Comments on: Leino Out, Ritola In http://onthewingsblog.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Comments+on+Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fonthewingsblog.com%2F2009%2F12%2F28%2Fleino-out-ritola-in%2F%23comment-&seed_title=Leino+Out%2C+Ritola+In by true Citizens of Hockeytown Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andre http://onthewingsblog.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Comments+on+Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fonthewingsblog.com%2F2009%2F12%2F28%2Fleino-out-ritola-in%2F%23comment-59175&seed_title=Leino+Out%2C+Ritola+In/comment-page-1/#comment-59175 Andre Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:49:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=4909#comment-59175 I think that the Wings' talent level last year bought the team as a whole more space to operate during games. With less skill players this year maybe opposing teams feel more comfortable pressuring the puck-carrier, who is either a) not skilled enough to make a good pass/puck handle, or b) not passing to a skilled recipient. It might be that, with the extra space last year, maybe we didn't see the "real" Leino. What I can't get over is his seeming lack of lower-body strength and how easily he's muscled off the puck. I think that the Wings’ talent level last year bought the team as a whole more space to operate during games. With less skill players this year maybe opposing teams feel more comfortable pressuring the puck-carrier, who is either a) not skilled enough to make a good pass/puck handle, or b) not passing to a skilled recipient.

It might be that, with the extra space last year, maybe we didn’t see the “real” Leino. What I can’t get over is his seeming lack of lower-body strength and how easily he’s muscled off the puck.

]]> By: Crater from SoCal http://onthewingsblog.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Comments+on+Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fonthewingsblog.com%2F2009%2F12%2F28%2Fleino-out-ritola-in%2F%23comment-59174&seed_title=Leino+Out%2C+Ritola+In/comment-page-1/#comment-59174 Crater from SoCal Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:47:51 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=4909#comment-59174 I think Fil did bring a bit more life into Leino in the last game, but Ville is just not an NHL player. I talked about it a bit on my site the other day while discussing what is going to happen when all the injured players come back. This shows even more than he really will have to earn his place. The talent he showed last year during his call up can't have disappeared, can it? Leino for the price still has a huge upside, but he is not a 2nd line player yet, and doesn't seem to be able to rise to the call of filling in as one. I think Fil did bring a bit more life into Leino in the last game, but Ville is just not an NHL player. I talked about it a bit on my site the other day while discussing what is going to happen when all the injured players come back. This shows even more than he really will have to earn his place. The talent he showed last year during his call up can’t have disappeared, can it? Leino for the price still has a huge upside, but he is not a 2nd line player yet, and doesn’t seem to be able to rise to the call of filling in as one.

]]> By: Don Else http://onthewingsblog.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Comments+on+Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fonthewingsblog.com%2F2009%2F12%2F28%2Fleino-out-ritola-in%2F%23comment-59173&seed_title=Leino+Out%2C+Ritola+In/comment-page-1/#comment-59173 Don Else Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:22:19 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=4909#comment-59173 Filppula is gone for two months and his status with Leino is being judged after ONE game? Slow down, kids. He is a one way signee, so you might as well use him. Give Filppula a chance to get his legs back, then see how Leino is doing (chance meaning, more than one game) Filppula is gone for two months and his status with Leino is being judged after ONE game?
Slow down, kids. He is a one way signee, so you might as well use him. Give Filppula a chance to get his legs back, then see how Leino is doing (chance meaning, more than one game)

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