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Originally Posted by JXC
Hmmmm good points. Neither Betts nor Powe (nor Gagne at this point) look like players of massive importance but it is a long long way down from them to the AHL.
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Um, Gagne does have a ppg since his return and stellar defensive play, how is that not massively important???
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Originally Posted by BernieParent
Having Leighton leading this team to victory is like watching an ABC After-School Special. It's mind-boggling that Leighton has backstopped the team to an 8-1-1 record. I remember seeing posts at the beginning of the year saying that if Emery is on the shelf for any extended period of time and the Flyers have to lean on Boucher, they will be toast. Imagine if we foresaw that Emery and Boucher went on the DL and Holmgren picked up Michael Lay-Down off waivers to be the first stringer. There would have been a suicide watch!
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As solid as Leighton has played, I dont think it really would have mattered who the goalie was over this span.....He was getting the good bounces and they have been limiting clearing the glaring rebounds Leighton has been leaving.
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Originally Posted by BobbyClarkeFan16
I don't know about anyone else, but one of the things I've noticed is a change in attitude on the ice. There seems to be a bit of snarl in everyone's game now and players know specifically what their role is. Not only that, but it seems that every line is contributing one way or another and they're making it incredibly tough to defend them. Kudos to Laviolette for instilling discipline while making everyone accountable for their play. You can see it on the ice. It's just a complete 180 from where they were just a month ago......
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Agreed 100%!
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Originally Posted by Valhoun
As you all know, I am willing to give people the benefit of the doubt and have never said anything untoward about anyone.
However, that being said, are we now able to, in a cold and calculating and objective sense, call JXC a *********?
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LOL! He is never going to be man enough to admit he was wrong, you know that
This is simple guys, its a combination of things:
1) Health - People CANNOT discount the impact Gagne has on this team, and the role that Betts and Powe play.
2) System - They look like an actual team now rather than a bunch of guys going out there playing pond hockey. I can imagine this will only get better.
3) SP teams have shown up again.
4) Luck
I dont care who the heck we have been playing, that doesnt matter....I am sure we lost to a bunch of teams we shouldnt have during December that offset the supposed bad teams we are beating. Fact of the matter is they look like an actual hockey team now....something that wasnt happening even in some of the wins with Stevens.
I agree with Jester and others in that the defensive side still needs a little work, but I think that will come around as well. They are too talented not to.