Trotman has actually looked really good the last couple games IMO.
really good defensively, offensively he reminds me of Kelly, you know, where offensive goes to die.
Trotman has actually looked really good the last couple games IMO.
really good defensively, offensively he reminds me of Kelly, you know, where offensive goes to die.
80% of the things he says are so ill-timed and so ridiculous.
Doesn't sound like he has any natural skill or has received any training on how to be a commentator. It's not like hanging out with friends. You don't just say ANY THOUGHT, valid or not, that pops into your head.
And yet it was Trotman who got the pass in the offensive zone was just about
to shoot and dished it over to Chara who walked in and scored.
Perhaps the blind squirrel finding the nut ?
I have to say the Leaf fans are the best visiting fans. They know their hockey and are friendly.
I was at the game #7 when the B's came back from being down 4-1 with less than 10 min to go...We had Leaf fans next to us and although I was thrilled to win I felt bad for them.
Though I haven't had as much experience as you have in terms of games, I'd have to agree. Good people that know and respect the game.
he said there was no penalty on Marchand for speedbagging Sedin in game 6. uhhhh...i guess the roughing and misconduct were just in my imagination?
90% of the posters here think the same thing. It's reached "Nobody complained about Kessel being soft until after he was traded!" status.
In Dec 2014 my daughter and I went to a game in Toronto. The fans who were sitting near us said "oh no...B's fans" ...But they were fun. One said he haterd Looch but would love him on the Leafs .
Toronto is a great arena to visit. The city is nice, people are cool and there is the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Sat next to two annoying people who sounded like they were on first date and spoke at an unreasonably high volume.
My cousin wanted to make a scene, but I talked him out of it.
One of the worst Garden experiences of my life.
haha my brother always seems to get pissed off by people around us at the garden... You got to block it out and not let it bother you... too many people go to these games just to say they went, take pictures drink then leave... it will never change. As long as they aren't standing up in front of me and don't spill more than once on me I don't really care
Tuukka needs to build off of this.
The blind squirrel did indeed find the nut. He horrible in the offensive zone, just made the obvious play and it worked out but to say he was key in the whole thing is a stretch. That was all Beleskey and Chara.
To say he's horrible in the offensive zone would be more of a stretch.
I think he won't be a point producer in the mold of a Krug or even Chara in his prime, but he'll do enough. His passing skills ( especially outlet passes ) are extremely underrated around here. He's pretty good at getting his shots on net which is a quality you want from a dman ( only two missed shots so far this year, and both were on the same shift ). I think he can be around 20/25ish points a year ala Boychuk during his Boston days.
Oh my, we do see different things. His shots are weak as hell when he actually gets one off and when he's not taking a shot he just dishes of to other D. Zero vision in his OZ game. I'll give you the outlet passes are OK but extremely underrated seems a stretch.
Oh and only two missed shots , maybe that's true if you don't count the one he actually fails to get off because he messed 3 in one shift the other night against the Wild. I prefer D men who can actually get the shot off, get it on net and actually put some zip into it too.
At 6-foot-4 and a shade under 220 pounds headed into training camp, Trotman is one of the bigger and stronger players on the team. He’s a fluid skater for a guy his size and he sometimes does not get enough credit for his vision and ability to move the puck. His rocket shot forces penalty killing units to respect him by trying to disrupt and take away his time and space.
Though he’s not likely to ever develop into a dangerous two-way threat, his size, reach and smarts makes Trotman a good bet to be a solid supporting cast player as a bottom-pairing NHL defender with the chance to evolve his game into the middle pair with special teams contributions down the road.
This Bruins team can be competitive if they cut the bad defensive mistakes. 3 breakaways doesn't strike me as very good defense. Anyhow, that was an excellent win. Rask delivered and to echo many comments, C.Miller SHOULD BE in the lineup for the rest of the season. This guy is LEGIT and he deserve all the chances to show what he can do. Trotman did a nice job but i want to have another look on Morrow.
I believe it was two...one flub and another was tipped/blocked by Pavelski. I think those are the two accounted missed shots on the year to date. Other than that, he gets his shots off and with some decent zip.
I think his passing game is underrated around here because more than once I've read that " he can't pass or skate " ( both laughable opinons ) and that he sucks at transitioning the puck. I don't see this at all. I see a guy who moves the puck fairly well and has good mobility for his size.
edit: here's a good article, complete with scouting report and interview by Kirk Leudeke in regards to Trotman
https://scoutingpost.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/summer-cooler-interview-series-4-zach-trotman/
The blind squirrel did indeed find the nut. He horrible in the offensive zone, just made the obvious play and it worked out but to say he was key in the whole thing is a stretch. That was all Beleskey and Chara.
I'm gonna be kind but... how do you expect a rookie to learn his craft without making mistakes?. If we want this guy to be an important piece of our future, he need to play, PERIOD. I can live with his mistakes because he's helping the transition a TON and unlike K.Miller, he's learning from his mistakes. Our blueline is not strong enough to bench a guy like him. Simple as that.