Arber Xhekaj first NHL goal!!

[GermanSpitfire]

Congrats to the kid!

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[Legend123]

We should sign more Costco workers

 

[The Great Weal]

Not bad for some random goon with no skill according to every poster here who's never watched him play

 

[Tuggy]

And he had a nice assist on the first goal. Blocked the shot in the D zone, rushed up the ice, backhand flip to Evans who shoots and Hoffman scores on the rebound.

 

[Petey O]

Does he have long term top 4 potential? Or is he just a unique combination of tough and not completely horrible? Long term bottom pairing guy?

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Had an assist in the 1st period as well

 

[Captain97]

Does he have long term top 4 potential? Or is he just a unique combination of tough and not completely horrible? Long term bottom pairing guy?

During camp I was thinking more of a 4/5 kinda guy but the past few games has me rethinking that. He has the skating and shot to be a legit top 4 guy.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Benn baited Xhekaj the following shift for a goal against. Kid thought he was getting the Gordie, instead he got a goal against lol

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Benn baited Xhekaj the following shift for a goal against. Kid thought he was getting the Gordie, instead he got a goal against lol

Yeah, it's definitely something the kid has to work on,

 

[Petey O]

During camp I was thinking more of a 4/5 kinda guy but the past few games has me rethinking that. He has the skating and shot to be a legit top 4 guy.

Awesome. That's a great get for the Habs, then. Having a guy who's genuinely feared on your blueline who can also actually play is a good guy to have on a contender going forward. I'm liking how the Habs are shaping up. I think Slafkovsky was a very good pick, and if you can grab a Michkov or Fantilli in the draft this year; wow.

 

[Noble]

Damn he's going to be a serious player on the backend for the Habs.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Costco, buy your shit in bulk. Need 85 pop ? We got that.

Need 2,000 vitamins ? Yup.

Need 20 NHL players ? Coming soon

 

[HuGo Sham]

Benn baited Xhekaj the following shift for a goal against. Kid thought he was getting the Gordie, instead he got a goal against lol

yeah but goal wasn't on him; all the forwards were puck watching

Awesome. That's a great get for the Habs, then. Having a guy who's genuinely feared on your blueline who can also actually play is a good guy to have on a contender going forward. I'm liking how the Habs are shaping up. I think Slafkovsky was a very good pick, and if you can grab a Michkov or Fantilli in the draft this year; wow.

agreed, but habs will still need two other things:
an elite PMD to pair with Guhle - hutson maybe?
and an above avg goalie - primeau? who knows

i still don't think they'll draft top 3

 

[Captain97]

Benn baited Xhekaj the following shift for a goal against. Kid thought he was getting the Gordie, instead he got a goal against lol

Yeah that isn't on either of the Dmen in the corner with 2 opposing forwards. That goal was on Drouin who was on his way out of the zone for likely a change.

 

[The Great Weal]

Benn baited Xhekaj the following shift for a goal against. Kid thought he was getting the Gordie, instead he got a goal against lol

Xhekaj had his man covered lol

 

[Satan]

He wants the gordie so badly- it'll make for good instagram content for sure

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Xhekaj had his man covered lol

Did he? Wideman was on Benn, then Xhekaj double teams Benn in the corner because he wants to hit him ignoring all other players on the ice and losing his stick.

 

[The Great Weal]

Did he? Wideman was on Benn, then Xhekaj double teams Benn in the corner because he wants to hit him ignoring all other players on the ice and losing his stick.

Yes, that's on the forwards. Drouin missed his defensive cue like he always does.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Yes, that's on the forwards. Drouin missed his defensive cue like he always does.

Maybe if the D didn't double team up on guys in the corner because they want to hit him forward coverage on their men would be more sound and not need to rotate.

 

[The Great Weal]

Maybe if the D didn't double team up on guys in the corner because they want to hit him forward coverage on their men would be more sound and not need to rotate.

Tell me with a straight face that you think Drouin was fine but Xhekaj caused the goal against and that will tell me all I need to know about your hockey knowledge.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Your replay starts too late, why does Xhekaj go on Benn? Your center needs to peel off Johnston the third man in, because Xhekaj had no interest in him. Now the center is late in the corner on his man, opening up the middle of the ice to Lindell.



But yea, Drouin is covering the wall not the middle of the blueline because he didn;t look behind him. He doesn't know how to play defense either.

 

[robertmac43]

Happy for him. The great story continues.

 

[The Great Weal]

Your replay starts too late, why does Xhekaj go on Benn? Your center needs to peel off Johnston the third man in, because Xhekaj had no interest in him. Now the center is late in the corner on his man, opening up the middle of the ice to Lindell.



But yea, Drouin is covering the wall not the middle of the blueline because he didn;t look behind him. He doesn't know how to play defense either.

The winger is supposed to cover the dman there and he didn't. There's really nothing else to say. Had it been Benn who scored they you'd be right, but you are dead wrong and made a thread about a rookie's 1st goal about something that isn't relevant to him and wasn't his responsibility.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

The winger is supposed to cover the dman there and he didn't. There's really nothing else to say. Had it been Benn who scored they you'd be right, but you are dead wrong and made a thread about a rookie's 1st goal about something that isn't relevant to him and wasn't his responsibility.

Sorry for posting something you didn't like. Next time I'll PM to get your approval.

 

[The Great Weal]

Sorry for posting something you didn't like. Next time I'll PM to get your approval.

Maybe post something that is relevant to the thread and actually makes sense as opposed to bashing a rookie? Start your own thread about this false narrative that a dman is supposed to cover the opposing teams dman.