Just got in from the game...
-Obviously Cassidy screwed up by putting in MacIntyre instead of Smith, but if it had worked out we'd be praising the coach. Zane wasn't good but most of the team stunk through the first two periods.
-Vatrano is human after all. No points tonight but he has an exciting future ahead of him. Will be interesting to see who he plays with next year in Boston
-Czarnik was excellent. 2 goals and displayed tremendous skill.
-I also liked Tommy Cross' overall game. Gotta wonder if it's his last game for the organization.
-Tremendous physicality from Hickman, Acciari and, to a lesser extent, Sexton. I wonder how effective Blidh would have been if he wasn't injured.
-I wrote at the beginning of the year that this team wouldn't challenge for the Calder, so I'm not disappointed by their playoff performance. The D was a little too one-dimensional and newbies like Carlo and O'Gara couldn't be expected to help out so late in the year. Next year's D should look and play much, much differently than this year's players.
-BTW, Daniel Sprong seems to be the real deal. Very solid out there and already has 3 goals in 3 games.