October Practice Report

[ICdave]

October 15th:

No changes to the lines & D pairs.

Logan Stanley was on the ice in a yellow, non-contact jersey:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846215149205836170

Jaret Anderson-Dolan has a broken foot:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846252125124546594

Media:






Topics:
1. Using this quirk in the schedule to their advantage
2. Activation of the D against the Wild [;55)
3. How they use practice this week (1:52)
4. Logan Stanley's progress in yellow, non-contact (2:24)
5. Is Stanley ahead of schedule? (2:59)
6. Status of Jaret Anderson-Dolan? (3:20)
7. The starts to the season by Hellebuyck & Scheifele (3:53)
8. Now that the contracts are behind them, are they more focussed? (4:53)
9. Plan on getting the extras into the lineup? (5:30)
10. What's the focus on the D that he'd like to work on? (5:58)

Practice Report is here.

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[ICdave]

October 16th optional practice:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846582001911927065

Media:

 

[Malcsta]

I love how blunt Vilardi is. Fav Jet

 

[voyageur]

Dean Chynoweth seemed pretty happy with the Fleury-Miller combination in his interview. Now that Stan is back skating with the team, I wonder if there is any pressure on them to take it up a notch, because there is legit competition now with a d-man coming back.

You can tell that Fleury's experience with the coach is paying dividends early on.

I also like the way he describes the PK as a momentum changer, as a mindset.

Also how you earn your minutes on this d-corps.

 

[Gm0ney]

Dean Chynoweth seemed pretty happy with the Fleury-Miller combination in his interview. Now that Stan is back skating with the team, I wonder if there is any pressure on them to take it up a notch, because there is legit competition now with a d-man coming back.

You can tell that Fleury's experience with the coach is paying dividends early on.

I also like the way he describes the PK as a momentum changer, as a mindset.

Also how you earn your minutes on this d-corps.

Fleury-Miller is doing well so far. No goals against. Shot metrics are very good. They've been dominant in their role as a 3rd pair.

 

[AtomicJets]

Fleury's been good but I think it's gonna be big Stan on the third pair as soon as he's ready

 

[voyageur]

Fleury's been good but I think it's gonna be big Stan on the third pair as soon as he's ready

I don't see how you can take Fleury out when the team is 5 for 5 on the PK so far, looking good, and that pairing isn't getting scored on. I try to take things away from people who are actually around the team, practice with them, know them personallly, and it seems like Chynoweth has time for Fleury. Maybe it comes down to Stanley and Miller because those are the two slowest d-men in the lineup. And there was something about how much offense the defense produced in that Minnesota game, that's worth a listen.

 

[AlaskaJet]

It would be great to see how both Fleury and Miller each pair up with Stanley, since Tree is to all purposes a given. Who do you think would have more chemistry? Fleury has the legs/speed and Miller seems to have good “IceQ”..

 

[WolfHouse]

That would be wild if they pull Fleury for Stan - a guy who was too slow for the nhl before his knee injury... he will have far less mobility now.

 

[ICdave]

October 21st:

Only change this AM was Kupari for Gustafsson.

Report is here.

Media:






Topics:
1. Does he compartmentalize the schedule into segments?
2. What is he anticipating from the Blues? 50)
3. Central Division hockey (1:27)
4. Hitting hot teams in Blues, Kraken, Flames (2:32)
5. Does facing more challenging teams help offset team easing up being 5-0-0? (3:10)
6. What has he liked about his team through five games? (4:05)
7. Letting the lines grow in chemistry (5:13)
8. The Penguins tossing a wrinkle against their PP (6:02)
9. Pairing of Samberg and Pionk (7:08)
10. Samberg’s growth in his game (8:18)

 

[jokesondee]

So Fleury stays in the press box for Stanley. Barf.

 

[Buffdog]

So Fleury stays in the press box for Stanley. Barf.

I'll give Stanley one more game to see if he can get up to speed (relatively speaking lol) before getting the pitchforks out

He looked decent for a lot of last season in a sheltered role before being exposed vs the Avs

 

[WolfHouse]

Cant wait for the articles about what a grwat guy stan is in the locker room...

Someone bet their career on this pick.

 

[jokesondee]

Cant wait for the articles about what a grwat guy stan is in the locker room...

Someone bet their career on this pick.

Looking forward to when he's finally dealt. The guy asked for a trade 2 years ago. Just admit you whiffed on the pick and accommodate him please. He's already reached his ceiling. The guy was drafted 8 years ago. Still way too many brain farts. Fleury has already displayed more poise and upside in his 4 games. Stanley will throw the occasional big hit and becomes a punching bag every 5-10 games, thats about it. Once Heinola is healthy trade him.

 

[Eyeseeing]

Stan!
Yes coach?
You’re injured!
I am????
Yes put this yellow jersey on

 

[voyageur]

I'll give Stanley one more game to see if he can get up to speed (relatively speaking lol) before getting the pitchforks out

He looked decent for a lot of last season in a sheltered role before being exposed vs the Avs

It's a strange decision to pull Fleury when that d-pairing was playing well. I think Stanley must have shown something in practice to get the nod. There were some timing plays when Stan stepped up and played the body in his first game that I liked. Maybe he just needs a few games to find his rhythm. If he costs the team a game I can see the pitchforks coming out.

 

[Gm0ney]

It's a strange decision to pull Fleury when that d-pairing was playing well. I think Stanley must have shown something in practice to get the nod. There were some timing plays when Stan stepped up and played the body in his first game that I liked. Maybe he just needs a few games to find his rhythm. If he costs the team a game I can see the pitchforks coming out.

Yeah it was Stanley's first game after an injury and the Pens were playing better than 3 of the 4 teams Fleury faced...but the numbers...

In 4 games, the Miller-Fleury pair was not on the ice for a single goal against. They gave up 1 more shot (and 1 less high-danger chance against) in 47 minutes than Miller-Stanley did in 14 minutes. Miller-Stanley even got more offensive zone starts in their single game than Miller-Fleury did in the previous 4 games combined.

So Miller-Stanley was more sheltered and got worse results. Small sample size disclaimer and all that.

 

[WolfHouse]

It's a strange decision to pull Fleury when that d-pairing was playing well. I think Stanley must have shown something in practice to get the nod. There were some timing plays when Stan stepped up and played the body in his first game that I liked. Maybe he just needs a few games to find his rhythm. If he costs the team a game I can see the pitchforks coming out.

Only thing Stan has shown is that he was the first first round reach of the Hillier era...

 

[Malcsta]

Miller didn't look his best on sunday and id chalk it up to being paired with 64. Stanley makes the people around him play worse.