OK, that was a fun 3 minutes wasted.
Neilson looked solid. If he continues to work on his positional play and rebound control he could be a legit starter because he covers so much of the net. Could. I said could.
Reinhart skates so well man but is he ever soft as butter.
Refs really screwed around with Hall tonight. Was funny watching him go off with Kane. Blatant unsportsmanlike penalty and he really didn't care because the refs were being dicks. That penalty on Reinhart was legit, but the refs didn't seem very keen on calling infractions when Hall was getting hauled down.
Gionta is an annoying little *****. He gets in people's faces after the whistle is blown way too often and he gets away with it because he's as tall as a 12 year old. If he was 6 feet tall playing like that he'd be sent to the penalty box 2-3 times per game. NHL really loves to discriminate against big players. Don't believe me? Watch the crap that Big Buff has to live with.
Nurse had some really good moments. He knows when to get physically involved to stand up for the team. Nice to see that he isn't a cement head. Funny how Kane backed off when Nurse entered the scrum. Don't feel like taking on a 20 year old kid?
Also noticed him rushing the puck on 2 occasions which looked really good. If he could improve on 1 facet of his game I would choose his shooting at this point. Doesn't matter to me whether it's his slap shot or his wrist shot. Improvement on either will bare significant upside for the team.
I slept through the first period and was semi conscious for the 2nd and I gotta say neither team seemed really emotionally invested through the first half of the third. They both seemed to really get into it with about 10 minutes left.
