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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Riding the Metro
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Glen Metropolit continued to solidify himself on Ilya Kovalchuk’s line with a two-point game against the Kings last night. The goal and assist gives him five points (three goals, two assists) over the last five games, and 13 points in his last 15 games.
Bob Hartley said he chatted with Metro before the game to let him know his recent strong play on that line wasn’t going unnoticed. He’s still making the adjustment from center, where he’s spent most of his hockey career to playing at right wing but the production suggests that it’s getting a little easier for the Toronto native.
Jon Sim, who was playing with Kovalchuk before moving to a line with Jim Slater and Scott Mellanby, is making the adjustment from right wing to left wing. Sim usually plays the right side, but said he’s enjoyed playing on the left side with Slater and Mellanby and hopes this line provides the team some energy.
“We have four pretty good lines, so I’m happy to be on one of them,” Sim said. “The thing about our line now is Slates and I are pretty quick guys, if we get the puck in deep, our speed can take over and Mel can kind of sit in the weeds and read off us. That’s what we’ve been talking about on the bench.”
