The Good -
Greenway's PKing and defending. The hit on Backlund bringing them back into the game and drawing a penalty on Zadorov because of it.
Thompson getting the monkey off his back.
Jokiharju's strongest game in an age.
The PK continues to be much improved.
Mitts dogged on pucks again.
Sammy boom.
JJP razzling.
EJ strong again.
Breakaway Levi was excellent (twice).
The Bad -
...rest of the time Levi was not good, impatient in net - busy and not settled. Three of the goals are things that can't go in.
Top line d-zone struggles, particularly Thompson's giveaway on GA2.
Benson getting worked after a strong shift leads to a 4-on-3 and the 3rd GA.
Outside of a couple of shifts, no cycle. This was an issue last year and remains an issue now. They are too much of a rush team and not a team that works pucks to the net.
The Ugly -
Ice conditions - players falling, pucks bouncing... whatever they did this week, don't.
An inexcusable late bench penalty. That is on both the people running the bench and the players. Unprepared is too soft a word for tonight.
Kea is a terrible official for everyone.
Greenway's PKing and defending. The hit on Backlund bringing them back into the game and drawing a penalty on Zadorov because of it.
Thompson getting the monkey off his back.
Jokiharju's strongest game in an age.
The PK continues to be much improved.
Mitts dogged on pucks again.
Sammy boom.
JJP razzling.
EJ strong again.
Breakaway Levi was excellent (twice).
The Bad -
...rest of the time Levi was not good, impatient in net - busy and not settled. Three of the goals are things that can't go in.
Top line d-zone struggles, particularly Thompson's giveaway on GA2.
Benson getting worked after a strong shift leads to a 4-on-3 and the 3rd GA.
Outside of a couple of shifts, no cycle. This was an issue last year and remains an issue now. They are too much of a rush team and not a team that works pucks to the net.
The Ugly -
Ice conditions - players falling, pucks bouncing... whatever they did this week, don't.
An inexcusable late bench penalty. That is on both the people running the bench and the players. Unprepared is too soft a word for tonight.
Kea is a terrible official for everyone.