Finally watched the game, some Game notes :
- Good first period for Oduya (nice clear on Flyers 1st PP too). Keeping a close eye on him because I have noticed that he is starting to be scapegoated.
- Great save by Andy on the 2nd Flyers PP, saved a goal there
- Man, Dzingel, could easily have had 2 goals so far (nice save after his take away in the 1st, missed an open in the slot in the early 2nd)
- Nice pressure from the Sens in the early 2nd, spent like 2 minutes in Flyers zone with a few great scoring chances. You read the GDT first and watch the game after, you end up confused lol
- Karlsson has to stop with his turnovers. Another bad one with 14:17 left in the 2nd
- Hard to not be in love with Pyatt. Man this guy is all over the place and has more skill than what people give him credit for.
- Great first 30 minutes for the Sens, still leading 3-0 and dominating the play. Flyers when had posession in Sens zone were almost only cycling around the perimeter and shooting from afar, exactly what Boucher wants.
- 1st goal against : bad turnover by Pageau in the offensive zone, created a 3 on 2. He should just have reversed it behind the Flyers net. And then it was just the unluckiest bounce you could get.
- 2nd goal against : just an awful bench change. Didomenico should have put it deeper in the Flyers zone but the whole team is to blame here. Borowiecki was going way too slow to the bench. Just pure laziness for a few guys. Can't have both the defense and forwards change at the same time when your bench is in the other zone... particularly when the puck isn't behind the other team's net.
- wow great goal by Stone, nice patience by Dzingel
- Great first 2 period for the Sens, minus that awful bench change. Neuvirth made a few difficult saves. He looked "weak" on 2 goals in the first but I think it was more bad luck as he was screened until the last second on both. Flyers outside of the PP didn't generate great chances, most were shots from far, easy for Andy.
- Not much happening in the first 10 minutes of the 3rd period. Until that disallowed goal from Philly. Easy call here. Weal is the blue paint, the goalie needs all that area to work and be in position to make the save. Weal prevents Andy to go out and cut the angles of the shot. If there wasn't for this rule, players would stand in the blue paint of goalies all game, making their job even more hell that it already is
- Infuriating call on Karlsson with 6:24 left in the 3rd. He was clearly hooked just before. Sure EK shouldn't have replied but at LEAST, give a penalty to both. What the heck was that call?
- 3rd goal against : where are the forwards on that play? OK i understand they might be gassed at this point but Provorov had too much time and space to shoot. All Ceci could do was try and block a lane but he might have ended up screening Andy a bit. Anderson could have stopped it, but I wouldn't blame this goal on him, more on the forwards.
- Great moves by Dzingel, another glorious chance alone in front (3rd this game) but good save by the goalie.
- 4th goal against : Unnecessary icing by Oduya but if you're going to start blaming players who iced the puck before, it will just never stop
- Cody Ceci is the only guy busting his ass in the defensive zone in the last few minutes.
- 2 good saves by Andy with 1 minute left, again not enough energy left to defend.
- lol at Flyers fans coming here saying how mad they are about the "goal waved off" at the end. First it was quickly called stoppage of play when Andy had it. Even if the puck crossed the line in Andy's glove (and it looked inconclusive from every angle), it is because Couturier was whacking on Andy's glove with his stick.
- Well, not a bad game, particularly considering all the injuries and the flu bug. Flyers were opportunistic but the Sens gift wrapped them 2 goals as well with the horrible line changes (both D + F when the bench is at the other side) and the MIA forwards coverage on Provorov goal. In the end, it makes their life complicated as it finished 5-4 instead of 5-2
BUT really not the catastrophic game some were painting through the GDT
Note : I am worried about Burrowsaurus. Several positive posts in this GDT