Since I turned off the Romanov game and work was slow I opted to buy the Hillis vs LeGuerrier game from Friday night. What a shitty game as the Soo won 7-1 but it was so boring. Wow do the Storm look horrible, they were facing a goalie that have a gaa over 4 going into the game and all they could muster was the lone Hillis goal. They have to be one of the worst teams in the entire CHL, I know they said they were the lowest or 2nd lowest scoring in the OHL.
Hillis scored a goal but it was a mixed bag. He was playing on what looks like the 2nd line with Ralph and Collins (who couldn't do much out there). They play by play said that the talk was that Hillis is putting too much pressure on himself, trying to do too much. I saw some good and some bad, at times he didn't look him self as he wasn't moving his feet and at other times he was all over the place which is what I expect from him as he's a hard working player. His goal he made a nice move to get past the defensemen and then put it home. He also had a beauty of a pass late in the 3rd to the defensemen pinching into the slot but the goalie saved it.
The play by play said it was Hillis's best game, which was also shocking. They really need to trade him as soon as possible, I know it's a really young team and they want some vets around but that's got to be a very tough environment for him to first miss out on playing in the OHL championship/Memorial Cup due to injuries and then to be on a team that is a shell of it's self.
LeGurrier it was my first time seeing him in a game, I was surprised at how much he was jumping into the play offensively although it's not like he had a lot to worry about since the Storm had almost no offensive punch. He's got the physical tools, size, skating, speed, mobility. I liked how he was able to move quickly out there, he scored a goal off a nice shot from the point, he didn't try to blast it but still got a lot on it. Also seemed to move the puck well enough and was solid in his own end but a game like this it's very hard to get a good read as it was just so lopsided.