Id still prefer O'byrne. He has improve in Colorado.
Id still prefer O'byrne. He has improve in Colorado.
No. The puck carrier is down low and he is alone. He saw Burmistrov and asked the forwards to cover him. The lone Jets' goal was not his fault.
i thought/hoped he would be a bit more physical.
but he's been pretty steady and has a good first pass as well.
44DD is all about the steady. You won't get much of a physical game from him.
Aside from the lack of physicality, how did he look for The Habs last night?
Mike Boone, TVA Sports and I disagree with you.
I just looked at it again and I will say that it might be Drewiske's fault. It's certainly not Ryder's as he was covering the guy at the point.
Galchenyuk was covering the guy @ the near post and Drewiske should've been at the far post.
This is probably too much discussion over a single goal against in a game we won.. but what else is the internet for if not for pictures of cats and arguments with strangers, right?
Take another look at the replay. You can clearly see Drewiske point to the trailer coming down in the slot, telling Ryder to cover that man while he handles Byfuglien in front of the net.
He is definitely better than Beaulieu and Tinordi right now. Those guys need more seasoning and the playoffs is not the time for it. I think Tinordi will probably break camp with the team in the #5-7 slot. Beaulieu needs at least another half year AHL if not a full year.
This is the Montreal forum, man.Not from the 20 or so games I've seen him play. He still fumbles with the puck constantly and is a liability out there.
Drewiske is the better option.
Agreed with every thing you wrote. If he keeps up his play, I feel more comfortable starting the playoffs with Drewiske than the two rookies. Seems like a good pick-up by Bergevin.
The problem with that play is that nobody sees him point at the guy, and if they did, no one reacted properly.
Seeing as Galchenyuk clearly had picked up Byfuglien who was charging the net, someone has to pick up Burmistrov, and if it wasn't Ryder, then who else should it be? Drewiske should have realistically seen where the biggest threat to score was, and should have picked up Burmistrov sneaking in back-door. Failed coverage all around, you can't really blame one guy on this one. Nearly everyone missed their assignments here, and when that happens, you have to adapt on the fly. This didn't happen, and more often than not, mistakes like these end up in the back of then net.
I have been rather impressed by his game so far though. Simple, but he looks like he makes some pretty smart decisions with/without the puck. For the cost of a 5th round pick, this looks like a pretty good deal.
. Consensus among LA fans seems to be that this guy is smart positionally and that he is a hard worker and a sacrifice-it-all-for-the-team guy.
Mike Boone, TVA Sports and I disagree with you.
I'm sorry but MIke Boone is no hockey expert. He may blog about it but he knows pretty much squat about the game tactically. I remember a game recently where he criiticized Cube for not taking the foward with the puck on a 2 on 1 and playing the pass instead. Granted Cube on that play effed up his gap and allowed the shooter in but that was his mistake, not playing the pass.
Indeed. He's still better than Eric Engels though.