Whew! Leafs take two from the Kings, play the full sixty, wasn't pretty, but they gotter done, huge win for the Leafs, LA is back, baby, just like I said they would be, so that was no gimme, Leafs had to scratch and claw for it, Johnny Quick is no easy out yo.StCapps wrote:First team to beat the Kings in regulation this season, well done, that Marleau tip was a beauty.
He used to be one of the fastest players in the NHL, and wheels haven't fallen off just yet, he's still plenty fast, for now.Smitty-48 wrote:You know what the best part of that Marleau goal was? He beats Alec Martinez, one of the best skaters on the Kings, to the puck on the forecheck, and then feeds it back to Kadri in the slot; still got the wheels of a guy half his age, this Patty Marleau.
Looks like I was right. DeSmith is the first one called up. He's 26 so if he's going to every be in the NHL its now or never. Plus he's been playing great for the baby pens.Smitty-48 wrote:DeSmith is not ready, if you throw a guy like that to the wolves, you're just gonna get rinsed and destroy his confidence, Jarry is next up in the depth chart, for good reason.SilverEagle wrote:Well there you have it. I thought they would've given DeSmith a shot. He's been playing better. Either way I'm happy.Smitty-48 wrote:Hey, Pensfaggot, you got your wish; Pens place Niemi on waivers, Tristan Jarry recalled from Scranton.
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He still one of the fastest players in the NHL, he's been chasing elite skating forwards down on the backcheck, catching them and stripping the puck, slightly slower Patty Marleau is still faster than most players in the league.StCapps wrote:He used to be one of the fastest players in the NHL, and wheels haven't fallen off just yet, he's still plenty fast, for now.Smitty-48 wrote:You know what the best part of that Marleau goal was? He beats Alec Martinez, one of the best skaters on the Kings, to the puck on the forecheck, and then feeds it back to Kadri in the slot; still got the wheels of a guy half his age, this Patty Marleau.
Says they're going to alternate, but his AHL save percentage is the same as Jarry's over the past two seasons, Jarry has played 50% more games, Jarry's career percentage is better, and Jarry is bigger, so I don't think you're right, I don't think he's actually better than Jarry, I don't think he's ahead of Jarry in the depth chart, if they're calling up DeSmith first, then they are probably planning to just play Murray, and so they're keeping Jarry down so he doesn't just sit.SilverEagle wrote:Looks like I was right. DeSmith is the first one called up. He's 26 so if he's going to every be in the NHL its now or never. Plus he's been playing great for the baby pens.Smitty-48 wrote:DeSmith is not ready, if you throw a guy like that to the wolves, you're just gonna get rinsed and destroy his confidence, Jarry is next up in the depth chart, for good reason.SilverEagle wrote:
Well there you have it. I thought they would've given DeSmith a shot. He's been playing better. Either way I'm happy.
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/2113 ... ed-waivers
Smitty-48 wrote:Says they're going to alternate, but his AHL save percentage is the same as Jarry's over the past two seasons, Jarry has played 50% more games, Jarry's career percentage is better, and Jarry is bigger, so I don't think you're right, I don't think he's actually better than Jarry, I don't think he's ahead of Jarry in the depth chart, if they're calling up DeSmith first, then they are probably planning to just play Murray, and so they're keeping Jarry down so he doesn't just sit.SilverEagle wrote:Looks like I was right. DeSmith is the first one called up. He's 26 so if he's going to every be in the NHL its now or never. Plus he's been playing great for the baby pens.Smitty-48 wrote: DeSmith is not ready, if you throw a guy like that to the wolves, you're just gonna get rinsed and destroy his confidence, Jarry is next up in the depth chart, for good reason.
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/2113 ... ed-waivers
If you look at the numbers, Jarry is actually better, DeSmith had a 2.01/.926 but he only stopped 729 shots in 29 games, Jarry had a 2.15/.925, but he stopped 1203 shots in 45 games playing over a thousand more minutes than DeSmith, DeSmith is actually the backup in the AHL.
Jarry was an elite goalie in the WHL, 44th overall pick, he's actually another blue chip prospect who is a tradeable asset for the Pens, since they're pretty much committed to Murray, DeSmith is a journeyman, he's not an NHL goalie.
__________ 3 games, guy, you can't go on 3 AHL games at the beginning of the season when AHL stars are still up with their NHL teams, he's played better for what, 184 minutes? Sample size that small tells you nothingSilverEagle wrote:I said that DeSmith is playing better right now, not that his the better player long term.