titanium2 867 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Ericsson's done a lot of good work. I'm very impressed with him overall. His work along the boards against CBJ and ANA was magnificent. And check out Babs' presser earlier today. He talked about his skill set in a more specific manner. I've just had a little concern lately. Is it me or does he seem to struggle with teams that have speedy forwards? Or is it just rookie side-effects? Or maybe going from Nick as a dman partner to Brett Lebda? I'm sure that whatever it is, positioning, whatever, he'll improve next season. I just wanted to get some thoughts on him. Edited May 26, 2009 by titanium2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted May 26, 2009 No he's not good at all in his own zone lots of turnovers and he just don't know what to do sometimes, the only times he looked brilliant in the playoffs was, guess what, when he was paired with nick lidstrom... the kid has got lots to learn, he got potential but he's just not very good at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grinder_25 1 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Better having E in the lineup then Lilja Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest lnvincible Report post Posted May 26, 2009 No he's not good at all in his own zone lots of turnovers and he just don't know what to do sometimes, the only times he looked brilliant in the playoffs was, guess what, when he was paired with nick lidstrom... the kid has got lots to learn, he got potential but he's just not very good at the moment. Are you okay? Hes been good, ESPECIALLY considering he's new to the team from the last part of the season. I do agree he does have so much room to improve but STILL a player that catchs my eye at times. I think most of the problem is bad luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glubki 17 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Patience is a good thing for D-man but sometimes I'd like to see him be a bit more aggressive/energetic looking for the outlet pass or clearing the puck out of the zone. Maybe he just looks sluggish because of his size... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 He has not been as good since he's been separated from Lidstrom, big surprise, and he's still a rookie and it's been a long season and he's still not Lidstrom caliber or anything close, so he makes mistakes. For his age and his role I don't see how anyone can complain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoogs 8 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Great for a rookie, he will only get better. Of course he is going to make mistakes. He might be getting a little tired as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Ericsson's done a lot of good work. I'm very impressed with him overall. His work along the boards against CBJ and ANA was magnificent. And check out Babs' presser earlier today. He talked about his skill set in a more specific manner. I've just had a little concern lately. Is it me or does he seem to struggle with teams that have speedy forwards? Or is it just rookie side-effects? Or maybe going from Nick as a dman partner to Brett Lebda? I'm sure that whatever it is, positioning, whatever, he'll improve next season. I just wanted to get some thoughts on him. I personally see him make more mistakes in the defensive end than any of the rest of our D-men. He is inexperienced at the pro level and it shows; he makes many small mistakes, most notably making bad decisions about which way to pass the puck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 he's lost his poise form earlier but he should gain alot of it ocming out of these playoffs, its his first itme remember Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWings 79 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Not so many mistake. He's fast, skilled, tall. Reminds me about Nick. Pair him 2 years with Nick and he will be a far superior player than Kronwall . I just don't know about his shot at the blueline... He did not play on the PP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Not so many mistake. He's fast, skilled, tall. Reminds me about Nick. Pair him 2 years with Nick and he will be a far superior player than Kronwall . I just don't know about his shot at the blueline... He did not play on the PP. He's got a 100mph slap-shot. Problem is he's recovering from a serious wrist injury and it shows in his shot. As far as his play of late goes I'm not sure what else people expect from him. He's made some mistakes, I like to call them rookie mistakes, but he's also had some outstanding plays including lots of cases where he's grabbed a puck at the net and saved us from a sure goal. He's also been strong on the PK. All I know is he's been strong positionally and with his stick work. Has he made rookie mistakes? Yeah, he's definitely made his share of them, but the rest of his play makes up for it and apparently Babs is still happy with his play because Ericsson's still getting played in critical situations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 You want to know whats up with Ericsson lately? Hes worn out. 20 minutes of NHL playoff hockey a night on average for a rookie who has never played a steady string of NHL regular season games, let alone playoff games, let alone playoff games like the 7 we saw against Anaheim. Hes mentally and physically tired. Hes basically been baptized by fire. Not to mention, hes essentially been bumped around the back-end night after night with the revolving door we have on the back-end. He needs a break, and a solidified role on this team. None of this #2 Dman to #5 Dman to #3 Dman stuff like hes been seeing throughout the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tux 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Given the fact he's an AHL player trying to adjust to the NHL so quickly against playoff caliber teams I'd say he's doing great so far. Almost all of his mistakes are what inexperienced players make. 2-3 years from now I wouldn't doubt these mistakes will be gopne and his positioning is outstanding. I've seen nothing of his play so far to make me think anything other than he will be at least a very good player in the future in the NHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 I personally see him make more mistakes in the defensive end than any of the rest of our D-men. He is inexperienced at the pro level and it shows; he makes many small mistakes, most notably making bad decisions about which way to pass the puck. I've noticed that as well, if a puck is coming to him and he is being hard pressed he usually makes a mistake with the puck and he REALLY needs to start hitting players and he REALLY needs to work on his positioning when fast players are coming down on him one-on-one. Other than that, he has a really nice outlet pass and he does well to keep possession of the puck when he carries it into the O-Zone. Once his wrist heals I wouldn't be surprised with him putting up 10-20 goals a year with his 100+ MPH shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pasha13 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Well, I'm not ready to give the guy a parade...he's been good, but there were a couple times in the Anaheim series where he made the wrong decision and it resulted in a goal against. He'll get way way better...hell, the improvement in Lilja's game between this season and two years ago has been absolutely mastadonic...Ericsson will surely get much better over the next season or two, but I'm interested in seeing what kind of level he might reach...could be a MAJOR component for a long time...could be a lifetime 5-6 D-Man...who knows... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 You want to know whats up with Ericsson lately? Hes worn out. 20 minutes of NHL playoff hockey a night on average for a rookie who has never played a steady string of NHL regular season games, let alone playoff games, let alone playoff games like the 7 we saw against Anaheim. Hes mentally and physically tired. Hes basically been baptized by fire. Not to mention, hes essentially been bumped around the back-end night after night with the revolving door we have on the back-end. He needs a break, and a solidified role on this team. None of this #2 Dman to #5 Dman to #3 Dman stuff like hes been seeing throughout the playoffs. Not to mention this is following a grueling AHL season in which travel is done almost exclusively by bus and where they play 3 game weekends on a regular basis. He has every reason to be tired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozen-Man 144 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 You want to know whats up with Ericsson lately? Hes worn out. 20 minutes of NHL playoff hockey a night on average for a rookie who has never played a steady string of NHL regular season games, let alone playoff games, let alone playoff games like the 7 we saw against Anaheim. Hes mentally and physically tired. Hes basically been baptized by fire. Not to mention, hes essentially been bumped around the back-end night after night with the revolving door we have on the back-end. He needs a break, and a solidified role on this team. None of this #2 Dman to #5 Dman to #3 Dman stuff like hes been seeing throughout the playoffs. QFT - Excellent post! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozen-Man 144 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Double post! Edited May 26, 2009 by Frozen-Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Better having E in the lineup then Lilja I dunno bout' that. I love Big Rig, but we sure could use Lilja's PKing and shot blocking and his solid positioning against the Pens if/when we make it that far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Double post! Post stacking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted May 27, 2009 I dunno bout' that. I love Big Rig, but we sure could use Lilja's PKing and shot blocking and his solid positioning against the Pens if/when we make it that far. I was going to mention that Lilja's shot blocking ability is missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Four Report post Posted May 27, 2009 I was going to mention that Lilja's shot blocking ability is missed. Stuart picked up his slack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted May 27, 2009 Wow, surprised it took this long for some people here to turn on him. He's played what, 15 playoff NHL playoff games and 27 regular season games in his life? He's gone from the AHL to playing 20+ minutes a night of the most intense level of hockey there is, in one of the hardest position to learn, and he only converted to the defense something like 8 years ago. For him not to be getting lit up every shift is a win (see: Mike Green). God this place is chock full of stupid sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted May 27, 2009 Wow, surprised it took this long for some people here to turn on him. He's played what, 15 playoff NHL playoff games and 27 regular season games in his life? He's gone from the AHL to playing 20+ minutes a night of the most intense level of hockey there is, in one of the hardest position to learn, and he only converted to the defense something like 8 years ago. For him not to be getting lit up every shift is a win (see: Mike Green). God this place is chock full of stupid sometimes. I don't mean to come off as turning on him. I'm just evaluating and questioning why his play has been different in this series in comparison to the previous two. Just speculating. That's all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Rule_1010 4 Report post Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) While he has been turning over the puck and making more defensive mistakes since being split from Lidstrom, I can't imagine the nerves of hardly having a NHL game under his belt, let alone a playoff game and being asked to perform at such a high level, in such extreme circumstances and with such high expectations. He, imo, has been performing better than I could have expected and 100x better than Campbell Edited May 27, 2009 by Wings_Rule_1010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
