Scott Parse’s season is back on an upswing. Parse had the first two-goal game of his rookie season on Monday in Minnesota, then scored a huge third-period goal on Tuesday to break a scoreless tie in Nashville. Terry Murray’s analysis of Parse’s game, though, has always centered more on consistency than scoring, and on Wednesday, Murray gave a thumbs-up to Parse’s overall game and said he will stay in the lineup tomorrow.
MURRAY: “His energy is really good. I think the pace of his game, shift after shift, has been consistent. That was a bit of a concern when he was here in the early part of the year, to follow through, and he has grabbed onto that very quickly now. I like the attitude away from the puck, his awareness, his responsibilities in the checking part of the game are getting better. Overall, playing the game at a higher pace, shift after shift, was a concern of mine early, and it seems to be evident that he’s getting it, and it’s there every game.”
good…keep it up, scooter…!
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i said this before on another thread…
replace brown with scooter on the first pp…he brings a sniper’s shoot mentality that we all want…
either that or slide brown down in lieu of fro or modin…fro has had great success of the pp the last three seasons with 28, 18, 25 pts, respectively…
a big body or a sniper…mix it up…
…and have drew “walk the line” more often…
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kingme00 Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 6:58 pm
@variable, sounds good to me
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Huh? I don’t understand what he’s saying unless he uses Murray-isms…
“His game was very heavy.”
“Played well dot-to-boards.”
“He went to the difficult areas.”
“He brought good compete.”
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JonG Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:03 pm
@Johnny Utah, I agree — sometimes I think TM would be happiest if we iced a squad of sumo wrestlers.
Some other choice TM phrases:
“We had active sticks tonight”
“We need more of a shot mentality”
“We’re going to do things the right way”
“It’s hard. It’s heavy. It’s doing the little things.”
These are just quibbles; I really like the coaching job he has done.
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MrBrett7 Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:08 pm
@Johnny Utah, Those are hockey terms…so sorry you don’t understand them.
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Murray’s a joke. All that crap he said after he gave Parse FIVE plus minutes last night. LOL.
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jet Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:46 pm
@Marc Nathan, Sometimes you have to prove the coach wrong. Parse is starting to do that. He still scares me a little in his own end.
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MrBrett7 Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:09 pm
@jet, He scares the living crap out of me in his own end. He’s extremely weak on the puck with his outlet and has made more passes to the opponent coming out of his own zone than his own team.
I don’t argue with his offensive skills, but offense doesn’t mean everything.
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HBFan Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 12:31 pm
@Marc Nathan, Another negative comment from Marc Nathan. How surprising
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I personally think we’re fortunate to have someone like TM, even if not everyone is convinced by him. To have a guy like Parse who really ‘has something’ but at the same time, just scoring goals doesn’t cut the mustard and the coach pushes him to be more complete in every aspect of his game. It’s not the case by any stretch that every coach would respond in said manner.
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rontheking Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:27 pm
@number 6, Good point…seeing the potential in a player and demanding he raise himself to that level. That’s great coaching.
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jet Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:53 pm
@number 6, parse has also had the ‘fragile’ label put on him, so he must do his work off the ice also to remain as strong as possible. He is at the right age to get it. The way Richardson came out in the first game this year, you could tell he understood what needed to be done and had spent the summer preparing for it. Anyway, this will be a big Summer for Parse, which ever way he decides to go.
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YoBro Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 9:15 pm
@jet,
A big summer? How’s about a BIG spring? In the playoffs, at the rate he’s going, he could be the Chris Kontos of 2010! (we hope)
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I’m happy for Parse. I’ve been wanting him to play every game since he came up because I see his potential. I hope he continues to improve.
I like his ability and sniper mentality. He’s a good passer and brings energy. I’m glad that TM is pushing him, but I also hope they don’t suffocate him. They need to let him play his game enough that he remains effective.
I hope they give him more minutes and keep him with Richardson because they work well together.
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KC23 Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 1:11 am
@King John, I noticed Richardson works well with just about everyone. He is my unsung hero of the year for the Kings.
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ducksuck Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 11:45 am
@KC23,
agreed most improved player from the start of the season and for sure most improved from last year
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thought it would be halpern or williams to pick up the slack but parse came through really happy for him
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