Roy was easily the best forward on the ice tonight. I knew this would happen when points weren't on the board for him. Go back and watch the game objectively and count how many times he made high end pro level plays that either resulted in a chance or kept the play alive in the offensive zone.
Too many people on this board form their opinion from the starting point of point totals instead of process. He is the only forward on the team that consistently collects and distributes the puck like an NHLer.
-Struble once again is their best dman.
-Farrell showing progress
-Mailloux the opposite of Roy with a bad game but two points to show for it.
-Dobes with a better result but way too aggressive and was more lucky than good. Hopefully he gets a confidence boost and can calm down a little.
-I'm sorry, man, but I don't agree. In fact, I spent most of the game specifically watching Roy, Mailloux, and Farrell. The problems Roy had this game were in play selection, where he'd pass into opponents' sticks or kill plays. This was, by the way, an issue the whole team had for the first two periods, so it wasn't limited to Roy. As I said, things were disjointed on their end for most of the game.
I've seen a few games this year where he the best player on the ice. This just wasn't one of them, and it has nothing to do with his point totals or the fact that he is the best player on the Rocket, and it's not even close. Everyone can have an off game.
-Mailloux was very, VERY lax defensively on one of the goals, and is still very inconsistent on the defensive side. That, however, translates to most of the team (Trudeau was the worst before he went down). Their defense constantly suffers from breakdowns and leaving guys open. This is not just a Mailloux problem, it's a team problem... But Mailloux needs to be better for success at the NHL level.
Mailloux's two points were a result of his wrister from the point, which is quite the weapon when he gets it through. One was tipped and one was put in on a rebound. The fact that this guy is not on PP1 is a fireable offense.
-Farrell was reasonable. Nothing crazy either way, but he did well on the first goal. Keep in mind this is a one-game time capsule, and I didn't watch on Saturday.
