I feel for Guzda. Kid played a great game overall. 38 stops including some terrific, timely saves. Even the Rags' broadcasters praised him for a huge save to preserve the tie when the game was tied at 4, and said he should figure into the 3 stars (he did not). Goal #3 I'm sure he'd love to have back. First goal was off a broken play down low, second was on the PP (PK unit failed to take away the passing lanes...this is simply Penalty Kill 101 and we failed on that one), fourth goal looked a lot like it was deflected off of Friend's stick. He was giving it his all out there...16 years old and he looked to me like the was the player who wanted to win the most.
How do you blow a 4-2 lead in the third period, two games in a row, against the same team?? And against the team you're chasing for the division lead. I have no words. This team just doesn't have it the way it stands now. Either make a coaching change or else sell off the players who won't be back next year and the ones we don't want back next year. I can't believe I just wrote that about this team.
Mack Guzda will be all the better for this experience down the road.
It's become obvious DeGray has no plans to bring in an experienced goalie, at least not before it's too late to matter, anyway.
Guzda is getting chances to play he might never have got behind Michael.
I don't think the coach should juggle these two tho.
I'd make Guzda the #1, win or lose and let him see a ton of rubber this year. It will advance his development a lot.
I'm disappointed for all the veteran guys who honestly believed the Attack were serious about putting a winner on the ice this year.
I don'taccept excuses about injured or absent players. It's the hockey ops job to build a team by filling needs.
Other teams have done it. Look at the run Erie just had, four years.
Windsors dominance, and managing to build a Memorial Cup winner last year , and after they had been neutered by the league.
London , every dam year
I guess it just stings to finally realize that the Attack is, was and will be a middle of pack team, with a blip up periodically .
I hope the team has the fortitude to cash out while they can, and scrutinize every deal to ensure they get fair market value.
I'm fully expecting more of the same tomorrow. Not because this team isn't trying, or wanting to win .
They're riding a rudderless ship
