MetalRaven
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Im really liking this Holland kid...looks pretty comfortable on the first line and I didn't see any glaring errors. I like potential.
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Stronger Than All said:Is it just me or does has Kessel looked pale I'm the face tonight.
After his first goal looked like he just wanted to go sit down.
Stronger Than All said:Is it just me or does has Kessel looked pale I'm the face tonight.
After his first goal looked like he just wanted to go sit down.
LittleHockeyFan said:Guru Tugginmypuddah said:BlueWhiteBlood said:Wow, you guys should just keep asking for stuff!!!
I want a pony. With saddle bags full of money.
Can I have Joffrey Lupul?
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Stronger Than All said:Is it just me or does has Kessel looked pale I'm the face tonight.
After his first goal looked like he just wanted to go sit down.
They say sometimes guys have their best games when they are under the weather, which he probably still is.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:I know you meant best defensive forward ... now, is he that? You say no. I wonder though if your perception is correct though. I guess it's hard to measure how often somebody should clear the zone ... is there an advanced stat for that?
Deebo said:Smithson was 13/16 on faceoffs, including 9/10 in the defensive zone.
CarltonTheBear said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:I know you meant best defensive forward ... now, is he that? You say no. I wonder though if your perception is correct though. I guess it's hard to measure how often somebody should clear the zone ... is there an advanced stat for that?
Yeah sorry that's what I meant. Some people/teams track zone entries and clearing attempts but it's not really something that easily accessible. Somebody just has to manually keep track of them as they happen.
I think if you keep an eye out for it you'll see what I mean with McClement though. He's great on the PK because he can win puck battles and get rid of the puck quickly and efficiently. Most, if not all of those puck battles are occurring either along the boards or high up around the points. He wins the battle and fires the puck down the ice. At even strength though those aren't really the areas where he generally plays. As a centre he's usually playing more down low or in the middle of the ice. He can't use the boards to his advantage as much as he does on the PK. And as a centre at even strength it's partly his responsibility to start break out plays. He either has to skate the puck out of the zone or make a pass to his wingers. He's not really the best skater or puck handler so option one usually isn't taken. Option two isn't always available because of how down low the wingers play so often he just tries to fire the puck across the blue line and it's either caught by the defencemen or it just barely gets out but the opposing team is still in possession of it.
That's why I would much rather have him play the wing on the 3rd line if injuries force him to play in the top-9 at all. Like when he played with Grabovski on the checking unit last season when injuries hit. He just seemed much more effective there. He can win those one-on-one battles along the boards and then use the boards to chip the puck out of the zone and give chase.
CarltonTheBear said:Just watched some post-game interviews. Somebody asked Kessel why his wrist was taped up tonight and he looked a little awkward and said that he didn't want to talk about it. I wonder if he's been battling a minor injury the last little while.
Potvin29 said:PVR'd it, what shots by Kessel and Clarkson.
Peter D. said:Potvin29 said:PVR'd it, what shots by Kessel and Clarkson.
I just caught the highlights, but this was my exact thought as well. Pretty nice way for Clarkson to get his 1st goal as a Leaf with a wicked shot.
Stronger Than All said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Stronger Than All said:Is it just me or does has Kessel looked pale I'm the face tonight.
After his first goal looked like he just wanted to go sit down.
They say sometimes guys have their best games when they are under the weather, which he probably still is.
Alright who's ordering their Kessel jersey? Me first.
lamajama said:LittleHockeyFan said:Guru Tugginmypuddah said:BlueWhiteBlood said:Wow, you guys should just keep asking for stuff!!!
I want a pony. With saddle bags full of money.
Can I have Joffrey Lupul?
Why did I know that was coming? ;D