habtastic
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I'd rather see Beaulieu than Pateryn. I think the latter is extremely gaffe prone and makes some real bonehead plays. I think otherwise, he's pretty solid, but even from last season, this camp I saw him mishandle the puck way too many times. He also doesn't seem yet to have good control when he gets the puck passed back to him at the point. The one exception I can think of is (I think it was DD) when he got a drop pass to the point and rifled it for a goal. He's got a lot of work to do on poise IMO, but I like his potential.
Beaulieu looked good last year and even more confident this year in the 2 pre-season games. I doubt he'll be relied on too much (look for PK to get his well-deserved minutes - hopefully Gorges can keep up). As for the PP, the Subbeaulieu PP is going to look great, but no doubt that it's still terrific to have Markov there. That said, his specific fumble at the blue line (uncharacteristic of him) is what I think cost us the game. I've been defending him so far, but I must admit that I don't think he had a great game, including some bad turnovers. Hopefully it's rust. He really does need Emelin. That pair is freakin awesome. It's been so long without 74, that we may have forgotten what a solid D man we have in Emelin. (I don't agree with the assertion that he was bad towards the end of his season.)
Beaulieu looked good last year and even more confident this year in the 2 pre-season games. I doubt he'll be relied on too much (look for PK to get his well-deserved minutes - hopefully Gorges can keep up). As for the PP, the Subbeaulieu PP is going to look great, but no doubt that it's still terrific to have Markov there. That said, his specific fumble at the blue line (uncharacteristic of him) is what I think cost us the game. I've been defending him so far, but I must admit that I don't think he had a great game, including some bad turnovers. Hopefully it's rust. He really does need Emelin. That pair is freakin awesome. It's been so long without 74, that we may have forgotten what a solid D man we have in Emelin. (I don't agree with the assertion that he was bad towards the end of his season.)