great long interview with Jim Playfair
http://www.fan960.com/media.jsp?cont...7_171117_15440
sounds like he loves Chris Breen; Breen is NHL ready! Big solid D-man. Very consistent, competes hard. Great at retrieving the puck and making the outlet pass to forwards; he and Pelech play against all the top lines in shutdown roles
says Nemisz has been the best, most consistent player; just needs time to get NHL size/strength; plays all situations, big minutes guy; great at protecting the puck - definite NHLer once he has time to develop, get stronger
Gaelan Paterson keeps finding way to get better; strong, great skater
Stone is a great competitor; once he gets back to game shape after brutal knee injury, he will get back to NHL; peerfect, prototypical playoff warrior
Meyer very versatile; plays all forward positions; needs to bang bodies play aggressive to be effective
team is confident, takes pride in playing well in tight games; never nervous in close games - very impressive for young team
Irving got hurt around X-mas; came back in a bit of a slump, but now playing as sharp as Playfair has ever seen him