Also, is it just me or does it seem like Franzen never looks to shoot anymore? I swear he always has the puck in space and waits a second then looks to pass, where in the past he would try to fire a shot.
I remember when Franzen could shoot and drive the net...
The whole 3rd line was pretty invisible tonight, I'd like to see the Gus-Andy-Nose line they practiced with. IMO it'd be pretty effective against bottom pairing D-men.
Agreed I hope we get to see that line. I also thought the Lashoff Smith pairing was much better last night, looks like Babs may keep them together for the time being.
I remember when Franzen could shoot and drive the net...
Also, is it just me or does it seem like Franzen never looks to shoot anymore? I swear he always has the puck in space and waits a second then looks to pass, where in the past he would try to fire a shot.
I noticed he didn't want to shoot much last night, but that was mostly a product of trying to set up Abdelkader.
The one time he did try to shoot people here criticized him for not passing.
He's 3rd on the team in shots per game so it's certainly not a season long problem.
Pretty crazy that people are finding reasons to criticize a guy for a game where he finished +4, with a goal and 2 assists. Especially when both assists were fantastic passes. (Goal was nothing special though)
That's true. I remember people criticising Franzen for not being a very good passer. Now he connects 2 great passed and that is not good.
The grass is always so much greener.
Pretty crazy that people are finding reasons to criticize a guy for a game where he finished +4, with a goal and 2 assists. Especially when both assists were fantastic passes. (Goal was nothing special though)
Lets pretend for one game that our team is awesome.
We just beat the 2nd best team in the league last night handily.
For the most part Franzen/Abdelkader were the key pieces.
Lets not argue over who should be better, and just bask in the glory while it lasts!!
Awwww yiss. Short term thinking! That'll win the cup!
Awwww yiss. Short term thinking! That'll win the cup!
As opposed to the usual negative long term 'fire everyone' and bring up a bunch of rookies thinking on this board?
It's like always going to lunch with a coworker that hates his job and complains about it all the time. Nobody likes that guy.
Franzen is a good player. He's frustrating because he doesn't have the consistent battle to his game that you'd hope for with a man of his frame and skill set. When he's not battling and playing soft I hate him. When he's engaged and driving the net he's a center's dream.
Howard was as solid as Abby was last night. Great game between the pipes.