ErinB_DBD
@erinb-dbd.bsky.social
Displaced Texan. Former hockey blogger.
Immediately antagonizing the refs from the bench after his coach tells team to stuff it? Finding each and every way to the ice as he channels McDavid's embellishment but not his skill? Being an absurd locker room human? MushSmushes?
Marchment is a man of multitudes, and I will miss the comedy.
Marchment is a man of multitudes, and I will miss the comedy.
June 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Immediately antagonizing the refs from the bench after his coach tells team to stuff it? Finding each and every way to the ice as he channels McDavid's embellishment but not his skill? Being an absurd locker room human? MushSmushes?
Marchment is a man of multitudes, and I will miss the comedy.
Marchment is a man of multitudes, and I will miss the comedy.
I will miss the blue eyed ice troll for his commitment to the bit, if nothing else. They were never going to be able to the full WTF forward lineup together for budget reasons alone, and he's a reasonable fall guy given the Finn shaped upgrade.
Now about heaving Dumba into the pit of Washed Up...
Now about heaving Dumba into the pit of Washed Up...
June 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I will miss the blue eyed ice troll for his commitment to the bit, if nothing else. They were never going to be able to the full WTF forward lineup together for budget reasons alone, and he's a reasonable fall guy given the Finn shaped upgrade.
Now about heaving Dumba into the pit of Washed Up...
Now about heaving Dumba into the pit of Washed Up...
It's amazing what happens when your goalie doesn't consistently blink first.
(He was so damn good the first two rounds, and honestly a lot of Games 2-5 is probably that horribly timed URI. But the difference in the chance-to-goal-against ratio was staggering.)
(He was so damn good the first two rounds, and honestly a lot of Games 2-5 is probably that horribly timed URI. But the difference in the chance-to-goal-against ratio was staggering.)
Round 4 Recap
FLA 4 at EDM 2
Chances fairly even, but the Panthers finishers were better and their goaltenders were also better.
All series charts: hockeyviz.com/series/2425/...
FLA 4 at EDM 2
Chances fairly even, but the Panthers finishers were better and their goaltenders were also better.
All series charts: hockeyviz.com/series/2425/...
June 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It's amazing what happens when your goalie doesn't consistently blink first.
(He was so damn good the first two rounds, and honestly a lot of Games 2-5 is probably that horribly timed URI. But the difference in the chance-to-goal-against ratio was staggering.)
(He was so damn good the first two rounds, and honestly a lot of Games 2-5 is probably that horribly timed URI. But the difference in the chance-to-goal-against ratio was staggering.)
I don't know why the hockey gods hate Dallas so much against WCF goalies in particular. Even in 2020 it was like pulling teeth.
Michael Dixon on the bird app noted that Dallas was generating just as many high danced scoring chances per 60 minutes against Edmonton as Florida is. The difference is their shooting percentage on those chances was about half.
This goaltending from Edmonton is pissing me off.
Where the fuck was this in the WCF?
Where the fuck was this in the WCF?
June 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I don't know why the hockey gods hate Dallas so much against WCF goalies in particular. Even in 2020 it was like pulling teeth.
Happy for Dallas youth hockey legend Seth Jones (one day the hockey media will stop crediting his formative hockey years to Denver, I swear)
June 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Happy for Dallas youth hockey legend Seth Jones (one day the hockey media will stop crediting his formative hockey years to Denver, I swear)
Also, screw the Oilers to perpetuity.
June 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Also, screw the Oilers to perpetuity.
But until they build a better defense that doesn't rely on 35 minutes a night from Esa and Cody Ceci as second pair shutdown pals, they'll be in the same boat. If you can't possess and transition, you're gonna struggle deep in the playoffs or if your goalie urps for a series.
That one's all Nill.
That one's all Nill.
June 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
But until they build a better defense that doesn't rely on 35 minutes a night from Esa and Cody Ceci as second pair shutdown pals, they'll be in the same boat. If you can't possess and transition, you're gonna struggle deep in the playoffs or if your goalie urps for a series.
That one's all Nill.
That one's all Nill.
I don't mind the DeBoer move. He was right that Jake was part of the problem at that point, but when you scratch/pull any core guy you've got to actually debrief them about it soon afterward to maintain necessary relationships. You let that fester this long, and it's on you dude.
June 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I don't mind the DeBoer move. He was right that Jake was part of the problem at that point, but when you scratch/pull any core guy you've got to actually debrief them about it soon afterward to maintain necessary relationships. You let that fester this long, and it's on you dude.
Per @tiffin.bsky.social this is the first part of the DeBoer quote about the pull. Comes right before the part more widely circulated to this point.
May 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Per @tiffin.bsky.social this is the first part of the DeBoer quote about the pull. Comes right before the part more widely circulated to this point.
I hope Jake takes the pull as a wake up call. He's so damn talented. He was great through two rounds, a huge reason they got there. He stole so many wins in the season.
And then he crumbled, again, in the biggest moment. He has to find a way to not go 0.851 in the WCF.
And then he crumbled, again, in the biggest moment. He has to find a way to not go 0.851 in the WCF.
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I hope Jake takes the pull as a wake up call. He's so damn talented. He was great through two rounds, a huge reason they got there. He stole so many wins in the season.
And then he crumbled, again, in the biggest moment. He has to find a way to not go 0.851 in the WCF.
And then he crumbled, again, in the biggest moment. He has to find a way to not go 0.851 in the WCF.
They're a top four team in for multiple years while turning over their core, even in the setting of needing a key players deeply needing sports psychologist for and trying to fill defense holes with Literally Dumba and Ceci.
It's so much more than I would have expected. It's utterly frustrating.
It's so much more than I would have expected. It's utterly frustrating.
May 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
They're a top four team in for multiple years while turning over their core, even in the setting of needing a key players deeply needing sports psychologist for and trying to fill defense holes with Literally Dumba and Ceci.
It's so much more than I would have expected. It's utterly frustrating.
It's so much more than I would have expected. It's utterly frustrating.
Reposted by ErinB_DBD
I'm old enough to remember the bankruptcy years, the pesky stars, losing a playoff series where you get 3 shutout wins etc. While this sucks ass, 3 straight WCF appearances and meaningful hockey lasting til the very end of May is pretty cool with a young core still intact. On to next season.
May 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I'm old enough to remember the bankruptcy years, the pesky stars, losing a playoff series where you get 3 shutout wins etc. While this sucks ass, 3 straight WCF appearances and meaningful hockey lasting til the very end of May is pretty cool with a young core still intact. On to next season.
(I wouldn't have pulled Jake because DeSmith isn't a better option overall.
But they're gonna have to figure out how to get him a backup they can play in the playoffs, because the same story keeps happening.
A fun but flawed team from the back all the way out.)
But they're gonna have to figure out how to get him a backup they can play in the playoffs, because the same story keeps happening.
A fun but flawed team from the back all the way out.)
May 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
(I wouldn't have pulled Jake because DeSmith isn't a better option overall.
But they're gonna have to figure out how to get him a backup they can play in the playoffs, because the same story keeps happening.
A fun but flawed team from the back all the way out.)
But they're gonna have to figure out how to get him a backup they can play in the playoffs, because the same story keeps happening.
A fun but flawed team from the back all the way out.)
Last crabby post before I go back to the babies, who deserve me more than that grumpiness.
I've said they'll go as far as Jake takes them, and I stand by that. He's drug them (this season even) kicking and screaming to wins they had no business in. He has to be able to be that guy when it matters.
I've said they'll go as far as Jake takes them, and I stand by that. He's drug them (this season even) kicking and screaming to wins they had no business in. He has to be able to be that guy when it matters.
May 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Last crabby post before I go back to the babies, who deserve me more than that grumpiness.
I've said they'll go as far as Jake takes them, and I stand by that. He's drug them (this season even) kicking and screaming to wins they had no business in. He has to be able to be that guy when it matters.
I've said they'll go as far as Jake takes them, and I stand by that. He's drug them (this season even) kicking and screaming to wins they had no business in. He has to be able to be that guy when it matters.
The sixth floor is displeased. Wyatt Johsnton where art thou? Or any other secondary scoring?
(If you need to hold a team to 1 or 0 goals, you have to be able to. The Oilers only scored twice* and won. Their defense/goalie weathers key storms while ill timed goals continue to haunt Dallas.)
(If you need to hold a team to 1 or 0 goals, you have to be able to. The Oilers only scored twice* and won. Their defense/goalie weathers key storms while ill timed goals continue to haunt Dallas.)
May 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The sixth floor is displeased. Wyatt Johsnton where art thou? Or any other secondary scoring?
(If you need to hold a team to 1 or 0 goals, you have to be able to. The Oilers only scored twice* and won. Their defense/goalie weathers key storms while ill timed goals continue to haunt Dallas.)
(If you need to hold a team to 1 or 0 goals, you have to be able to. The Oilers only scored twice* and won. Their defense/goalie weathers key storms while ill timed goals continue to haunt Dallas.)
Save% of .876 this series, facing a max of 27 shots. No single game over .900 (had only one in the prior rounds under that).
You gotta put pucks in the net, but you also gotta give yourself a chance.
He has the talent to turn it around. Does he have the mental game?*
*applicable to most everyone
You gotta put pucks in the net, but you also gotta give yourself a chance.
He has the talent to turn it around. Does he have the mental game?*
*applicable to most everyone
May 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Save% of .876 this series, facing a max of 27 shots. No single game over .900 (had only one in the prior rounds under that).
You gotta put pucks in the net, but you also gotta give yourself a chance.
He has the talent to turn it around. Does he have the mental game?*
*applicable to most everyone
You gotta put pucks in the net, but you also gotta give yourself a chance.
He has the talent to turn it around. Does he have the mental game?*
*applicable to most everyone
Getting soundly out-goalied by Stuart Skinner and mentally collapsing from it is a familiar script.
Can't allow 3 goals on 18 shots when you're dominating chances. Can't allow a goal with 19 seconds left in a period.
Being great in early rounds doesn't mean anything if you can't sustain.
Can't allow 3 goals on 18 shots when you're dominating chances. Can't allow a goal with 19 seconds left in a period.
Being great in early rounds doesn't mean anything if you can't sustain.
May 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Getting soundly out-goalied by Stuart Skinner and mentally collapsing from it is a familiar script.
Can't allow 3 goals on 18 shots when you're dominating chances. Can't allow a goal with 19 seconds left in a period.
Being great in early rounds doesn't mean anything if you can't sustain.
Can't allow 3 goals on 18 shots when you're dominating chances. Can't allow a goal with 19 seconds left in a period.
Being great in early rounds doesn't mean anything if you can't sustain.
Also, I'm just going to blame that on the fact they've gotten so used to the stupid late start times that they didn't show up until what would have been puck drop in their prior series.
May 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Also, I'm just going to blame that on the fact they've gotten so used to the stupid late start times that they didn't show up until what would have been puck drop in their prior series.
This team is the definition of the most dumb. Often (sometimes) in the best way?
May 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This team is the definition of the most dumb. Often (sometimes) in the best way?
Four down, the most important countdown of the spring.
May 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Four down, the most important countdown of the spring.
I knew the hockey gods wouldn't spite them this game (like, you know, some games this series) because this didn't pinball off Jake back into his net and Swiss cheesed its way through him
May 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I knew the hockey gods wouldn't spite them this game (like, you know, some games this series) because this didn't pinball off Jake back into his net and Swiss cheesed its way through him
Also, for the record, what a great Jake.
Three down.
Three down.
May 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Also, for the record, what a great Jake.
Three down.
Three down.
I had an awful week at work with the babies (hug your babies and don't sleep in bed with them) and have been down and sad and this doesn't fix all those terrible things but its a sports something special.
Thank you, my greenest of idiots.
Thank you, my greenest of idiots.
May 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I had an awful week at work with the babies (hug your babies and don't sleep in bed with them) and have been down and sad and this doesn't fix all those terrible things but its a sports something special.
Thank you, my greenest of idiots.
Thank you, my greenest of idiots.
These precious precious boys led by their high school physics teacher wunderkind
May 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
These precious precious boys led by their high school physics teacher wunderkind