When I saw Sara Orlesky's post game interview of Perfetti, I couldn't help but think that she could take him in a fight. Her hands are way bigger, that's for sure.
Yep.
He's our babyfaced killer.
Props to all 4 lines for that one -- finally catching up this afternoon and man do we look quicker on the forecheck! Axel F does seem to be spurring on his linemates to keep up and while he ain't no finisher yet, he sure does create havoc and free up a ton of pucks.
Thought Harkins and Mikey F also looked dominant on the forecheck and maintained possession well, and both top lines looked dangerous -- that play by KFC to hold up, dodge a check and then move the puck up ice was jaw-dropping.
Samberg was terrific also I thought -- calming things down, making plays and rarely holding onto the puck too long. Schmidt was the odd D out tonight for me -- not sure what he's bringing most nights that we can't make up inhouse, but I confess to not watching his every shift. Definitely maybe an offseason move though if we're looking to ease up the logjam and save some cap.
And props to 55, who is looking every inch the player he said he would be this season, and Wheeler, who seems far, far happier and is playing right up to the edge of his contract in a way I didn't quite see coming. Great game from that line.
This was a dominant game after the 1st IMO, and one of a handful this year that makes me hearken back to the Pack of Wolves era Jets, who were never out of a game and seemed able to just wear teams down before dismantling them with an incisive goal here and there before shutting things down.
A game to make a Jets' exile's heart right proud.
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