Eric Engels to Carbonneau: Does D'Agostini Find an Apartme..

Should Matt D'Agostini find himself an apartment?

"Obviously for me, he's been amazing since he's been here," said
Carbonneau emphatically when I prompted him with that exact question.
"We always talked about him in the past and knew he had the talent, he
just needed to find that consistency and kinda work on other aspects of
his game. But he's paid his dues in the American League, he's worked
extremely hard this year, and now we see the result. I think he's ready
for the NHL, and he's making his point right now."

Looks good for the kid to stick. Gotta like it. Read the rest of his
story here:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eric-Engels/Playing-Well-Against-Good-T...s-Habs-

The Mad Ape
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Mad Ape wrote in


> Should Matt D'Agostini find himself an apartment?
>
> "Obviously for me, he's been amazing since he's been here," said
> Carbonneau emphatically when I prompted him with that exact question.
> "We always talked about him in the past and knew he had the talent, he
> just needed to find that consistency and kinda work on other aspects
> of his game. But he's paid his dues in the American League, he's
> worked extremely hard this year, and now we see the result. I think
> he's ready for the NHL, and he's making his point right now."
>
> Looks good for the kid to stick. Gotta like it. Read the rest of his
> story here:
>
> http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eric-Engels/Playing-Well-Against-Good-Te
> ams-Habs-Hand-Flyers-3rd-Reg-Loss-in-18-Games/82/18468
>

SO far this year, there hasn't been many players that have exceeded
expectations, but many that have failed to meet them through a combination
of either poor play or bad luck. D'Ags however, is the one unqualified nice
surprise so far. He can't keep up his current 50-goal scorer pace, but he
does seem for real, seems involved. Has a simple north-south game but also
a nose for the net, which is probably what this team needed since so many
of the others like to dipsy-doodle east and west. IMO, the ideal
replacement for Ryder, with a higher upside.

Marty