Really solid effort from the boys, I thought they played with a lot of pace.
Number 1 takeaway for me was how well the defense played, as a group - they were boxing out everyone, getting sticks in lanes, moving the puck up ice - they were every bit as good as they have been billed all summer.
I thought Andersson had a great game. Big Z, as well. Going to really like having Weegar here - he is everything Hamonic was supposed to be.
I thought Lucic and Dube had really good games. Kadri looks great. The Mangiapane-Kadri-Dube line might be as good as the first line. Thought Toffoli played well.
The biggest concern coming in to the season, IMO, was chemistry and would they get off to a slow start. I think with 9 of their first 10 at home, and no nights on the road until Nov 6th, they are going to get off to a great start.
Very excited for this team - they could be really good.
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