Down 1-0 after 1. Providence scored with a little over a minute left in the period.
I think someone else mentioned this a few pages back, but HFD centers are terrible. Khodorenko is the #1 center right now. He cannot win a board battle. He only uses his stick. He literally can't do anything out there unless he has tons of space. Any momentum that line creates with Barron and Newell is shut down the minute Khodorenko has to make a play. And he's supposedly their #1 C? I would move him down to 4C. But the truth is, the other C's aren't good either.
Their wings aren't bad though. And even with terrible centers Barron still manages to get a chance or two a period. He's not necessarily like a huge driver of the play. But he's effective and for a wing, he does well to drive play when the puck gets to him. The big thing with Barron is -- he has one of the best shots in the whole organization. Certainly in NA. Just a deadly shot, pretty accurate and just has a ton of zip with a challenging release. He makes the most of his chances because of that shot. And can turn a nothing burger into a something burger if he gets his shot off.
Re; HFD's play drivers, it's Newell, Ronning, Barron -- And then everyone else has their moments.
It's really hard to watch this team because of their total lack of good center depth.
I will say, this kid Sanchez didn't look terrible. Curious to see him some more.
