Welcome Kyle Brodziak to the Edmonton Oilers. After the performance he gave last night, I’d be shocked if this kid doesn’t make the team. The line of Moreau-Reasoner-Brodziak was on fire last night. Brodziak with 2 goals and 1 assist, Marty with 3 assists and Moreau with one sweeeeet goal.
Here are my other musings on the night:
-Brodziak played great with Moreau and Reasoner.
-Gagner was not bad. Got pushed off the puck quite often early, but bounced back later in the game
-Penner is one big guy. I shall refer to him as the lumberjack from now on.
-Hemmer was his old self: beautiful moves but then passes
-Roli rocked the net. He was rocked in the first period and held off the troops! 1 goal out of 18 shots….nice work Roli !!
-Defense was horrible: Grebeshkov couldn’t check to save his life. He gives up a 2 on 1 within ten seconds into the second period, right off the faceoff. How did that happen? He was out of position all night.
-Greene continued his sucking
-Gilbert played solid as did Pitkanen. Nothing spectacular from either.
-powerplay was same as usual: pass, pass, pass and shot that misses the net
-powerplay was same as usual: pass, pass, pass and shot that misses the net
-O’Marra was trying too hard
-Jacques was invisible for first part of game, and then had some solid hits and chances
-Thoresen throwing the body too.
Obviously this is only one pre-season game, but Brodziak looks like the real deal. On one goal he scored, he out-muscled three guys and went top shelf. It was a beauty! I’m looking forward to the next game tonight and see what the rest of the rookies look like, and our other vets!!
“powerplay was same as usual: pass, pass, pass and shot that misses the net” – wait! I thought Craig Simpson was gone!!
Hmm – maybe you’re right about good ‘ole MacT having more say than he should in PP.
On a better note, I’m thrilled to hear that Roli was in tip top shape! I love goalies :’)