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Originally Posted by The Fonz
Reschny vs Catton/Cristall, game 2.
Vic is up 3-1.
Reschny 1G 2A +1
Catton 0G 0A -1
Cristall 1G 0A +0
Reschny is 1st in +/-, and 2nd in points (19 in 8 games) behind McKenna.
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I went to this game (skip to the end for the flames tidbit)… Royals were at home and were matching Reschny’s line with Catton/Cristall’s line, and for most of the game Reschny’s line was clearly better. Reschny also was much better in the face off dot than Catton.
His vision is excellent, hitting the trailing forward on one of the early goals and sending a puck across to his open winger for the game winner in the last half minute. He finds open ice and is always moving out there, and he’s both the main guy on the power play and a big part of the penalty kill. He also works hard on the back check, using his smaller size as a bit of a tool to pickpocket guys (similarly to how Johnny did).
Cristall had a pretty good game, working hard and grinding quite a bit, but other than a few creative plays, Reschny showed much better than Catton. It’s one game, but he’s been putting up better numbers than Catton since January and has found another gear in the playoffs. I feel after this series, he shoild go in the top 10… with how good he’s showing against a top 10 pick from last year.
I don’t think he’ll fall to them, but the Flames must be interested. A certain scouting director walked through the front lobby during the first intermission when I was having a beer. I didnt talk to him, but man that guys’ tall and noticeable. Might have been lost to be coming through the front lobby!