Re: SLU Hockey 2011-2012
Hm, apparently they were interested in this great game we call hockey tonight! Big win down at the Whale, interested to hear Mike's comments about the game, seemed we forgot the game was 60 minutes again, getting dominated in the 3rd, but we got a PP in OT and Carey made them pay. On to Meehan tomorrow, hope everybody prays to the hockey Gods tonight.
Watching this team play is a lot like going fishing.
Many times you don't catch any fish at all.....and sometimes (like last weekend) you don't even get a bite. But if you're a fisherman you keep goign because you know that one of these times, just maybe.....you're going to catch a big one. And that's what happened tonight.
The team looked renewed and refreshed and came out playing much better in the first period. Unlike last weekend we were able to break out with the puck and we were often able to make a play and carry the puck into the attacking zone (instead of the dump outs and dump ins of the last few games.) Yale was storming pretty good in the first and when they went on the PP I though the second call to put them on an extended 5 on 3 was a bit much. Killing that off was big. Yale had a decided edge in the first until after we scored to tie it.
Once we did........it seemed to really lift the teams spirits and they came out flying in the second. They turned what was a SOG deficit after one into a SOG lead after two and a 3-1 lead. Martins goal that gave us the lead of 3-1 was big and in case no one noticed that is I think his 9th of the year....pretty good for a freshman.
I was worried Ylae would come out flying in the third and they did pick it up but we held our own until they made it 3-2. Then the ice started to tilt a bit. We weathered that storm and we actually had some chances. As the game wound down we had a nice stretch of keeping the puck down the Ylae end and then as only Ylae can do........they turned the puck up ice, pulled the goalie, somehow quickly got us 2-1 and Agostino ripped a wicked shot up under the bar to tie it.
In OT Eli was carrying the play and we were on our heels a bit until the boarding call on Langaniere. The PP struck quickly and Carey one timed a puck from the right circle high into the net for the OT winner. You have to pretty much figure Ylae is pretty tired of seeing Carey at this point!!!
Overall we were competitive the whole game, we moved the puck better, we hustled back (but not quick enough as Ylae can transition well) and our PP really moved the puck around well again.
I don't dare go to the Brown game tomorrow night. I've had enough torture in that mausoleum of horrors and in spite of the renewed faith that tonight brought........I don't think I'll go fishing tomorrow night. (But hopefully that doesn't mean the fish aren't biting!!)
He will do it his way with little fanfare IMO.
. Reminded me more of the uglier aspects of the NHL. Thank God there were no fights.
. We won at Cheel on a questionable call and now have to also face a Ylae team that lost and reading the Ylae thread thru their Blue Glasses lost on a questionable penalty in OT. Ugh.