Pretty much where I expected...
Pros:
MIKE RICHARDS- hes been so important to this team...hes putting up points, fighting, hitting, and overall being a great leader for this team. Ive been waiting fo rhim to start playing like this for a while now...
Martin Biron- Hes been a little better than I expected...he plays a solid positional game and doesnt give up too many rebounds.
Scottie Upshall- Fast, physical, and with some nice moves...better than I expected, and I expected a lot.
Joffrey Lupul- I heard a lot of bad things about him, and none of them turned out to be the case.
Braydon Coburn- Man, its a thing of beauty when he carries the puck through the neutral zone. Still needs to work on clearing the zone though.
Denis Tolpeko has been a nice callup as well...
Cons-
Scott Hartnell- He hasnt been producing at all...hes played solid, but you expect more than solid with that kind of price tag.
Mike Knuble- Stone hands. Too slow to keep up with guys like Briere and Gagne. Still a good player though.
Ben Eager- Only because I had expected more from him...production-wise as well as in the physical play. I can see him as a 20-30 point guy who brings a physical edge, but that isnt what hes showing right now.
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