Just got back from the game and was very impressed with some players. I was paying more attention to John Gaudreau and Sam Bennett and I was not dissapointed. Gaudreau looks strong with the puck and I love both his assist. The first one was when he made a fool of a Jets player then passed the puck to Sean Monahan. His play behind the net on Jooris 2nd goal was pretty good. Of course that was a good pass by Sam Bennett on Jooris.
Josh Jooris is making Hartley decision tougher. He seems like the puck is following this guy. I like his work ethic.
It was funny that I didn't even notice Setoguchi is on the lineup until I saw him on the Jumbotron late in the game. The same goes to Sven Baertschi. I was about to tell my friend that I would have love to see Baertschi play as well. The only reason I know he was playing was when he had that penalty late in the game also and McGrattan got a penalty 2 minutes + 10 minutes misconduct. I have no idea what Big Ern did to get those penalties.
I thought Karri Ramo was pretty good when challenged. He didn't faced a lot of shots but he was sharp. So, Gaudreau and Jooris are making the coaching staff decision difficult tonight. Based on their game tonight, I would think both of them should make the team but I know the coaching staff will not based on their decision on one game. Maybe with Backlund, Jones and Raymond being out on injuries, Gaudreau, Jooris and Bennett might get a taste of the NHL early in the season. I like to see Sven make it too but it might be tough to get all 4 guys.
Good win and i really enjoyed watching the game live.
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