[PGT] Coyotes Set Attendance Record. Flames win 4-3!

[Hatter]

Aww yiss!

[Regulator75]

[Ring of Fire]

My observations from tonight's game:

Defence:
Engelland-better than anticipated again, mobile, very calm, poised presence, physical, gets shots on net, scored, makes the simple, safe play
Russell-picked up where he left off last year

Kulak-very impressive again, good vision, his offensive game has lots of potential but he will benefit from gaining experience with lots of ice time in AHL
Diaz-great poise, puck control, good puck movement on the pp, shots get on net but not very powerful, plays with heart but struggled a bit with bigger forwards, lots of talent but can see why he hasn't stuck as a top 6 dman with a team.
Brookbank-great defensive plays again, simple, doesn't make mistakes, basically what you want in a 7th dman
Sieloff-physical, mobile, as advertised. Getting a full AHL season will be helpful.

Forwards:
Colborne-looked solid, confident, controlling the puck well, winning board battles, hugely improved from last year. A stronger possession player this year.
Glencross-generally looked disinterested, but still good hands, game-winner tip-in
McGrattan-scored!

Granlund-most NHL ready of the rookie forwards. Smart plays on the boards, creates offence, can play with anyone. He'll stick around to the end of camp and I wouldn't be surprised if he started the season in the NHL with Backlund injured.
Gaudreau-puck continues to follow him around, controls the puck very well, quarterbacks the pp, getting the puck to the net lots, lots of shots, creating scoring chances, doesn't look as deadly as usual at this level yet, but the skill is obviously there
Ferland-soft hands, good stick handling in traffic, started strong but disappeared for stretches, consistency might be issue
Baertschi-his best pre-season game so far. Scored a goal, looked more poised with the puck, stronger, and even threw a couple hits. I still expect more from him, would like to see more speed, and he'll have to create more offensive chances if he wants to make the team. Some AHL time to build offensive confidence may be needed for him to reach his offensive potential as a top 6 forward.
Reinhart-smart plays, good pk, doing the little things right, will have to beat Byron out for an NHL spot
Elson-lots of jump in his game, played very well in his role, good on pk, ultimately destined for AHL to gain size/experience, but definite progression on a prospect that was an afterthought last year. A character guy doing all he can to stick around and making a case that he can be an NHL player down the line.
Jooris-playing hard, simple, but AHL skill
Wolf-threw a few hits, but not a difference-maker. Not helping his cause to make the roster.
Klimchuk-plays hard, left game early with injury, likely will be going back to junior shortly

Goalie:
Ortio-poor rebound control on two shots led to two goals, otherwise fine
Carr-calm and composed, not tested much but played looks like a good AHL/ECHL depth option to get under contract

[T@T]

Worst PGT start ever!

Fun win anyway

[jg13]

Gaudreau - was consistent on every single shift tonight. Looked extremely poised on every single shift out there

Sven - had a decent game, I still think he starts in the AHL though.

Sieloff - took some garbage penalties but he gets a pass.

Ferland - was hoping to see more from tonight

Jooris - given his limited ice time i thought he was good, he's having a very
impressive camp for me

Glencross - got better as the game went on, drew a penalty that lead to his own game winner

Diaz - VERY good pick up for us the guy can jump into a rush very well

Carr - looked very relaxed and got the job done

Granlund - honestly the guy deserves a spot on the starting roster come game 1. His game is so complete.

[Lanny'sDaMan]

Oh yeah, Flames win.

[getbak]

Johnny Be Good.

Sven was much more aggressive than last season. Maybe Burke knew what he was doing.

Diaz looks like he could make Wideman expendable. If he doesn't get a contract from the Flames, he'll certainly get one somewhere.

With about 5 minutes left in the third, I was thinking that this seemed like the type of game where Glencross would score the late winner and make people forget how much he floated for most of the game.

[Neeper]

Damn it! My CBC feed died and I couldn't get it back and missed OT!

[Lanny'sDaMan]

Oh and I loved the goofing around by Joey C with Scoreface during the interview. And what was hilarious was watching Glencross go after Grats, only to realize that it was Colbourne the whole time. I was howling at that.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

I'm becoming a big fan of Jooris, I like how he plays

[Gaskal]

[IliketoPuck]

I was unimpressed by Diaz. The only thing he did all game, besides losing puck battles in the corners or Butlering the puck shin high off the boards for an icing, was unleash Bouwmeester strength slap shots on the power play.

He can move along.

Johnny was good. Was very impressed with Colborne's play. Sven was ok, but I want to see more. Granlund was good as well.

[stemit14]

Let's have some love for Sven... He had a great game. Played physical, made plays, was strong along the boards and scored a goal. I felt bad for him at the beginning of the game cause he was playing well but pucks were dying on other guys' sticks... Happened a few times with Diaz and klimchuk. I liked that Hartley shuffled the lines all night so everybody got a chance to play with more developed players.

[Ring of Fire]

I like both Brookbank and Diaz as 7th dman options. Smart players that don't make dumb plays. Brookbank is safer, but Diaz is more high risk/high reward. This will be an interesting competition to watch. I wonder if Potter will break into the discussion if healthy.

[FBI]

We better see at least one of granlund, baertschi, gaudreau make the team. They all add an element we need.

[PaperBagger'14]

[TheDebaser]

I want to see Treliving make a quantity for quality deal in the next couple of months. Some of our young guys are good enough to step in today.

[dissentowner]

Love the rip on the Yotes in the title.

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by Lanny'sDaMan

Oh and I loved the goofing around by Joey C with Scoreface during the interview. And what was hilarious was watching Glencross go after Grats, only to realize that it was Colbourne the whole time. I was howling at that.

Any video of this?

[btimbit]

I run upstairs to throw my McGrattan jersey on, 2 minutes later he scores.

Any time Big Ern gets one I'm a happy guy. Looked good with that A too