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Post by hfxfan09 on Jan 3, 2010 1:18:16 GMT -4
PEI has traded their top 2 players and their number one goalie I am going to say 5-2 Mooseheads snapping that 4 game losing streak; Go Moose Go!!!
Charles is out for this one if it is played and Fri night against Montreal!!!
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Post by justmy02 on Jan 3, 2010 7:00:16 GMT -4
8-2 Rocket
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Post by Fred The Moose on Jan 3, 2010 15:47:58 GMT -4
Moose 4-2
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Post by elvisisalive on Jan 3, 2010 19:23:19 GMT -4
Ok here's my take on the game. First of all the good. Goaltender played very well. Made himself look big,giving the Rocket players nothing to shoot at. When needed, his reflexes were excellent. #10 played a solid game. His confidence with the puck really stood out. He also had an active stick in the defensive zone,breaking up nemerous opportunities. #20 is going to be a player. He's small but is a natural skater and is very light on his skates. His awareness stood out for me, as he was in the proper position most of the time. 55 and 44 played well on the D. Now for the bad. I don't know what Russell is going to do with Clarke. That kid is throwing away what could be a very good junior career. he obviously has his own agenda, which has little to do with the rest of the team. Immature and selfish is how I'd describe him. He has all the tools, why he wastes his time doing these stupid things is beyond me. #6, Lala described him as being better than Stoddard and Costello. My grandmothers better than Stoddard so that's not saying much, but Lali and I are going to has a real disagreement in respect to Costello. The 2nd and 3rd goal were a direct result from #6's poor positioning. In the defensive zone he looked completely lost. One of Costello's strengths is his defensive play. There is a huge difference between these 2 in this case. To me, the game was just too fast for 6. 63 didn't play much, but did nothing to show he belonged, was very slow coming back into his end too many times. A good skater, but this team has enough passengers as it is. Stoddard and Pelletier did their usual waste of icetime act. Desjardins was invisable most of the game,but did score a sweet goal. The fights, not sure why Metcalfe fought on behalf of Clarke, but was a stand up thing to do, fairly even tilt, both got a few good shots in. Hanny's was more of a wrestling fest, a few shots in while they were down. Thane as usual was terrible. chincy calls, missed obvious penalties,and a few obscure calls that had me shaking my head. The Rocket are no longer a decent team, fans of Halifax should be disapointed by this effort. Vye is terrible. The Moosehead challenged him only a few times
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Post by Hfx2012 on Jan 3, 2010 19:57:33 GMT -4
Ok here's my take on the game. First of all the good. Goaltender played very well. Made himself look big,giving the Rocket players nothing to shoot at. When needed, his reflexes were excellent. #10 played a solid game. His confidence with the puck really stood out. He also had an active stick in the defensive zone,breaking up nemerous opportunities. #20 is going to be a player. He's small but is a natural skater and is very light on his skates. His awareness stood out for me, as he was in the proper position most of the time. 55 and 44 played well on the D. Now for the bad. I don't know what Russell is going to do with Clarke. That kid is throwing away what could be a very good junior career. he obviously has his own agenda, which has little to do with the rest of the team. Immature and selfish is how I'd describe him. He has all the tools, why he wastes his time doing these stupid things is beyond me. #6, Lala described him as being better than Stoddard and Costello. My grandmothers better than Stoddard so that's not saying much, but Lali and I are going to has a real disagreement in respect to Costello. The 2nd and 3rd goal were a direct result from #6's poor positioning. In the defensive zone he looked completely lost. One of Costello's strengths is his defensive play. There is a huge difference between these 2 in this case. To me, the game was just too fast for 6. 63 didn't play much, but did nothing to show he belonged, was very slow coming back into his end too many times. A good skater, but this team has enough passengers as it is. Stoddard and Pelletier did their usual waste of icetime act. Desjardins was invisable most of the game,but did score a sweet goal. The fights, not sure why Metcalfe fought on behalf of Clarke, but was a stand up thing to do, fairly even tilt, both got a few good shots in. Hanny's was more of a wrestling fest, a few shots in while they were down. Thane as usual was terrible. chincy calls, missed obvious penalties,and a few obscure calls that had me shaking my head. The Rocket are no longer a decent team, fans of Halifax should be disapointed by this effort. Vye is terrible. The Moosehead challenged him only a few times I agree Elvis. Stoddard, Pelltier, Clarke need to be moved. Amyot needs to stay for another year until we get the D settled down with ayear under their belts. The team looked absolutely terrible today. Up front we are terrible at best, on a good day, without Knotek. And who knows how much longer he'll be here.
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Post by justmy02 on Jan 3, 2010 20:01:00 GMT -4
i don't think Clarke is going anywhere.
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Post by milton on Jan 3, 2010 20:16:07 GMT -4
Yep, this whole "Clarke needs to be dealt" thing needs to go away. He is 17 for christ sakes and yes he needs to grow up a bit and yes he takes some bad penalties but he is our BEST D and I am willing to overlook his neg's for right now. If it continues next year than maybe you look at it, but honestly I don't see him going anywhere at all. Kids grow up and mature and that's all he needs.
Piss poor effort today. We have zero offence right now, I mean zero. No chemistry or flow (not that we have alot regularly anyways but....) Unfortunately we just have to stay the course and see what Cam decides to do before thursday. Not much else we can do.
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Post by elvisisalive on Jan 3, 2010 20:26:51 GMT -4
If Russell can get Clarke's head on straight, he'll be a huge asset next season. If not he'll be nothing but a distraction and detrimental in the dressing room. I really hope he smartens up, but making excuses for his behaviour isn't doing him any favours. Do you see Andrews acting like that, how about Gilliard?
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Post by Murph on Jan 3, 2010 20:30:43 GMT -4
If Russell can get Clarke's head on straight, he'll be a huge asset next season. If not he'll be nothing but a distraction and detrimental in the dressing room. I really hope he smartens up, but making excuses for his behaviour isn't doing him any favours. Do you see Andrews acting like that, how about Gilliard? Everybody's different. Ramzi Abid acted like that at the same age if you recall. Some guys are coachable. Clarke will be in his draft year next year, so the pressue will be on to turn it around.
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Post by lalalaprise on Jan 3, 2010 20:49:18 GMT -4
#6, Lala described him as being better than Stoddard and Costello. My grandmothers better than Stoddard so that's not saying much, but Lali and I are going to has a real disagreement in respect to Costello. The 2nd and 3rd goal were a direct result from #6's poor positioning. In the defensive zone he looked completely lost. One of Costello's strengths is his defensive play. There is a huge difference between these 2 in this case. To me, the game was just too fast for 6. It was also Wigginton's first couple games with Halifax...Costello looked lost to start the year and he has gotten better. We know you have a slight bias towards players from Cornwall, a large portion of your posts are in regards to Myers, Costello and Cudmore...thats fine, not a big deal. But you arent exactly the most impartial poster when it comes to discussing those 3.
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Post by elvisisalive on Jan 3, 2010 21:01:28 GMT -4
Then we agree to disagree, My scouting background does allow for a certain expertise. How many goals against has Costello been directly responsible for, let alone how many in one game. I know you don't like to be called out yourself, so touche, I say Costello is superior to Wiggington, you don't. It's ok, you're allowed to be wrong once in a while
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Post by elvisisalive on Jan 3, 2010 21:15:13 GMT -4
I do agree with your assesment of his skating though. he's very strong on his skates, and accelerates well. maybe he will pick up on the pace of the game. he had one nice shot, showing a quick release in traffic, but at the end of the day I have to look at him and ask, is he a Q quality player? Based on this game the answer is no
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Post by lalalaprise on Jan 3, 2010 21:18:18 GMT -4
Then we agree to disagree, My scouting background does allow for a certain expertise. How many goals against has Costello been directly responsible for, let alone how many in one game. I know you don't like to be called out yourself, so touche, I say Costello is superior to Wiggington, you don't. It's ok, you're allowed to be wrong once in a while What do you mean called out? Im not going to enter an argument with someone that shown to be bias towards 3 players... Sorry.
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Post by lalalaprise on Jan 3, 2010 21:19:54 GMT -4
LOL @ you using 1 game...and than saying you have a scouting background.
Who comes to a conclusion based on one game?? Oh I know...people who are bias towards a certain individual.
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Post by elvisisalive on Jan 3, 2010 21:40:12 GMT -4
I know full well that one game is not enough to fully assess a player. That's why I mentioned it in the first place. That's also why I talked about possibilities. Boy you really don't like being called out. I am a former NHL and Q scout, sorry those are the facts. You talk about my "bias" towards Cornwall players, yet if you happen to notice, I have been a bit critical of Andrews. It's all about what I feel a players abilities are in relation to their effort. Andrews can be an excellant player, but he's not showing it yet. Costello before his injury was getting to where he can be, and that is an effective defensively aware player who can pop in the odd goal. How you can call that a bias, I don't know. I've never over sold him, just said that he is an honest hockey player, the kind most successful teams need as a complimentary player. You have your opinions, I have mine. At the end of the day we are both professional, I follow your posts because you've seen players much more than I do now, and assume you are dead on 90 % of the time. In this case it's one of the 10%, that's all
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