Kind of unnecessary there, Lukems.
Some dirty stuff right there,, it's a shame we couldn't offload him to Toronto last season
Kind of unnecessary there, Lukems.
Bertuzzi is the type of player we have been wanting for a while. Plays hard, gets nose dirty, can put up points... Larkin, Bertuzzi, Cholo, AA and Mantha have slowly been showing they can be core pieces.. we still need a stud. A genuine franchise player but these guys with the support cast and another year or two of development could support a playoff team I believe... now build around them. Continue to rebuild and at some point hope we get those prime players that make a team elite. This year has been much more encouraging so far then I originally anticipated.
...Glendening and Bert were playing some old school hockey tonight. Best line.
Cup-checked a Blue after the whistle in front of the netWhat did Glendening do to a blues player?
I was unable to get the NBC feed. Box score shows Cholowski at 15 mins, with one blocked shot. No mention of his play in this thread, good or bad. How did he play?
Yeah, the spinorama basically began to set up the GWG by keeping the puck in the zone.I only caught the third but he made a nifty spinorama play in the o-zone that was pretty integral to the GWG being scored a few seconds later.
AA was dangerous every shift. He has gamebreaker written all over him. With consistency, he's easily a 60+ point player.
I don't think we've seen a player this noticeable on a shift to shift basis since Datsyuk. By no means am I comparing them, because AA is nowhere near Datsyuk, but he does make something happen most times he's on the ice.
Big difference between W and Ls this year is because of AAs consistent effort. Wings had a ton if one goal losses last year. A fully engaged AA helps a thousand fold. Boy, I sure hope this version of AA is here to stay.AA was dangerous every shift. He has gamebreaker written all over him. With consistency, he's easily a 60+ point player.
I don't think we've seen a player this noticeable on a shift to shift basis since Datsyuk. By no means am I comparing them, because AA is nowhere near Datsyuk, but he does make something happen most times he's on the ice.
Jensen's been good, imo, for at least 3-4 games now. Physical, winning battles, moving the puck.Jensen was good tonight.
The key difference is Datsyuk was much more intentional.I don't think we've seen a player this noticeable on a shift to shift basis since Datsyuk. By no means am I comparing them, because AA is nowhere near Datsyuk, but he does make something happen most times he's on the ice.
Probably because even though he is still very much the whipping boy, he is hardly one of the team's biggest issues.How did we win with Ericsson in the lineup? Who sat? Jensen?
Cholo is always good. Just makes good plays. Don't think it's a bad thing his minutes are somewhat limited at times. Currently guys like Dekeyser, Green, Jensen etc. are playing pretty good hockey. Cholo's time as a major minute muncher on this team will come soon enough.I was unable to get the NBC feed. Box score shows Cholowski at 15 mins, with one blocked shot. No mention of his play in this thread, good or bad. How did he play?
Really liked his poise with the puck in the offensive zone. He's confident enough as a rookie to make a spin play at the blue line and he's good enough to make it work.Cholo is always good. Just makes good plays.
And unlike Green, Cholowski likely won't start coasting after the All-Star break.Really liked his poise with the puck in the offensive zone. He's confident enough as a rookie to make a spin play at the blue line and he's good enough to make it work.
Skill is so important in the league. So happy to see a d-man besides Green who flashes it.