broken record----------> where's the 60-minute effort?
"I thought it (offsides) was close, but it happened pretty quickly," said Americans coach Jim Hiller. "It was a really good hockey game and we had enough chances to win. We pushed hard at the end but couldn't get the one to tie." (Herald)
"pushed hard at the end" -- what about pushing hard from the beginning? What about seeing Everett's intensity and possibly trying to match (or exceed) that?
WHERE'S THE CONSISTENCY? They played so hard, so well last couple games, then seemed somewhat complacent again last night. I think that's the most frustrating part.
I did like the hard work by the Prokop line, of course. Also saw some more attempts at garbage goals rather than just looking for a pretty goal. Again, I wasn't happy that it didn't happen until the 3rd period, but still. I suppose it's a step in the right direction. Heemskirk is too good a goalie, not gonna get anything too pretty past him.
I lie, the most frustrating part (for me) is that even though the loss wasn't Drew's fault, I'm quite certain From Russia With Glove will get the start tonight against Spokane. Just hope he's "on". Or not and Drew can go in :)
So Spokane is in town, maybe those awesome visiting fans will sit behind us again, bitching the whole time about how much they miss the Spokane Arena and blah blah blah. Don't come then, jeebus.
I'm sure James Reid will be in net for the Chiefs and the Americans have had a tough time trying to solve him. It's going to have to be those garbage goals to make it happen. Hope the boys buckle down and get shots on goal, limit the Chiefs' chances, stop giving them (especially Tyler Johnson) breakaways. Grrrr. Mitch Wahl and Kyle Beach have both been on fire for the Chiefs so it's gonna be a tough game to make sure none of those guys get too many chances. And goaltending better be brilliant. Or I might flip out (shocking, I know).
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I will be quite surprised if FRWG gets the start. Only one of the goals last night was soft. Unfortunately, it was a one goal game so that one goal means a little more than most. Regardless, FRWG played like shit against Spokane and Ows was brilliant. It's only fair that he should start. Oh that's right, fairness has nothing to do with it. If it did, Riley would have been playing last night.
I know this is harsh and I know they are just young kids, but I'm getting really sick and tired of paying to watch these boys only show up for part of the game. It's not that they can't do it, it's that they're coming out of the gate like they either a) don't want to play hard or b) don't think they have to. Macek and Holland in particular frustrated me last night. Both had a few times where they were knocked off the puck or made an errant, but short, pass and instead of battling to get it back, just sort of gave up and watched an Everett player pick it up and skate away. Everett was first to nearly every loose puck until the end when the Ams finally started playing desperate hockey. Not to mention, face off losses were a big factor.
As I tweeted last night, when was the last time the Ams scored first?
Again I will state my disclaimer that this doesn't mean I don't love my team to pieces and that I don't think Holland and Macek are both fantastic.
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