I wouldn't hang it in the Louvre
It wasn't pretty, but a win nonetheless.
The first period was all Americans, peppering shots at Calvin Pickard with nothing much to show for it except missed chances and a crossbar.
But it only took 2 shots in the 2nd to get things going. How about that Jordan Messier, eh? What a great game for him. Also, and coach mentioned it on the post-game show, Shinny's back to form and playing some great hockey. In addition, that was the Alex Pechurskiy I've been hoping to see since his arrival, and the defense was pretty solid in front of him. It was fantastic to have Eric Mestery back in the lineup as well.
Do I think it was a super-duper awesomely amazing game? No. Is one win going to erase the past month of not-as-good-as-expected play? No. But it was great to see, and I sure hope they can use the momentum to help going into the weekend matchups against Spokane.
"Portland did us a little favor (beating Everett on Tuesday) and the ball is back in our court," Messier said. "We now have two against Spokane. It will be a big battle. I'm looking forward to it."The hard way is right. The coaching staff better be coming up with a way to solve Reid since that is, according to comments Hiller has made after games and whatnot, the biggest issue when they face Spokane.
"We let the lead slip away and now we have to do it the hard way," said Tri-City coach Jim Hiller. (Herald)
So yeah, GO AMS!
6 comments:
I realize my comment about the blowout against Portland giving them confidence for the road trip could not have been more wrong.
I like Moser in the lineup. He like, does stuff. I notice him out there. (Read between the lines.)
Yuen was fantastic. The hype about him is becoming justified. I've really enjoyed watching him develop. Good on him and the defense as a whole for taking more shots.
I agree about Yuen- he's been playing great!
I'm so glad you got to see the Pechurskiy I saw in Portland on Tuesday, March 2. Cuz that was a whole different dude. Confident.
IMO Alex's inconsistency seems to occur when he plays a few games in a row. Like he gets tired or loses focus when he plays too many games back-to-back. The first game or couple games he's fine but then he seems to struggle later. This makes sense since prior to coming the AMS he wasn't playing very often.
Conversely Owsley seems to play better the more he plays. Which also stands to reason since he was basically playing all the time prior to Alex coming here.
Hopefully Ows will get back soon, and in the meantime all this playing time should be increasing Alex's stamina. He played well against Seattle last night with a few days off. He only has tonight off though before he has to play Spokane Friday and Saturday. Hopefully he'll feel rested and play the way he's capable of. We need to him play tough until Drew's back.
spot on Mr. Spokant.
and spot on Spokant and Mikaela about Moser and Yuen's play too :)
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