yianik
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- Jun 30, 2009
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Hi guys. I see Patches had a successful first pre season game with you.
After returning from the Chara hit Patches said he watched a lot of hockey and what he noticed is that the elite scorers and most long lived scorers played a perimeter game, and that's the kind of game he will now play.
Much has been made by Hab fans about his going cold in the post season. I think that is misleading.
While fans want players to play a full in and do everything to win in the post season, including going to the net, that is just not the game Patches plays. However, give him the PMD and a centre or just someone to create space for him, and he will be in that spot ripping shots at the net and scoring.
So Patches is a good player, responsible defensively also, and one of the best LW scorers in the league. If the Habs were in your position I would have wanted to keep him. I dont see any issue with him scoring big numbers over the next 5 years.
Fact is the Habs are not where you are and we needed a guy like Suzuki in our system.
Best of luck.
After returning from the Chara hit Patches said he watched a lot of hockey and what he noticed is that the elite scorers and most long lived scorers played a perimeter game, and that's the kind of game he will now play.
Much has been made by Hab fans about his going cold in the post season. I think that is misleading.
While fans want players to play a full in and do everything to win in the post season, including going to the net, that is just not the game Patches plays. However, give him the PMD and a centre or just someone to create space for him, and he will be in that spot ripping shots at the net and scoring.
So Patches is a good player, responsible defensively also, and one of the best LW scorers in the league. If the Habs were in your position I would have wanted to keep him. I dont see any issue with him scoring big numbers over the next 5 years.
Fact is the Habs are not where you are and we needed a guy like Suzuki in our system.
Best of luck.