
Originally Posted by
two-hole
That terrible stretch without Elliott and Schwartz sure felt like the same old blues. Outshoot a team 40-26 and lose on an odd man rush goal and a bad bounce goal. Fire puck after puck on net, but right into a goalie's abdomen and never really create great chances.
Since Elliott's and Schwartz's return, it's a different team altogether. With a healthy squad, it's an embarrassment of riches watching this team just wipe the ice with poor and mediocre teams and battle even the best ones on their own home ice.
I really thought we'd miss Sobotka, but Lehtera has been as good or better, and cheaper. And Elliott's performing like the goalie we always coveted. I think there are a couple unsung heroes as well. I really like Butler for his role, for instance. Lapierre is having a good season.
The greatest difference in this team vs. LY is the power play, both in style and in results. It was so frustrating watching 5 statues standing around flipping the puck back and forth. Now they move. And score.