GDT: Flames v. Blues - "Anothr Ploff Gmae" April 2 @ 6 PM

[Unlimited Chequing]

Oilers have been scoring of late, so there's still a chance they could make a game out of this.

 

[Ynnek]

Oilers have been scoring of late, so there's still a chance they could make a game out of this.

True but they can't keep it out of their own. Bachman was playing good when he was up but Scrivens is useless.

 

[MonaHan Solo]

I hope Bennett gets called up and plays against the Oilers and score a hat trick.

 

[bWo*]

I hate having school on tuesday and Thursday night, forced to miss the games

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Hey guys, what did I miss?

Raymond is fine, but he's not what we need. We already have Hudler and Gaudreau as skilled wingers, and they're both superior in every aspect of hockey over Mason. Raymond is fast, but he's a streaky scorer, when he's not scoring he doesn't contribute much. He's an average playmaker, he doesn't check anything, his 2-way game is average, the play dies on his stick often. He has moments where he skates around with the puck like Comeau, but then he just turns it over because all he's doing is using his speed with no purpose. I'm not just saying this, but I think I preferred Setoguchi. While he didn't score, he was often involved in the play, hitting, forechecking, driving to the net. Raymond has some stretches where he attacks, but then he goes invisible for 3-4 games at a time. I'd rather get a winger capable of 30 points on our 3rd line but creates havoc for our opposition at every other aspect of the game.

Raymond is a useful guy in the right scenario, but he's just a poor fit on this team IMO and a large reason I think we're to soft.

 

[CraigsList]

Hey guys, what did I miss?

Raymond is fine, but he's not what we need. We already have Hudler and Gaudreau as skilled wingers, and they're both superior in every aspect of hockey over Mason. Raymond is fast, but he's a streaky scorer, when he's not scoring he doesn't contribute much. He's an average playmaker, he doesn't check anything, his 2-way game is average, the play dies on his stick often. He has moments where he skates around with the puck like Comeau, but then he just turns it over because all he's doing is using his speed with no purpose. I'm not just saying this, but I think I preferred Setoguchi. While he didn't score, he was often involved in the play, hitting, forechecking, driving to the net. Raymond has some stretches where he attacks, but then he goes invisible for 3-4 games at a time. I'd rather get a winger capable of 30 points on our 3rd line but creates havoc for our opposition at every other aspect of the game.

Raymond is a useful guy in the right scenario, but he's just a poor fit on this team IMO and a large reason I think we're to soft.

Not a fan of Raymond. He'll be beaten out of his spot next year if he keeps this up. Treliving won't hesitate to move him either imo.

 

[HAKAN LOOB]

Except Ferland hasn't shown the toughness at the NHL level.

Is Ferland particularly tough in the AHL? I get that he's big, but the game in Detroit where a smaller Red Wing was able to keep him off the puck with one arm kid of suggests he's not strong enough to be all the physical in the NHL.

 

[Skobel24]

Hey guys, what did I miss?

Raymond is fine, but he's not what we need. We already have Hudler and Gaudreau as skilled wingers, and they're both superior in every aspect of hockey over Mason. Raymond is fast, but he's a streaky scorer, when he's not scoring he doesn't contribute much. He's an average playmaker, he doesn't check anything, his 2-way game is average, the play dies on his stick often. He has moments where he skates around with the puck like Comeau, but then he just turns it over because all he's doing is using his speed with no purpose. I'm not just saying this, but I think I preferred Setoguchi. While he didn't score, he was often involved in the play, hitting, forechecking, driving to the net. Raymond has some stretches where he attacks, but then he goes invisible for 3-4 games at a time. I'd rather get a winger capable of 30 points on our 3rd line but creates havoc for our opposition at every other aspect of the game.

Raymond is a useful guy in the right scenario, but he's just a poor fit on this team IMO and a large reason I think we're to soft.

I still think Reinhart or Agostino would be a better fit here than Raymond.

 

[Lunatik]

Is Ferland particularly tough in the AHL? I get that he's big, but the game in Detroit where a smaller Red Wing was able to keep him off the puck with one arm kid of suggests he's not strong enough to be all the physical in the NHL.

He's shown flashes in the AHL, but not consistently.