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The one guy that I always thought did a lot better under a defense first system of Hartsburg has started to show signs of life under Clouston.
He is a big, sturdy kid who doesn't mind taking a hit to make a play - and certainly doesn't mind dishing out a hit to make a play. No further evidence is required than the 3rd period of the Sens/Habs tilt last night. First he corals the puck, gets it to Fisher who gets it to Heatley for a tie game, then he blast Janik into the boards and it produces a 2 on 1 - with Heatley burying the winning goal.
Not done there though, was he? :D: He absolutely outmatched and destroyed Koivu at the side of the net in the dying seconds of the game - something that will not go unnoticed is that Clouston was willing to put him out there in the final seconds to begin with.
Heatley - Fisher - Winchester might read as a welfare version of Nash - Getzlaf - Heatley, but it's still 3 big, big dudes who love to create havoc. Now, granted, this is the first time we've seen any sustained time with this line, but it's a fun line to watch against smaller oppositions.
Whether or not Jesse stays there, or if he's put back on 3rd and 4th line duty - he doesn't complain, he comes to play every night and he's a great checker.
So with that, I salute you Jesse. :KKK:
He is a big, sturdy kid who doesn't mind taking a hit to make a play - and certainly doesn't mind dishing out a hit to make a play. No further evidence is required than the 3rd period of the Sens/Habs tilt last night. First he corals the puck, gets it to Fisher who gets it to Heatley for a tie game, then he blast Janik into the boards and it produces a 2 on 1 - with Heatley burying the winning goal.
Not done there though, was he? :D: He absolutely outmatched and destroyed Koivu at the side of the net in the dying seconds of the game - something that will not go unnoticed is that Clouston was willing to put him out there in the final seconds to begin with.
Heatley - Fisher - Winchester might read as a welfare version of Nash - Getzlaf - Heatley, but it's still 3 big, big dudes who love to create havoc. Now, granted, this is the first time we've seen any sustained time with this line, but it's a fun line to watch against smaller oppositions.
Whether or not Jesse stays there, or if he's put back on 3rd and 4th line duty - he doesn't complain, he comes to play every night and he's a great checker.
So with that, I salute you Jesse. :KKK:
