Random assessments and we will need another scorer

[mojo1917]

On 10/12/2017 at 11:36 AM, sekkes85 said:

Are we seriously complaining about the offense?  4 games in, 2-2 record on a VERY tough road trip to start the season and have 13 goals.  There are a lot of new pieces on this team and the fact we came out of that road trip 2-2 (a very close 3-1), I am ecstatic. 

 

In regards to Martel and his 4 goals in 2gp.  That doesn't mean he is ready for the NHL, it is such a small sample size it really does not mean squat to me at this point.  I am not familiar with his game but is he defensively responsible enough to play in the NHL?  Fast enough? Strong enough?  Scoring 4 goals in 2 games at the AHL is a nice way for him to start the year but I highly doubt that type of success translates to the NHL.  The roster we have now is fine for this year, despite maybe the goaltending as usual, but we already have a lot of youth infused into this lineup.  You  need to have a mix of veterans in there to keep everyone's heads on right and steer the kids in the right direction both on and off the ice and I doubt Martel gets us 2 goals in LA or prevents a breakdown in Nashville.   

The knock on Martel is his size.  He's smaller than Weal.  He skates like a waterbug  and a has terrific nose for scoring and a lot of skill.  I don't know if his pluses make up for his lack of size in the NHL though. 

[King Knut]

Looks like even strength scoring is still on the up tick. 

 

The caps game game was incredibly clean penalty wise and there were very few special teams opportunities as a result.  

 

I think this team team will continue to improve and thrive in games like this.