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Post by gottalovehockey on Feb 26, 2022 21:36:30 GMT -4
Certainly can’t blame Satny for that one. Would’ve been a blowout if it weren’t for him. Boys need to start playing with some urgency, hopefully this is the wake up call they need. |
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Post by gottalovehockey on Feb 26, 2022 21:38:23 GMT -4
Stany needs to make a save when needed, like I said before shots 44-22 and he let in 4, I know team had a letdown but come on, goalie didn’t play good with rebound control and poor angles ..
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Post by dutchinc on Feb 26, 2022 21:39:55 GMT -4
Hats off to Rousseau. He was the game changer imo.
He made some killer saves, as did Satny. Satny didn’t prevent a blowout tho.
Props to the moose.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2022 21:48:20 GMT -4
It was just a gut feeling mentioning that the Moose needed to weather the storm early on. Nobody can predict that sort of thing - but with the Islanders at home and rested - the odds were - you know. . .
It was 4-0 after the 1st - SOG 19-6 Islanders - and all goals were skill goals - E-W passes - one back door - and a textbook period by the Islanders.
I don't know if I would call it a letdown in the 2nd by the Islanders. They played well but allowed the Moose to get back in it.
I thought it was a really nice effort by the Mooseheads to play buzzer to buzzer in their 3rd game in four days against top competition - and it paid off with an early goal and two late ones - the last with 1 second left in the 2nd.
I thought that the legs would start giving out in the 3rd for Halifax - but they had energy. Desnoyers - L'Heureux - Vidicek - they were like Energizer bunnies.
Both goalies came up big to keep their teams in it - and I mean incredible saves. For a 6-5 game - goaltending was spectacular at times.
Vidicek scored the goal of the game going in - spun around the defender - threaded it through the D-man's legs - then sidestepped him to walk in alone and went shelf - hi-lite reel!
Rousseau saved the day a couple of times late in the period - but the Moose were holding on. Dumais made the defensive play of the game to deflect a labelled puck wide in behind Rousseau to save the day.
Hulton called his T-O with 1:20 left, and as Harry Neale used to say - "they got out the white board - drew a puck in the back of the opponents' net - and told his players that's what he wanted."
A late hooking penalty to the Islanders with 58 seconds left effectively took away the extra man - and the Moose got the job done to steal the 2 points.
Either team could have won it.
What an entertaining game - which it still would have been had either team pulled it out.
I'm quickly becoming hooked on Maritime Division play. I'm not lying - I was on the edge of my seat a few times - and came right out of it when Vidicek scored.
Holey Fukk - the Mooseheads might not lose another game this year!
Edit: Gotta learn to start reading my posts before I hit the send button - sorry about a couple of minor mistakes in there last night. I said it was 4-1 after the 1st, etc.
I think the Islanders are 9-1-1-0 over their past 11 games - so it's not like they've been overly bad. It's easy to have lapses when things get a bit too easy. They had what I thought was a clear territorial edge for most of the game.
Rousseau was huge in his two periods - especially tracking pucks through traffic. He made a gigantic toe save on a post to post stretch and just got a piece of a couple of other shots that trickled through the crease in behind him. Both teams rang it off the iron.
Huge win by the Moose - but they need to start being more assertive in clearing pucks. There are too many failed efforts to clear the puck out at the blueline on the first attempt that lead to prime scoring chances for the opposition.
The players need to be told that when they rely on their first instincts in decision making - it is the right thing to do - but if it's to clear the puck (when in doubt - get it out) - you need to get it done on the first effort. A couple of guys are turning it over at the blueline repeatedly - and the coaches can remedy that with some individual video work.
I'm not meaning to critique - the Moose found a way to get the win. Just an observation from a fan. It's all part of why I think Junior hockey is the best level for fans. Players come in - make mistakes - get better - and we get to feel like we are part of the process.
When you're in your seat and leaning forward as one of the players tries to clear the puck - invisibly willing him to get it out of danger - or holding your breath as your goalie dives to smother a loose puck in the crease - then when the whistle goes you can magically breathe again - LOL - there's nothing like being a Junior hockey fan. I wish I was smarter and could convey thoughts better. . .
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Post by spudcow1950 on Feb 26, 2022 21:52:38 GMT -4
We need to stop or reduce the give aways.We turnover the puck like a bad peewee team.Fix this and we will be fine.
If not we won't get past round one of the playoffs.
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Post by bd on Feb 26, 2022 21:58:09 GMT -4
yikes. not sure what else to say
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Post by dutchinc on Feb 26, 2022 22:06:07 GMT -4
yikes. not sure what else to say I’m sure Hulton does and the boys are Getn an ear full. |
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Post by bd on Feb 26, 2022 23:20:15 GMT -4
yikes. not sure what else to say I’m sure Hulton does and the boys are Getn an ear full. “We started playing for the back of the jersey instead of the front of the jersey. The first period we played a team approach, then we got selfish, cute, and fancy, we took no pride in team defense.” Said head coach Jim Hulton. “This isn’t a one-game thing, this has been building and coming. This homestand has been an atrocious display of defensive hockey by our club and finally reared up and bit us tonight.” And that's just what he said for the public. He's certainly not wrong. |
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Post by dutchinc on Feb 27, 2022 8:53:35 GMT -4
I’m sure Hulton does and the boys are Getn an ear full. “We started playing for the back of the jersey instead of the front of the jersey. The first period we played a team approach, then we got selfish, cute, and fancy, we took no pride in team defense.” Said head coach Jim Hulton. “This isn’t a one-game thing, this has been building and coming. This homestand has been an atrocious display of defensive hockey by our club and finally reared up and bit us tonight.” And that's just what he said for the public. He's certainly not wrong. Absolutely. |
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Post by bois on Feb 28, 2022 9:52:29 GMT -4
first one i didn't watch since mid December... was gonna watch the replay but decided against it
might be the best thing ever happened to them..... their recent play without the puck has been trending downwards....... this would give Hulton a good chance to bring out the bad cop side and tear them a strip.... see how they respond..... my guess is they will respond very favorably
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 5:03:41 GMT -4
I won't bore everybody with the analytics in detail - but just a few observations due to it being such a well-followed game.
There wasn't an overabundance of hits in the game (26), but the number of puck battles won per team was unusually high compared to most games. Both teams bordered on 100 puck battles won. They literally battled for every inch of the ice.
Scoring chances from the home plate area were also very high for both teams with the Islanders having 37 good scoring chances - and Halifax 30. It was a 6-5 score - but all three goalies were scrambling side to side to stop pucks - and the D-men got a lot of sticks in the way.
Desnoyers led all players in TOI with an 27:14 - which is quite high for a forward. Guay (23:42) led all Islanders.
Biakabutuka (Sp) led all players with a +3, which speaks for itself in a 6-5 game. He's very underrated - but maybe the proper term would be that he 'doesn't get the credit he deserves.'
Budgell and L'Heureux both had 10 SOG to lead all players. L'Heureux seems to use the back of the net a lot to create chances as he goes wide and circles the net, while Budgell more goes to the net. Budgell had 6 scoring chances from the home plate area - while L'Heureux and Desnoyers each had 6 for the Mooseheads.
Desnoyers crashes the net a lot. He stops just a hair from barreling into goalies most of the time - but he's fearless in style. He must be sore after games because he pays a price.
Elliott and Davis led the way in hits with 3 each.
Vidicek and Lukas Cormier had 'games'. Vidicek's exploits were already discussed, but Cormier was dominant as well.
I knew Cormier was a very good offensive D-man, but he's also solid defensively. He led all D-men in TOI, and led all players in shot blocks and takeaways (13). I've only seen him play a handful of times - but he's sturdy with a low center of gravity. I can't remember him ever being knocked off his feet. He must be very strong pound for pound.
I know there are a lot of good D-men in the league - Lauouann (Sp), Tourigny and several others - but Cormier is the best that I've seen. I'm not sure if I remember correctly - but I seem to recall that he was on the bubble to make Team Canada - but IMO - he's going to be one of the team leaders at the tournament. He's a bull. . .
Again, I'm not that big on analytics - but they can tell us a bit about the compete level and character out on the ice that can't be measured any other way.
This was the game of the year for me so far. I thought it was over after the 1st period - 4-0. To me - this hockey is way more entertaining than the NHL. The kids are out there playing their hearts out. Mistakes are made - but that's how they learn to improve their games.
David LaFrance had the most TOI for all Mooseheads' D-men, and he's really stepped up with guys like Whynot and Furlong missing several games.
The Islanders played well enough to win with 52 SOG. That seems to be lost with the outcome - but they played a whale of a game. You can say that they played for the backs of their jerseys instead of the front - or that they didn't play buzzer to buzzer - or that they gave up too many chances - or whatever, but they aren't going to lose very often if they play like they did in this game.
Guay is dangerous every shift - and Boyd is punishing and intimidating. Everybody clears out of the scrums pretty fast when he (Boyd) comes wading in. He plays a pro style game.
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