Solid start to the season against the defending Champs. Thought the defensive pairs did a really good job with their gap control and the team checked well which limited the Avs dangerous transition game.
Thought 3 of 4 the lines gave the team a lot of good minutes with Kadri's line probably the most noticable of the bunch. Dude plays with a ton of a jam and some solid puck skills, didn't realize he had such a motor.
Thought the 1st line was a disappointing though, which is odd because they had such a good night on the PP. But overall, just seems like a mishmash of top line players who were thrown out there and left to figure it out. Not a fan of the chemistry to say the least. Probably harsh criticism for one game, so after watching how last year's top line performed, the current group has big shoes to fill.
Going to be very interesting to see how the BoA goes tomorrow with all the new faces.
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