Thoughts:
I would rather have Gelinas out there over Larsson. His decision making with the puck did not cost us anything, but he did not contribute to the plays. instead, his involvement would slow momentum down or lead to a turnover. On the defensive side he did sufficiently cover his men, but I see what many posters are talking about with his lack of speed.
Clowe just seemsed like a selfish player when he had the puck tonight. Constantly tryingn to force the shot on goal instead of attempting to pass or shoot the puck around the boards. I do like his physical game, but this really stood out to me tonight.
I think Ryder played a really complete game tonigt. Had good board work, puck control and even back checked. Also surprised to see him out on the point during one of those power plays.
Brunner had a great game, you could tell that he really wanted to make an impression tonight. Glad that he got some shifts with the elias line at the end, he looked good and I hope to see more of him.
Had no problems with rutoo or gio.
Elias is hard to criticize, but he has looked lost all season and isn't exhibiting his keen sense of awareness. His countless icings, lazy passing and inability to finish is dissapointing to watch. Sadly, this has been one of his better games this season.
Biggest issue is our PK. This is making me think that we should bring in josefson to take on some PK minutes and relieve some minutes from top fowards who have to spend their energy trying to kill penalties.
PP is fantastic to watch, love the new zone entry with the foward setting up for the drop pass while the D rushes the zone.