BronxBruin
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My two cents from the prospect tourney:
Thumbs up:
-- Poitras: he was Boston's best player; made plays all over the ice
-- Toporowski: had 2 goals and was one of the few Bruins regularly making things happen
-- Harrison: 3 goals in 3 games and he could have had a few more. His shot was as advertised but he made a number of nice plays throughout
-- Lysell: his usual self creating plays; no bad turnovers or penalties which was his biggest flaw last year
-- Brunet: had the bad pinch vs. Montreal but otherwise was decent defensively; very smooth with the puck
-- Mast: nothing flashy but he seemed to make good plays with the puck more often than not
-- Abate: always brings the energy; I was a fan of his last year and he didn't disappoint in Buffalo. Hopefully he gets a regular spot in Prov this year
-- Hall: my expectations for him at this point are pretty low but I will give him credit for playing well in the tourney
-- Rousseau: he didn't have to make any crazy saves but he was just all around solid
Just OK:
-- Lohrei: he was real sloppy the first game (rust?) but looked much better the second
-- Kuntar: he had the one goal but otherwise didn't jump off the screen much IMO
-- Edward: didn't look out of place but didn't do much to stand out either; was waiting for a big hit but it never came
-- Callahan: was his usual uneventful self but given how he ended last season, that's a good thing in my book
-- the invites: none of them really stood out to me to be honest
Thumbs down:
-- Farinacci: woof, turnover machine; by far the worst player for Boston IMO
-- Beecher: aside from the one rush vs. NJ, his offense was pretty much non-existent...not good considering the level of competition
-- Merkulov: given last season, I expected him to be the best player and he was far from it; looked pretty disinterested
Thumbs up:
-- Poitras: he was Boston's best player; made plays all over the ice
-- Toporowski: had 2 goals and was one of the few Bruins regularly making things happen
-- Harrison: 3 goals in 3 games and he could have had a few more. His shot was as advertised but he made a number of nice plays throughout
-- Lysell: his usual self creating plays; no bad turnovers or penalties which was his biggest flaw last year
-- Brunet: had the bad pinch vs. Montreal but otherwise was decent defensively; very smooth with the puck
-- Mast: nothing flashy but he seemed to make good plays with the puck more often than not
-- Abate: always brings the energy; I was a fan of his last year and he didn't disappoint in Buffalo. Hopefully he gets a regular spot in Prov this year
-- Hall: my expectations for him at this point are pretty low but I will give him credit for playing well in the tourney
-- Rousseau: he didn't have to make any crazy saves but he was just all around solid
Just OK:
-- Lohrei: he was real sloppy the first game (rust?) but looked much better the second
-- Kuntar: he had the one goal but otherwise didn't jump off the screen much IMO
-- Edward: didn't look out of place but didn't do much to stand out either; was waiting for a big hit but it never came
-- Callahan: was his usual uneventful self but given how he ended last season, that's a good thing in my book
-- the invites: none of them really stood out to me to be honest
Thumbs down:
-- Farinacci: woof, turnover machine; by far the worst player for Boston IMO
-- Beecher: aside from the one rush vs. NJ, his offense was pretty much non-existent...not good considering the level of competition
-- Merkulov: given last season, I expected him to be the best player and he was far from it; looked pretty disinterested
