Pageau looks like a star

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Pageau reminds me a lot of Alfredsson. The other night on the PK he bowled over some scrub at the opposing blue line, stole the puck and sent it back into our zone to kill an extra 15 seconds of PK time. I just sat there and thought to myself, "that's what Alfie would have done". He's gonna be a pretty special player for us.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Everytime the puck goes back to the blue-line on the PP for the opposing team and Pageau is guarding that guy, I expect a breakaway 30%+ of the time because of how fast and smart Pageau is of stripping players.

That literally speaks volumes of how effective he is as a hockey player. He did that against Toronto and almost did it again last night twice.

 

[HSF]

he has 'it'

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

he has 'it'

Basically this in a nutshell.

 

[Minister of Offence]

What in the hell are you talking about?

I was saying karlsson doesn't have higher hockey sense, but I retract that and say its arguable and difficult to prove

 

[Slow Hands]

Love the guy. Hopefully he never moves into Alfie's house.

 

[Super Cake]

 

[BonkTastic]

I find it a little ironic that there were some people here who were worried that Pageau would be sent down to the AHL because we had too many 1-way contracts and he was still waiver exempt.

Looks like we were right to worry about that, but we had the wrong player. I don't think anyone could have guessed he'd make the team over Zibanejad.

 

[shootingrubber]

Reading this thread makes it seem like Pageau is the second incarnation of Wayne Gretzky.

Our fanbase has the tendency to SEVERELY overrate our players. See Rundblad for example.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

 

[shootingrubber]

He doesn't nearly have the physical and tangible talents that make Karlsson a potential generational talent. karlsson's smart and thinks on a high level, but it's far from his defining quality. Hockey sense is next to impossible to quantify, but there's an argument to be made. With that said, spouting off like you thnik other people are stupid for suggesting it makes you look like a jack ass.

If you're gonna use facepalm, make sure you're right.

No it doesn't. Karlsson is a proven player in the NHL. Pageau isn't. Pageau has played a handful of games in the NHL.

 

[Sens Rule]

Reading this thread makes it seem like Pageau is the second incarnation of Wayne Gretzky.

Our fanbase has the tendency to SEVERELY overrate our players. See Rundblad for example.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

Except while it is a small sample size.... Every one if Pageau's real NHL games were the biggest games of the year and he played like one of our most effective players in every one of them. All the rookie tournament and exhibition is gravy.

 

[Sting]

Reading this thread makes it seem like Pageau is the second incarnation of Wayne Gretzky.

Our fanbase has the tendency to SEVERELY overrate our players. See Rundblad for example.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

There's a massive difference from Rundblad looking good in the SEL (and a couple exhibition games) vs. Pageau looking like our best forward on most nights in the NHL playoffs.

I am seeing that a lot around here...10 games is too little a sample size. While I would normally agree, if you look at Pageau's game, and what makes him effective, it's the 110% effort every single shift. What makes player's inconsistent is their inconsistent effort.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

it seems like Pageau is the second incarnation of Wayne Gretzky.

Please don't underrate him like that.

 

[ChronicallyInjured]

Sidney who? PAGEAU PAGEAU PAGEAU PAGEAU PAGEAAAAAU PAGEAAAAAU

 

[SelleckStache]

Is he cannon?

 

[Mercurial]

Love the guy. Hopefully he never moves into Alfie's house.

Well The Lehner owns it now, could move in with him I suppose.

 

[SelleckStache]

Well The Lehner owns it now, could move in with him I suppose.

Seriously? That's hilarious

 

[operasen]

Pageau reminds me a lot of Alfredsson. The other night on the PK he bowled over some scrub at the opposing blue line, stole the puck and sent it back into our zone to kill an extra 15 seconds of PK time. I just sat there and thought to myself, "that's what Alfie would have done". He's gonna be a pretty special player for us.

Let him wear his juniour number then. #11. Retire Alfredsson, keep the number active. Pageau will be a satr here a long time. We're used to the 11 a star power.

 

[BonkTastic]

Let him wear his juniour number then. #11. Retire Alfredsson, keep the number active. Pageau will be a satr here a long time. We're used to the 11 a star power.

Why can't he keep 44?

... I like him in 44...

 

[SlapJack]

Reading this thread makes it seem like Pageau is the second incarnation of Wayne Gretzky.

Our fanbase has the tendency to SEVERELY overrate our players. See Rundblad for example.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

He's a player, that's all that's being said. You don't see little guys like that get drafted in the 4th round, and then walk in looking like they have 5 years of experience and heart to go with it. He's the smallest guy on the roster and is virtually the only one who goes to the middle of the ice in the offensive zone on a consistent basis.

Seriously, how can you not love the guy when you see bigger more heralded players driving the zone and letting their shots rip from outside the faceoff dots?

 

[Proust*]

Are you still allowed to smoke inside the Bob? I haven't been there since I saw the Pixies reunion show like... almost a decade ago... and there was so much smoke I thought that the arena had developed it's own atmosphere, and a cold front was rolling in.

LOL. That was the only time I was ever there as well.

 

[BonkTastic]

LOL. That was the only time I was ever there as well.

It was an amazing show, though.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Why can't he keep 44?

... I like him in 44...

Because Patrick Eaves is going to need his number back when he returns to the team at the trade deadline on route to our Stanley Cup win in which he scores the Cup winning goal.

 

[Senateurs]

Not to pick on you specifically, but it wouldn't kill Senators fans to come out to The Bob once in a while.

Us Piques fans who followed Pageau's career with Gatineau knew who he was. We all knew about his talent, work ethic, hockey IQ, tenacity. We all remember him outplaying Couturier and going face-to-face with Huberdeau on a stacked St-John team.

But even then, I'm still surprise how well his game translate into the NHL.



Oh and if we could inject Filatov's talent into Condra. Condra would be another Toews, Bergeron or Zetterberg.

 

[BonkTastic]

Oh and if we could inject Filatov's talent into Condra. Condra would be another Toews, Bergeron or Zetterberg.

The "Island Of Dr. Moreau" called, and they think that is a fantastic idea.