Seannie34 Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 "Ales Kotalik aspires to be The Man. He wants to be the type of player opponents fear. He would like to be the one his coach and teammates can count on in the clutch." The Buffalo News I dont understand why Lindy doesnt put him out there at the point on power plays. The kid has a strong slapshot and we could use that on the powerplay. Dumont showed us in Boston that he knows how to deflect a puck and if we got a big shot out there something could happen.
Kristian Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 I dont understand why Lindy doesnt put him out there at the point on power plays. The kid has a strong slapshot and we could use that on the powerplay. Dumont showed us in Boston that he knows how to deflect a puck and if we got a big shot out there something could happen. Not just that - two strides into the zone, and he's in range for his wrister.
Saber61 Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 he may not have confidence in kotaliks ability to effectivly kill off a rush comin the other way. he may want to keep someone more defensivly sound up there... i don't know if connolly is the right guy for that either... but that may be a reason.
Seannie34 Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Posted October 23, 2005 and kotalik scores with a nasty slap shot on the PP :D
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Posted October 23, 2005 If he can be that guy with the big accurate shot from the point and not be a liability defensively, it would be a huge plus, because defensemen like that are so hard to find ... If anyone is wondering how he shoots it so hard, the guy has HUGE hands ... I met him last season (2003-04) when he was hurt and sitting in the stands at a game in Pittsburgh ... I shook his hand and it felt like I was shaking hands with Shaq ... and I am 6'6", so it's not often my hands are dwarfed by someone ...
Saber61 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Posted October 23, 2005 looks like the guy is really starting to come in... maybe preditions in the 2002-2003 season were right... this team was going to come in together once they grew and formed cheimistry.
deluca67 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Posted October 23, 2005 and kotalik scores with a nasty slap shot on the PP :D Nice call ;)
Seannie34 Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Posted October 27, 2005 another pp goal for kotalik.. this thread might b going for awhile
Taro T Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 This is not a knock on Ales, it's a knock on the idiots that pick 3 stars. Ales was voted the 2nd star tonight because he scored a pp goal. He also was on the ice for the follow up goal, and singlehandedly killed one powerplay with his inability to keep the puck on his stick (lost it about 3 times) in the 2nd. He could not handle the puck at all in the 2nd. He then tripped over the blue line in the 3rd. He did pick his game up in the last 5 minutes, but I was VERY disappointed in his play between his goal and the last 5 minutes. What in the world were the voters thinking?
Saber61 Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 he did seem to taper off there after his goal... maybe he thought one was enough and it was time for everyone else to start trying as hard as him so he could layback... when he realised no one was going to do that he decided to get his ass in gear again... i think it was just an overall bad night for the whole team... just sloppy every which way out there.
DrunkenSabre Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 shame most of our team took the night off. 4 goals for kotalik already in the season. another point for Briere and Drury gets his 2nd point of the season! lol.
Kristian Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 Drury needs to start getting his game back together, and fast. I know there's a lot more to him than points, but at 3 mill. bucks a year, he needs to be producing more than 2 points in 9 games, no matter how you slice it.
DrunkenSabre Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 Drury needs to start getting his game back together, and fast. I know there's a lot more to him than points, but at 3 mill. bucks a year, he needs to be producing more than 2 points in 9 games, no matter how you slice it. as much as i like him, your right. his our highest paid player i think.
Two or less Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 Kotalik is da man. Remember his rookie season? Everytime he shot, it seemed it was going in. lol I love the kid.
Two or less Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 fyi, on the old sabresreport forums, my user name was kotalik12!! :D i changed my name and he gets hot.... hmm
inkman Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 Please let the Kotalik playing the point on the power play experiment end. He couldn't even pass to the other point during the power play. He may have the best shot on the sabres but the ability to make even the simplest of passes is a much greater need back their. :angry:
Seannie34 Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Posted October 28, 2005 he can pass it was a few times. so you would rather have someone on the powerplay that cant score but that completes every pass? come on goals are what matters and his shot puts the puck in the net.
inkman Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 ...and his inability to pass put puck on OUR net. I don't have a problem with his shot back there, just limit the passing. I suppose some of his gaffs could be blamed on the poor ice but everyone had to deal with it.
Seannie34 Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Posted October 28, 2005 if his inability to pass on on the PP puts it in our net then we should have a shorthanded goal against us in the washington game.... i dont think we do
inkman Posted October 28, 2005 Report Posted October 28, 2005 No, but two passes did lead to the caps clearing the puck directly off his stick. :huh:
Seannie34 Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Posted October 28, 2005 hahaha oh no they cleared the zone :o ... you have to look at PP goals my friend
Seannie34 Posted October 29, 2005 Author Report Posted October 29, 2005 and again this topic comes to life....
Seannie34 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Posted October 30, 2005 2 pp goals for kotalik.. the second wasnt a slapper but still a good shot
Taro T Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 Please DON'T let the Kotalik playing on the point on the power play end. I like it! (ONE bad 1/2 game notwithstanding.) :rolleyes:
shrader Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 Ales is up to 6 goals now. If I'm not mistaken, the last 4 of those have all been powerplay goals. I love this move. He has an absolute cannon and obviously it's making a difference out there.
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