I thought the guys played a solid game tonight outside of the seemingly guaranteed 2 goals we spot other teams. Not having Ullmark in net sucks right now.
Having said that, our secondary guys and depth players are really humming. I liked the 4th line tonight, and I liked the second line. 3rd pairing was solid as well.
Jensen was really great tonight, as was Sanderson. I was really unimpressed with Chabot. He’s like Forsberg where he can make some great plays, but always seems to be good for a couple of back breaking gaffs a game. When I see Chabby with the puck alone in our zone, and then eventually turn back when a line change forward comes at him, I KNOW he’s about to cough up the puck. Why he doesn’t just skate the puck out right away is beyond me, he is a guaranteed turn over machine when pressured deep in our zone. Jensen is night and day in those situations; he almost always makes the right play.
Brady seems like he’s injured, he’s only half there, which still means he wins most board battles, but you can tell his timing is off and his hits are gentle by his standards.
We play so much better 5 on 5 as a group it isn’t funny.
We have depth in the line up this season, which is really great. We just need more consistent play from the stars, and we need our goalie back. We could also use a replacement on D, and right now I’m thinking more about the left side…..
