To be honest, this looks exactly like the big club the last couple years with Keenan and Playfair in charge.
I'm not the biggest fan of Playfair, yeah, he is great for our defensive propsects, but looking at this team, he just seems clueless for coaching any type of offensive players. Trap trap trap. It's boring and annoying.
To be honest, this looks exactly like the big club the last couple years with Keenan and Playfair in charge.
I'm not the biggest fan of Playfair, yeah, he is great for our defensive propsects, but looking at this team, he just seems clueless for coaching any type of offensive players. Trap trap trap. It's boring and annoying.
What happened late in the third?
I was checking the score once in a while on the AHL website..saw we scored and were up 1-0 with like 9 minutes left..refreshed the page later and we were down 2-1 with around 4 minutes left.
What happened late in the third?
I was checking the score once in a while on the AHL website..saw we scored and were up 1-0 with like 9 minutes left..refreshed the page later and we were down 2-1 with around 4 minutes left.
Americans scored shorthanded. Abby players were being extremely lazy on the PP. Got hemmed in their own zone 4 on 5.
Then Backlund coughs up the puck a couple minutes later, under no pressure in the high slot. There was only one player within 10 feet of him and he tries to do a little dipsy doodle instead of just passing it out of the zone and 3 seconds later it is in the back of the net.
Like i said, the Heat look just like the Flames of the previous 2 years. Lazy, disinterested if they arent scoring, and hoping that Irving will just bail them out in the defensive zone.
It's no wonder they have a little fanbase. Their style of play is boring at best.
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I sure hope Backlund can pick up his game this year. He is really underwhelming. I'm kind of dissapointed.
Sounds like expectations were out of whack then.
Coming into the season his consistency and strength were questioned. Personally I had him pencilled in to Abbotsford long before training camp and gave him almost no chance to make the Flames.
Its not surprising to me in the slightest that he has been inconsistent in a league that is mostly composed of older, more experienced and stronger players. Dominating 16-19 year olds at age 19 doesn't necessarily mean you can step into the AHL at age 20 and dominate players in their mid-20's.
Wouldn't surprise me if Nemisz had a larger immediate impact in the pros because he's much bigger and stronger already. Backlund's a solid prospect but its as if some ppl expect him to be a franchise type player. I don't think he's that guy, and I don't think he's as far ahead of Nemisz as some believe.
I wouldn't be too worried this early into his pro career. Have a little patience with the kid or lower the immediate expectations imo. I'm expecting him to compete for a spot on the Flames next year or the year after. If he struggles this whole season and part of the next, thats when I'd start to be worried.
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Look at it this way guys, playing the majority of his minutes with dedicated checkers/grinders/agitators/fighters he's put up about as many points as everybody on the team not named Jaffray.
Look at it this way guys, playing the majority of his minutes with dedicated checkers/grinders/agitators/fighters he's put up about as many points as everybody on the team not named Jaffray.
He'll be fine... just needs time to grow is all.
I never mentioned anything about points. Im talking about how the kid plays.
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Wouldn't surprise me if Nemisz had a larger immediate impact in the pros because he's much bigger and stronger already. Backlund's a solid prospect but its as if some ppl expect him to be a franchise type player. I don't think he's that guy, and I don't think he's as far ahead of Nemisz as some believe.
The thing about Nemisz could also be mental. Nemisz has grown up around the North American game and been a huge, huge part of the Windsor Spitfires' success. That's gotta help your deveopment.
TJ Brodie with a good game last night. His commitment to being more polished in his own end is really showing since he's arrived in Barrie.
Incidentally, I got the opportunity to marvel at how dominant Darren Archibald is now. The guy is simply the best PF in the OHL. His rapid progression curve is reminding me a lot of Wayne Simmonds. I would be absolutely shocked if this guy didn't get picked in this draft he is a dominant force at both ends of the ice and does everything you expect a big man to do: score, crunch people, and drop the mits. What really sets him apart is the fact that he shows a strong commitment to defensive play. He also is tied for the league lead with 5 GWG. 28 pts in 23 GP this season.
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TJ Brodie with a good game last night. His commitment to being more polished in his own end is really showing since he's arrived in Barrie.
Incidentally, I got the opportunity to marvel at how dominant Darren Archibald is now. The guy is simply the best PF in the OHL. His rapid progression curve is reminding me a lot of Wayne Simmonds. I would be absolutely shocked if this guy didn't get picked in this draft he is a dominant force at both ends of the ice and does everything you expect a bi man to do: score, crunch people, and drop the mits. What really sets him apart is the fact that he shows a strong commitment to defensive play. He also is tied for the league lead with 5 GWG. 28 pts in 23 GP this season.
Second update from camp and Nemisz scored two and two helpers.
I don't know why panelists have been speculating that this team will have trouble scoring, but if this camp is any indication, we might see Nemisz have a huge tourney.
