn't seem as expected. That's tonight at least. VDV and Read played like crap though. Stick PEB/Cousins and Lyub on his wings and we have a REAL 4th line just maybe. Not just a grinding AHL line.
- Mononoke

Schenn comes back and hopefully he gets the upgrade of on ice partners

- hammarby31

i vote this for win gif