The criticism was definitely over the top at times but so was the premature crowning of him as a star when he was still getting in the neighborhood of .5 PPG. THIS is what a star looks like, these last few games.
I think this should put to bed any discussion of whether Bratt is a core piece and a legit top line player. He is both. It can't be an accident that Bratt has consistently succeeded when played with any of our top 3 centers.
It's a phenomenon I call a False Friday, and I haven't had one in a long while. Maybe it's because we're getting snow tomorrow. All day long it's felt like Friday.
Maybe not mentioned much, but Jaros played the role of Tennysononian plug for Smith perfectly.
Mercer with a couple of pipes was outtasight.
Severson has been great for a long long time now.
Bastian added so much I voted for him over Bratt, but that's just because I could vote for Bratt every night.
I know Hamilton is our stud, but I think it is abundantly clear we miss him far less than we missed Graves. Guy is an absolute anchor back there.
Jack has captain material written all over him unfortunate he won’t get to wear the C. At least he will get to wear it for team USA
We can always strip the C off Nico………………………………………………………………………….
This statement will become true by the mere fact of a continuing inflation of 5-10% for the next few yearsJack at $8m is going to look like MacKinnon at 6.
It made far more sense to think the guy with his pedigree, how he looked on the ice, the shot contribution microstats, the transition stats, the possession metrics at both ends would be this rather than thinking he’d fail
Why has it taken this long for a coach to pair Bratt and Hughes together? They look dynamite out there. Hughes finally starting to look like a first overall.
The only thing I'll disagree about is the praise for Blackwood tonight. Yeah he only gave up one, but I credit that more to the team defense. The Jackets got very few excellent scoring chances. The rebounds Mack was giving up were god awful, and the only reason it appeared to get better after the first is because Ruff shook up the bottom 6 and they stopped getting caved in possession and shots against. Against a better team I'm fairly confident Mack would have given up a 1-2 more goals just off those rebounds he was spitting out repeatedly.
Because 13C can’t even be selected in the poll. In other words: don’t pay too much attention to it and certainly don’t break your head over itHow does Mercer only have one vote when he struck iron twice and carried that 3rd line on his back?
No fault of Mercer. It is quite clear watching the game that Bratt and Hughes were dominant and Blackwood shut the door after his first period softyHow does Mercer only have one vote when he struck iron twice and carried that 3rd line on his back?
Too busy voting for Hughes, Blackwood and He-Man Bastian.How does Mercer only have one vote when he struck iron twice and carried that 3rd line on his back?