1. Takeaways arent measured by battling in corners and in front of the net for the puck
2. Voracek is 2nd in the league in points.. its been 12 games, there are 70 games remaining.
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1. Takeaways arent measured by battling in corners and in front of the net for the puck
2. Voracek is 2nd in the league in points.. its been 12 games, there are 70 games remaining.
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So according to you, Gaudreau's job is to battle in the corners now? You're clueless. Yeah, Voracek is 2nd in points, he's off to a good start. What's your point? That Gaudreau is lucky to be leading the league in takeaways? ROR is 2nd in takeaways, and he has had much more ice time than JG.
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No, takeaways are measured by you taking the puck away from the other player. Who cares how you do it? A a guy whose a fan of a team with Datsyuk, you would think you'd appreciate that.
Nobody expects him to lead the league in takeaways, but he definitely has a talent for it.
BTW Voracek also put up 60+ points last season, and was almost a PPG the year before that. Stupid example.
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What's funny is that you were leading the charge jumping to be critical when he started slow and now he's red hot and you're back just arguing semantics trying to save face.
You've said your piece over and over. Why continue? No one cares about your scepticism to that extent. It's on record. Move along.
You're very clearly someone who's only interest was to be a wet blanket, and now when those comments are already quickly looking foolish you're back chirping. Give it a rest. Seriously.
nbwingsfans just admit he's good and be done with this thread. You're making yourself look like a fool.
Man, Gaudreau turned his game around quickly after that healthy scratch. I thought he'd need more time to adapt but it looks like he might be a top-6 forward from this point on.
Impressive the points he's managed to put up while still being pretty unlucky on a number of plays. He's clearly playing with swagger now and is a joy to watch. I'd like to see him score another goal or two and get even more confidence.
Impressive the points he's managed to put up while still being pretty unlucky on a number of plays. He's clearly playing with swagger now and is a joy to watch. I'd like to see him score another goal or two and get even more confidence.
One day Nashville and Montreal will have decent players with size and skill and a norris candidate or two.
I do have to admit he's doing a lot better than I thought he would. He has adjusted quite well based on the three games I've seen.
His hockey IQ is really high which compensates for his lack of size. I do think he's going to be a regular at the NHL level and be a pretty consistent 50-point scorer. Whether or not he can hit PPG in his career, I honestly don't know. Right now I'd say he can't, but he has proved me wrong twice already.
All in all, you have a very impressive kiddo in Gaudreau!
His hockey IQ is really high which compensates for his lack of size. I do think he's going to be a regular at the NHL level and be a pretty consistent 50-point scorer. Whether or not he can hit PPG in his career, I honestly don't know. Right now I'd say he can't, but he has proved me wrong twice already.
All in all, you have a very impressive kiddo in Gaudreau!
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Anyone have a gif of that play in the first where he skated through a couple of Canadiens in the neutral zone, danced Markov at the blue line, and then took it to the net? Was a beauty play.
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It's not everyone's role, watch hockey. If you're expecting someone of Gaudreau's size to go and fight in the dirty areas against two larger guys, then I don't know what to tell you. It looks like you are the one that needs to watch hockey.
Even Oiler's fans are giving credit to where credit is due.
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I watched hockey since the 60s and smaller skilled guys didnt have to physically battle the bigger guys in the corners. Gretzky wouldn't of lasted his first season if he did. Peplinski, Hunter and the boys would of made sure he never seen another battle of Alberta lol. Small guys used their heads far more then their brawn. Im an Oilers fan and loathe everything Calgary but i dont have a glue what your problem is. Gaudreau is a steal at 104. I watch the flames just to see what he will do next. Your saying the exact same things everybody said about Gretzky. I dont think Johnny is Gretzky but he's one exciting little player to watch.
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At the time drafted he was thought to be a much riskier less talented Rocco Grimaldi
good to see that Rocco was able to get some NHL action to start the year as well
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The next thing he'll want Johnny to do is to start hitting, because he's a bust and doesn't do that enough either.
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When i first watched that play I thought perhaps Markov torn his ACL again. He got twisted and took a very awkward turn in hopes of defending Gaudreau -- which we all no is not possible.
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arguing just for the sake of arguing, nice.
What's next? Goalies are supposed to score because they count as a "skater" on ice?
perhaps YOU should watch hockey, and more importantly Johnny. Because he comes out of corners with the puck all the time despite the brutes on him.
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