I also thought Shore played well enough to bump Hathaway. Bring Janks back, bench Hathaway and Stewart, slide Stajan to wing and have him mentor Shore.
Interesting, I wonder if he plays on Friday.
According to Glen Gulutzan's pregame today, he had one practice with the Flames, took today's morning skate and is "really close."I believe he is still practicing with the Heat. They had to activate him from IR before he can play games as apart of a conditioning stint. The Heat host Milwaukee tomorrow night.
Good thing I said I believe and wasn't a dick about it hahaAccording to Glen Gulutzan's pregame today, he had one practice with the Flames, took today's morning skate and is "really close."
Good thing I said I believe and wasn't a dick about it haha
That's ok by me.
How bout that big win on home ice! Didn't expect any offense with that bottom 6. Good to see us Mike and the boys contain McSoft.
The one thing I didn't like about Shore was that he appears to have a very laboured stride. Which is fine for a centre in the right situation, but I don't know how effective he can be on the wing without any real foot-speed.
Smith contained McDavid, he was beating our boys left and right every time he cut to the net.
Smith > McDavid AINEC.
Smith contained McDavid, he was beating our boys left and right every time he cut to the net.
Smith contained McDavid, he was beating our boys left and right every time he cut to the net.
I thought the Flames did a reasonably good job because except for one instance, every time McDavid drove wide and cut to the net, he ended up not being able to get a proper shot away. We were giving him the outside lane and then taking away his ability to fully get back to the middle. All Smith had to do was make sure he closed off the bottom of the net, because most of McDavid's chances consisted of dragging the puck one-handed into the crease, trying to get it back to his forehand.
Agreed with this. The only way to counter is to close the gap effectively, push him to the outside, and not let him cut back into the slot driving the net. Let him make perimeter shots on a goalie or keep him along the boards.Yeah, I don't get why people have this expectation that anyone on our roster, or better yet in the league, is going to be able to keep up with McDavid, he's that fast...Like, almost unbelievable fast, kind of leaves me in awe most times. We kept him to the outside, he rarely was able to cut back in, making Smith's job fairly easy. It's the best a defensive group can do against his combo of elite speed/skill.
Agreed with this. The only way to counter is to close the gap effectively, push him to the outside, and not let him cut back into the slot driving the net. Let him make perimeter shots on a goalie or keep him along the boards.
I think Gio and Dougie did a fantastic job against him, and Hamonic and Brodie were serviceable against him (TJ got burned once or twice IIRC, but Hamonic helped cover for that).