mortwinkler Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 He's taking a lot of flack, considering it's still pre-season, and we've actually seem him play very little. I'm not dissapointed in his play, I thought he played just fine last night. There's also an awful lot of complaining going around, considering he did score the winning goal in the shootout. Give him time, he's new to the team and has played very little with them yet, everyone takes some adjusting to a new team. Look at Hossa last night (and no, I'm not comparing the two), but considering what I'm USED to seeing Hossa play like, he was far off last night. These things take time, doesn't matter if you're a superstar like Hossa or Robert Lang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teststory Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I have faith that Lang will be a big upgrade to Smokes. He had two asissts in his first game and scored the shootout winner in his second. While he may not have played to well last game he was coming off a groin injury and vets almost always take longer to get into full gear then the younger players. As mentioned he is also new to the team and needs to find a place somewhere. Just watching his shootout goal you can see he has more skill then Smokes. He has good stickhandling and can make a nice shot or pass. He is not a high energy player like Pleks/Andrei though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Lang is already an upgrade on Smolinski. He's a more intelligent player in the offensive zone, he's winning more faceoffs earlier in the season, he has a better shot and better moves (shootout, hello!), and he'll be a good PP addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1234 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 All those not liking him now will love him by the end of the playoffs. You will have to trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortwinkler Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 All those not liking him now will love him by the end of the playoffs. You will have to trust me. I think I'd agree with you. He's a skilled expierenced player who knows what he's doing out there. I don't think it's fair to assess him when it's just the pre-season and he's actually played very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kovy-27 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 He's a vet,he's not going to give his 100% in a pre-season game that's for sure.Wait atleast 10 season games before giving any opinion about this man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 All those not liking him now will love him by the end of the playoffs. You will have to trust me. All those not liking him now might just have different expectations of what he should be! I hope no one really expects Kovalev and him to score 90 points each while rekindling chemistry from 8-9 seasons ago? I just want him to be reliable 3rd line center, and that's what he's shown me so far! Which is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teststory Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm sure he will do a good job as a third line center. I was hoping he might be able to rekindle his chemistry with Kovy, but it might be best at this point to put them both with younger players who can energize them. Playing with guys like Pacioretty, Lats, and Sergei K might be just what he needs. I think if he played with Pacioretty and Sergei K in perticular it would be a good line since both of those guys are fast and will back up the defense for Lang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm sure he will do a good job as a third line center. I was hoping he might be able to rekindle his chemistry with Kovy, but it might be best at this point to put them both with younger players who can energize them. Playing with guys like Pacioretty, Lats, and Sergei K might be just what he needs. I think if he played with Pacioretty and Sergei K in perticular it would be a good line since both of those guys are fast and will back up the defense for Lang. I'm sure they are going to get an opportunity together several times throughout the year. Lang will definitely make his way onto the PP, since we have so very few right-handed shooters on the team. They may put up points together in that context. I'm sure Carbonneau is going to flip-flop his lines if the team plays poorly for two periods of any game, as well. Lang and Kovalev could see some shifts together then. An all-veteran line, maybe? Koivu centering Lang and Kovy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teststory Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm sure they are going to get an opportunity together several times throughout the year. Lang will definitely make his way onto the PP, since we have so very few right-handed shooters on the team. They may put up points together in that context. I'm sure Carbonneau is going to flip-flop his lines if the team plays poorly for two periods of any game, as well. Lang and Kovalev could see some shifts together then. An all-veteran line, maybe? Koivu centering Lang and Kovy. I guess anything is possible. We will just have to wait and see what happens. I'm sure Lang will be out there in some important situations because he is the only right handed offensive player on the team. It seems that the AK/Pleks/AK line is doing to well to break them up at this point though. I'm pretty sure that Lang will get on the PP if Tanguay is playing the point during powerplays. I'm thinking that Lang will benefit from playing with fast young players though. It would make up for his not being so fast and also might help him to play with more youthful enthusiasm. He isn't exactly a spring chicken anymore. I can see he still has good hands though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teststory Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Outstanding first game by Bobby Lang. I was surprized some people actually thought he was no better then Smokes. Hes not always going to be as good as he was tonight, but he is a lot better offensive player then Smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2VP Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Outstanding first game by Bobby Lang. I was surprized some people actually thought he was no better then Smokes. Hes not always going to be as good as he was tonight, but he is a lot better offensive player then Smokes. Lang and Price were our best players tonight. Lang looked really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kovy-27 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Wow,if this guy plays like he did today and I think he is...look out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sach Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 he can snipe thats for sure, and his play making ability is uncanny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koreysecord1992 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Congrats on the first goal as a Hab and the first Hab goal of the regular season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames4eva Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Nice game vs. Buffalo... shows great promise for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utreder Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I thought he looked great tonight, and he was faster than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dritz123 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I was at the game tonight and IMHO was the only Hab skater who showed up- Price was solid but not in the S/O- Oh well better luck tomorrow(tonight now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull12 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Great game by Lang, one of the few Habs that actually had his skates on properly. It is wierd because I thought he had a bad preseason. Maybe he can motivate the guys for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Good game, he's not a very good skater at all, but he's smart and knows where to be. I wouldn't be surprised to see 25 goals and 60 points from him, especially since he'll get PP time as the right handed shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1234 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I think he stood out because he played a simple, focused game. I think all our top line players should do the same to get things rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHaul Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Good game, he's not a very good skater at all, but he's smart and knows where to be. I wouldn't be surprised to see 25 goals and 60 points from him, especially since he'll get PP time as the right handed shot. Even goal aside, this sums up exactly how I feel on Lang. He might not be the quickest, but his smarts were very impressive. The ONLY time I was disappointed with him tonight was missing the Kovalev rebound chance when he was in front of the net. In his defense though, he was battling a Sabres d-man pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_canuck_21 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I too was impressed with Lang's play tonight. He is a smart looking hockey player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoked-b Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Langs line is very impressive I LOVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russianhabsfan Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Lang has a fan in me that's for sure! And the Lang-S.Kosti combination looks pretty damn good. I wonder what happens when we put a real scorer on that line! (no offense to Kosto) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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