At times very well. At other times he’s blown coverage badly and it resulted in a goal against. His level of engagement varies but in the offensive zone I’ve been impressed by his vision and chemistry with Keller.How has Schmaltz played other than the points? Compete level? Play away from the puck? Last year he was much better in all these areas and this year we were all disappointed by his lack of compete and being out of position a lot
I think Galchenyuk needs to be back on that line. We'll see if it changes as (if) we get players healthy.I'd say against NYI the line with Keller and Schmaltz on it was pretty bad overall. They didn't threaten very much minus a few shifts and spent a lot of time in the D zone. They need to be split up, imo. Losing 5 out of 6 (lucky to have the 1 win there) means this team isn't playing well enough.
Also, as stated above... they wanted this trade because Schmaltz is supposed to be the better piece right now. They were done with "hoping". Well, the results for the team haven't really been great up to this point with more losses than wins, imo.
I think the fans are done with "hoping" as well.I'd say against NYI the line with Keller and Schmaltz on it was pretty bad overall. They didn't threaten very much minus a few shifts and spent a lot of time in the D zone. They need to be split up, imo. Losing 5 out of 6 (lucky to have the 1 win there) means this team isn't playing well enough.
Also, as stated above... they wanted this trade because Schmaltz is supposed to be the better piece right now. They were done with "hoping". Well, the results for the team haven't really been great up to this point with more losses than wins, imo.
I like Schmaltz for what he is. But what that is is a one-dimensional smallish winger with engagement issues. He could definitely still improve, and he looks/is dynamic.
We might "win" this trade.
My biggest beef is we selected (again) an extremely talented kid and then (again) traded him without giving him an opportunity to be successful here. And we (again) depressed his value as a trade chip by rubbing his nose in ****, playing him out of position, on a fourth line, or continually scratching him.
And then we (again) insulted the guy after we sent him off with that "hope" and "patience" bullsnip as though we gave him every opportunity in the world.
We obviously have no plan and a very narrow view of what we want in even our offensive players. We obviously have no hope/patience to actually develop any kind of talent. The player is either NHL ready or doomed here. We might as well trade guys after one disappointing camp because noone works their way out of the dog house here.
It's been fun watching yet another 3rd overall that couldn't crack our absolute crap and thin roster go on to demonstrate elsewhere that he is obviously already a 2nd line center. This one a couple years younger and still on his ELC.
Also goes back to the "couple other guys" unhappy in the desert where offensive talent is destroyed.
There are other crappy teams that don't have a trail of players demanding out. Same with small markets.
But hey, at least we didn't accommodate or have to put up with these "entitled" prospects. And thank goodness we haven't had to watch young players make mistakes because we're too busy racking up all those wins with our reliable veteran star talent that doesn't make mistakes.
We have our recipe for eternal on-ice misery, and we're never going to change the recipe.
We've needed one or two top six centers almost continuously since JR
To be fair, Domi played center here. And sucked.
Domi was Schmaltz bad at center. They kept on feeding him minutes as a C and it never worked. At least they gave him minutes.I agree but was that because of how bad the team sucked / line mates he was with or was it him? His game sparked when they put him with Strome. I know he played wing on a line with Keller for a while but those two never looked good together like he did with Duclair. I'd really like to know if this is another example of the team misevaluating the player and not putting him in a position to succeed or Domi was just either checked out or really had the worst season of his short career.
I like Schmaltz for what he is. But what that is is a one-dimensional smallish winger with engagement issues. He could definitely still improve, and he looks/is dynamic.
We might "win" this trade.
My biggest beef is we selected (again) an extremely talented kid and then (again) traded him without giving him an opportunity to be successful here. And we (again) depressed his value as a trade chip by rubbing his nose in ****, playing him out of position, on a fourth line, or continually scratching him.
And then we (again) insulted the guy after we sent him off with that "hope" and "patience" bullsnip as though we gave him every opportunity in the world.
We obviously have no plan and a very narrow view of what we want in even our offensive players. We obviously have no hope/patience to actually develop any kind of talent. The player is either NHL ready or doomed here. We might as well trade guys after one disappointing camp because noone works their way out of the dog house here.
It's been fun watching yet another 3rd overall that couldn't crack our absolute crap and thin roster go on to demonstrate elsewhere that he is obviously already a 2nd line center. This one a couple years younger and still on his ELC.
Also goes back to the "couple other guys" unhappy in the desert where offensive talent is destroyed.
There are other crappy teams that don't have a trail of players demanding out. Same with small markets.
But hey, at least we didn't accommodate or have to put up with these "entitled" prospects. And thank goodness we haven't had to watch young players make mistakes because we're too busy racking up all those wins with our reliable veteran star talent that doesn't make mistakes.
We have our recipe for eternal on-ice misery, and we're never going to change the recipe.
We've traded two "premium position", actually NHL-ready, top-six guys, 23 and 21yoa, who we drafted in less than six months. And I don't think a soul would say anyone paid us a premium to get them.
I'm not mad about either trade. Chucky has been the better player in the past, and I believe without the injuries he had his production would have been much better. Montreal is hitting on all 8 cylinders right now and are playing over their head. I don't think any so called experts had Montreal in the playoffs this year. You also can't judge a trade after 35 games.Schmaltz has 10 points and Strome and Perlini have combined for 8 points. They’re all within a year or so in age. This is fine. Schmaltz has looked good.
Go complain about Domi for Galchenyuk. That’s the trade that should get our GM fired.
It’s right to be mad. You’re all mad about the wrong thing.
Schmaltz has 10 points and Strome and Perlini have combined for 8 points. They’re all within a year or so in age. This is fine. Schmaltz has looked good.
Go complain about Domi for Galchenyuk. That’s the trade that should get our GM fired.
It’s right to be mad. You’re all mad about the wrong thing.