Barracuda News & Discussion VII
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LadyStanley
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Jumbo and Tom Holy among those at the Cuda game tonight.
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I'm officially at the point where I have no clue what happens with Ryan Merkley. Plenty of praise in Nollenberger's article, sure, but 1) It's Nollenberger, it's not like that guy writes stuff that's critical of the players, and 2) He even points out Merkley's tendency to turn the puck over when he tries to slowly stickhandle around opponents, but the thing is that he just does that all. the. time.
For a long time this season I thought a reasonable expectation for him would be 3rd pairing/power play specialist in the NHL. But now the Barracuda have removed him from their power play units, and their power play now looks better. Partially because kicking it back to the point man doesn't result in said point man occasionally just taking the puck and skating into traffic. Prior to the rash of injuries on the blue line, McCarthy was using Pouliot and Kniazev as the PP point men. After the injuries, Merkley was on the PP1 unit for a while, but now we're just using five forwards there, with Sieloff the only defenseman on the second unit.
Merkley is much improved in the defensive end, and he's cut back on some turnovers, but he's still got these habits that make him difficult to put into situations that you'd think you'd want him to be in. I wouldn't be shocked if the Sharks give him another callup to see what he's got, but I'm just at a loss. He's never going to be a shutdown defenseman, obviously, but what exactly is he going to be?
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5 game point streak for Eklund. Good stuff.
Not just that, either. In the past five games:
Eklund- 6 points (4G, 2A)
Gushchin- 8 points (2G, 6A)
Bordeleau- 6 points (3G, 3A)
Juxtaposer
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If Eklund can go around a PPG in his remaining games this season, I think you call the year a resounding success and get excited to see him on the Sharks next season. It’s not surprising that there was an adjustment period for the first ~10 games he played in North America.
It’s really too bad how strict the AHL is on streaming; I can watch games from literally any other league around the world but I can’t watch the AHL team in my own backyard.
It’s really too bad how strict the AHL is on streaming; I can watch games from literally any other league around the world but I can’t watch the AHL team in my own backyard.
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Wait, I've been able to watch ahltv streams from SJ pretty easily all year. I don't think they have blackout restrictions
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Sort of what I mean. I am not, how you say, willing this spend money on AHLtv.
one2gamble
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They need to do an add supported tier on youtube or somethingSort of what I mean. I am not, how you say, willing this spend money on AHLtv.
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Really happy to see all three start taking off. Robins is doing great too. Interesting that for Eklund it’s goals instead of assists but after not being able to buy a goal last year in the SHL I love this for his confidence.
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People love free ****. Or more appropriately rationalize why they feel entitled to get something they place value on without actually paying for it.
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