Comments on The Boston Hockey Blog: Clendening, Noonan rise to challenges both on offe...

I always thought that Noonan was one of the most u...

2012-01-21T21:26:33.988-05:00

I always thought that Noonan was one of the most underrated players on the team, even last year. I'm thrilled that he has become more disciplined (although, a little fire now and again isn't so bad), because I think that has really propelled his game to a new level.

As for Clendening, despite the numbers he can put up, I haven't always been pleased with his defensive play (last year and the first half of this season). There were many times where one could refer to him as a "defensive offenseman", rather than an "offensive defenseman". His tendency towards hotheaded-ness didn't help, either. However, I have definitely seen significant improvement in self-discipline with him and I think he is now worthy of all of the hype that has surrounded him for so long.

As for Nicastro, who has also taken steps towards improvement, he continues to make stupid mistakes with the puck that would end up costing us, if not for Millan. And for a freshman, Privitera is definitely not too bad, considering his age. I like how he's not afraid to make/take a hit, which is good considering he's not the biggest guy.

Privitera is good on the pp and he is also goof fo...

2012-01-21T17:19:47.776-05:00

Privitera is good on the pp and he is also goof for 5 costly turnovers a game.

Not true. I think Nicastro and Escobedo and Privi...

2012-01-21T14:54:21.463-05:00

Not true. I think Nicastro and Escobedo and Privitera have been solid

FINALLY. FINALLY. FINALLY. Thank god people are fi...

2012-01-21T01:18:22.058-05:00

FINALLY. FINALLY. FINALLY. Thank god people are finally picking up on these two. Up until this point all you hear about is the crappy Terrier defense but you really can't lump these two in that category. Yes, completely undisciplined at times. But when they are on the ice, they are doing what they're supposed to do, unlike some other defensemen on the team.

Thank you BHB and Parker for recognizing these two like the (true) fans have been for a while now.