You where not wrong. I was checking Moneypuck and one of his pp shifts is missing (and the TOI added under 5v5). Last two games Oshie and Sheary where getting shifts with Eller btw.
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You where not wrong. I was checking Moneypuck and one of his pp shifts is missing (and the TOI added under 5v5). Last two games Oshie and Sheary where getting shifts with Eller btw.
Mantha comes off as a player with a low motor but might just be the way he skates. Big dude and his stride isn't real choppy. Might be a little deceptive to the viewer
He had some limited ice time but looked pretty good. Got some shots off and drew a penalty. He did have one bad turnover later in the game but that was about it.
Dowd line has been very good the first 3 games:
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Mental. I don’t think he walked away from the coke thing dedicated to much of anything yet, and spent the next year sort of railing against maturity and effort until it brought his career to a bit of a crossroads and he decided that he did, in fact, want to grow up a little. I just don’t think it happened until sometime last year, maybe getting sick had a little something to do with it too.
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I get it….fairly seasoned hockey fan here lol…..
Last night….had a pretty lazy defensive lapse….that is what I’m saying in terms of “motor”…..doesn’t seem so far, to have the more sustained intensity you would love to see (in all zones) from a big body with skill.
So Mantha is the player the Wings fans said we were getting. Talented, but his motor is "inconsistent"... nothing new here, just still hoping somehow the coaching staff can get a little more consistency out of him. Again I'd give them more than ~20 games on that count.
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I think the explosion we saw Ov direct at Samsonov was directed at Kuznetsov in private and with greater fury. I could be wrong.
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Not wanting McMichael and Sprong on the ice at various points in the game I can understand, and Oshie's minutes shouldn't be hurt by putting him on rookie-sitter duties. Equally, swapping out Vrana in Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie for someone more defensively reliable, I can get.
But Mantha was touted as more of a reliable, two-way forward who has good possession game and would fit Lavi's system. Why would you ever sit Mantha to get Sheary more shifts if that were the case? It's not as though Sheary is an offensive juggernaut they can't justify leaving on the bench, nor a Hagelin or Down-like shutdown forward.
I'm just a bit disappointed that Mantha has gone from averaging 17:45 in his 14 RS games with the caps last year to less than 15 minutes so far this year. Mantha's 27 – he's already in his prime – and for what we gave up to acquire him (and his cap hit), he needs to play like a legit top-6 forward. 2 of 12 forward positions are currently occupied by CMM/Lappierre and Sprong – he shouldn't be short of ice time at this point in the season.
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Nice to see we have our Cupnetzov back for now. We'll need him in 6 months.
Great performance.
Great performance.
Good luck. I was able to go back to any point in the game. Though it was hard to gauge where was where
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I think this says more about how Laviolette feels about Sheary than Mantha. I also think that Lavy has a season management style that spreads the minutes more evenly thru the lineup til crunch time when the playoff mindset and lineup priorities show. Last season Lavy used Oshie on the 3rd line but by the trade deadline and the stretch run, he was back with Backstrom and his minutes were up.
The way Laviolette does things two of Sheary, Mantha, Sprong and Oshie are defacto 4th line wingers as the 4th line is the defacto 3rd line. Oshie is going to play and babysitting the rookie centers has played with the depth chart some. I'd like to see Sprong and Mantha with Backstrom to see what they have with an elite playmaker. Eller is not going to be setting up those two for scoring chances. Its not his game.
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You definitely let me off easy with this one. Would've easily rocked this one without losing a bet.
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You definitely let me off easy with this one. Would've easily rocked this one without losing a bet.
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They’re going to have to be patient with Mantha. He has great potential, they just need to find out how to harness it. Two things stick out from Mantha’s game to me.
1. He has a cannon of a shot. It’s not being utilized much, I think he needs to play with Backstrom who always excelled with big gunners, even all those who don’t wear #8.
2. He’s hard to dislodge from the puck. This is particularly useful for Lavy’s system which favors working the puck from the corners back to the point for a shot through traffic. We’ve seen flashes of that too, but that’s a thing that no other winger on the team can bring (except Wilson).
Heh, I was wondering if I was ever going to get my "payment" LOL. Looks good!
Really impressed with Fever so far. NHL level of consistency is the last lesson a prospect needs to learn so hoping he keeps rolling.
McM looked good and more comfortable at this level so figure Jimi will likely be sent down.
McM looked good and more comfortable at this level so figure Jimi will likely be sent down.
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