crognalsen Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 I think he looks good also. I'm not sure where these floating comments are coming from. Hes flying all over the ice. One play Kovy droped the puck back to a defenseman who fed Sammy in the slot. He got robed, but it was a good all around play. He also backs up the defense because he has so much speed. That should help Kovy out some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thibodosa Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Well that's a first. Player gets bashed for scoring. yeh no dount,,, keeps out unbeaten streack going(regulatoin) and gets chopped down.. he might not be playing the best but his goal he circle around and got open and scored and kovys goal last night he came from the icing line up andcut in and shot and scored... the difference of the 2 goals?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckhound73 Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 IMO the only reason why Begin was playing with Kovy and Pleks was just to have a defensive style player on that line and he didnt want to put Perez on that line since the 3rd line was sharp. So I guess Samsonov was really benched... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyv Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 lol come on people, if anyone was listening to RDS, Samsonov went to the dressing room for skate repairs with under 2 minutes left, Begin was put on the line in the mean time, he was not benched. He made some nice plays last night, and he strips the puck from people like a champion, he doesnt even need to battle, seems as soon as he pokes at the puck, its his regardless who had it. The drop pass to Kovalev that left him practically open to shoot until Regher's stick came in and deflected Kovy's shot wide must have gone unoticed. Seems no one notices anything unless A. a player scores or B.a player on the top 2 lines doesnt get a point. He's doing alot of things right out there, he puts himself out of position for passes at times, but this has alot to do with the fact he isnt meshed in with his linemates yet, your impatience astounds me, Gainey openly said dont expect anything ridiculous from this guy until he gets atleast 2 months under his belt here, but the fans cant even give him 2 weeks, what a shame, then you wonder why Shanahan wanted no part of this city, why Elias rather stay in NJ for 7 more years, your like a pack of vultures flying around a wounded animal just waiting for the next mediocore performance to disect and devour. I get so much heat from my co-workers because our fans are all over the media expressing disatisfaction with Latendresse, with Samsonov, with Ninimmaa, Souray, there mostly leaf fans and even they know, were not far away from having to draft our entire future, because we all know Free Agency wont be an option for this team sometime down the road, atleast for significant upgrades it wont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BGIES Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 I agree with you link_67. Give Samsonov a chance. He has a lot of skill. Once he gels with his line mates he will be on fire. I've seen him play and the only thing he is not doing is putting lots of points on the board. Such a great skater. This guy is amazing. Give him some time. We might need to do some shuffling in the lines in the future (if there is no chemistry between Kovy, Placs and Sammy). Time will tell. Sammy does fit our style of play in MTL - fast, class act, great puck handler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crognalsen Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Did they switch Sammy and Perez in the third period or did I miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Did they switch Sammy and Perez in the third period or did I miss something? I think that Carbo was sending Samsonov a message there in the third by playing Perezhogin in his spot with Kovalev and Plekanec... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 I really think we need to somehow split up that second line without majorly affecting the chemistry of the other two. We were all thinking "imagine Kovalev and Samsonov on the same line", but I think we all had the wrong mindset. They are too similar. They are both trying to make the nice dekes and everything, and it looks impressive, but it isn't leading to enough goals. I'm not sure what I'd do, but I would somehow split up Kovalev and Samsonov. THe problem being, Bonk and Johnson seem to be clicking; and the top line is good. I think least damage may be to try Ryder with Plekanek and Samsonov and put Kovalev on the top line. HIggins will probably fall apart offensively without Koivu, but I think Ryder will be able to perform with Plekanek. Actually I haven't seen the last couple of games, so I can't really say how they "look", but statistically, we need more. And the games I did see, they looked ridiculously talented, but it wasn't leading anywhere. That line should be about a goal a night (Kovalev 35 + Samsonov 35 + Plekanek 12 doesn't seem too unreasonable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StratfordStreak Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 I don't know guys. I wasn't a fan of this signing from the very beginning since Samsonov seems to be less effective every year. I just keep hoping he is going to do something to make me change my mind, but I'm not seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs-24 Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 and you most likely never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindros_jr Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Is it time for me to say I told you so or do I have to wait a few more games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Is it time for me to say I told you so or do I have to wait a few more games? You could say exactly what you've said about Samsonov and apply it to many other on this team, Kovalev, Markov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crognalsen Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 It's quite possible he was just shaking up the lines. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that hes punishing Sammy for not playing well. Hes been skating pretty hard out there and has had some good chances to score. Perhaps Carbo feels that switching Sammy and Perez is worth a try. That puts two guys who can win battles along the boards with a skill guy on each line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs-24 Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 It's quite possible he was just shaking up the lines. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that hes punishing Sammy for not playing well. Hes been skating pretty hard out there and has had some good chances to score. Perhaps Carbo feels that switching Sammy and Perez is worth a try. That puts two guys who can win battles along the boards with a skill guy on each line. skating hard? good chances? must be a different samsonov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 It's quite possible he was just shaking up the lines. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that hes punishing Sammy for not playing well. Hes been skating pretty hard out there and has had some good chances to score. Perhaps Carbo feels that switching Sammy and Perez is worth a try. That puts two guys who can win battles along the boards with a skill guy on each line. Its actually not a bad idea. Neither has been producing anything, maybe giveing them some new linemates (and also splitting Kovalev - Samsonov) could kick start Samsonov and Perezhogin. It was probably only temporary, but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Handlanger Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 skating hard? good chances? must be a different samsonov Was he on the ice yesterday? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75danis Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Too many mistakes & holding the puck too long. I'll hold off my judgement of him for another couple weeks. Hopefully he will come to life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 I'm not really in the mood to defend Samsonov, but I will. Remember when Kovalev came here and everyone hated him well he adjusted? Well this is quite possibly the samething, Samsonov has put up numbers everywhere, and that's what matters. Kovalev, imo is playing just as bad yet everyone is making excuses for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigger-1 Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Too many mistakes & holding the puck too long. I'll hold off my judgement of him for another couple weeks. Hopefully he will come to life Yeah so far I'm unimpressed too. But you're right let's hold off judgement for now. It's not like we've lost every game. Roy is right to point out Kovalev's adjustment period too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 I'm not really in the mood to defend Samsonov, but I will. Remember when Kovalev came here and everyone hated him well he adjusted? Well this is quite possibly the samething, Samsonov has put up numbers everywhere, and that's what matters. Kovalev, imo is playing just as bad yet everyone is making excuses for him. Ya we need to give him time. But at ths ame time, I also think we need to try and get him the right fit on this team, and I don't think that is with Kovalev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesBoys Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Iv been very impressed with johnson, I say swap the 2 of them Sammy for johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Koivu#11 Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 The way you put it makes it sound like he got off the ice, murdered your cat and went back on and scored. All I can say to that is lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Koivu#11 Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 skating hard? good chances? must be a different samsonov I've seen Samsonov skate hard and get good chances so far this season, but he keeps getting robbed. Sure, some (or maybe even most) of his passes aren't tape to tape yet, but come one, it's 2 weeks into the seaon. He's still adjusting. Give it a rest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75danis Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I've seen Samsonov skate hard and get good chances so far this season, but he keeps getting robbed. Sure, some (or maybe even most) of his passes aren't tape to tape yet, but come one, it's 2 weeks into the seaon. He's still adjusting. Give it a rest... I agree with you, but he is a veteran and the adjustment time alloted is much less than that of a younger player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest raydourque Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I don't know how long until I can shake the bruins Bad taste out of my mouth about Samsonov. It just sort of feels like the enemy came over... Usually Bruins players rarely get shipped to Montreal unless you count Nilan coming back and Patrick Traverse in a minor way... I'm sure there are a few more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.