I was pretty confident after Bigras first game that he was gonna stay, because I knew he would just get better and better as he got comfortable. Might not ever get sent down again. Had a bit of an off game the other night, but good for him for playing well dragging around that dead carcass every shift.
Can't say I like sending Zadorov down and keeping Redmond. Redmond is just a nightmare out there. It's bad enough that he stays in the lineup, but I really think he's bringing down Bigras. He constantly has to cover for his positional mistakes, and lost battles. I think keeping the pairings the way they were, and matching BIgras with EJ would easily have been the best approach to winning games, but oh well.
Tyson was just an absolute beast tonight. Dominated the game from start to finish. Made that tying goal happen just as much as Dutchy with his great pass, Beauch with his brilliant stick lift, and Nate with his whiffed shot.
Soda had a pretty poor first couple periods. Made a terrible pass off the mark early after he was setup for a wide open chance. Then made two really bad turnovers that lead to the Blues goal. Credit to him though, whenever he makes a bad play he works his but off the rest of the shift, and in similar fashion he played like a man possessed after causing that goal. Should have been rewarded with that early whistle goal.
Speaking of which, why the hell isn't that reviewable? That's an easy review. If the puck's free, and the ref blows the whistle right when the pucks knocked in, that's a ten second review for a good goal. No brainer IMO. Let the ref look at the review to see if the puck was free, and he can make the determination. That lets him save face.
Elliott was awesome tonight, but if you get to a shootout against Varly, you're in trouble.
Very even, hard fought game. That was a hard fought point, let alone a great two points. Keep it going boys.
