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Originally Posted by Tapioca
A couple of times in the series, Ballard has looked unsure of himself in the corners and flubbed the puck, etc. It could be an injury, or it could be a case of not knowing how to handle pressure in the corners. I'm willing to bet it's the latter, but we won't know until the end of the season.
Alberts played well along the boards and made a couple of nice passes out of trouble last night. He does have problems in the open ice, like on the winning goal in OT. I will also say that I have more confidence in Alberts getting out of trouble than Ballard - he makes the simple play while Ballard will try to skate around behind the net and then try to cut out into the middle.
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true... but alberts is also brutal on the point.. he couldnt get the puck through to the net if his life depended on it... for a guy his size, he should be able to crank the puck too... but id be surprised if his shot was harder than... ryan smyths.....