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NJ5934 wrote:GDR wrote:Tyler Kennedy is more invisible than Lennay Kekua.
Someone made a great post earlier about how the play of Armstrong and Talbot faded yet everyone remembers the great times. Kennedy and Adams come to mind as two regulars who are probably getting a pass on their play because of Cup championship memories.
npv708 wrote:mikey287 wrote:Random thoughts:
- Clarkson isn't that good of a player to be honest, but I guess he's going to get that "grass is always greener" following now that he's scored a couple of against us.
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Yeah. I definitely have to disagree with you on this one. A lot.
Currently, he leads the Devils coming into this game with 13 points in 11 games. That would be 4th on the Pens behind Sid, Geno, and Kunitz. Last year, he had 46 points in 80 games.
Not to mention the intangibles. He hits. A lot and makes it count. He goes to the net and is smart with the puck.
Not much more you can ask from an undrafted forward...
npv708 wrote:mikey287 wrote:Random thoughts:
- Clarkson isn't that good of a player to be honest, but I guess he's going to get that "grass is always greener" following now that he's scored a couple of against us.
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Yeah. I definitely have to disagree with you on this one. A lot.
Currently, he leads the Devils coming into this game with 13 points in 11 games. That would be 4th on the Pens behind Sid, Geno, and Kunitz. Last year, he had 46 points in 80 games.
Not to mention the intangibles. He hits. A lot and makes it count. He goes to the net and is smart with the puck.
Not much more you can ask from an undrafted forward...
NJ5934 wrote:GDR wrote:Tyler Kennedy is more invisible than Lennay Kekua.
Someone made a great post earlier about how the play of Armstrong and Talbot faded yet everyone remembers the great times. Kennedy and Adams come to mind as two regulars who are probably getting a pass on their play because of Cup championship memories.
mikey287 wrote:npv708 wrote:mikey287 wrote:Random thoughts:
- Clarkson isn't that good of a player to be honest, but I guess he's going to get that "grass is always greener" following now that he's scored a couple of against us.
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Yeah. I definitely have to disagree with you on this one. A lot.
Currently, he leads the Devils coming into this game with 13 points in 11 games. That would be 4th on the Pens behind Sid, Geno, and Kunitz. Last year, he had 46 points in 80 games.
Not to mention the intangibles. He hits. A lot and makes it count. He goes to the net and is smart with the puck.
Not much more you can ask from an undrafted forward...
He's definitely not smart with the puck. He's getting a bit better than what he used to be (useless toe drag that gains no space into a wrap-around...or Clark-around, as it was so named because he did it so often). He doesn't really have any hockey sense and he's an iffy skater, falls a lot too. Yeah, he hits, but it's not we don't have players that are capable hitters...all of the wingers we get are designed to be grinders/hitters/go-to-the-netters, just like they did in '09. Now, whether they can or can't do that any more or if the style of the team has gotten away from that is a matter for the courts. But Clarkson, ignoring the boxscore but watching him on the ice, isn't much better than our current core of players...
He's an upgrade on Kunitz? Also an undrafted forward in the same mold...I guess maybe slightly at this point in each of their careers, but not enough to be worth acquiring or paying for...
DontToewsMeBro wrote:Jeffrey and Boychuk both look decent tonight.
mikey287 wrote:npv708 wrote:mikey287 wrote:Random thoughts:
- Clarkson isn't that good of a player to be honest, but I guess he's going to get that "grass is always greener" following now that he's scored a couple of against us.
.
Yeah. I definitely have to disagree with you on this one. A lot.
Currently, he leads the Devils coming into this game with 13 points in 11 games. That would be 4th on the Pens behind Sid, Geno, and Kunitz. Last year, he had 46 points in 80 games.
Not to mention the intangibles. He hits. A lot and makes it count. He goes to the net and is smart with the puck.
Not much more you can ask from an undrafted forward...
He's definitely not smart with the puck. He's getting a bit better than what he used to be (useless toe drag that gains no space into a wrap-around...or Clark-around, as it was so named because he did it so often). He doesn't really have any hockey sense and he's an iffy skater, falls a lot too. Yeah, he hits, but it's not we don't have players that are capable hitters...all of the wingers we get are designed to be grinders/hitters/go-to-the-netters, just like they did in '09. Now, whether they can or can't do that any more or if the style of the team has gotten away from that is a matter for the courts. But Clarkson, ignoring the boxscore but watching him on the ice, isn't much better than our current core of players...
He's an upgrade on Kunitz? Also an undrafted forward in the same mold...I guess maybe slightly at this point in each of their careers, but not enough to be worth acquiring or paying for...
pcm wrote:Clarkson is not a complete package. At all. But the guy has a nose for the net. He goes in straight lines, hits, and scores. Put him in a role where he can use those skills to succeed (as the Devils have done) and he scores 30. I'd take him alongside Crosby or Malkin any day of the week.
The U wrote:I hope Vitale wasn't scratched for performance reasons.
KG wrote:Maybe we can trade Kennedy and Tangradi for Clarkson...![]()
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