Lindholm look disinterested all year. If he was upset at Huberdeau or the team for giving him a large deal, well that speaks volumes about the character of the person.
Huberdeau never asked to be here, your buddies abandoned you. You should have asked for a trade once they left, instead of creating a narrative of Huberdeau sucking and getting Sutter fired.
Really glad he is off the team if that is the case. His moping around, and quitting on the team will cost him on the free agent market.
Lindholm and Huberdeau just had no on ice chemistry. If you've played the game, you know you can't force it no matter how many games you've played together. I don't buy there was huge resentment issues between the two players. Yeah it was a great game post Lindholm era vs a very lacklustered effort by Boston. There was also a lot of juice provided by having so many new faces in the line up, and a bunch of returning ones including Huby's son Peltier. Kid is so positive and infectious, and now we seem to have a double dose of it in Kuzy.
Yeah, I am not going to assume there was any kind of resentment between them. But I will say this: they had little to no chemistry on the ice, neither performed particularly well, and neither has seemed very happy or upbeat, over the last year and a half. For whatever reasons.
And last night, Huberdeau looked happy, engaged, committed, and seemed to be having fun. He also played one of his very best games as a Flame.
We don't have to know why. I only care about the results. And if Huberdeau turns back into the player that Treliving traded for, this deal will be an absolute home run for the Flames.
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And last night, Huberdeau looked happy, engaged, committed, and seemed to be having fun. He also played one of his very best games as a Flame.
That pass he made on the first goal was one of the few times this season someone on the team was able to recognize it and do something with it. Huberdeau does this constantly but the puck either gets bobbled or goes into no mans land... typically resulting in a turnover (that, IMO, isn't his fault).
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That pass he made on the first goal was one of the few times this season someone on the team was able to recognize it and do something with it. Huberdeau does this constantly but the puck either gets bobbled or goes into no mans land... typically resulting in a turnover (that, IMO, isn't his fault).
Exactly my thought when it happened - Kuzmenko took that pass like it was the obvious play and he's been doing that with Huberdeau for 5 years. From that moment on, I enjoyed every minute of the game, and every shift that line was on the ice.
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I actually thought the chemistry showed right off the bat when Kuzmenko went to the far blue line to open him self up for a pass that Huberdeau loves to make.
So many times players go right into traffic and its hitting sticks and people.
Even the play by Zary showed something different instead of skating right into the defender, he went wide to open himself up to receive a clean pass and cut inside.
I actually thought the chemistry showed right off the bat when Kuzmenko went to the far blue line to open him self up for a pass that Huberdeau loves to make.
So many times players go right into traffic and its hitting sticks and people.
Even the play by Zary showed something different instead of skating right into the defender, he went wide to open himself up to receive a clean pass and cut inside.
Huska must have taken the night off, because the forwards seemed to generate some good plays off the rush.
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Someone may have mentioned this but the play which Kylinton ditched a hit by moving the puck to the left and the two Bruins players hit each other made me laugh. It was such a smart move by Kylington.
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I must say I am enjoying Kuzmenko's interviews. Seems like a fun guy when things are going well and I think he has had a weight lifted leaving Tocchet in the rearview mirror. Obviously, the goal was awesome but just after that he tried the between the legs move, which just missed. I love that he felt confident enough to try. Also, the passing was very impressive and dare I say, Huberdeau-esque. And his interviews are hilarious.
Someone may have mentioned this but the play which Kylinton ditched a hit by moving the puck to the left and the two Bruins players hit each other made me laugh. It was such a smart move by Kylington.
I can't stop watching it
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Nice work by Rooney to come back and help or that play doesn't work and it's a huge giveaway.
It was nice work by Rooney, but there wasn't a Bruin in sight except for the two who collided. Kylington probably would have been first to the puck and picked up his own pass.
Makarov used to make passes to himself off the boards to avoid a hit. This reminded me of him a little.
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It was nice work by Rooney, but there wasn't a Bruin in sight except for the two who collided. Kylington probably would have been first to the puck and picked up his own pass.
Makarov used to make passes to himself off the boards to avoid a hit. This reminded me of him a little.
Probably. I admit to being scared for Kylington a few times in the game. He looked a little off balance at times, and just remember his weird fall.
Not just a tendency - some claimed that they were being coached to do so
I remember hearing a lot about that- quick, high-percentage, 6 foot passes. But you’re not optimizing some players’ skill sets if you focus too much on this strategy.
