ChanceVegas
Barney on a bender
So we are halfway through this crazy ride (and its bye week). I was thinking we could use this topic to just get a pulse of what is going on here. It can be a free form discussion or we can focus on a couple of the standard areas like midseason awards, midseason grades, etc.
Offensive Player of the half season: Marchy
Defensive Player of the half season: This one is a little tougher for me... Miller?
Player you are most interested in seeing develop: Halua for me. He seems like he is just scratching the surface.
Best win of the half season: 12/8, at Nashville. Subban holds strong during a SO win against one of the West's best. The knock on this team was that they were beasts at home (Vegas Flu), but the road record was iffy. This was our strongest road win of the first half and I think it gave the team a whole lot of confidence that their system works at home or on the road. It also was a huge boost for Subban who cemented his spot as a 1b more than a backup.
Player most likely to surprise in the second half: I'm going with Nate Schmidt. He gets a ton of ice time and seems like he is really starting to push the puck more. I think we are going to see some more offensive production from him in the second half.
Concern for second half: Offensive productivity. Just worried about some players that are having career years going into a slump. But this team has always had a "next man up" mentality so I am sure someone else would just pickup the pace.
Prediction for second half: We continue to roll. Finish the season in first place in the west and easily make the playoffs. After that, I honestly am not even thinking about it. I feel like we are playing with house money once we get to the playoffs and whatever they go is just gravy.
Offensive Player of the half season: Marchy
Defensive Player of the half season: This one is a little tougher for me... Miller?
Player you are most interested in seeing develop: Halua for me. He seems like he is just scratching the surface.
Best win of the half season: 12/8, at Nashville. Subban holds strong during a SO win against one of the West's best. The knock on this team was that they were beasts at home (Vegas Flu), but the road record was iffy. This was our strongest road win of the first half and I think it gave the team a whole lot of confidence that their system works at home or on the road. It also was a huge boost for Subban who cemented his spot as a 1b more than a backup.
Player most likely to surprise in the second half: I'm going with Nate Schmidt. He gets a ton of ice time and seems like he is really starting to push the puck more. I think we are going to see some more offensive production from him in the second half.
Concern for second half: Offensive productivity. Just worried about some players that are having career years going into a slump. But this team has always had a "next man up" mentality so I am sure someone else would just pickup the pace.
Prediction for second half: We continue to roll. Finish the season in first place in the west and easily make the playoffs. After that, I honestly am not even thinking about it. I feel like we are playing with house money once we get to the playoffs and whatever they go is just gravy.