Haven't watched the game yet, but Kerber made it sound like Parayko was trying to channel his best Bobby Orr impression. Is that any where close to true?
Parayko had a decent game, looked like he was taking charge of the ice, even if he never truly took it over. Perron had a great game possession-wise. Thomas was a lot more visible. He saw PP time, but was mostly used to make the pass as they entered the zone. I think my opinion is an outlier as far as the game as a whole. It was an obviously different system, and i think a lot of the players were too busy thinking instead of playing. They were obviously more worked up, getting into a lot of scrums after the whistle. A lot of people here whine about the players not being "engaged." It's a real phenomena through-out competition. If we need to play mean to be "engaged" every night, im ok with that. Honestly, i dont think any of our rivals really hate us. Maybe that needs to change.
The WTF moments will work themselves out. Tomorrow night will telling. Beat the Preds, and im full on the train.