Some light-hearted writing today.

Tristan Luneau's defensive game is really coming along:

Yegor Sidorov shift-by-shift analysis.
🎥: youtu.be/lzG9IFfKazI

Seems like a player you'd want to target as you try to turn the corner towards playoff contention, right?

This pass from McTavish. I gasped.

How's that for enthusiasm?

Really liked Helleson's game on puck retrievals and managing the puck. Looks to initiate contact with the forechecker first, then can usually make the correct, simple play with the puck afterwards.

Olen Zellweger is a machine right now. This is all from one shift.

Leo Carlsson building speed off-puck, allowing him to attack downhill between the dots, leading to a glorious scoring chance for Killorn. His speed-building habits in transition are starting to show up in the cycle game as well.

Olen Zellweger making plays in all three zones against Vegas. Threatening from the half-wall, while remaining excellent on retrievals and breakouts.

It's cool to see how the skills he uses on retrievals end up translating on the offensive zone half wall.