Upshall and Brodziak have been so great on the fourth line this year! I really hope we keep them around and don't re-sign Ott. (I'd love for Ott to stick around in some sort of off-ice capacity, though. I like the guy when he's not being terrible at hockey and all the other guys seem to really love him. And I really enjoyed it when he was doing color on the radio broadcasts when he was recommended wrong from his surgery.)
I've come to terms with probably losing one of Backes or Brouwer (especially since we have to re-sign Schwartz), but I'll be really sad to see either of them go. I kind of think it might end up being Backes, which is going to be really weird if it happens because thinking of him in a different sweater breaks my brain. If that does happen, I hope some of the other guys take up the mantle of animal crusader.
Ah, yes, I think Jori is who I was thinking of, actually! Because they kept having tons of excellent chances but it seemed like nothing would go in. And this is where I wave my "Jori Lehtera is totally underrated" flag because he's so good. Even if I occasionally find his choices to pass when he should probably shoot maddening.
Re: World Cup of Hockey
Upshall and Brodziak have been so great on the fourth line this year! I really hope we keep them around and don't re-sign Ott. (I'd love for Ott to stick around in some sort of off-ice capacity, though. I like the guy when he's not being terrible at hockey and all the other guys seem to really love him. And I really enjoyed it when he was doing color on the radio broadcasts when he was recommended wrong from his surgery.)
I've come to terms with probably losing one of Backes or Brouwer (especially since we have to re-sign Schwartz), but I'll be really sad to see either of them go. I kind of think it might end up being Backes, which is going to be really weird if it happens because thinking of him in a different sweater breaks my brain. If that does happen, I hope some of the other guys take up the mantle of animal crusader.
Ah, yes, I think Jori is who I was thinking of, actually! Because they kept having tons of excellent chances but it seemed like nothing would go in. And this is where I wave my "Jori Lehtera is totally underrated" flag because he's so good. Even if I occasionally find his choices to pass when he should probably shoot maddening.