nam Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Did anyone notice last night that the team played a gritty hard working game, this only really started to stand out when I saw Ribeiro (yes I said RIBEIRO) actually throw a check in the corner. If he could start to play like this when Saku returns we should have nothing to worry about as his offence has picked up the last few games as well. The other think I noticed was Tomas Plekanec, this guy was doing it all. He was making moves which turned into scoring chances. On two goals specifically he used a couple nice moves and backhands to set up and score goals. The future looks bright as he is also a sound defensive player. The only bad thing I noticed from the game was the lack of playing time for certain players. I could see the call-ups not getting as much tim (even though they scored) but where was Higgins? I haven't really seen him in a few games, he Plakanec and Perzehogin should be getting regular shifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mont Royale Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I agree on Plekanec - he was excellent last night. Some have suggested he's a poor man's Koivu... which may be an accurate assessment now, but it might not be too long before we drop the 'poor man' description. We'll just call him Koivu then, which will be confusing, but that's OK. Ribeiro still has some work to do if he wants to impress me (and I'm sure that's high on his priority list!). I didn't find him to be very effective... I must have missed that hit he threw! (I'll have to review game tapes of his career to date to see if that was his first one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habschris Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Higgins actually had a good game as well, played tough down low, well against the boards and his usual good defensive plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLP Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I noted before that more rookies in the lineup seems to light a fire under the vets, also Murray and Begin both means more grit -- Murray came to Zed's defence after a hard hit, and that was good. So, we saw a combination of finesse and grit; and a combination of rookies and vets -- and it worked. Maybe that is what could take this team far this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitforming Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 We looked pretty good but Phoenix comming out flat made us look better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olematelot Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Originally posted by HabitformingWe looked pretty good but Phoenix comming out flat made us look better. We've been making other teams look pretty good lately, nice to see it go our way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Originally posted by Mont RoyaleI agree on Plekanec - he was excellent last night. Some have suggested he's a poor man's Koivu... which may be an accurate assessment now, but it might not be too long before we drop the 'poor man' description. We'll just call him Koivu then, which will be confusing, but that's OK. :lol: That may have been the funniest thing I've seen posted here. Ever. But I'm also tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nam Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Originally posted by Mont RoyaleI agree on Plekanec - he was excellent last night. Some have suggested he's a poor man's Koivu... which may be an accurate assessment now, but it might not be too long before we drop the 'poor man' description. We'll just call him Koivu then, which will be confusing, but that's OK. Ribeiro still has some work to do if he wants to impress me (and I'm sure that's high on his priority list!). I didn't find him to be very effective... I must have missed that hit he threw! (I'll have to review game tapes of his career to date to see if that was his first one) Check on the Habs site under sympatico highlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makh2o Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Originally posted by Mont RoyaleI agree on Plekanec - he was excellent last night. Some have suggested he's a poor man's Koivu... which may be an accurate assessment now, but it might not be too long before we drop the 'poor man' description. We'll just call him Koivu then, which will be confusing, but that's OK. Ribeiro still has some work to do if he wants to impress me (and I'm sure that's high on his priority list!). I didn't find him to be very effective... I must have missed that hit he threw! (I'll have to review game tapes of his career to date to see if that was his first one) Didn't you see him in the world juniors that year? He tried to hit someone in the open ice, and dislocated his shoulder...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I think I heard that before. Maybe that is why Ribero has an underlying fear of making contact with any other player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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