Bit of a rough one;
- Korpi wasn't great. 2 of the three goals he allowed probably should have been saved.
- Defense was not great. McAvoy was reallllly bad. Again. Wotherspoon was rough (though after what was a pretty solid stretch from him prior you can let it slide), Lorhei once again doesn't look like he can play outside of the o zone. This team misses Hampus Lindholm and it shows. Peeke continues to do what he does and not get noticed, which is the best you can ask for from a bottom pairing guy. They did clean it up in the third after that abomination of a 30 seconds to close out the second though
- Surprising signs of life from the offense. The Marchand/Zacha/Pasta line looked fantastic and probably played their best game of the season. Do not break this line apart, let it cook a bit.
Good chance to build some confidence coming up. Pittsburgh friday night and then Montreal, both of whom are horrendous defensively. Pittsburgh currently sits last in GA with a mindboggling 97 goals allowed in only 24 games played while Montreal is tied for 30th with Colorado. Then games against Chicago, Detroit and Philly before an actual test against the Jets in Winnipeg all the way on December 10th.
- Korpi wasn't great. 2 of the three goals he allowed probably should have been saved.
- Defense was not great. McAvoy was reallllly bad. Again. Wotherspoon was rough (though after what was a pretty solid stretch from him prior you can let it slide), Lorhei once again doesn't look like he can play outside of the o zone. This team misses Hampus Lindholm and it shows. Peeke continues to do what he does and not get noticed, which is the best you can ask for from a bottom pairing guy. They did clean it up in the third after that abomination of a 30 seconds to close out the second though
- Surprising signs of life from the offense. The Marchand/Zacha/Pasta line looked fantastic and probably played their best game of the season. Do not break this line apart, let it cook a bit.
Good chance to build some confidence coming up. Pittsburgh friday night and then Montreal, both of whom are horrendous defensively. Pittsburgh currently sits last in GA with a mindboggling 97 goals allowed in only 24 games played while Montreal is tied for 30th with Colorado. Then games against Chicago, Detroit and Philly before an actual test against the Jets in Winnipeg all the way on December 10th.