Yes, Cholowski is in tonight. Frk is also in but we don't know who for.In 4 games, Montreal has a GF/GA of 11 and 10.
In 5 games, Detroit has a GF/GA of 11 and 23.
If the Wings can tighten up their defense, this could a a low scoring affair. If not, the "Lose for Hughes" streak might keep on rolling...
BTW, is Cholowski still on track to return tonight?
Has it been suggested by anyone else that Raz might get scratched tonight. He hasn't scored a goal yet but he has provided more than Vanek or Nielsen thus far with his net front presence contributing to a couple of goals.
Vanek would have had an easy one against Boston on a beautiful feed from AA if he was paying attention.
Put him with Larkin, he will score .Frk looked great in preseason wouldn't be surprised if he sticks
He's really worked on his skating and he can forecheck pretty well
Athanasiou has been better than all of the forwards other than Larkin and Bert. He has just been snakebitten.I don't agree with sitting Rasmussen. No, he hasn't be great, but he hasn't been terrible either.
Forwards who have been better than Ras: Larkin, Bertuzzi, Helm, Nyquist
Forwards who have been worse than Ras: Abdelkader, Nielsen, Vanek, Athanasiou
Forwards who have been equivalent to Ras: Ehn, Glendening, Mantha(I was tempted to put him in the worse than group)
Athanasiou has been better than all of the forwards other than Larkin and Bert. He has just been snakebitten.
AA looks frustrated , he is working hard , but no result. It is matter of time when it start clickingAthanasiou has been better than all of the forwards other than Larkin and Bert. He has just been snakebitten.
I disagree. He's not doing enough. He's often playing lazy, and uninvolved. All I have done for the past 3 years is defend AA, about how all he needs is a true shot. I'm done defending him. Time to show up.
I don't see the point in sitting Ras this early into the season.
He has been terribly underwhelming but we gotta get him used to this competition so we can find out who this guy is sooner than later.
If Mantha AND Rasumussen both "bust" then that will be a major setback.
I'm not saying it is going to kill him, I don't see it with only five games played.No need to play the "If" game this early in their careers.
Rasmussen looks overwhelmed at this point. Having him sit for a game or two to see it from a different perspective isn't going to kill him.