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Originally Posted by Chingas
I know Jones scored the only goal tonight, but he continued his bowling ball trick into the net. I admire the drive and that he has been doing what he needs to do to be successful but I don't think that he is capable of making a pass. I am pretty sure that he gets such tunnel vision for the net that he doesn't even contemplate a pass. I wish he would use the same size and speed comign into the corners when chasing after a dump in. It really felt like Monahan and Johnny were completely wasted on that line tonight.
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Regardless, when Jones is healthy he adds an element that the team sorely lacks. When he drives to the net like that he's creating space and chaos that players like Gaudreau and Monahan should be able to capitalise on. I'm really impressed by the Monahan/Jones partnership.
The David Jones we saw last night is the same one we saw early last season, which was very effective. How long can he keep it up before he's on the IR again? Credit to him for playing 'his game' and not playing with fear of the next inevitable injury...
I was fairly disappointed in Gaudreau last night. He really seemed to be misfiring out there and had trouble finding his teammates with passes he would normally hit tape-to-tape. Seemed to give the puck away more frequently when he'd lose the handle on attempted dekes and the like. Maybe the ice was terrible; maybe Carolina played a great defensive game; maybe it was just a blip in an otherwise solid rookie season.
On the bright side, Bouma looked amazing out there. Jooris looked very good anywhere he played. Reinhart was solid in the first period and had a lot of jump.