Damnit Perlini!
Hey our d-men can pass. Pass it right to the other other players stick.
Hopefully Chychrun plays tomorrow and that makes a difference. Wonder if he's nursing a minor injury or something and that's why he's not playing though.
I'd rather take Garland off Strome's wing. I like him less every time I see him. Holds the puck way too long and puts little to no effort in defending. He has a lot of work to do.
Crouse and Mac in front of the net on the PP units too.
I really hope some of the people I sat around tonight are not affiliated with this site. My god you hear some of the dumbest **** at a hockey game. Half of them had no idea what they were watching.
Anyway, not much stood out to me. We were faster and far more physical tonight than we have been in years past, at rookie games.
I really hope some of the people I sat around tonight are not affiliated with this site. My god you hear some of the dumbest **** at a hockey game. Half of them had no idea what they were watching.
From what I saw.....
Dvorak should just sit out and wait for his new linemates to arrive Friday. He's ready.
Strome looked good at times.... made a couple of real nice passes..... but was just too quiet. See what he does tomorrow.
Kyle Wood....... just might be Dawn Braid's undoing as a skating coach. I could skate better. Not sure what Chayka saw in him to give him a ELC.
I can see Fischer making the lineup this season. MacInnis will be pushing too.
Wasn't the game free? Probably had something to do with non-hockey fans showing up just looking for a cool place to drink beer.
Not much stood out to me. We were faster and far more physical tonight than we have been in years past.
Fischer and MacInnis pushing hard is best case scenario. Strome, Dvorak, and Samuelsson need back pressure.
Perlini is a tough call. I wanted Fabbri very badly in that spot. That was my guy by far. He's producing. Perlini? All of the tools; toolbox? Doesn't look good. We shall see.
Not too worried about the D. Wood is the guy I want to see something from. If he doesn't have it, we're back to hoping for the best from Murphy and Stone. At least we also have a hail-Mary in DeAngelo. Smart pick-up. Even if he doesn't pan out.
Would like to have seen some fire under Crouse's ass. If he's going to outdo Chipchura, he's got to ratchet up his give a ****. Like at all times. Like awkwardly make people feel uncomfortable with the level of try. Like Petr Prucha sized balls on a Taylor Pyatt sized frame. This is a player with everything he needs but he has to make a choice. He needs to choose and to commit.
Wasn't the game free? Probably had something to do with non-hockey fans showing up just looking for a cool place to drink beer.
The sad part is most of them were wearing coyote attire along with there kids.
"Non-game" players sitting out this afternoon's game:
Nick Merkley
Marek Langhamer
Dylan Strome
Christian Dvorak
Brendan Perlini
Lawson Crouse
Mackenzie Braid
Kyle Wood
"Non-game" players sitting out this afternoon's game:
Nick Merkley
Marek Langhamer
Dylan Strome
Christian Dvorak
Brendan Perlini
Lawson Crouse
Mackenzie Braid
Kyle Wood
So Merkley didn't play last night either?
My interpretation (from what I've read--I haven't had a chance to watch the match if it's still available) of reasons:
Merkley--let's not take any unnecessary risks
Langhamer--most likely seen enough to base a decsion on and we need to see how Hill does. I'm not sure who will be the back-up, but I know we had a few others on the roster
Strome--enough to make it to camp
Dvorak--enough to make it to camp
Perlini--enough to know he'll probably be in Tucson
Crouse--wait to see how he does in camp with the big boys (based on what people said, I'm surprised he isn't playing again, but I guess if his other linemates aren't playing, why bother.
Braid--enough to say, "thank you for attending camp, we hope you had fun"
Wood--enough to know he'll probably be in Tucson
Lame, I'm still going but it would've been nice to see most of the big boys again. Better safe than sorry though, it would suck if one of them got hurt."Non-game" players sitting out this afternoon's game:
Nick Merkley
Marek Langhamer
Dylan Strome
Christian Dvorak
Brendan Perlini
Lawson Crouse
Mackenzie Braid
Kyle Wood
Worst part was them busting out the "hey goalie you suck".
Are Chychrun and Keller playing today?