Albany needs to call Dave Barr for their PK. Wonder if he ever recovered from whatever was wrong with him this Spring?
Henrique was killing the penalties. Not that he really killed any haha. Josefson a few. Their PP is pretty brutal too. The PK was definitely the difference. The only even strength goal from Syracuse came seconds after a PP expired. Only the last PK of the game was decent. One PP was also played in their own zone so that sucks too.
At least Tedenby scored.I'm just interested in how our NHL guys, and guys that may be on our NHL team are doing. I could care less about Jay Leach or Sestito.
Not sure if Albany is trying to copy the NJD aggressive PK, their boxplay was all over the place. Instead of taking the lane back, the frontmen started chasing the puck.
The PP they got running up there is miserable. Anyone see the one PP where they were pinned in their own zone for half of it? That's not to even mention the brutal PK.
I wonder how Larsson felt when he took some shifts with Jay Leach!
Leach was bad. But honestly, Larsson did not look that sharp though. The best of the Swedes were Tedenby and Yayo. Henrique is probably a bit lost going from playing with Kovy and Parise to this, he did not stand out much.
Leach was bad. But honestly, Larsson did not look that sharp though. The best of the Swedes were Tedenby and Yayo. Henrique is probably a bit lost going from playing with Kovy and Parise to this, he did not stand out much.
I don't think Larsson or Leach looked too bad. Just LOL'ing that Leach is probably almost old enough to be Adam's dad!
Tedenby, and Josefson looked good. Butler didn't look so hot, neither did Henrique. Butler played on Henrique's line the whole night I think. Henrique losing that faceoff was crucial in one of the Syracuse PP goals early in the PP too.
Leach was bad. But honestly, Larsson did not look that sharp though. The best of the Swedes were Tedenby and Yayo. Henrique is probably a bit lost going from playing with Kovy and Parise to this, he did not stand out much.
I doubt any of the guys who know they're going to be in the NHL are going full speed.
Wife and I are actually thinking about driving up to Albany to watch Wednesday's game. Would be nice to watch some live action, and I can actually arrange some professional meetings long overdue.
I doubt any of the guys who know they're going to be in the NHL are going full speed.
Yeah I don't wanna accuse of Henrique of being lazy, but sometimes he looks like the smartest player on the ice in the NHL, wise beyond his years. Tonight he really didn't. Not that he looked dumb. Just that he didn't look as strong, and heads up as his usual self.
Teddy Bear and Yayo have a lot of natural chemistry together.
Definitely a good thing, I hope that continues into the NHL season. Tedenby can use every advantage he can get to make it.
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Originally Posted by VaxjoDevil
Henrique is probably a bit lost going from playing with Kovy and Parise to this, he did not stand out much.
I hope it's just that he hasn't adjusted yet, or that he's going at less than full speed because it's the AHL. I don't want to have to hear from the Oilers fans again that he was a product of his linemates last season and isn't actually a top player in his own right.
Henrique's in kind've a weird spot. He's got a newly-signed Clarksony guy on his left that's still transitioning to a fast game in a small rink, and on his right is one of the biggest question-marks in Butler. Gotta be tough after playing with Parise (winning pucks, strong on D, underrated playmaker) and Kovalchuk (mother****ing Kovalchuk) and in a new system.
Its possible he may not quite have the skill to carry a whole line on his own, so his linemates (be it Hall or Josefson or Kovy) might make a big difference. Either way, getting top line time can only help him. He's one of the few guys I don't worry at all about mentally.
EDIT: And it's not like we haven't seen him excel without top-quality players. The Teddy-Hank-Clarkson line was really effective to start last season. And he looked great in preseason playing with all sorts of guys.
I can't get the attachment to these guys the way I do the big Devils. That post hit did hurt though in the 2nd period. That, and the brutal PK was the difference.
I'm more interested in Larsson, Henrique, Josefson, Tedenby, and Butler playing well. If they're up there playing solid, and Tedenby is scoring goals like tonight(I didn't catch it. Didn't start watching until the 2nd) and other guys are scoring who will or might play on our big club, and playing well overall I'll be happy enough with that.
I don't remember if Larsson, and Josefson were getting lots of PK time. The quality of the stream wasn't the best, but Henrique was on all of them.
I did see the highlights, and liked Tedenby's goal. I'm pretty impressed. Last year's NHL Tedenby would have rocketed that thing wide, and not even got it on net.
Josefson looked outstanding! That deke in the 3rd while heading into the zone was a beauty! He's starting to look like Zetterberg, whom he was compared to!!!
Henrique's in kind've a weird spot. He's got a newly-signed Clarksony guy on his left that's still transitioning to a fast game in a small rink, and on his right is one of the biggest question-marks in Butler. Gotta be tough after playing with Parise (winning pucks, strong on D, underrated playmaker) and Kovalchuk (mother****ing Kovalchuk) and in a new system.
Its possible he may not quite have the skill to carry a whole line on his own, so his linemates (be it Hall or Josefson or Kovy) might make a big difference. Either way, getting top line time can only help him. He's one of the few guys I don't worry at all about mentally.
EDIT: And it's not like we haven't seen him excel without top-quality players. The Teddy-Hank-Clarkson line was really effective to start last season. And he looked great in preseason playing with all sorts of guys.
I don't get the comparison, Pesonen = Clarkson-lite really ?
Watched most of the game (though the stream stopped in 3rd and despite buying the season feed, couldn't launch it again )
Tedenby was excellent : was the best forward with Sestito. The others weren't very good but overall, Albany deserved a better fate. They dominated the 1st and most of 3rd.
The defense was not very good though, with Burlon or McPherson having some brain cramps at times.
But as mentionned earlier, PK and PP were awful? They need to take less penalties if the can't kill better than that. Frazee was good enough but not helped by a poor positionning in front of him.
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