IcedCapp
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- Aug 7, 2009
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5 pages? Sheesh... You know better than that.
+ Letang
Geno
Neal
Glass (I'll explain since I'm required to).
Bennett
Suter
Biggest + goes to having Martin back. That made my day. A solid calming presence.
Even though the first half of the game was by far Määtta's worst he rebounded nicely and was even doing a fine job on the PK. He has also taken over a top four spot in front of Niskanen which is AWESOME.
Speaking if which, man... This dude has zero redeeming qualities as a defenseman right now. He is awful. He was awful tonight, will be awful tomorrow and it will be incredibly awful when we trade him and our return is lessened because the team didn't strike while the iron was hot.
My Glass expectations are low. Very low. I expect him to be a 4th line energy guy. Throw big hits and wear people down with those hits. I expect him to do a solid job on the PK. I expect him to stick up for his teammates. I expect him to stir the lot a bit. I expect him to not get scored on and if he does I expect that it isn't a glaring error by him which caused it. I expect him to draws me penalties while not taking stupid ones himself. And finally I expect him to be able to actually skate, be able to keep up with the play and know the system.
Now, having said that, I would make it known now that I wouldn'tve signed him in the first place. But since he IS here and there is nothing that can be done about that, these are my expectations.
So for tonight he did his job and was effective on the PK. He seperated bodies from pucks and was not a liability. In fact, I'll give credit to the entire fourth line tonight. They weren't pinned in the zone all night like usual and even had a couple of strong shifts cycling. So given that, did Glass play even with his expectation, above or below? That is how I judge each individual on the ice, based on them and them alone.
And as far as fights go, that was a hell of a punch the TKO'd Nystrom. I hope he is alright as he is one of my favorite non-Penguin players and a guy I wanted for the playoffs last season.
Do t know what's up with Sid still. He is playing so far below average for himself that it is a little bit concerning.
You and I have had our differences (mostly around Iginla) but I think we have a lot of the same ideas on how this team is doing/what they should be doing, more or less, but I just don't get your criticism of Sid.
He's in the right positions. He's making good plays. The only time I really question his mind is on the power play. But the rest of the time, I think he's been great, he's just getting no help.