Goalie controversy? What controversy?
Wayne is just finally acknowledging that our #1 is still workin out how to be a #1. Ya’ll know I LOVE me some Breezy. I do! And the boy is just havin a rough patch right now for whatever reason so I’m not going to bag on him for the SJS game. He’ll get back to form, he’s got too much pride not to. Mikael Tellqvist has always been one of my favorites, I’m not going to jinx him by doin any more rah rah though. Suffice to say stoppin 95 of 99 shots is damn good and I am happy for the boy and sincerely hope he’s on the road to consistency.
Speaking of the Sharks game…For the first time in a long time we started out like a real team. 2 goals in less than 5 minutes into the game. (granted Nabby was rusty after having been out of the net for awhile but still…) The boys actually looked like a unit instead of a collection of gangly parts. Dmo came in fast and deadly just like the game before (apparently the time off gave the demolition man back his offensive touch) and KT! got on the board again finally with an opportunistic lil sweeper that proves that while he may be quiet most games, he’s still got the will to get what he can, when he can. GO Kyle!
Big Marty Hanzal! can’t say enough about this kid right now…man he pissed Joe T off royally. Not only did Joe draw the hook, he went after Marty and drew an extra 2 minutes for the rough! You go Hanzal!
The Sharks got their shite together and answered both blasts within a minute of each other. Lil Joe and That Old Dude on the blue lit Bryz up like a bonfire. 2 shots/2 goals and it was all over but the shouting. Breezer headed to the bench and the crowd stood up and roared as the Wolf reclaimed his net. The rest of the game was a snoozefest for offense. Not to say there weren’t any chances cuz there were. Nabby got sharper and sharper as the game went on. Boedker, Doan, Lisin all had some pretty nice opportunities but that damn SJ-alien extruded extra arms, tentacles and a few sweet double pad stacks to keep us from taking back the lead.
It was lil Joe’s night and he was able to put away the GWG midway into the third. But the point is that even as disjointed as we often are, we were able to hang with the hottest team in the league. We’ve won 4 of the last 6 meet n greets with the fish folk. We’re still fine tuning and we aren’t any worse off than we were last season at this time. Since we finished just outside the playoffs last year we still have time to work this out and just maybe slide into a playoff berth… by the skin of our teeth.
We gotz issues. Well, yeah… we’re supposed to. We are a really young (yet talented) team. We so many new players (takes time to adjust). Our coach is still learning (he’s still learning to translate what’s in his vision into what the players need to do) Our first time #1 starter is having a confidence crisis (having the hopes and dreams of an entire fanbase riding on your glove has GOT to be intimidating for anyone). So just grab your patience, buckle in tight, we’ve got a lot of hockey and a lot of kinks to work out. But damn Coyotes hockey is still fun as hell!
PS - whichever Shark popped my baby boy in the eye is goin on my hit list! (gonna have to rewatch that whole game all over again to find the spot… and then its ON!)
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:33 am
seriously, TGO has got to look into the mirror and say “i can do this”…what made him great was the ability to adapt and adjust on the fly, and the agility to just stun opponents into submission…such skills are hard to teach, but he’s got to develop some consistency with the team..adapt, adjust and overcome…you can do it, wayne
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:47 pm
He did it! well for the most part, during the King’s game. Whoa! and lo and behold! we won…
He’s making leaps and bounds strides this last 10 days. Calmer, more methodical. We shall see but willing to lay off and watch how he does.