That pisses me off. Why even have him up?
at least its an improvement over his 5:37 from the Columbus game... i guess
That pisses me off. Why even have him up?
With how shit he's been?Solid effort, nyquist has really impressed me this season
He’s basically the guy that should be replacing Abby. Same type of player but better skill and vision. That guy that can create space on top lines but has enough finish. Unfortunately he’s not replacing Abby cause we gave him a lifetime deal and a NTC
He’s been more of a driver than a passenger this seasonWith how **** he's been?
He’s been more of a driver than a passenger this season
In the post game interview, Hank also noted that it came in San Jose, where he played his first NHL game.Passes Terrible Ted. Congrats Z! Man a lot of mile stones tonight.
Does Bertuzzi hit like Abby?
It only looks that way because Z won't let him come off his wing. Nyquist has been horrible all year long, on pace to be worse than last year.
Maybe isn’t quite as physical but he throws the body around and creates spaceDoes Bertuzzi hit like Abby?
He’s better right now imoI'd be surprised if Bert didn't end up better than Abdelkader. It took until Abdelkader's 6th season until he actually eclipsed 30 points.
Why are you surprised? He's excelled at every level he's played at. Won the AHL Calder Cup MVP last spring. He's a good hockey player.Bertuzzi has been a pleasant surprise this year.
Same old story. People want the kids up, unhappy if they aren’t, unhappy if they are and get little icetime, unhappy if they are and get lots of icetime but don’t do well.Should be in GR then give those minutes to booth or whoever kid is just losing confidence and not developing
Other than Larkin, just about every guy the Wings have brought up has struggled much more than their minor league performance would predict. Bertuzzi has been the happy exception.Why are you surprised? He's excelled at every level he's played at. Won the AHL Calder Cup MVP last spring. He's a good hockey player.
Same old story. People want the kids up, unhappy if they aren’t, unhappy if they are and get little icetime, unhappy if they are and get lots of icetime but don’t do well.
I was thinking that just the other game.Wings pass slow as molasses.
They look at the pass they're going to make for a full 1-2 seconds before doing it. When I watch other teams it's tic tac toe, fast, one touch passing. We are the opposite and it kills us.
I just don't think we have the skill for it for the most part.
This is where stats don't measure up to the eye-test. In '14-15 Gus had 24 PPP but was -11. I don't know how people can't see he's having his best season since then. He's nearly as quick but playing with less fear. His overall game has far more impact than say Tatar's. I think Nyquist has been one of the brighter spots this season. The contract expires next year, perfect opportunity to grab another good pick then.
It's not that exciting to watch a kid who's barely NHL ready and is playing with low confidence. I would get it if we were talking about someone who had been dominating the AHL, but Svech is only getting NHL time because we're tanking and because the focus is shifting heavily towards the future. 5 minutes or 10 minutes or 15 minutes don't matter a whole lot right now, the only thing he's in the NHL for is to watch and learn and get a small taste so he knows what it takes.Meh, I think a lot of people are just excited to be able to see him play.
It's not that exciting to watch a kid who's barely NHL ready and is playing with low confidence. I would get it if we were talking about someone who had been dominating the AHL, but Svech is only getting NHL time because we're tanking and because the focus is shifting heavily towards the future. 5 minutes or 10 minutes or 15 minutes don't matter a whole lot right now, the only thing he's in the NHL for is to watch and learn and get a small taste so he knows what it takes.
You say that like it's inconsistent or something.Same old story. People want the kids up, unhappy if they aren’t, unhappy if they are and get little icetime, unhappy if they are and get lots of icetime but don’t do well.