Notes from Camp
I was able to make it out to camp today and see Team White beat Team Black 2-1. Scoring for the Black was Prospal, for the White it was Ward and Gratton.
I must say, I was impressed by what I saw out of Ramo stopping 13 of 14. He may just be playing his way to a roster spot. The kid looks strong between the pipes, and is not intimidated a bit. He looks like he follows the puck really well and has good reflexes. Problem for Ramo is, neither Holmqvist or Denis seems willing to give that second spot up. Holmer and Ramo played the majority of the time, over 30 min each, Denis came in here and there, and logged about 20 minutes. Through 3 days of scrimmages, here are the goalie stats: Marc Denis, 0.74 gaa, 35 saves on 36 shots, .972; Karri Ramo, 1.35 gaa, 45 saves on 47 shots, .957; Johan Holmqvist, 2.72 gaa, 34 saves on 38 shots, .895.
Also standing out was Vinny Prospal. It looks like he is ready to be a bigger contributor to the first line. He is skating strong, forechecking well, and scoring. It appears his offseason workouts have payed off. Vinny Lecacalier and Marty St. Louis looked like they haven't missed a beat, and seem to be in mid season form.
On defence, nothing really stood out. Doug Janik was skating really well, but got stripped by Lecavalier in the zone, and the turnover led to a scoring chance. The sixth spot still seems to be up in the air.
I shot a bit of video, a little primer before Wednesday's preseason opener against Dallas. Enjoy!
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