Re: Northeastern Hockey 2013-14 Season
Disheartening, in a word. Frustrating, in another. Honestly felt we had snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. PC played a fantastic 3rd period, and really controlled the puck the whole game. Horrendous puck control by our team, in all 3 zones. Passes into skates, too far ahead, behind, no-looks right to PC, very frustrating to watch. One other thing I've noticed that we don't do yet all other teams do: take shots from the point. Send the blast in, maybe it gets through, if not it could redirect in. It just doesn't seem like Dax, Gunn, or Benning take shots on net. Manson takes one every now and again, and Sauce loves shooting, but the other guys seem adverse to it.
That all said, as a couple posters have said before me, I thought we were playing a good game for most of it. This was the first game this year where I was genuinely impressed and confident that our D-men could make stops and break things up off the rush. Dax Lauwers has a stellar game in my opinion, blocking shots, cleared a puck off the doorstep, good stickwork. Same with Gunn. Szmatula, Pimm, Snydeman all had great games, Szmats' goal caused the place to reupt. That was amazing to see. Roy's mark was a beauty as well. And lastly, Mr. Clay Witt. What hasn't been said about him yet? This guy is stellar. I have confidence in him every game he's in there, and he deserves a world of credit for today. 52 saves? Nuts.
In a game where more than a few didn't expect us to get a point, we got one. Could (Should?) have been 2, but 1 is better than 0. All points are important this year, so I'll take it. One more HE game before the new year, need to take care of business up in Vermont. Plenty of time to learn from mistakes this week and get better. Go NU!