Richard is a pleasant surprise, Torts knows his limitations, tells him to score then gets him off the ice. But he knows how to use his speed, just needs to improve his awareness out there, at times can look like a mini-Tippett, except Tippett has size to create havoc, Richard just gets swallowed up.
You can see why Briere looks for speed, they want to play fast, but don't have the horses yet to do it consistently. Carolina will be a good test this week.
Cates is a bit strange right now, he got faster in the offseason, but seems disjointed in that he's trying to be more aggressive offensively but isn't comfortable in that role yet. Did ring a post.
Tiippett - Couts - TK is becoming a real 1st line.
??? - Poehling - Hathawy is a top rate 4th line.
Problem is putting together a 2nd and 3rd line