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Originally Posted by New Era
Most impressive players to me were Colborne, Granlund and Reinhart. Best three players on the ice. Gaudreau was really good, but looked a little off. Not sure if he's breaking in new equipment, but he looks a little off, especially on his skates. Baertschi was good, but had an inconsistent game. Okay first, great second, but disappeared in the third. Was hoping for more. One last guy that impressed was Elson. Reminded me of a young Richard Kromm. I like guys like that and hope he gets a cup of coffee this season.
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I thought the same too. He was kept to the perimeter for much of the night and got knocked off the puck quite easily. I saw a couple turnovers resulting from that. I get the sense that he's going to quickly learn to dish the puck away when someone's coming at him, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as he's got the skills to connect with others. But you can tell he's going to have to adapt to the NHL level. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see him start in the AHL.
When he came rushing down the wing, in College he would have tried to dangle though the defenders legs or pull some crazy move. It looks like he realizes moves like that simply aren't going to work on NHL defenders. At least not yet...
It also looks like Tippett is preaching early on his style of stifling boring defence. As much as I think he's a top 5 coach, I really can't wait for him to get fired from the Coyotes staff so we don't have to endure his Sutter-like game style.
And I thought Granlund was the best foward on both teams. Strong on the puck, good shot, and great hockey sense. I'd love for him to make the team out of camp.