Mr. White Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 I was at the game. It was really entertaining but WHL's defense was absolutely terrible. Still, it was awesome to see a bunch of future NHLers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevlach Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 yeah wasn't as impressed with the D last night compared to the other nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 They are WHL refs, not the best ones, but WHL none the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yeah I know. I was being a smart@ss But damn the WHL did not look good last night. The d was not impressive at all, they seemed tired... which is weird. I would expect Russia to be the tired team after all the travelling they've done. Do you have some hidden agenda against Reilly? I know the dude is property of the Maple Laughs but the kid is hella good. He fricken dominates every game. And I don't know where these "turnovers" are that you speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 i saw plenty of them. i turned on the game midway through the second last night and the first play I saw was Reilly turning over the puck in his own zone and scrambling to try to prevent a scoring chance by russia. He has numerous offensive plays and such, which is great, but he's very prone to giveaways too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Do you have some hidden agenda against Reilly? I know the dude is property of the Maple Laughs but the kid is hella good. He fricken dominates every game. And I don't know where these "turnovers" are that you speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 You're kidding, right? Dominates every game? How many points did he put up? Oh, right, 0 points. A couple flashes of brilliance, sure, but unable to capitalize on anything and he was, as mentioned, a turnover machine plus his defensive zone coverage was sorely lacking (see 2nd goal and, when WHL was on defense on my end, there were a few instances where Reilly was just floating around, covering nobody). The Murray/Siemens pairing in Vancouver looked excellent. They didn't make many mistakes, made good decisions, and shut down their opponents; exactly what you want from your dmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Someone in the Toronto media is enamoured with a Toronto prospect? Amazing ... They're Leafs fans (most TSN analysts) and they cater to the Toronto market. You don't want to piss off your primary demographic, so you highlight the good, ignore the bad. Kadri and Schenn got the same treatment when they were juniors and then the media turned on them when they didn't save the team. Fortunately for Reilly, he's going to come into a better situation (one would hope at least. I don't think Burke can continue to field this garbage of a team for much longer without losing his job), so he at least stands a chance to not become a pariah unlike the other two. I'm not saying these things aren't fixable nor am I saying he's a bad prospect, I'm just saying he was a turnover machine that didn't look strong defensively the past 2 games against Russia. He's clearly a dominant player against the WHL teams and clearly he has tremendous skill, otherwise he wouldn't have gone 5th overall, but like most prospects, he still needs to tune his game towards the professional level. The stuff I saw over the last 2 games indicates to me that, while he'll get a look in training camp (assuming the NHL ever comes back), he's not going to make the team this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Someone in the Toronto media is enamoured with a Toronto prospect? Amazing ... They're Leafs fans (most TSN analysts) and they cater to the Toronto market. You don't want to piss off your primary demographic, so you highlight the good, ignore the bad. Kadri and Schenn got the same treatment when they were juniors and then the media turned on them when they didn't save the team. Fortunately for Reilly, he's going to come into a better situation (one would hope at least. I don't think Burke can continue to field this garbage of a team for much longer without losing his job), so he at least stands a chance to not become a pariah unlike the other two. I'm not saying these things aren't fixable nor am I saying he's a bad prospect, I'm just saying he was a turnover machine that didn't look strong defensively the past 2 games against Russia. He's clearly a dominant player against the WHL teams and clearly he has tremendous skill, otherwise he wouldn't have gone 5th overall, but like most prospects, he still needs to tune his game towards the professional level. The stuff I saw over the last 2 games indicates to me that, while he'll get a look in training camp (assuming the NHL ever comes back), he's not going to make the team this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 That's fine. I don't think he'll make the NHL this year either (if it does come back). I just thought he looked like the WHL's best player in the last 2 games. And when it comes down to it, I really don't care about Rielly. He is Toronto's property, not the Canucks. When he does make the NHL I'm not going to be a big fan of his since he'll be playing for the Leafs. On a un-related note. I'm dissapointed Gaunce got hurt and wasn't able to play in this series. I really wanted to see what he's got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 It's good to hear the Victoria fans help the anthem signers overcome the audio issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 There were no audio issues in the arena from what I could tell. I heard the singers just fine. I'm guessing from the comment that there were audio issues on the broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Well I for one thought Reilly played great in those two games. Was at the first game and I didn't notice many giveaways as you guys say. Idk where you're getting that from. And Reilly is a great prospect, who cares if he's Toronto property? He's still sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Well I for one thought Reilly played great in those two games. Was at the first game and I didn't notice many giveaways as you guys say. Idk where you're getting that from. And Reilly is a great prospect, who cares if he's Toronto property? He's still sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. White Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Reilly = Turnover machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Reilly Dumba = Turnover machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Oh, by the way, for those who attended in Victoria, did anyone else spot Jay Feaster? We spotted him at around 6:05-6:10 at the entrance to section 103. I'm guessing he wasn't very impressed with Brossoit's performance. The Royals were also in attendance as well behind sections 104 and 105 (Tyler Stahl and Brandon Magee have very unique faces). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gally Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Oh, by the way, for those who attended in Victoria, did anyone else spot Jay Feaster? We spotted him at around 6:05-6:10 at the entrance to section 103. I'm guessing he wasn't very impressed with Brossoit's performance. The Royals were also in attendance as well behind sections 104 and 105 (Tyler Stahl and Brandon Magee have very unique faces). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. White Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 One of my buddys friends was sitting beside Travis Ewanyk and she got his number LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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