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Embrace the tank
- May 28, 2007
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SECOND PERIOD
Massive save on Mess. Shot by Holland, rebound, Mess grabs it by going smartly to the net, but an amazing save by the Bruins goalie.
Lindgren with a good clear.
SCORE: Lindgren tries to hip check again and badly fails, allowing the forward to skate right past him to create a 2 on 1. A little too much confidence by Lindgren.
SCORE: Brick with a good rush up the ice, throws it to the center of the ice in front of the net, the puck skates through a few feet to find Gilmour who buries it.
Bigras looks like a good AHLer, not so much an NHLer because he doesn't make those small plays nobody notices.
SCORE: Gilmour with a good, smooth rush almost coast to coast, behind the opposing net, to the side of it, pass to Vinni with a perfectly placed bullet of a shot. He needs to shoot more. He'd have more points if he wasn't so unselfish. Gettinger with the other assist. 3-2.
OG with a lazy turnover.
Lias with a similar lazy turnover in the same spot less than a minute later. Something in the gatorade, I guess.
Fontaine with a good rush, but nobody was there to help him on offense.
Gropp, Hajek with good defensive plays.
I don't know, but it seems like Mess could probably hold up in the NHL. He still has a lot to learn, so probably better off being a top player in Hartford than 9 minutes of 4th line minutes in the NHL. If he were a North American, I'd be pretty confident he'll be an NHLer, but if he doesn't crack the top-9, he may prefer KHL/SHL over the NHL's 4th line. That said, he may well be a lot better in a year or two than a fourth liner, we'll see. But honestly, he should be at least a 4th line quality NHL player, whether he chooses to stay in the U.S. or not. Probably not top-6 though.
Gropp having a solid game. He looks petty good with Nieves.
Lias with a turnover on the PP. Not loving his game today so far.
Holland is good offensively at this level, always visible every game.
Lindgren continues to look confident.
Hajek with a couple good defensive plays with his stick. His defensive stick is really good, but he needs to not over-rely on it.
OG tries stickhandling through opponents. It goes how you'd expect it to go.
Day looks better this game, but I still think he belongs in the ECHL this season. He has a ton to learn about the pro game.
Tokarsky with a strong save.
Lias almost steals the puck for a breakaway, but almost doesn't count.
Gettinger might be a player some day. He's younger than Fontaine and much younger than Fogarty, but probably a better player already or at a minimum equivalent. His 4 game call up wasn't meant to be a sign of his readiness, but rather a sign that the Rangers believe he may one day be a player for them and they're willing to invest the time of NHL coaches to show him the ropes at the top level.
Holland with a good rush, pass to Beleskey, but he missed.
Massive save on Mess. Shot by Holland, rebound, Mess grabs it by going smartly to the net, but an amazing save by the Bruins goalie.
Lindgren with a good clear.
SCORE: Lindgren tries to hip check again and badly fails, allowing the forward to skate right past him to create a 2 on 1. A little too much confidence by Lindgren.
SCORE: Brick with a good rush up the ice, throws it to the center of the ice in front of the net, the puck skates through a few feet to find Gilmour who buries it.
Bigras looks like a good AHLer, not so much an NHLer because he doesn't make those small plays nobody notices.
SCORE: Gilmour with a good, smooth rush almost coast to coast, behind the opposing net, to the side of it, pass to Vinni with a perfectly placed bullet of a shot. He needs to shoot more. He'd have more points if he wasn't so unselfish. Gettinger with the other assist. 3-2.
OG with a lazy turnover.
Lias with a similar lazy turnover in the same spot less than a minute later. Something in the gatorade, I guess.
Fontaine with a good rush, but nobody was there to help him on offense.
Gropp, Hajek with good defensive plays.
I don't know, but it seems like Mess could probably hold up in the NHL. He still has a lot to learn, so probably better off being a top player in Hartford than 9 minutes of 4th line minutes in the NHL. If he were a North American, I'd be pretty confident he'll be an NHLer, but if he doesn't crack the top-9, he may prefer KHL/SHL over the NHL's 4th line. That said, he may well be a lot better in a year or two than a fourth liner, we'll see. But honestly, he should be at least a 4th line quality NHL player, whether he chooses to stay in the U.S. or not. Probably not top-6 though.
Gropp having a solid game. He looks petty good with Nieves.
Lias with a turnover on the PP. Not loving his game today so far.
Holland is good offensively at this level, always visible every game.
Lindgren continues to look confident.
Hajek with a couple good defensive plays with his stick. His defensive stick is really good, but he needs to not over-rely on it.
OG tries stickhandling through opponents. It goes how you'd expect it to go.
Day looks better this game, but I still think he belongs in the ECHL this season. He has a ton to learn about the pro game.
Tokarsky with a strong save.
Lias almost steals the puck for a breakaway, but almost doesn't count.
Gettinger might be a player some day. He's younger than Fontaine and much younger than Fogarty, but probably a better player already or at a minimum equivalent. His 4 game call up wasn't meant to be a sign of his readiness, but rather a sign that the Rangers believe he may one day be a player for them and they're willing to invest the time of NHL coaches to show him the ropes at the top level.
Holland with a good rush, pass to Beleskey, but he missed.
