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asq2 wrote:pgood wrote:DashRiprock wrote:I PVR'd the game and skimmed through it. Hedman got knocked around quite easily, twice in his first shift he was leveled like he was 5'7". For a guy his size he's going to have to work on playing that way.
Karlsson looked good. Obviously a force to be feared on the P and has quite the aggressive streak.
Karlsson and Hedman played the PK together, and in a very interesting strategic move, Hedman was also used as a forward on the PP. I guess mostly to get a huge body in front of the net, kind of like the Sens used to do with Chara, but when the Canadians broke out he would just kind of float along the Canadian blue line and wait for that breakout/breakaway pass. Which I guess goes to tell you a lot about his skill level offensively and the contributions they expect from him, when they use Hedman in that role as opposed to say a skilled forward like Moeller.
I think it also tells you a lot that Karlsson didn't start the game PKing but by the end was at times on the first unit.
Unfortunately I missed the start of the game (the entire 1st) due to commuting delays, so I did not know that Karlsson didn't start the game on the PK.
So that is interesting to note, and definitely says a lot about how he played to be upgraded from not at all, to being a first on the PK.
I definitely am looking forward to seeing this kid in a Sens uniform at some point in the future.
