I never did understand why Colliton hasn't used Hoglander on the PK. I would have thought that would have been Managements mandate to him, to develop Hoagie as a Swiss knife utility player
Great vision by Hoagie there on Keepers goal!!
Although all 3 (if necessary) games are in Abby, tonight's is a "home game" for Bakersfield, so they have last line change. Would have been nice if they had changed jerseys too, but no
Big statement night for Karlsson tonight. He was somewhat overshadowed last game by all 3 on the Hoagie line. Wouldn't be surprised if he had a hattie tonight
He's listed as 6'1" and 178 lbs, but about a month ago the intermission piece on him said he was 6' 2" and playing at 195 lbs. If he could just develop another gear he'd be a prototypical power forward at that height and weight and skill level
He lost the trust of Boudreau with some poor defensive coverages, but for sure has tightened that up under Colliton. I was surprised he wasn't a staple on the PK, like Karlsson is. I'd have thought Hogz game - tenacity and retrieval - was tailor made for penalty killing
Linus isn't speedy like Hogz or Gnarly. I see Hoglander as a Garland replacement and Karlsson more as a Boeser replacement, but stronger along the boards. They were both dynamite when they played with Aman as their center for a few games. That would make a great 3rd line for the big club