Nithoniniel
Registered User
Player evaluations for this game:
Nylander - Mixed bag. Handled the puck well, and seems to have a surprising ability to get takeaways. Did not use teammates well this game, and also got himself into trouble a few times by not making the simple play.
Kessel - Mostly quiet. Uninterested.
JVR - Good, but not as much effort as last game.
Kontiola - Had high hopes for him after what I saw in the WC and Olympics, but he's been a disappointment so far. Always a step behind, made some really odd decisions, had some turnovers that were quite unneccessary. Showed absolutely nothing.
Kadri - Mixed bag. Partially the best leaf, partially the ugly side of his game.
Brown - Invisible. Not getting much out of his game. Nice shootout goal.
Santorelli - Decent. Not showing much, but you can see it's a pretty solid player. He had a great year last year a lot due to really good intensity that he lacked previously, we need to see this for us as well.
Bodie - Didn't show anything of what made him a decent fourth liner last season.
Leivo - A lot of icetime, apparently. That surprised me, because he was not very noticeable anywhere on the ice.
Kozun - Some skill, a lot of hustle, not enough sneakiness or size to be succesful in NHL in my opinion.
McKegg - I like his game. His skating has got better, and he plays with intensity and some skill. It will be interesting to see where he's at after another year in AHL.
Devane - Meh. He was decent for a fourth line enforcer-type. I'd rather be without those though.
Gardiner - Mostly good. Does some gaffs, but the puck tends to move the right way with him on the ice. The SHG was not on him.
Franson - He giveth, and he taketh away. He's a PP specialist, and he shows why. Great creativity, shot and passing to create offense, but also awful decision-making. This is especially noticeable at the offensive blueline, and way too often it results in goals against.
Loov - Not good. Didn't handle the puck well, out of position a few times, and struggled through the game.
Granberg - Meh. Skating so-so, puck-handling bad. Good defensively, but not as effective as I had hoped he would be in a game like this.
Mikkelson - Double-meh. Not showing anything of interest.
Percy - Can be solid, calm and with a good pass, but he got walked and outmatched some in this game. Not encouraging.
Reimer - Shaky at first, solid as he got warmed up. Did good.
Gibson - Not looking good this game either. I think Bibeau might get past him in the depth charts this pre-season. Actually I think he already might be.
Nylander - Mixed bag. Handled the puck well, and seems to have a surprising ability to get takeaways. Did not use teammates well this game, and also got himself into trouble a few times by not making the simple play.
Kessel - Mostly quiet. Uninterested.
JVR - Good, but not as much effort as last game.
Kontiola - Had high hopes for him after what I saw in the WC and Olympics, but he's been a disappointment so far. Always a step behind, made some really odd decisions, had some turnovers that were quite unneccessary. Showed absolutely nothing.
Kadri - Mixed bag. Partially the best leaf, partially the ugly side of his game.
Brown - Invisible. Not getting much out of his game. Nice shootout goal.
Santorelli - Decent. Not showing much, but you can see it's a pretty solid player. He had a great year last year a lot due to really good intensity that he lacked previously, we need to see this for us as well.
Bodie - Didn't show anything of what made him a decent fourth liner last season.
Leivo - A lot of icetime, apparently. That surprised me, because he was not very noticeable anywhere on the ice.
Kozun - Some skill, a lot of hustle, not enough sneakiness or size to be succesful in NHL in my opinion.
McKegg - I like his game. His skating has got better, and he plays with intensity and some skill. It will be interesting to see where he's at after another year in AHL.
Devane - Meh. He was decent for a fourth line enforcer-type. I'd rather be without those though.
Gardiner - Mostly good. Does some gaffs, but the puck tends to move the right way with him on the ice. The SHG was not on him.
Franson - He giveth, and he taketh away. He's a PP specialist, and he shows why. Great creativity, shot and passing to create offense, but also awful decision-making. This is especially noticeable at the offensive blueline, and way too often it results in goals against.
Loov - Not good. Didn't handle the puck well, out of position a few times, and struggled through the game.
Granberg - Meh. Skating so-so, puck-handling bad. Good defensively, but not as effective as I had hoped he would be in a game like this.
Mikkelson - Double-meh. Not showing anything of interest.
Percy - Can be solid, calm and with a good pass, but he got walked and outmatched some in this game. Not encouraging.
Reimer - Shaky at first, solid as he got warmed up. Did good.
Gibson - Not looking good this game either. I think Bibeau might get past him in the depth charts this pre-season. Actually I think he already might be.
Wow, that's a lot of unnoticeable players. I think once again it's just the defense that broke down like all of the time last year, though if Reimer was in net we probably would have won.
