A swedish army knife is just a knife. You're thinking about a swiss army knife.
It's nice to see improvement. The addition of goaltending is ofc crucial. But Hendricks grit combined with he emergence of Marincin, Klefbom and Lander out of the AHL has given us more depth through the line up.
Also for the last two games the team has looked a little better organized. The earlier wins were usually based on goalies standing on their heads and the team battling harder than they had before and making a little less stupid plays. These last two games we've looked like a team with some sort of plan on the ice.
I've also liked the "cross" they've used on the PP the last few games with one man on the point, one on each half board, one netpresence and one in the high slot. I think they stole it from one of our latest opponents, don't remember which, but it's an interesting look I've seen some swedish teams use it and it gives you a lot of options while also being naturally dynamic since the guy in the high slot sort of is forced to move around so there's lesser chance of it being static, he's also kinda hard to defend against.
We're still terrible gaining the zone on the PP, but once set up I like the look of it so far. Nice steal from the coaches.
I think Yak going a little crazy last game sent a bit of a message through the roster that it's everyones job standing up for each other. Both RNH and Ebs bringing out their inner pugilist. They both looked like they had some jump last night.
Klefbom is looking every bit the player I thought he'd be when I hyped him before arriving in NA, he's doing nothing fancy, just winning puck battles, being in position, defending the blue lines and efficiently moving the puck. He' a very good possesion player without keeping much possession himself. Once he's fully settled in he'll be a fantastic defensive defenseman, just what this team needs. The great thing is he can eat big minutes without missing a beat due to his insane physiqe so you can use him a lot once he's good enough to handle it.
