Great response to a sleepy 1st. Not much else needed to be said on this game. I do think some players deserve some real praise over their play of late. Some obvious, and some not so obvious.
Willy: How this dude is not an all star is absolutely mind numbing. He's been our best player aside from Mitch all season long. He has really come into his own the last 2 seasons, and just continues to dominate night in and night out. A silent superstar. I know Willy doesn't likely give a flying f*** about the snub, but he deserves the recognition.
JT: All I can remember when we signed JT was "wait till year 5 of that deal". Well, we are here, and I'd argue this has been one of John's best seasons yet. He does everything right, and as we saw last night, he still has the ability to dominate games. Did he lose a single 1 on 1 battle once last night? His puck protection and leg strength have been on full display as of late, and last night may have been one of the better examples of that.
Holl: This dude has been absolutely carved by our fanbase and media the past 2 years. I cannot imagine how hard hockey must have been at times for Justin TBH. The outside noise at times must be deafening. Of course that criticism isn't always unwarranted, but at the level it comes at is debatable. He seems to have drowned out the noise a bit, and he has really stepped up lately. I've really liked his game as of late
Kampf: Is it just me or is Kampf playing with a ton of confidence with the puck lately?? He's holding onto the puck a lot more and using his body to protect it very well. It may not always result in quality scoring chances, but it extends offensive zone time considerably and wears down the opposition. When Engvall has his game in order, those 2 make it very hard for the opposition to even touch the puck. David has always been good for us, but he really looks like he's finding an extra gear to me.
good win all around. Keep em' coming