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Come on man! Have a little faith bro. Dats should be back, and we usually play well against the hawks.

Am I the only one having a hard time deciding which game to watch? The one where Anthony Mantha begins his professional career? Or the one where the Chicago Blackhawks humiliate my favorite team?

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Watching wings and got the griffins on as well , didn't notice mantha much ... It's understandable Sind she hasn't played in a long time .... Pulkkinen just got the winning goal as well as 2 assists , I know his defensive game isn't the best but I think we should consider calling him up to play top 6 and send jurco down a few games

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Game 1. No he didn't score. He did stand up to the Stars a couple of times-he will drop the gloves if/when needed. But this is fine. All we want is for him to play and get used to pro hockey. Let's see how he is doing in about 20 games.

I listened to the game on the way home from work. They did have him on the point of the PP. Not sure that is the best way to use him....

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Game 1. No he didn't score. He did stand up to the Stars a couple of times-he will drop the gloves if/when needed. But this is fine. All we want is for him to play and get used to pro hockey. Let's see how he is doing in about 20 games.

I listened to the game on the way home from work. They did have him on the point of the PP. Not sure that is the best way to use him....

That’s how Val-d’Or used him. For the left handed one-timer on the right side. He’s got a bullet. When he get’s settled in I’m thinking him+Sproul+Pulkinen on the same unit are going to give goalies fits on the PP.

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That’s how Val-d’Or used him. For the left handed one-timer on the right side. He’s got a bullet. When he get’s settled in I’m thinking him+Sproul+Pulkinen on the same unit are going to give goalies fits on the PP.

I know he has a great shot. But so do others. He is a F, move him closer to the net in a shooting position. Offensively he is like Shanny. A big strong kid with a great shot. Get him in a good shooting position and feed him the puck. Put Oullett and Sproul on the BL, with Mantha and Pulk as shooters then Callahan or bigger in front of the net. That should be lethal. But then again, it is only game 1 and he has to prove himself. Which he will in time.

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Ya I think the great thing is in his first and he was seeing PP time!!!

And yes having him pulk and sproul out there together is lethal. They all have great shots.

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I'm not sure if those of you that commented on the game actually watched the game or not but Mantha played great. It was his first game of pro hockey, no one was expecting him to have a 3 or 4 point night like he did regularly in junior. Every time he touched the puck he made things happen, he was dominant, despite not making it on the score sheet and registering only one shot on goal. The thing that impresses me the most is his size, and the fact that he uses that size to his advantage. He was a huge player in junior, but he was a boy amongst men down there, and he seemed reluctant to make those big hits. He sure wasn't last night, he laid a few great hits. There were a couple times when he had the puck, skating along the boards and he man-handled the opposition. There were two instances that I remember, in which he was double teamed by the Stars defenders in the offensive zone and he easily came away with the puck, he was winning every puck battle.

Although he only registered the one shot, he did ring one off the post in the third, and it was sitting there in the crease but Pulkkinen couldn't get a stick on it to bury the rebound. He was on the ice for a goal for and a goal against but finished with a -1 because both goals came on the Griffins power-play. The Stars, Travis Morin scored a short-handed goal in the first, which actually came off a bad giveaway by Mantha, it was on his very first shift of the game, imagine the nerves he was feeling, but after that one giveaway he played unbelievable. He had the *third assist* on the Griffins first goal that came on the power-play to start the second period. All in all I was very impressed with his pro debut, and he is going to be a great player.

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I'm not sure if those of you that commented on the game actually watched the game or not but Mantha played great. It was his first game of pro hockey, no one was expecting him to have a 3 or 4 point night like he did regularly in junior. Every time he touched the puck he made things happen, he was dominant, despite not making it on the score sheet and registering only one shot on goal. The thing that impresses me the most is his size, and the fact that he uses that size to his advantage. He was a huge player in junior, but he was a boy amongst men down there, and he seemed reluctant to make those big hits. He sure wasn't last night, he laid a few great hits. There were a couple times when he had the puck, skating along the boards and he man-handled the opposition. There were two instances that I remember, in which he was double teamed by the Stars defenders in the offensive zone and he easily came away with the puck, he was winning every puck battle.

Although he only registered the one shot, he did ring one off the post in the third, and it was sitting there in the crease but Pulkkinen couldn't get a stick on it to bury the rebound. He was on the ice for a goal for and a goal against but finished with a -1 because both goals came on the Griffins power-play. The Stars, Travis Morin scored a short-handed goal in the first, which actually came off a bad giveaway by Mantha, it was on his very first shift of the game, imagine the nerves he was feeling, but after that one giveaway he played unbelievable. He had the *third assist* on the Griffins first goal that came on the power-play to start the second period. All in all I was very impressed with his pro debut, and he is going to be a great player.

I agree. I only saw the 3rd period/OT, but he did not look like someone who was just coming off an injury or playing in his first pro game - to me he looked like he was driving the play, hard forechecking, and very dangerous offensively. And he will only get better. Very encouraging first game.

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