Week 1 Review SPNHL SzN 38
Since nobody else will do anything while DD is gone ill go ahead and give it a shot. This is just a very biased opinion of what went down through the first nine games of the season.
Biggest disappointment- Florida Panthers With wins over MTL, a very depleted CHI team and a COL who still haven’t found their identity, it is safe to say they have had an underwhelming start. Yesc and gui still seem to have the capability to score that is still prevalent but as far keeping the puck out of their net it’s a disaster of a story. Giving up 4+ in all but one game. Rollabackwoods seems to be doing the best that he can but clearly its not enough and with that contract I don’t believe they can manage to do anything to help.
Biggest Surprise- St. Louis Blues Kudos to Vis for shaping up his team for the better. Pete and Polar have been good additions. From the start of the season looked like a middle of the road team seems to be in the upper tier for the time being. Games for them have been close for the most part and that’s always scary from week to week, so am I completely sold as of right now no. Let’s just say they go ahead and repeat what they did week one then they are for sure here to stay. The x factor to do that is start getting some consistent goal tending.
WE ARE WHO YOU THOUGHT WE WERE—New Jersey Devils With savy vets and decent goaltending the devils are exactly who we thought. Bstie and True legend manging the load making sure the put enough pucks in the net. Beating up on the bad teams and edging out the tougher teams, NJ is here to stay. AJax being one of the better d-mans in the league should keep the back line in check for the remainder of the season. This team will not be moving much in the standings from here on out.
WE ARE YOU THOUGHT WE WERE- Arizona Coyotes Contrary to Reapers beliefs if you are looking solely on talent you should have not been surprised where they sit on the standings. With the deepest roster in the league, they have shown nearly no cracks in the shield. With only one loss to STL in a game they dominated on the scoreboard they have not much to be upset about. With their defensive pairings seemingly unstoppable and the discord firing on all cylinders, it should be a smooth sailing to the playoffs as long as RICKYBOBBY stays in his lane.
Boys that will wrap it up for Week 1 if I have the desire to do it again next week ill try to grab some other teams for ya –FISH p.s. SLAP!