LightningStrikes
Champa Bay Lightning
- Nov 24, 2009
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The guy deserves his own thread. Hardly anybody outside of Tampa has him on their radar. He's been one of our best players during pre-season and he's been nothing short of spectacular in the past few games.
Impressions from last night:
Impressions from last night:
Lightning coach Jon Cooper had quite a list of things he said Ondrej Palat does well. He plays defense. He controls the puck. He plays physically.
And for the past few games, Cooper said, Palat has been the Lightning's best player: "He's doing almost everything, but give the kid a cape."
"He's not a flashy guy, but he just does everything so well," right wing Teddy Purcell said. "He's smart, and he battles."
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/lightning-tops-sabres/2149399"He's just extremely dependable," Cooper said. "When he makes a mistake, you're almost shocked that it happened. And it doesn't happen very often."