GDT: sprong vs hawk 7:30

[TheGoodShepard1]

Ugly end to the game for #11, clear that he is, uh, not a defensive stalwart but it was good to see Randy reward him with some important minutes for the game that he played. His skill is terrific though, sorely needed a player of his caliber.

 

[Exit Dose]

Awesome game. Just a small sample, but Sprong . . . seems odd there wasn't a fit in Pittsburgh.

He wasn't there very long, but I agree with what you're saying. Maybe the coach was playing it too safe.

 

[Static]

It's possible sprong got a nice adrenaline rush in his first game as well. I'm scared of the sekac effect; he looked awesome in his first couple as well.

Sprong definitely looked creative though and we desperately need that.

 

[IDuck]

i think the scouting report on sprong is bang on...he is a 1 way player, hope he can develop on the d side of the puck because he is the type of player that if isnt providing any offense, then you dont want him on the ice...has some good skill though

 

[paine]

Solid performance by Daniel Sprong. Kid has skill. A few “rookie” mistakes, but he’ll learn. Keep in mind, he’s only 21. We’ve got ourselves a keeper.

 

[Mortal Wombat]

We're tied with Toronto for the longest active win streak. Damn.

 

[Exit Dose]

i think the scouting report on sprong is bang on...he is a 1 way player, hope he can develop on the d side of the puck because he is the type of player that if isnt providing any offense, then you dont want him on the ice...has some good skill though

He's a rookie. I'm sure that he will improve. His games aren't all going to be like this one. Patience is going to be a virtue with this kid.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

That was a solid outing for Sprong.
Hope he pans out for the Ducks.
Gives me a reason to watch more Ducks games.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Ugly end to the game for #11, clear that he is, uh, not a defensive stalwart but it was good to see Randy reward him with some important minutes for the game that he played. His skill is terrific though, sorely needed a player of his caliber.

Sprong isn't for lacking with his work ethic. You can see in this game, he tries to come back, he just needs better direction, but you don't get a player like Sprong and nit pick about his defensive play, he's average at best in that regard and that's fine.

What you saw of him offensively, is what we wanted to see him do more of in Pittsburgh but he was never given a full game with a player of Henrique's caliber. We all wanted to see him with Malkin, or even with Brassard for a longer stretch but it barely if ever, happened.

You play him to his strengths and you're going to love the kid and the rest will come, as it does with prospects with the kind of raw talent that he has.

His shot, his playmaking, his speed are all the kinds of things that will make him elite if he grows that confidence. The defensive side of his game will come. It's what our moron of a coach never understood and why guys like Kessel are now likely on the outs as well (rumors abound!).


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[AngelDuck]

Hard not to like Sprong's game tonight.

 

[WinJiggysLoft]

Hope Sprong and Kase share bunk beds on road trips. “I forgot to ask, do you like guacamole?!”

 

[Ducks in a row]

Another Ducks win woot woot

Ducks goals of the game






Silfverberg's empty-net tally

 

[Boo Boo]

Maybe I just caught a game of his where he looked terrible. I'll take your word for it as you watch him and I just saw all but 1 entire game of him tonight and despise his brother.

My bad.

Must be, because he has been really great this year (we are just as surprised as you are)

 

[AngelDuck]

Maybe I just caught a game of his where he looked terrible. I'll take your word for it as you watch him and I just saw all but 1 entire game of him tonight and despise his brother.

My bad.

He's not amazing but is a solid grinder with some upside

 

[Trojans86]

Spring has such good stickhandling that defenders give him extra space just like Kane or Getzlaf. He is not great off the pucks whether on offense or defense. Needs to play with a good skilled center like Henrique to learn to play off the puck a little better but his skill, speed shot are all there. Also has some nice creativity that I was seeing.

First game is first game. Let's see if he can keep this up for awhile. Henrique is the same way so hopefully they dont slow down together.

Kase definitely drove that line tonight. Very impressive. Ritchie is actually a good player for us now. I'm glad to eat crow on this one. I never though he had the speed for the NHL but totally looks fine now and wins loose pucks.

We kind of sort of have 4 lines now. Not 4 great lines but 4 lines that can score a little. Maybe throw in one or two of our rookies later in the year and we could have some great depth. Crazy to think we picked up Aberg and Sprong and only lost Petterson.

 

[duxfan1101]

Just got home from the game.
Man, Sprong made me excited every time he got the puck. The guy can absolutely rip it, and he made a couple nice passes throughout the game as well. Yes, I'll agree with some posters that he doesn't seem to be sure of what he's doing in the defensive zone, but you can't say he wasn't working his butt off. He was skating hard the whole night.
Other than that, I just have to say that the Cogliano-Kesler-Silfverberg line needs to end. Please put Cogs on the 4th and move Kase back up. That line just doesn't work anymore. Also, I liked what I saw from Mahura and Dotchin tonight. They didn't play a ton, but they looked good when they were out there.

 

[AngelDuck]

Mahura definitely has a future here. For a first year pro, the guy is solid and holds his own. I expect him to only get better

 

[duxfan1101]

Also, I didn't see it mentioned here, but I was behind the Ducks' bench and I saw Rakell go to the locker room with a couple minutes left after getting tangled up at center ice with a Hawk player. I have no idea if it was bad or not (he walked to the tunnel under his own power), but clearly something was bothering him. I guess it's possible it was an equipment issue, but it seemed like some kind of injury.

 

[paine]

Also, I didn't see it mentioned here, but I was behind the Ducks' bench and I saw Rakell go to the locker room with a couple minutes left after getting tangled up at center ice with a Hawk player. I have no idea if it was bad or not (he walked to the tunnel under his own power), but clearly something was bothering him. I guess it's possible it was an equipment issue, but it seemed like some kind of injury.

Knee buckled under his body. Didn’t look good, but got up quickly.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Mahura definitely has a future here. For a first year pro, the guy is solid and holds his own. I expect him to only get better

His stride and build kind of reminds me of Keith. He's got that real wide base and choppy strides.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Also, at the risk of jinxing it, the anniversary of the glorious day that he received his wings and flew out of the underworld to join the flock (as we fly together) must have bequeathed some inspiration on our beloved Uncle Rico and swung the pendulum back to the positive. Points in 6 straight for him.

 

[paine]

Mahura definitely has a future here. For a first year pro, the guy is solid and holds his own. I expect him to only get better

Mahura is very good in both ends. He’s going to be a stud. Makes sense why other teams were trying to trade for him.

 

[Deuce22]

Ducks had three lines that looked dangerous tonight. Kase was a dervish out there. Thanks Pittsburgh for Sprong (and Rowney). Thought the Dotchin/Mahura pair was fine. RC needs to get over the "shutdown line" thing. Because it's no longer a good thing.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Also, I didn't see it mentioned here, but I was behind the Ducks' bench and I saw Rakell go to the locker room with a couple minutes left after getting tangled up at center ice with a Hawk player. I have no idea if it was bad or not (he walked to the tunnel under his own power), but clearly something was bothering him. I guess it's possible it was an equipment issue, but it seemed like some kind of injury.

I was at the game too so only got one look, but I think it was some interference from Toews to prevent a 2 on 1 and his leg got bent up underneath awkwardly.

There were some blatant penalties on Chicago that weren't called at the end of the game, but that's to be expected for different reasons.

 

[paine]