Living Vicariously
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Just stay where you are & play Sarnia !
I’d still like to see the Storm draw Kitchener for first round, for reasons different than Farwell stated a couple of days ago. He claimed he’d like the Rangers to face the Storm so that it would be a short travel distance and then they would see where the second round would go with respect to travel. I’d like to see it because I think that’s the best shot the Storm have of moving beyond the second round - a long shot, mind you, but attainable.
Great third period tonight, and Poppy gave them the opportunity to fight back. I was happy not to see any of that 5 on 5 box, stick waving “defensive” formation in their own end that we’ve been seeing for a lot of the last 10 games or so. I’d like to see more urgency from the get-go instead of playing the patient, try-and-control-the-pace game that has also been painfully apparent for the majority of the last 10 games. Get back to run and gun right off the hop. When they were pressing the forecheck they gave the Rangers fits. I still agree with Stormsurge that they should swap Merkley and McEwan - damage could be done with that coaching move, but I don’t expect it to happen. Too bad, as Merk snuck in there quietly to pot the Poirier feed for that first goal. Nice to see Hillis back tonight - he was definitely missed.
I laughed when I got to my vehicle and put on the abbreviated Rangers post-game show. Farwell was grumbling lightly about the three stars and how they put too much emphasis on the outgoing 3 OAs, since they’d already honours them in the pre-game ceremony. They’ve been doing that for the last regular season game for years Mikey - let it go! It’s not like these kids get a new car for leading the 3 star standings. I’m sure payback on the selection will happen back in Kitchener.