MATT READ APPRECIATION POST
Hi, kids! Today we're going to talk about three reasons that I love Matt Read. Who is Matt Read, you ask?
Matt Read is a winger for the Philadelphia Flyers -- he's listed as a right wing, but the Flyers have actually been putting him on the left a lot. He played on G's left wing for a while last year when literally every top line LW got injured, and this year he's been playing a lot on Brayden Schenn's wing. This is his third year playing for the Flyers. He played four years of college hockey for Bemidji State University. We assume that that "Reader" learned to read some time before or during his college stint, but we have seen no compelling evidence of this to date.
If you've never heard of Bemidji, don't feel bad. Scott Hartnell hasn't, either:
So, without further ado, here are three reasons to love Matt Read!
3. He's a wonderful public speaker. Just kidding. Like most hockey players, he speaks 100% in mouth words, but unlike most hockey players, he also has this adorable little stutter that occasionally pops up when he's faced with a camera. Here he is yesterday after playing beautifully against the Penguins.
2. He's great at cooking. And logic.
Reader. If you cook the shrimp in the butter, you will be eating the butter. Also, that looks a hot mess. Did you even devein them?
1. He is pretty darn good at hockey. Reader had a spectacular rookie season, followed by a slightly underwhelming performance in the shortened 2013 season. Then again, the entire team was underwhelming last year, so there's no need to go blaming Read. This year, he has 18 goals and 15 assists already. One of the things I like about the Flyers is that we really don't rely on one or two star players to get things done -- we have a slightly more even distribution of offense, and that makes all of our lines more dangerous than opponents expect. G is obviously as close as we have to a superstar, and honestly a lot of that is because Philly just makes so much noise about hockey -- we need to make a big deal about our best player. He's great, but he's not our whole team. If Reader and the rest of our talented young forwards break the 20 goal mark before we hit the playoffs, which they seem poised to do, I like our chances.
Here's Reader scoring two goals against the Penguins yesterday, including an absolute beauty of a shorthanded goal.
ETA: NHL.com hates being embedded on livejournal, so here is a link until those highlights go up on Youtube.
Matt Read is a winger for the Philadelphia Flyers -- he's listed as a right wing, but the Flyers have actually been putting him on the left a lot. He played on G's left wing for a while last year when literally every top line LW got injured, and this year he's been playing a lot on Brayden Schenn's wing. This is his third year playing for the Flyers. He played four years of college hockey for Bemidji State University. We assume that that "Reader" learned to read some time before or during his college stint, but we have seen no compelling evidence of this to date.
If you've never heard of Bemidji, don't feel bad. Scott Hartnell hasn't, either:
Click to viewSo, without further ado, here are three reasons to love Matt Read!
3. He's a wonderful public speaker. Just kidding. Like most hockey players, he speaks 100% in mouth words, but unlike most hockey players, he also has this adorable little stutter that occasionally pops up when he's faced with a camera. Here he is yesterday after playing beautifully against the Penguins.
2. He's great at cooking. And logic.
Reader. If you cook the shrimp in the butter, you will be eating the butter. Also, that looks a hot mess. Did you even devein them?
1. He is pretty darn good at hockey. Reader had a spectacular rookie season, followed by a slightly underwhelming performance in the shortened 2013 season. Then again, the entire team was underwhelming last year, so there's no need to go blaming Read. This year, he has 18 goals and 15 assists already. One of the things I like about the Flyers is that we really don't rely on one or two star players to get things done -- we have a slightly more even distribution of offense, and that makes all of our lines more dangerous than opponents expect. G is obviously as close as we have to a superstar, and honestly a lot of that is because Philly just makes so much noise about hockey -- we need to make a big deal about our best player. He's great, but he's not our whole team. If Reader and the rest of our talented young forwards break the 20 goal mark before we hit the playoffs, which they seem poised to do, I like our chances.
Here's Reader scoring two goals against the Penguins yesterday, including an absolute beauty of a shorthanded goal.
ETA: NHL.com hates being embedded on livejournal, so here is a link until those highlights go up on Youtube.