So no Platzer, Miller, or Slepyshev out there tonight so the Condors were missing most of their skill guys and it showed in the product on the ice. Most of the night was just us dumping the puck and chasing, not getting many good looks, more just throw pucks on net and chase after the rebounds. Brossoit was great as per usual.
Scouting report on Kassian, his skating looked about as good as it ever has, endurance wise he seemed fine till late in the game where you could see he was less energetic and looked a bit winded at times, he saw a lot of ice-time. His hands are a bit off, but not too bad, his shot was off, putting it well wide on a couple of scoring attempts. His timing was a bit off and wasn't in sync with his teammates, occasional offside or accidentally bumping into a teammate. He cheated towards offense over defense more then I would like, he was looking to get sprung for an odd man break the other way a lot of the night. He worked the half wall on the powerplay which was surprising to me since I figured he'd play infront of the net which would likely be his role in Edmonton, but injuries also could of factored in here. His playmaking skills appeared to be better than I remember them being he created a handful of good scoring chances. He also seemed to do a good job of shielding the puck and finding a way to make a play even while being under pressure. He played more of a skill game than a heavy game tonight, but given the line-up we iced it was kind of required of him.
Overall Kassian looked quite good for the amount of time he missed, one more weekend in the AHL and he could be ready for the call-up. On a side note I'd really like management to throw the farm team a bone and pick someone up or trade for someone to help the farm team, the guys are playing hard for each other and Brossoit is doing all he can, but I don't think it's enough given the skill deficit they tend to be walking into.
