Anaheim: Carlson (2), McTavish (3), Gauthier (5), Mintyukov (10).
And they have Zegras (9) on IR and Sennecke (3) who didn't make team Canada.
How many high picks before a team becomes decent?
Anaheim is both dirty and soft, a hard combo to pull off.
A lot of cheap shots, but they didn't win many battles.
Gauthier is a marshmallow, Flyers weren't headhunting, but they stripped him of the puck a few times, no fight along the boards, doesn't go to the net. He's got size, good speed but not that slick of a skater, good shot, but plays like a 180 lb forward. Compared to Foerster as a 22 year old rookie, there's no fight in this dog. He'll score with that shot, but not much else unless he develops some cojones.
Couts may be finished as a center, another game where he was a nonfactor, despite playing with Lycksell and Michkov. But you're not breaking up the Cates line, Frost with TK and Tippett looked great, so how do you put a third line together? Laughton - Poehling - Michkov?
Who wants to whine about keeping TK instead of getting a late 1st, 2nd and a "B" prospect?
Not only is he becoming an elite player, he's "our rat," similar to Marchand in that he bring energy and 'tude. And it rubs off, look at Brink hitting guys 30 lbs heavier.
Nice shutout for Ersson, when he's on and healthy he looks like a #1, but he's struggled with consistency and staying healthy. But they can afford to let him grow on the job.