![]() ![]() There’s lots of guys who can skate and are big, but just for whatever reason would rather play on the other side of the puck. “He has a good stick, and the last part is commitment. His legs and his hockey IQ allows him to cover a lot of ice,” Cassidy said. These plays don’t jump off the ice as overly impressive, but over the course of a game, they add up. Even at the end of the clip, when Theodore challenges Yamamoto for a loose puck, Karlsson is the last man back to prevent any potential rush chance if Theodore loses that battle cleanly. ![]() The Oilers hadn’t recorded a shot on goal in nearly 11 minutes at that point and Karlsson’s line was on the ice against McDavid.Īfter some fancy stick-handling, Michael Amadio eventually lost the puck, but Karlsson swooped in with perfect body positioning to win it right back. ![]() Take this shift late in the first period, for example. Playing big minutes against two of the best offensive talents in hockey requires dozens of small plays that lead to extended possession in the offensive zone, and less time spent defending. The closer you examine his game, the more impressive the details of each shift become. While Karlsson is certainly capable of making highlight-reel plays, most of his work is done in the shadows. He’s consistently one of the Golden Knights’ best defenders, and was again in Game 1 of their second-round series against the Oilers. Karlsson has earned the comparison, though. That’s high praise from someone who coached Bergeron - widely accepted as the best defensive forward in the league for the last decade - for six seasons in Boston. He’s got a good stick and he’s physical when he needs to (be).” Bergy’s not the biggest guy either, but he finds ways to get over the top of people. ![]() “I’ll compare him to (Patrice) Bergeron because I believe Karly is in that category of defensive centers. “He’s not as big as Draisaitl or McDavid, but he finds ways to check,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. The player Karlsson played the second-most minutes against? Connor McDavid, who was also held in check during his seven minutes, 46 seconds, facing Karlsson. Karlsson faced Draisaitl more than any other Oiler on Wednesday night, sharing the ice for 8:04, and managed to hold him off the scoresheet during that time. "I'm glad this all came together," Parziale said.On the nine shifts in which Draisaitl faced Karlsson, he scored zero. After the meeting, Parziale, Karlson and McKenzie, hit the links to play some golf together. Open, said he was surprised at how the situation with the radio DJs came together. Parziale, who continues to be on leave as a firefighter, as he gets ready for the the U.S. "When we heard that Matt was out of Brockton and played out of a place called Thorny Lea, I just assumed it was a made up country club. "I just want to say sorry," said Karlson, speaking to the crowd gathered for the lunch meeting, prompting a round of laughs and clapping. Mid-Amateur Championship was in attendance for the spectacle. The firefighter who played in the Masters in early April after winning the 2017 U.S. Karlson was served what Snow called "humble pie," which was a slice of key lime pie, placed in an old boot (covered in plastic wrap) formerly worn by Parziale. On Thursday, Karlson made a mea culpa at a Rotary Club of Brockton meeting held at Thorny Lea. That's when Snow wrote a letter, inviting Karlson and his co-hosts to come to Thorny Lea to show them what Brockton is all about. "'I would never live in Brockton.' 'Is Thorny Lea even a real golf club?' 'He doesn't play golf.' " "'Is this an April Fool's joke? Really, a Brockton firefighter is playing in the Masters?'" said Snow, recounting what she heard on the Karlson & McKenzie show. Jackie Snow of Brockton, who is a member of Thorny Lea and a longtime fan of Karlson & McKenzie, said she took umbrage to what they were saying. "It sounds like they made up a country club." "I never heard of such a place," said Karlson, whose show is co-hosted by Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford. Karlson was learning about it when the name of Parziale's country club came up, Thorny Lea Golf Club on Torrey Street. Kevin Karlson, one half of the Karlson & McKenzie morning show on classic rock station 100.7 WZLX, was doing a bit last month about Matt Parziale, when the Brockton firefighter was playing in the Masters after qualifying as an amateur. BROCKTON – When Brockton was in the national spotlight with a firefighter from the community who made the prestigious Masters Tournament, a morning radio disc jockey poked fun at the city, joking that Thorny Lea Golf Club must be a work of fiction. ![]()
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