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Nice article, thanks for posting.
So much of goaltending is the mental game, and it sounds like Ellis has a good head on his shoulders.
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A swift response rendered the Rempe goal null and void, though, as Marcus Sylvegard cashed in on a perfect tic-tac-toe passing play from Leo Loof and Dalibor Dvorsky just 13 seconds later, sending the visitors to the dressing room with the 2-1 lead on Sylvegard's team-leading seventh goal.
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I've only been able to see chunks of three Springfield games this season but he looks like a completely different player than the player we saw with the Blues. Very assertive, pushing the pace on the rush, making smart decisions with the puck. We didn't see that at all while he was up with the big club.
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I'm curious if he's essentially an AHL all-star type or if he can eventually break through.
But any player is going to look different on the Thunderbirds than the Blues. He was PPG in the AHL two years ago, so I’d be more interested to know if he looks different now than he did then. To me that would be a better comparison, but I think he’s probably just a really good AHL player and not much more.
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Very small sample size from me this year ( a couple games, chunks of a few more, and highlights), but I concur.
Again, small sample size bit I think his play in the AHL is fairly consistent. He's been a good AHL player the past 2+ seasons. Just stat watching he is 58 points in 63 games over that time, so his 13 in 15 this year us right in line. But also from the eye test, what I've seen, he has played similar. He's made small improvements in his AHL game but no big leaps.
I think he needs to confidence and time to adjust to the speed if the NHL. I'd call him up and play him over Sunny to develop him. Love Sunny, but Sunny is close to cooked, and is not in our long term outlook
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I don’t think the pace is there. His skating is lacking. Just a good AHL player.
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Nikita Alexandrov is week-to-week with an injury he suffered Saturday in Hartford. Scott Harrington, who left Saturday's game before the third period, took warmups but won't go tonight. He's considered day-to-day.
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7-7-14 in 18 GP for Dvorsky so far. Points in 3 straight.
Dali is one of those players who simply has a nose for the net. He's going to be knocking on the door very soon here.
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Bobby Orrtuzzo
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If you had asked me at the beginning of the season, I'd have said "all year" except for a developmental cup of coffee call-up. But I think he'll come up and spend close to 1/2 the year with St Louis. He's earning it, and there is a coach in place who I trust (and I think Armstrong/Steen trust) to prioritize his development correctly.
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He'll be #3 C sooner than later, don't know when, but also don't think it's dependent on us selling.
I think he needs a full season to learn the rest of the game. He doesn’t have that down. Turns the puck over with poor passes pretty often. I would be more patient. Let him clean that up.
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How often do you watch them play? This seems to be your main talking point with not bringing him up.
Not doubting you by any means, just curious if this was mainly an early season issue, or him still consistently doing this.
