[GT] We feel gritty. Oh so gritty. Flames and Flyers. NOW.

[dammage79]

Smith and Bennett both rocking the cookie dusters after Movember.

Still going to call Bennett Col.mustard.

Maybe Smith is channeling his inner Billy Smith.

[Yamer]

But he didn't do it, Doug. What the hell point are you making?

[djsFlames]

Johnny looked to be alert/aware after. Just slow to get up.

[gamesaver]

Good period, Stolarz made some huge saves to keep it 1-0.

[Karl]

Smith with a few nice saves early to not let Philly score first.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by DropIt

Not period lol. He is far from Gaudreau at breaking out

Gaudreau is the best at rushing the puck, yes, but if I want to clear the puck out of the defensive zone against pressure, the guys I am putting out there are

- Tkachuk on the left wall, Bennett, maybe Jankowski
- Bennett, Backlund. maybe Lindholm but I haven't seen him there enough to know
- Lindholm on the right wall, Bennett, maybe Jankowski,

Right now Backlund is not part of the lineup. And again, putting Bennett in a stationary position on the walls takes his speed away. So I don't actually want to put Bennett on the wing.

Add to that his poor positioning, and faceoff abilities

I don't see this poor positioning you are talking about. His positioning in the defensive zone is very good. Not Backlund-good, but he's also 22, not 29.

As for faceoffs, not only are they a small aspect especially at 5 on 5, but that's a bizarre criticism for a guy who leads the team in FO% at 64.2

[timbit]

Originally Posted by gamesaver

Good period, Stolarz made some huge saves to keep it 1-0.

Not as many as Smith.

[Karl]

Doc is rolling?

[dammage79]

Haha Burkie with the jokes!

"6 people had Birthdays in that shift before Bennett scored that goal!"

[LWcrowfoot]

Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL

Bennett is dominant at faceoffs

Let's not be crazy here. His winning percentage is fantastic at the moment but he's taken a paltry amount of face-offs this year. 53 face-offs taken is not a high numbers.

Lindholm, Ryan, Jankowski and Backlund have all seen a sizeable amount of face-offs and all are on the right side of the percentage.

[btimbit]

Hahaha Burke calls Bennett "Grumpy".

Just a few minutes ago I was thinking about how he always looks like he's in a bad mood

[dammage79]

I'm half tempted to say maybe they should put Quine up there with them two tykes. Ryan can be a stats darling in the bottom six.

[FanIn80]

There is no way Sam Bennett isn’t in his late 30s. Someone needs to ask for a birth certificate.

[djsFlames]

That Steve Carrell doll movie looks creepy.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I'm half tempted to say maybe they should put Quine up there with them two tykes. Ryan can be a stats darling in the bottom six.

Worth a shot for a bit at least. We know Jankowski and Ryan both don't work well there, try this

[Karl]

That 'don't get out of the car' commercial again...geez.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

That Steve Carrell doll movie looks creepy.

Every movie commercial I've seen in the last few weeks look just terrible. Except for that Clint Eastwood one

[badradio]

Why do they call Ryan “Doc?”

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

That Steve Carrell doll movie looks creepy.

I think it's definitely interesting. finding ways to get your PTSD out in the open? Seems like it's gonna be one of them damned oinions movies.

[Karl]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I'm half tempted to say maybe they should put Quine up there with them two tykes. Ryan can be a stats darling in the bottom six.

That is by far what Ryan is best at, being a stats darling. His defensive prowess allows him to be that, without being very functional offensively.