- Feb 12, 2008
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Good night on the out of town tank scoreboard with MTL, MIN and BUF all winning.
currently in the 10 spot
Good night on the out of town tank scoreboard with MTL, MIN and BUF all winning.
and they weren't even our worst pairing!My guess is this is the last we see of Perunovich-Kessel. Shot attempts are 26-3 in favor of the Flyers with that pairing on the ice. 26-3!!
EDIT-26-5 with Neighbours two attempts in the dying seconds.
I repeatedly posted that I thought having both Krug and Perunovich on the roster was a bad idea.
Now it has become a reality and it's a disaster. I hate what has become of this franchise's once proud blueline corps.
yes, yes they wereLinesmen are garbage tonight
I see the issues with Kessel and Tucker very differently.I was going to make a post on that, while I like Kessel, sometimes not being noticeable just simply means you aren't doing anything positive either, and it's not really a good thing. That's kind of the issue with him and Tucker. Can they develop to bring positives to the ice or are they more 7/8/9 depth guys that can fill-in, but lack traits that define a role where they can drive positive plays in some form.
I don't want to be a Debbie downer on him or anything, he's someone I've always had hopes for and I'm still optimistic on him.Fair enough.
But I do think “not making too many noticeable mistakes” is reason to be optimistic about a kid who has only played 9 total NHL games and has averaged nearly 17 mins per game this season.
FWIW I did notice Kessel make several mistakes this game, and he did also help prevent a goal by taking out a flyers player trying for a back door tap in. Here’s hoping he can keep developing and making more positive impact plays.
This. There's nights Vrana wasn't noticeable either [because he didn't do a f***ing thing besides drift around on the ice], but no one was saying "boy, I didn't notice Vrana out there tonight, he had a good game."Kessel and Tucker are completely different players, I agree, but my point is with both, as fans we'd repeat the talking point of, we didn't notice them, therefore they had a good game.
This. There's nights Vrana wasn't noticeable either [because he didn't do a f***ing thing besides drift around on the ice], but no one was saying "boy, I didn't notice Vrana out there tonight, he had a good game."
And I know, someone is going to bring up "forwards vs. defense" but the larger point remains: when you come away from a game and say "I can't recall noticing him out there" that's not a good thing. You should be able to point to something the guy did that sticks with you.