So many positives tonight. Fun game to watch as a fan with so many positives and things to make a Canes fan happy seeing up and down the lineup. Nice win for sure.
The KK/Necas/Roslo line still has some chemistry things to figure out. But there were some real moments tonight.
Biggest thing with KK was he was definitely physically involved and for the whole game not just a few minutes and then disappeared…. He went after it with a level of effort the whole game like we rarely saw in previous years. It was more similar to how the kick in the pants way he started to play in the playoffs last season especially in the isles series. If we get maximum effort, hard forechecking KK who mixes in a couple smart passes, the net result of that will be good news for this Canes team and we can overlook some of the clunky play, lack of elite finish and slowness getting off his own shot.. just have him feed Necas and Roslo for nasty writers bar down and he can stay on pace for 82pt season of assists..
For Blake……going into this season as he made the opening night roster, I’ve been worried about a lot of the other stuff like defense and physical battles.. he has taken more penalties than I would like. But the kid can finish there is absolutely no doubt about that and has some mitts and moves that you just can’t teach.. for a roster full of straight line, no nonsense simple regimented forecheckers, you need a sprinkle of elite skill if the rest of that players game won’t hurt you. So far so good…. Happy to keep being proven wrong about Blake being able to stick with the big club this year. He has done some things that for other players in the past would have had Brindy stapling them to the bench and scratching them for other players. But Brindy is giving Blake some leash and it is working out so far. Robinson has been sneaky effective so far on that line as well.. it’s not just Robinson speedy skating….
Another good night for the staal line….
Special teams came through for us, it was a really good, complete effort from the whole team.
The top line had a few moments even if they weren’t as many noticeable highlights as the other lines. Can’t all be perfect every night.
If we keep playing games like this against everyone the standings will take care of themselves…. Man that was fun to watch…. More games like that please, especially at home when I have tickets that night