- Jun 19, 2018
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Well. That was something. Did they deserve to give up 5? Nope. Matter of fact, I think they played very good team D. But hey...a sign of a good team is finding ways to win when things bounce wrong *shrugs*
Thoughts:
Sanhiem: Get this man to the AHL.
Konecny: Has been phenomenal. Had more near misses, getting to loose pucks all game, and the shift before the second goal single handedly won 3 offensive zone puck battles. On 2 of them the Panther had a head start to the puck.
Misha: He's still making great vision plays, decisions, and defensive plays. Hell he even had a hand in getting the Weise/Lehtera combo a golden opportunity, which Weise f***ed ed up. Shocking, I know.
Weal: Best game I've seen him play in a long time. Over multiple seasons.
Those penalties. Simmonds and Petrovic get a 2 and a 10 each for hugging, and Hagg gets 2 for eating a punch. Shocking, I know. And the Panthers score in 2 seconds on the PP off Provorov's stick, breaking their 0/regular season. The first of 3 consecutive goals. SHOCKING, I KNOW.
Elliot and Pickard: Goes to show you what mediocre goaltending does to you. The Panthers scored 2 stupid goals and a fluke goal on Elliot. If he makes the saves he needs to make it's a 5-0 or 5-1 game at one point. No team can play perfect team D and honestly I thought the Flyers played well in their own end. The 4th and 5th goals were on the team D. 2 goals due to poor D is really not that bad, realistically. The goalies did not make one great save this entire game, let alone the soft goals Elliot let in. Let alone a good save, tbh. Shocking, I know.
Thoughts:
Sanhiem: Get this man to the AHL.
- Picked up a loose puck at our offensive blueline, dropped it to lindblom at the point while he crashed the net bringing 2 dmen with him.
- The vision for the shot pass for the first goal. Get this man in the AHL for god's sake.
- Backwards crossing over at the defensive blueline, took a D to D pass from Gudas, one touched it to Weise in our end of the NZ, who gained the offensive blueline with speed. If you can spring Weise? I mean....get this man to the AHL.
- Had a hand in the first good chance of the 1st period with a perfect pass to a crashing Coots subsequently busting his ass to break up a 3 on 2.
- Muscling to the front of the net and one handing it to Weal. Jesus. In the middle of a lot of offense.
- Singlehandedly gave everyone time to get open in the OT, but no one did. Instead had to backcheck 125 feet to make a good play when he was gassed
Konecny: Has been phenomenal. Had more near misses, getting to loose pucks all game, and the shift before the second goal single handedly won 3 offensive zone puck battles. On 2 of them the Panther had a head start to the puck.
Misha: He's still making great vision plays, decisions, and defensive plays. Hell he even had a hand in getting the Weise/Lehtera combo a golden opportunity, which Weise f***ed ed up. Shocking, I know.
- Particularly impressive/creative: at the boards where a Panther wrapped it around and he deked playing the puck, instead letting it ride back to Gudas. Even surprised Gudas.
Weal: Best game I've seen him play in a long time. Over multiple seasons.
Those penalties. Simmonds and Petrovic get a 2 and a 10 each for hugging, and Hagg gets 2 for eating a punch. Shocking, I know. And the Panthers score in 2 seconds on the PP off Provorov's stick, breaking their 0/regular season. The first of 3 consecutive goals. SHOCKING, I KNOW.
Elliot and Pickard: Goes to show you what mediocre goaltending does to you. The Panthers scored 2 stupid goals and a fluke goal on Elliot. If he makes the saves he needs to make it's a 5-0 or 5-1 game at one point. No team can play perfect team D and honestly I thought the Flyers played well in their own end. The 4th and 5th goals were on the team D. 2 goals due to poor D is really not that bad, realistically. The goalies did not make one great save this entire game, let alone the soft goals Elliot let in. Let alone a good save, tbh. Shocking, I know.