Day 2- day for defensemen. Standouts for the day were Both Goalies, Keeper, Inamoto, Lochead, Kolyachonok from the first group and Ludvig, Hutsko, Wyse, and Lekkas.
Starting with Wyse, at his size when he puts any less than 100% he looks like the big fumble guy on a high school team. When he shows the effort, I'd like to see him in Sunrise, protecting our goalie. Good thing he'd play for the best motivator in the game today instead of someone who wouldn't command his best!
Lekkas, is like insane and his skill makes up for his size or lack thereof. He really does make it look tougher than it is, but I hope he gets a chance in training camp, and maybe an actual chance he and Dreidger in the AHL to start the year.
Bednard and Knight...yawn...everything you would expect. Bednard hardly lets em in during the drills even. You can tell Knight doesn't quite dial in during drills.
There was a one on one drill for both groups, very feisty from a few bodies that played like they were trying to make the team. Pietroniro didn't let Tippett do anything. Inamoto is a wonderful snooze fest to report like the 2 goalies, I hope he makes it right outta college. Keeper, Lochead, and Ludvig were complete f***ing bullies. Keeper belongs back with us, Ludvig looks like he was somehow another rabbit out of Dale's hat. Never heard of Lochead before but not only is he feisty like the other two, he has a real heavy shot.
Basically all the names that stood out yesterday (even the couple I forgot to include), stood out today.
Inamoto's dad is ALSO awesome and it seemed we see to eye on too much lol Cool bit from him- he was talking about Tyler meeting with Dale and him letting Dale know that he might get a few points here and there but he's a shutdown defenseman first and foremost. Dale apparently liked that and took umbrage to how sure of himself and his style he is. Confidence not cockiness*
Cool couple days so far, always a fun time.