A little shaky to start but settled in as the game went on.Missed most of the game how was Jones first outing?
Missed most of the game how was Jones first outing?
AHL defender playing his first game, gets less ice time as the game went on. Water is wet.Jones only played 11mins and got benched even in a game in which we were short D. I don't think he looked comfortable out there at all. Gravel is pretty reliable and held the fort. Jones barely had any shifts as the game went on. Got half his minutes in first period.
11:59 actually and he got his minutes dialed back in the second period, he was given more minutes in the 3rd as he better adjusted to the speed of the NHL and settled his game down. Earned himself another game for sure.Jones only played 11mins and got benched even in a game in which we were short D. I don't think he looked comfortable out there at all. Gravel is pretty reliable and held the fort. Jones barely had any shifts as the game went on. Got half his minutes in first period.
Jones had regular shifts in the third period.Jones only played 11mins and got benched even in a game in which we were short D. I don't think he looked comfortable out there at all. Gravel is pretty reliable and held the fort. Jones barely had any shifts as the game went on. Got half his minutes in first period.
11:59 actually and he got his minutes dialed back in the second period, he was given more minutes in the 3rd as he better adjusted to the speed of the NHL and settled his game down. Earned himself another game for sure.
It's the same guy who bitches about people critiquing an 8.5 million dollar player when he makes horrible passes but will be the first to RIP on a player playing his first nhl game.Has Jones even had a practice yet with the team? Critiquing this kid on his first game is nonsense.
Absolutely, not to mention he has yet to practice with the team and subsequently was not used on either of the special teams. You got to see glimpses of what his proponents see in his game however. Highly mobile and you could see he's a high IQ player with his ability to read and react to plays.Yeah I think he needs another game or 2. You can't really evaluate much in a first game, especially from a defender. Even if the player makes glaring errors, given all the nerves and other crap that go with your first game, just getting through it is half the batter.
Anytime you can win a hockey game where one of your dmen are playing their 1st game in the NHL, is a great thing.