In the forward competition;
Carr-had meh! game.
Salomaki-looked like Salomaki
No gain there by either to me.
Tinordi-little surprising to me in a good way. Could he end up taking Irwin's spot? Didn't look any worse to me.
Santini-he looked much better than I would have thought. Surprisingly so. Not sure I get all the hate on Santini. Didn't look bad last night. I was expecting a train wreck.
Didn’t notice Fabbro that much but he was steady Watch his outlet passes. He made three that I can think of that were right on the tape to get guys into the offensive zone from behind our blueline.
Turris-looked very good
Granlund-ok, but not impressive Not sure I agree with this. Two things this guy always does and I've seen since the day we acquired him, he hustles every shift and plays a complete 200 ft game. His playmaking and timing with Duchene will only get better as they get more familiar with each other.
Power Play-just ok Not sure why they put Krok out there as a replacement for Forsberg. Would've liked to have seen either Turris or Ellis take turns with the first unit and play on the faceoff dot.
Duchene-boy, he just shows flashes of brilliance Watch his play away from the puck. He's great at finding quiet open ice on the backdoor. I noticed this Saturday night and again last night. Great players just have that knack.
Looked pre-season ish but got the players needed ice time together
Carolina looked darn good, too. They always seem to give us fits with their speed but last night we were able to corral it some. Granted, they weren't playing their big guns but it was nice to see we didn't give them as much time or space.