Been saying this all along, he skates well enough to get to where he needs to be, some players are buzz saws but don't know where or when to go somewhere. He catches people with hits so it's not like he's plodding along, he's not Hagelin but he's not Maroon either.
Yes #58 held up a bit but Chytil was also aware of his presence and got rid of the puck and turned away from so it likely would not have been too bad for him. Even a weaker hit though might cause Chytil issues- the one last year seemed benign but sent him off for months. It is what it is though he can't be a perimeter player and put up points, and unlike Mika Z, Chytil is still hoping for a big(ger) payday- the key is that he skated with his head up which is what he needs to do whenever he heads towards the middle of the ice to try to minimize a big hit.
Well one conclusion we can draw is that Kakko is still slower than a monkeys grandma, and I don’t think that’s going to change once the regular season starts.
I've concluded Kakko is horrible based on the last five regular seasons and a handful of playoffs in there as well.
Only penalty Othmann took last night was a matching major and he drew an additional minor on the fight… but in general you’re right. He has to be drawing dumb penalties, not taking them.
And he got away with 1 or 2. That won't always be the case, they will get called eventually and he will be benched. He would have a longer leash if his play away from the puck was better. Right now it's going to be very short.
Just about every player gets away with a couple a game, especially physical players, though I saw nothing blatant that should have been called. He’s an aggressive player. Management wants him that way and penalties come with that. It would be a huge mistake to neuter his game. The important thing is drawing more than you take and not taking any at inopportune times.
Yep I hear you. I was pretty nervous several times that game regarding Chytil and taking some spills.
The only similarity between Miller and Othman is that both were selected by the Rangers in the middle of the first round. There's almost nothing stylistically similar between them.
I don't want to post a "wet blanket" post so I'm to reply in agreement with this part of your post - this was an NHL game only in the name. Mancini played well against largely the same level of competition that he already had a good showing at the end of last season through Pack's playoff run.
Scanlin is a sound hockey player. Could be the perfect stay-at-home partner for Adam Fox.
while bold is not a given, it is a reasonable expectation
Is this what kids call gaslighting?
This is probably silly but I would like to see KK play with and against almost all prospects. I would like to see if he would step up and try to make things happen.
No gaslighting, just confused with peoples opinions on a good player and probably downloaded it all on you but the way people talk about Othmann youd swear he was tanner glass. You should go look at miller's stats and refresh your memory, at this point Othmann is ahead of him in point production. Miller had a ton of starts and stops getting on to our roster, I think most people forget about that.
It's not - the game yesterday against total scrubs you could see guys like Jimmy Vesey take positioning liberties and be MUCH riskier than they are normally because they're way above those guys. Cuylle looked like a man playing with boys.
I didn't see yesterdays game but that is disappointing to hear. I giew KK as one of a half dozen ways this team can improve. I really hope he comes in to this season with some urgency to raise his career.
