was a nice play. could definitely tell it was game 1 early...he wasn't bad by any means but fought the puck a few times and was a little out of sync with timing etc...still arguably the most dangerous player on the ice. didn't love the kid at c tho...he's a puckhound and has good speed, but you don't need to be chasing the puck when your own team has it too. felt like he was an obstacle at times...kept skating into the area his teammate had the puck and creating clusters/traffic that killed plays.
gabe got better virtually every shift throughout though, from 2nd period on he's created a ton of chances and had the puck on his stick constantly. that said, i'd be surprised if this isn't even close to the level he'll be at a few games from now, much less later in the season. i'd be shocked if he doesn't have more than a few monstrous games.
