**** i just wanna win so we aren't so doom and gloom in here
house money
See - here's a guy that gets it...
Look - this isn't the first time we've looked terrible in Game1 of a series. The second period should give us hope.
The first period was an example of a young team getting its feet wet in the significantly faster tempo of the playoffs. All of our passes were rushed, all of our decisions panicked and we gave away the puck far too much to a very skilled and fast team.
I know we gave up a goal on the PK, but Wood's stupid penalty actually gave us a chance to get our feet and catch our breath and get into a mode we were familiar with.
I liked Zajac and Coleman's game, I liked part of what Noesen brought. Hall and Palms were frustrated, but that's to be expected - and they had some chances. Wood had a few moments of being effective. I think Nico and Zacha were overmatched to start and began to catch up a bit by night's end. Grabner and Gibbons weren't very useful. Boyle and Maroon's slowness showed that in order to keep them in the lineup we're going to have to work hard - and we'll have to get more PP advantages to make that pay off.
I'll give some props to Vats and Greene - they were frantic, but I thought they played a great game.
Hey - for as badly as we were outplayed, 3-2 in the middle of the third in their barn is is not a bad place to be against this team.