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Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 24d

How a soft-spoken NHL star uses his platform to raise awareness for Parkinson’s

www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

How a soft-spoken NHL star uses his platform to raise awareness for Parkinson’s

Kyle Connor has had a transformative year, but his biggest impact may be off the ice as he tries to honor one of his late father's dreams.

www.nytimes.com

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 3h

Humbled at Honda Center.

The #NHLJets were looking for a bounceback but got beaten on the boards, in open ice, and in front of the net. Ducks looked great.

0-3-0 on the road trip so far, outscored 9-2 by Los Angeles, San Jose, and Anaheim.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 3h

Cutter Gauthier's goal does not count. The situation room determines the Ducks were offside on entry.

No chicken for Honda Center.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 3h

Ducks up 4-1 and cruising but they've spotted the #NHLJets a power play with 8:17 to go in the third. Jansen Harkins puts a puck over the glass (and is unhappy with the call.)

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 3h

Leo is so good!

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 3h

Now it's 4-1. Leo Carlsson buries on the power play after the Ducks work the puck around, stretching Kyle Connor and Luke Schenn out of structure.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

Winnipeg trails Anaheim 3-1 after 40 minutes. Kyle Connor's goal is his 600th career point, offering the Jets a milestone but not fixing what ails Winnipeg's 5-on-5 game.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

PP2 with a quality shift and no goal, PP1 out there now.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

Nor do they. Toews comes out, with Namestnikov, Niederreiter, Iafallo, and Pionk.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

The Lowry line is trying so obviously hard. They've earned Winnipeg another power play and, based on its effort on that last goal against, the first unit shouldn't get to start this.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

Oof.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

Ducks strike back and it's Beckett Sennecke with his second goal of the game. Winnipeg started that shift with an offensive zone draw but got stuck in their own end before Sennecke got onto a Cutter Gauthier rebound.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

Jets have looked alive for a moment here, albeit interrupted by the TV timeout. It started with a heavy, forechecking shift and a couple of chances for Alex Iafallo, Nino Niederreiter, and Adam Lowry.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

Kyle Connor. The Jets pull within one. Takes a pass from Josh Morrissey and buries from the slot.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 4h

Mason McTavish rings one off the crossbar. Ducks still looking good early in the second period.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 5h

Looking for a bright spot: Toews, Namestnikov, and Perfetti do look to have a great sense of each other early in their time together. Lots of read and react where it looks like they're on the same page.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 5h

Winnipeg was frustrated with its game in San Jose. Made a point of wanting to address puck management, transition, and battle level.

Now it's 2-0 Ducks after 20 minutes in Anaheim and the Ducks have created scoring chances 5-on-5, shorthanded, and on the power play.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 5h

2-0 Ducks. It's the red hot Leo Carlsson burying Troy Terry's smart pass out of the slot with Eric Comrie moving.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 5h

Meant to reply to this earlier. By my eye, he won pucks and did help at times in transition but his "how much should I try to do with this puck?" metre wasn't calibrated right. A lot of plays died on his stick.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 5h

1-0 Ducks here at Honda Center. The #NHLJets got worked in their own zone on the same shift they gave up a 2-on-1 for free.

Beckett Sennecke finished off a play where it seemed like every Duck played a part. Great pass from Cutter Gauthier to tee it up and Drew Helleson prior.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 11h

Chibrikov just isn't it yet but, like you say, it may be that Arniel is ok with that in the name of other perceived qualities (or long term payoff.)

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

It's the same building Perfetti made his NHL debut on October 13, 2021. (Remember how the Drysdale family stalled the plane so Perfetti's parents could make it to the game?)

I'll be at Honda Center tonight, too.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

Cole Perfetti makes his season debut tonight in Anaheim.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

So would you say there's a good chance he -keeps- those minutes, playing a key role that reduces "Team Murat" defenceman Sam Rinzel's fantasy value?

Asking for a friend.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 13h

Cole Perfetti took morning skate with Jonathan Toews and Vladislav Namestnikov, as per Mitch Clinton, and also took reps on Winnipeg's top power play.

Sure seems like Arniel ended up hearing good news 👀

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 1d

"He's getting there ... He hasn't really got a real practice yet. He got an optional today and a morning skate yesterday. Morning skate tomorrow. Just for me, I haven't heard yet how he went today and maybe a little bit of bump and grind this week... He's getting closer."

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 1d

"He's getting there ... He hasn't really got a real practice yet. He got an optional today and a morning skate yesterday. Morning skate tomorrow. Just for me, I haven't heard yet how he went today and maybe a little bit of bump and grind this week... He's getting closer."