Player Discussion: Adam Pelech

[Lame Lambert]

Give this guy a medal.

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[SI90]

Kids been solid every time he's played for us.

 

[Skip To My Lou]

I'd give him a monument. Extra incentive to get Brian "Strait out the lineup."

 

[Mavericknyc1980]

The kid played great tonight, against a top team

 

[Spybot]

I loved how relentless he was when tying up his man. Couple problems with positioning playing his off side like charlie mentioned, but if this was the preview of things to come, it's not half bad.

 

[Lame Lambert]

He just said in the post game that he's from Toronto. I guess we're losing another one to the Leafs...

 

[SI90]

He just said in the post game that he's from Toronto. I guess we're losing another one to the Leafs...

Let the countdown begin.

 

[On Edge]

Was impressed. Showed poise, strength in front of the net and smart d-sense.

Hope to see him again against the Caps.

 

[Le Grec]

The kid is going to be a less mobile Hamonic…

 

[JZCislesHockey]

He and Pulock would be a great third pairing, but not better than ZidHickey

 

[PWJunior]

Definitely his best game in the NHL. Showed more than Reinhart did all of last year.

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

This is where everyone says how good a guys been because he's a prospect, even though he's pretty much average so far.

 

[Spybot]

This is where everyone says how good a guys been because he's a prospect, even though he's pretty much average so far.

Being "pretty much average" as the 7D is a welcome upgrade. People react to that.

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

Being "pretty much average" as the 7D is a welcome upgrade. People react to that.

I guess so. Hamonic comparisons and such seem like a stretch at this point.

 

[crasherino]

Did the talk about whether he's played his off side before and whether he was comfortable doing it? Seems strange that they'd throw him in like that but the coaching staff knows more than I do about where he can play.

 

[BillD]

He was fine, which equates to great around here when the alternative (#37) is considered.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Honestly, his play could make Strait expendable. If he keeps playing like this he could just take the guys spot and we can waive Strait.

 

[YesCubed]

Honestly, his play could make Strait expendable. If he keeps playing like this he could just take the guys spot and we can waive Strait.

He was already expendable since fantasy football has ended.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

He's been solid so far. If we didn't have a journey man playing in our top-4, perhaps we'd be less enthusiastic.

We could use a reliable, stay at home guy like Pelech. It's actually refreshing to have someone who plays a conservative game. He had some good moments tonight, particularly behind the net and along the boards.

 

[PK Cronin]

So far so good. He's as advertised, which is fine for a bottom pairing guy. Not flashy, solid at everything, great at nothing. I'll take it.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

He was already expendable since fantasy football has ended.

Hopefully Garth and crew realize this too!

 

[PWJunior]

So far so good. He's as advertised, which is fine for a bottom pairing guy. Not flashy, solid at everything, great at nothing. I'll take it.

The big thing for me is his size, he's listed as 6'3 210 and looks it. Leddy and CdH are relatively undersized, but are able to be effective due to their excellent skating - Leddy is NHL elite in that regard. Pelech is essentially what I was hoping for from Reinhart in the short term to add some size and muscle to the LD corps.

I am not a Hickey fan, he is and will always be a physical liability. He's also our slowest skater of all the d-men, even Boychuk has an extra gear that he showcases sometimes that Hickey has never shown. In a perfect world, Hickey Mouse would be an amazing #7 for this team.

I liked Pelech's poise tonight. CdH took the lead in the pairing moving the puck, but Pelech made very sound decisions and made some good first passes to the forwards. He already showed that he's an upgrade over Strait.

 

[ThreeLeftSkates]

This is where everyone says how good a guys been because he's a prospect, even though he's pretty much average so far.

If he is pretty much average, how does that compare to our bottom 3?

 

[majormet]

We have needed a stay at home defenseman with size, and this guy looks decent so far, I think we can trade Strait to Almost Queen for a box of light bulbs

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

Definitely a fan.