DON Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Consistency and defensive effort. What is it with skilled snipers, they can simply dominate one game and then are invisible the next (a la Ovechkin, Kovalev, Kessel, Pacioretty, Gaborik, Kovalchuk), Or when on hot streak, they can fill the net for a week or two and then nuttin for next week or two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebo64 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I agree with dlbair, this is a young player and what he does or does not do will not be truly indicative of what he will become. He continues to mature and grow, let us give him some time, patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Patience is fine, but just hope his offensive production can transmit to pro ranks and more than offset his weaknesses (and he may not even hit 30 goals this year at that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Consistency and defensive effort. What is it with skilled snipers, they can simply dominate one game and then are invisible the next (a la Ovechkin, Kovalev, Kessel, Pacioretty, Gaborik, Kovalchuk), Or when on hot streak, they can fill the net for a week or two and then nuttin for next week or two? "Sniper 101" was Mike Cammalleri. Basically, skilled snipers have a great shot but it has to be clean. They need a clear shot. They need to have their balance. If everything is right then they are more than likely scoring. If anything is wrong like stick chips on the ice or a wonky wrist from a hit into the boards or the puck has a little built up sludge from cruddy ice and the shot isn't gonna go the way they want it to. I say Cammalleri was Sniper 101 because he was all about the perfect shot. He found it so many times. We saw the one knee one-timer at least 20 times in a single season. When the situation was right it was always going in. Expecting Cammalleri to score in other situations was almost never happening. It's rare to find a player who can score in all situations. Guys like Forsberg, Lemieux, St. Louis, they don't need the perfect spot. They could always make something out of nothing. The best snipers had different tools, different places to shoot or knew how to take advantage of tip situations. The problem is telling certain guys that the shot that always seems to go in? It might not go in one day and they need other shots to try. It's why I like Alex Ovechkin. He isn't the conventional sniper. He is a machine gun. He'll fire the puck from anywhere at any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well, as I said, I just hope Scherbak, Bozon can put pucks in net for Hamilton and also both have good off-season training and bulk up a bit before hit the pro ranks. And like Timmins comment, that Galchenyuk & Scherbak showed good chemistry in training camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Bozon gets 2g, up to 28 now with 6 goals in last 5 games. Lernout set up game tying goal less than 2minutes left in 3rd and his team beats Kootenay in shootout. Bozon no goal in shootout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Bozon gets his 29th for the lead, 1/2 through 3rd. (He is scheduled to meet with a young HabFan after this game; young fellow had meningitis and still recovering) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habinator33 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It's great seeing Bozon have success this season after all he's gone through. There is no prospect i'm rooting for more then him. I'm hoping he'll be a great addition some day to the habs and when he is he'll be an instant great addition to the community up there just seems like a great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Scherbak gets his 25th and seemed to play a good game overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It's great seeing Bozon have success this season after all he's gone through. There is no prospect i'm rooting for more then him. I'm hoping he'll be a great addition some day to the habs and when he is he'll be an instant great addition to the community up there just seems like a great guy. I'll never forget him swearing in French in his first interviews after being drafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEWATER77 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Was he swearing because he was super excited? (I'm hoping that's the case) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Don't remember that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Was he swearing because he was super excited? (I'm hoping that's the case) I think it was more like "Do you know any French?" "Yeah, Salope... Merde..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Lehkonen gets his 8th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Reway had four assists today to get him back over the point-per-game mark. He now has eight points in his last four games...and went pointless in two of those. Gregoire had a goal and an assist. He's up to a strong 35 points in 26 games. MacMillan went down with what is being reported as a serious injury. Early speculation is that he's going to be out for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Reway had four assists today to get him back over the point-per-game mark. He now has eight points in his last four games...and went pointless in two of those. Speaking of... http://gfycat.com/WhoppingSnoopyKitfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Fucale sits again. Lernout 1a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Bozon 9g in last 8 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Scherbak gets his 27th and 1a on OT winner, 3rd star. (he also leads his team with +28). Looks like he will improve a touch on his production last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Gregoire 16th g today (in a 9-1 whoopin of BC), for 5pts in his last 3 games. Fucale "not playing"? 2nd best goalie on Remparts? Lehkonen...yup zero points again, but played 14:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Fucale "not playing"? 2nd best goalie on Remparts? Booth seems to have wrestled back the starter job for the time being. There's still time for Fucale to get back the reins though..he just better make the most of it when he gets his chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Really, I kinda hoped he may have nagging injury and why been sitting more than expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Really, I kinda hoped he may have nagging injury and why been sitting more than expected. Could be that, I suppose, something they're not making public. He hasn't played well lately though so my guess is that Booth is earning himself more games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Fucale as a Bulldog come this Oct? (backup to Tokarski ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Fucale as a Bulldog come this Oct? (backup to Tokarski ) Fucale should be with the Bulldogs (though I'm hoping the Habs switch ECHL affiliates to Brampton to get him some more games down there as well). A Condon/Tokarski-Fucale tandem could be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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