Sat behind the bench, and surely pissed off a ton of Aeros fans with my yelling.
What pissed them off more was the beating they took.
My analysis?
Montoya looked possessed. He turned aside ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. The ONE goal they got was a 4-on-3 that there was just no way he could have possibly gotten.
His value has risen in my eyes, having seen that display in the flesh. Between he and Lundqvist, the battle is going to be ON yext year, if he isnt dealt by then!
Giroux. Where the hell did he come from? Never took a shift off, scored 2 goals and stickhandled around everyone he could. Impressive.
Dawes. Didnt score, but he definitely did his part. Offensively, defensively... he's like a Prucha/Fleury.. Do NOT let his size make you think any different of him. He made some crisp, clean passes, and some key puck clearances.
Jessiman. Looked good, needs more ice time. Actually USED his body and muscled some fools around.
Immonen. He won almost every draw that he seemed to take. Was not aware faceoffs were a strength of his. Good on his skates... fast, agile... makes excellent tape-to-tape passes, sees the ice remarkably well... didnt finish a shot or two, and passed once when he should've fired at the net instead.
Baranka looked solid. Very solid. He fanned on an open shot, he had a pass intercepted which led to a rush, so, he did make some mistakes... but all in all, he seems very defensively aware and cleaned out some guys behind the net, seeming to come away with a clear almost every time.
Falardeau. I was HUGELY surprised by this guy's play. Fought through people like a wrecking ball and battled for some pucks... DONT shoot me for saying this, but, he reminded me a bit of Forsberg with how physical he played and how he much determination he seemed to have to get every loose puck imaginable.
Genoway. Got a goal, which, is always good. Seemed to just be solid. Dont remember anything remarkable or horrible on either end. So... normal? =P
Wiseman and Weller. I put them together only cuz they seemed to always be in the same area, playing the same game, with names that start with "W". Solid, grinded out well, made a few good passes. Good effort, nothing flashy or impressive.
Rullier. Whoever the hell that guy is... he's not too bad at all. Made some NASTY hits and put Kirby Law's *** into the glass something fierce. Reminds me of Hollweg.
Taylor. Seemed to always walk away with the puck. Made some clears, deflected a few. EVERYONE deflected a few! Nobody was afraid to dive in front of a shot and keep it from Montoya.
Sonnenberg. Didnt see him do much... and then he got hurt and went to the lockerroom, soooo
Fedfed. Last, due to my amount of surprise with him as well. He'd coast for a bit, and then make a BOOMING hit... seriously. He'd seem to just loom, and then suddenly takeaway the puck, deke some guy out of his shoes, then fire a wrister on goal. He didnt score, but damn if he didnt try. If he keeps playing with some heart, you can definitely see the kid's got some REAL talent. HE MIGHT be -the- mostly purely talented guy on Hartford if he plays -every shift-. I hope he turns out like he should. Because for a guy his size... he has some REAL moves... dare I say, a power foward with some wheels? Jagr??! You get the point.
Any questions, fire away.
The one time I saw the Wolfpack this year I also was most impressed with Farldeau. He will make an impact.
Thanks Cynical and Rage. Good job getting us some quality eye's on info. The news on Falardeau is very interesting. The one quality that most folks praised when he was drafted was that he was very coachable. Also that he had a genuine desire to succeed and overcome some doubts about him. Every coach he's played for has just praised his work ethic to the sky. Now if he can't elevate his game that's one thing, but the guy just seems to keep improving. In terms of he and Jessiman, I think your talking about players on a similar track to the NHL. Slow but sure. Some will doubt their talent, but mental toughness, work ethic, size and the ability to skate at least well enough to keep up with the play may count heavily for them. I'm pulling for both of them cause I think they are guys that really want to play for the Rangers some day.
Thanks Cynical and Rage. Good job getting us some quality eye's on info. The news on Falardeau is very interesting. The one quality that most folks praised when he was drafted was that he was very coachable. Also that he had a genuine desire to succeed and overcome some doubts about him. Every coach he's played for has just praised his work ethic to the sky. Now if he can't elevate his game that's one thing, but the guy just seems to keep improving. In terms of he and Jessiman, I think your talking about players on a similar track to the NHL. Slow but sure. Some will doubt their talent, but mental toughness, work ethic, size and the ability to skate at least well enough to keep up with the play may count heavily for them. I'm pulling for both of them cause I think they are guys that really want to play for the Rangers some day.
We might have another like that in Mike Walsh. I was corresponding with Jess over at Blueshirt Bulletin, and he thinks the unstable situation at ND did Walsh no favors in terms of development. He thinks it's possible Walsh could get a PTO at Hartford, which wouldn't effect the 50 contract rule. It would be nice to see a player like Walsh get a shot at Charlotte just to see if he's a prospect worth developing. I like what Charlotte has become in the organization. Heliminen and Falardeau found their games down there last year, and we've seen Jessiman and Graham both steady themselves by getting more playing time there. Also, he expects Dane Byers, who's junior team didn't make the POs, to join the Wolf Pack for their PO push.
We might have another like that in Mike Walsh. I was corresponding with Jess over at Blueshirt Bulletin, and he thinks the unstable situation at ND did Walsh no favors in terms of development. He thinks it's possible Walsh could get a PTO at Hartford, which wouldn't effect the 50 contract rule. It would be nice to see a player like Walsh get a shot at Charlotte just to see if he's a prospect worth developing. I like what Charlotte has become in the organization. Heliminen and Falardeau found their games down there last year, and we've seen Jessiman and Graham both steady themselves by getting more playing time there. Also, he expects Dane Byers, who's junior team didn't make the POs, to join the Wolf Pack for their PO push.
I'd love to see Jess be proved right on this one. If the one thing we need in our top six forward prospects is talent, the one thing we need from our bottom six is size. We need some guys on those 3rd and 4th lines that can really bang....and finish a little too. Walsh seemed like a real find a few years ago, but just had a terrible season last year. Injuries and illness were huge factors in this from I've read. But the guy has good size, an aggressive style, and skates well. We could use some depth on the left side. I'd love for him to be part of that.
What I'm really curious about jas is this PTO thing. How does that work?
My interest is so strong because we have so many people coming out of juniors and college this year that it's just scary...and not in a good way.
I'd love to see Jess be proved right on this one. If the one thing we need in our top six forward prospects is talent, the one thing we need from our bottom six is size. We need some guys on those 3rd and 4th lines that can really bang....and finish a little too. Walsh seemed like a real find a few years ago, but just had a terrible season last year. Injuries and illness were huge factors in this from I've read. But the guy has good size, an aggressive style, and skates well. We could use some depth on the left side. I'd love for him to be part of that.
What I'm really curious about jas is this PTO thing. How does that work?
My interest is so strong because we have so many people coming out of juniors and college this year that it's just scary...and not in a good way.
Tell me what you know please.
Unfortunately, I'm not up on those specifics, either. I know it's fairly common practice at the end of the year to see teams offer PTOs - (remember Cam Keith from two years ago?) Somebody more knowledgeable will have to come up with some answers.
My game observation from Houston Immomen is terrific all over the ice great face off guy, can pass skate, was the best player on the ice for sure look forward to seeing him on the rangers next year future star in my opioion. Jessiman was very very impreseed can skate very nifty on his feet he's a big dude can hit, pass,of all the things he did though he not get a chance to shoot much but was dominat on the ice future power forward or center for sure will be on rangers in about 1ry or so . baraka big guy solid defnseman seem to play well . montoya looks real good how good he can be do not know until he is playing in NHL who knows could be as good as lundkist. dawes quiet game Grioux looked good but the boards say a borderline NHL guy Can't tell. Having been a ranger fan for 30 years I am so excited we have so many prospects on WHL OHL College we should have a good run for the next 10 years for sure. If we had stahl playing this year on this team and he already had 1 or 2 years NHL exp. i would say cup favorites. overall both of these teams were fast and had NHL talent but their goaltender had a bad bad bad night gave up a few goals thru the 5 hole was a hard hitting game the wolfpack have some big defensman on that team . Was looking forward to seeing Pock but as we know was called up by the rangers
Im just saying a player a power forwards game at center. Reminscent of a certain style. He didnt score, so... in THAT respect, yeah, quiet... but, very physical.
Im just saying a player a power forwards game at center. Reminscent of a certain style. He didnt score, so... in THAT respect, yeah, quiet... but, very physical.
I don't care if he scored, if he was as physical as you say then 'quiet' shouldn't be used to describe his play that night.
