- May 1, 2011
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Just got back from the game and have come to the FINAL conclusion that Merrill is and always will be a 7th Dmen/ AHL player. Forget his plus/minus tonight, those stats are deceiving as hell. He contributed directly to a goal and both penalties were stupid ones. I don't want to see him ever again on the ice. On a positive note, DSP is REALLY impressing me since he was traded here. Though he isn't the fastest skater on the ice, he's a work horse looking for those dirty goals and has the hands for it. Glad Sislo finally broke the ice. Blandisi had some nice passes created the 2 goals in the 2nd period. All in all, not a bad game at all!
I'm thinking Merrill will be a #5-ish defenseman at the NHL level.
I'm not a fan of his at all, I actually don't even like him at all over these last two years.
But I pine for him when I have to watch Warsofsky and Helgeson play. So I will probably hold my complaints on him, if it keeps us from having that AHL pairing back in.