wtf just happened? I was there and still have a hard time believing it. Absolutely dead in the water with 8 minutes to go, trailing by two, having a horrible time even getting a shot on net, with virtually no real scoring chances for 52 minutes, VAN playing the perfect rope-a-dope two goal lead late strategy, and somehow the guys simply will themselves to a near impossible, highly improbable 2 points.
...we had 6 forwards without a single shot on net. and between 9 forwards we got a whopping 4 shots total. Forsberg 7, Neal 5, Arvidsson 5... 4 for everyone else.
..hand it to Wilson. finally contributed when given a shift on the top line.
..and credit to Ellis and Eckholm for causing the chaos that Forsberg put in.
...but of course, the main credit goes to Forsberg and Neal, as it has so many times this year.
as I sat and watched us struggle so mightily all night before the miracle finish. turned to handtrick and told him that this is why fans get burned out after many years. the bad losses become cumulative and finally most fans just reach a breaking point. and then this type of unexpected thing seems to happen, which is what holds you onto a team.
hey our schedule is much tougher than CHI's and most likely that will tell before year end. But. that doesn't change the fact that we sit 2 points behind them right now with 8 games left to play after being down 20 points to them 2 months ago. It makes you proud to be a fan of these guys.