A good question is if either Seguin or Duchene will distinguish themselves... and bring the other along for the ride... Seguin had a nice pass, but lost high slot responsibility on their first goal (where was he going anyway?). My bet is on Duchene, who so far looks more dangerous to me, and his shot just seems quicker/harder than Seguins.
Lindell is the new conundrum player to me... he used to be very very consistent. Either he’s gotten slower (perhaps he’s blocked too many shots???) or the game has seemingly passed him by (5 on 5 anyway). He’s still extremely effective short handed! It’s not a partner thing, it’s his own coverages, responsibilities, and clears that he slips up on vs. earlier Lindell.
Respectfully, we need to give more much more credit to Vegas’s skill and game... they play their system very well, such that their replacements fit right in... they will be in the top 5-6 teams level in the west all season. Luck is a tricky concept... most of the time hard work just pays off, and hate them as we all do, we need to admit, they work their asses off.
I seriously think Craig Smith showed that he's the answer to the Seguin/Duchene riddle. No Cap, Full Stop, God Honest Truth, pick your idiom. Dude proved a point. (and though he didn't get an apple, Duchene was noticeable in that scoring sequence.)
Take the three scoring lines Dallas has so far, and wake up the offense in Anaheim.
Is Lindell the guy who is getting the lightning rod protection that is Ryan Suter? Miro is great, Hak is a #6 (it isn't his fault if he's enlisted to do more than that), Harley is a rising Star and Nils is young enough to live in the limbo of is he getting it, is he plateaued or is he just missused/mis-partnered.
Then there are the 2 older stateman Dmen that make $9.5M. I bet you could probably write a mirror article that applied to both of them. Both have their uses, but there are warts on both of them. Also both of them should be in line for replacement by Bichsel, especially given the game that the young Swiss man can play. (even if Nils will be the one asked to give up his seat)
That's my biggest issue with Lindell. It's not just that he plays a different way than Lundkvist. It's that he looks like the inferior player, full stop. It's F'ing insane.
A good question is if either Seguin or Duchene will distinguish themselves... and bring the other along for the ride... Seguin had a nice pass, but lost high slot responsibility on their first goal (where was he going anyway?). My bet is on Duchene, who so far looks more dangerous to me, and his shot just seems quicker/harder than Seguins.
Lindell is the new conundrum player to me... he used to be very very consistent. Either he’s gotten slower (perhaps he’s blocked too many shots???) or the game has seemingly passed him by (5 on 5 anyway). He’s still extremely effective short handed! It’s not a partner thing, it’s his own coverages, responsibilities, and clears that he slips up on vs. earlier Lindell.
Respectfully, we need to give more much more credit to Vegas’s skill and game... they play their system very well, such that their replacements fit right in... they will be in the top 5-6 teams level in the west all season. Luck is a tricky concept... most of the time hard work just pays off, and hate them as we all do, we need to admit, they work their asses off.
I seriously think Craig Smith showed that he's the answer to the Seguin/Duchene riddle. No Cap, Full Stop, God Honest Truth, pick your idiom. Dude proved a point. (and though he didn't get an apple, Duchene was noticeable in that scoring sequence.)
Take the three scoring lines Dallas has so far, and wake up the offense in Anaheim.
Robo-Hintz(A)-Pavs(G)
Smith(G)-Duchene/Seguin(A)
Benn(G)-Johnston(A)-Dellandrea(A)
Marchment-Faksa-Dadanov (Czeching Line Redoux)
Like moving Marchment down if he doesn’t start bringing more offense to the table.
I think you could actually squeeze more offense out of him in this scenario.
He's shown he can be a spark plug offensively, but it's usually from more of an independent effort vs creating for/off line mates.
(Eye test analysis, so take it for what it's worth.)
Is Lindell the guy who is getting the lightning rod protection that is Ryan Suter? Miro is great, Hak is a #6 (it isn't his fault if he's enlisted to do more than that), Harley is a rising Star and Nils is young enough to live in the limbo of is he getting it, is he plateaued or is he just missused/mis-partnered.
Then there are the 2 older stateman Dmen that make $9.5M. I bet you could probably write a mirror article that applied to both of them. Both have their uses, but there are warts on both of them. Also both of them should be in line for replacement by Bichsel, especially given the game that the young Swiss man can play. (even if Nils will be the one asked to give up his seat)
That's my biggest issue with Lindell. It's not just that he plays a different way than Lundkvist. It's that he looks like the inferior player, full stop. It's F'ing insane.