Can anyone tell me what Happened to the Lardis 1 timer on the PP late in the period? .. Was it on goal, did it go wide behind the net?…… You can see that kid is good at finding quiet ice and lurks on the weakside. Combined with the best 1 timer in the organIzation when his time comes he’s gonna score some PP goals for the club.
Hayes is making some plays. Always liked what he brings. Misiak is in on a lotta stuff, especially below the dots in the Ozone. … My guy Crevier had a couple shifts he’d like back in the 1st. Allan has had some nice reads/pinches. KK too on his reads. No doubting the skill in his hands and feet.. Dach with a couple decent shifts. ……. I like Gryz, a lot for this roster. He’s a savvy vet who can settle things down… A whole yr of Knight is gonna be a treat. His technical game, and demeanor too, is tremendous.
I don’t know, Chunk. I like what I see tonight, much more than Game 1 v DET. More flow, more connected passes, more structure. Couple solid 1-2 pass outs. .. Guessing the fancies will be much better.
Lardis’ stick broke on the one-timer.
After an iffy first period, and first five minutes of the second everyone seemed to come around. The kids need to make sure they are playing faster. A lot of them still are trying to figure out where to go with the puck before they move and it slows them down.
As long as he stays healthy, Hayes should have a much better year in RFD. I think Misiak is going to be a good two-way forward.
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Hey Chunk, before I forget one of the best things I read this offseason was that you have a FloSports subscription and they’re showing the SHL. I know you’ll watch Frondell and look forward to your posts on what you see. Especially his usage……..
Watched a bunch of Lardis games last yr and this kid is outright deadly on the weakside 1 timer. His reads are so damn good if he detects a goalie is coming hells bells outa control on his push to stop the one timer he knows the goalie is gonna over slide and he shoots the puck BACK to the far side as the goalie slides outa the crease. How often you see a player go far side, on purpose, on a 1 timer. Very rare but Lardis does it a lot….. And the kid many more times than not he gets great wood on the puck and is really adept at doing so when the damn thing is bouncing on him and it doesn’t have to be in his wheelhouse either. But anyone can see how quick he gets it off and how accurate the thing is….. His reads are good, he finds soft ice even at 5 on 5 to unleash that 1 timer.
Keep an eye on that Hayes kid. In a couple yrs I see him helping and if he continues developing I could see him having a lotta trust of his coaches and see middle 6 minutes. High IQ player and really poised. Watch him in the Dzone. He’s good at reading, getting in lanes and deflecting pucks. He just makes plays in all 3 zones and has always showed poise to my eye. ……… I know folks are saying he must grind to be a big leaguer but that isn’t his game. Not that he can’t evolve into that kinda role but he’s a cerebral type, good reads, poised, some skill in his hands, smooth and finds soft ice well. Much like he read the play in the conrner and high tailed thru the slot to be there for the beauty feed he scored on. … That play encapsulates the kid.
And, I forgot to mention Del Mastro. Kid was back to his game with good reads, angles and gaps. Using his size … Really good game for the kid.