William H Bonney
Registered User
Another sloppy game. Tons of over skated pucks, unforced turnovers, band line changes, etc.
Wake up team!
Wake up team!
what'd Stepan's goal look like?
what'd Stepan's goal look like?
Very sloppy game overall.
- Conklin didn't play well at all. He might have only faced a couple good scoring chances the entire game but he let in 2 soft, soft goals.
- Looked more like an exhibition game than a qualifying round match.
- IIHF refs are terrible. Any chance for this game to have any flow was doomed when they decided to leave the whistles in their mouths all game. 21 minor penalties? Geeze.
- Team USA's passing left a lot to be desired today. That, coupled with more over skating the puck and fanning on easy chances (see Miele's steal there towards the end and feed to Gaustad wide open in the slot where he fans) is going to hurt us big time if it continues. We don't have enough offensive talent on this squad to end so many chances on unforced issues.
If Sweden beats the Swiss tomorrow in regulation, we're guaranteed to move on to the QF round. Anything else and it's wait and see but we control our destiny regardless.