A few thoughts tonight:
-Hanifin has taken another step. I don’t know if it’s because of Tanev or what, but he’s been rock solid all year. Really nice to see.
-Valimaki has turned it around the last few games. That quote from Andersson after the Montreal debacle got me thinking. We have some great guys on our blue line and I can’t help but feel like they played a big part in calming him down.
-Johnny and Monahan circa 2019 are back! This is why you don’t sell low and you don’t make trades just for the sake of making trades. Obviously if they make the playoffs we’ll see if it’s the same old story, but so far I have no complaints.
-Screw the haters. I like Lucic. Dude is playing some good hockey right now. You know how sometimes there’s bad players that you just like and defend at all costs? That’s Looch for me.
-Bennett if you play like that more often you’ll get your shot on the top line. Great game from him tonight.
-Leivo in the shootout didn’t bother me much. Sometimes coaches have a hunch, and they see things in practice that we don’t. Leivo in overtime though? That one baffled me.
-Thank God Markstrom isn’t on the Oilers or the Canucks.
-Chris Tanev is a beautiful human being.
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