Amazing to see in the first power play the setup with multiple one timer options. Completely opposite to the Gulatzan/Cameron philosophy.
Also looked like more aggressive activation of the D throughout the game.
Gillies doesn’t look ready to me. He needs to keep working on being technically sound, and Riittich last year looked much more solid most of the season. If what we saw from Gillies is the best we can expect from the backup position, then we need to look to bring someone else in. But I am hopeful we see Rittich separate himself.
Like everyone else, really liked that Czarnik-Ryan pairing. Chemistry gets over used, but it sure looked like they had it.
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