pvr
Leather Skates
- Jan 22, 2008
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Lol, Kruger gets knocked down because he's always involved in the play. He's always battling along the boards - and he wins more than his fair share. Pirri doesn't because he's a passenger, waiting for someone else on his line to get the puck for him.
People pointing to Pirri's faceoff % last night don't know very much about him. Two words, one name folks: Brad Mills. That's who takes a hefty percentage of Pirri's faceoffs in the AHL. You can guess why.
Kruger is always on his knees because he can't stay on his skates along the wall or in front of the net. He lacks lower body strength. Nothing more, nothing less. Pirri was along the boards and not on his knees. While he seems neither faster nor slower than Kruger, he's obviously stronger on his skates.
I made no verdict on his faceoff ability. However, Pirri has taken all manner of faceoffs in the Rockford games I've personally seen over the past two years.