Well....Can't see I saw that coming. I did pick the Sting to get the W last night but was not expecting that!
First off, 50 shots is never good and being outshot by 25 is concerning. BUT they did settle down in the 2nd and 3rd and were much tighter defensively. Hatcher finally just played defense and had his best game. Hjorth as well. I hope Kammerer is ok because he has been top 2 for us. Mast keeps getting better and better. Nolet was ok, he did get caught a few times and was a bit slow getting back. Still need to see our forwards getting back hard. Too many times they get caught up ice and can't get back to help the odd man rush. Thought the Sting did a good job keeping shots to the outside and taking away the shooting lanes.
Ben Gaudreau....wow. His calmness, poise, positioning...everything he did just seemed so professional. I'm not sure what else to say that hasn't been said by everyone on here, just a sensational debut!!
Does Sarnia go back to Gaudreau tonight? Most would say no, don't over due it. Keeping in mind he's 16, was off for so long etc. BUT this is the Sarnia Sting and we all know our coach and it would not surprise me one bit to see him in again tonight and Sunday. We shall see.
Let's just get the team defense to come together and get everyone back healthy and there is some hope here. I still believe this group has enough talent when completely healthy to compete and win against any team in the league. Let's see what the win last night does going forward.