Since we hit the end of the regular season schedule, a thought: This year's team seemed to play a lot safer and smarter hockey. Limiting the fancy passes getting intercepted by the opponent, turning them into breakaway opportunities. The streak of no SHG surrendered was nice while it lasted. It seemed like defense tightened up over the course of the year.
Was this a home game first for the season without a goal review, or did it just seem like it?
Adams started out poorly, it seemed, transitioned to the penalty kill and really excelled there, and came on strong in the second half of the season. He seemed to play with more energy and more confidence. Same with Malinoski. Didn't show up as much on the score sheet per game, but Hudson was a solid all-around contributor. I hope the two of them will remain next year for their senior year.
Happy for Phil to get the senior night spotlight all for himself. Had his ups and downs, but this was statistically his best season. The unfortunate transition to Parsons coming about from an injury scenario, and instead of having to wait for your senior to leave, you risk finding out your #1 goalie might not be the guy, so they got to see what he can do for next year and beyond.