Has Marleau finally turned the corner?

[Stunaman]

Points in last 2 but more importantly, he\'s +2!!!

i\'m THIS close to dropping him but he keeps messing with my mind like this.


also,

koivu vs. macdonald. who fares better in pts and +/-?

[Shoeless]

not quite ready to go there but

8 points in the last 9 games, 5 ppp, is reason to hope - the minus 6 in those 9 games makes it messy.

I take Koivu by a small margin.

[ultrawhiteness]

i was at the flames-sharks game last night and he looked as good as any of the sharks. the relief on his face when he scored was hard to miss.

[Torture]

ultrawhiteness wrote:

i was at the flames-sharks game last night and he looked as good as any of the sharks. the relief on his face when he scored was hard to miss.

Yeah, I wasn\'t at the game but I watched it...he wasn\'t quite looking like the Marleau of old, but he was looking good and getting his chances.

Cheechoo on the other hand....he managed to get a goal, but damn he did not look good at all.

[ultrawhiteness]

I was one of those that couldn\'t believe how cheechoo ever scored more than 50... he\'s not really that good a player. that said, he had some chances, and if he could get his confidence back he\'ll start potting them again. big joe is sick.

[Shoeless]

Some guys are just born to thread the needle. I never saw Bossy as that great a player. I wonder if it isn\'t all in the release?

[Torture]

Shoeless wrote:

Some guys are just born to thread the needle. I never saw Bossy as that great a player. I wonder if it isn\'t all in the release?

Yeah...it\'s all about the results, not how they look doing it I suppose.

The guy who really impressed me though was Michalek, he was amazing against the Flames. Could have had a couple goals that game if it weren\'t for Kipper and he was everywhere on the ice.

[ultrawhiteness]

Yeah, Michalek is a great player... a little short on scoring touch though... If only Wilson could hire some voodoo doctor to combine the best of both Cheech and Michalek...

[Shoeless]

I read an interview done with Jumbo early in the year - he has nothing but positives to say about Michalek - says he is likely the smartest hockey player he knows - and adds the guy is a horse with skill - I think it is just a matter of time.

[recordstyle]

my personal take on the marleau thing is seeing if he can give a 10 (or so) points in 10 games type of deal, and if he drops off on the 11th if he will give a point in the 12th.

i know, it takes a while to feel/see, and a risk if someone plucks him up; but like shoeless said (or someone ahead of me, sorry for misquoting you if so) he\'s got about 8 in 8 games so far with a bunch of PPP\'s...

my take: he\'s not turned the corner yet, but is very close if so.

[Shoeless]

I plucked him in a roto league with a decent bench just in case - can\'t do it in my money league with a shorter bench and a crunch to get productive games in - but I would like to.