Going into the third period, I was
curious to see if two inter-conference opponents would play
conservatively to secure the single point. It looked to me like they didn't, at least not Buffalo. The Sabres put more shots on net (13) in the third period than in either of the first two despite having a lead for the last quarter of the third period and accordingly shifting to a more defensive posture. That change in approach contributed to Edmonton's final goal, in my opinion.
The call against Kaleta was a bad one
but it illustrated why he is no longer a valuable member of the team.
He is a useful penalty-killer and a punishing bodychecker but his major value used to be that he drew a lot of penalties without getting thrown in the box too much himself. Now it is the opposite. He seems to have a bad reputation with officials in the league so referees watch Kaleta carefully instead of focusing on what the other team is doing to him, which means he no longer draws as many calls and takes more penalties himself.
Jordan Eberle has a great toe drag.
Remember when Drew Stafford used to pull off that move? Now all he
does is drive wide.
Brad Boyes is just too slow to be a
very dangerous offensive player in the NHL anymore. He's not a sloth but he can't threaten to beat defensemen outside so they can play him one-dimensionally. He can still protect the puck, find the open man and bang home a rebound, but he is mostly benign to his opponent and to his own team. I am glad I picked him to go under 57.5 points this year because that bet is a lock. I only wish I bet more than a dollar on it.
It's always interesting to see Colton
Teubert because he was the guy that the Kings wanted instead of Tyler
Myers. He seemed OK, nothing special. I really wonder what LA thought they saw in him. Maybe his NHL Combine performance?
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