Nice to correct course after a dismal 1st - except for Kochetkov, who was outstanding. We got better as the game wore on. But man, some dumb moves by Orlov and Burns nearly cost us. I thought Svech played pretty well overall.
My favorite moment in the arena, was Stormy's funeral for Tik Tok...
Agree with what's been said above - especially on the need for a true #1 goalie and a true #2 Center. I think if we can stabilize our play in the net, it will have a huge impact on our play in front of the goaltender. It's got to be discouraging to see so many weak goals get through. That's...
Oh, I don't know...I think our team play the last few months elicits the same responses from us game after game. Maybe this thread is just being efficient and recycling what we've been saying during this time.
JB, I think you're entirely spot-on with this assessment. Yes, I'm the 20+ years fan who rarely buys any concessions, and that's not where the trend is heading. Eventually, even the seat & parking costs will approach a level that I will choose not to pay - and that's just the way it goes. For...
Yeah, he was VERY rusty last night - but as I told my buddies last night on the way back from the arena, a rusty Ghost is better than Ty Smith any day.
Glad to get a point - the game was basically unwatchable throughout most of it - so we probably got more than we deserved. But I'm not happy with Kooch. He is what he is and that's not gonna change. He can make some brilliant saves only to blow what should be more pedestrian shots.
I'm looking forward to the Eric Staal retirement celebration but not going 2 hours before the game. Should be a great celebration - and let's hope a great win afterwards.
Still debating on whether or not I go to this one. I always drive our group, but I'm not willing to do so tonight, so my friend has AWD in his Subaru and says he's willing to drive us.
At the start of the season, everyone was hot. Midway through the season, now they are not. We all expected a cool-down from players like Necas, but he and others have been ice cold for way too long. Let's hope the pendulum swings back again, but we all know that hope is not a strategy.
Nice response after the previous night's performance and the first two Pen shots of the game. Got a chance to speak with GMET before the game, so I think that had a lot to do with it.