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Originally Posted by smiggy77
Yeah Bart was pretty bad today, I just don't think Wideman has the foot speed to keep up.
Personally would rather see Hathaway drawn in over Lazar as he will bring a bit more punch and physicality. Lazar would bring some good energy but I can't see him being a factor, especially after only playing like 2 games in the past month.
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i was thinking Hathaway as well...the only concern i had was whether we'd be playing into the Ducks hands by leaning to their style of play with a guy like hathaway.
Guy is a warrior though and wouldn't back down from anyone
as for Wideman, normally, i wouldn't even consider it....but man, seeing Bart with the yips out there... he was between the dot and corner, and was passing the puck back to Engelland, who was stationed behind the net, to start the breakout.
Anaheim forecheckers were just entering the zone, so no pressure on Bart. Zero.
And he totally misses engelland...like with a pass as bad as you'd see in a beer league.... pucks sails pass engelland, who is totally caught off guard, into the far corner where, after a board battle, the Ducks win possession...
While nothing happened, that play was mind boggling... that's the kind of play that makes you a PTO guy
Add to that, Bart has trouble getting the puck into the right areas from the point... now maybe i am not giving the ducks enough credit, but i don't remember how many times Bart couldn't get the puck on net or even making the right decision to dump it deep instead.
maybe he'll be better at home, but he was quite worrisome last night