detredWINgs
Registered User
I think more time is needed to figure this guy out.
From what I've seen, his shot is weak and not accurate and his passing is nothing special. Both of his goals against Luongo should've been stopped and would've probably been stopped on any other night or by any other professional-level goalie.
On the other hand, for 2/3 goals he's scored so far - his first and his third - he was in great position to score and both were scored from high traffic areas. He also seems to look more comfortable as a net front presence than either Abdelkader or Kopecky when those experiments were underway. I could actually see him making a career out of scoring garbage goals and being Johnny on the Spot.
As for Andersson as a 4th liner, I don't see the point of it unless he's going to be a go-to PP or PK specialist. Fourth liners that aren't (a) extremely fast, (b) good and frequent hitters, and/or (c) PK/PP specialists, are nothing more than placeholders, in my opinion.
From what I've seen, his shot is weak and not accurate and his passing is nothing special. Both of his goals against Luongo should've been stopped and would've probably been stopped on any other night or by any other professional-level goalie.
On the other hand, for 2/3 goals he's scored so far - his first and his third - he was in great position to score and both were scored from high traffic areas. He also seems to look more comfortable as a net front presence than either Abdelkader or Kopecky when those experiments were underway. I could actually see him making a career out of scoring garbage goals and being Johnny on the Spot.
As for Andersson as a 4th liner, I don't see the point of it unless he's going to be a go-to PP or PK specialist. Fourth liners that aren't (a) extremely fast, (b) good and frequent hitters, and/or (c) PK/PP specialists, are nothing more than placeholders, in my opinion.