You say bitch like its a bad thing… yeah I was bitchy…bitching…whatev. All I wanted was for the boys to play to the best of their ability. Its not ALL about the W. There are games that we win and don’t deserve and there are games that we lose and have totally worked our asses off.
Bryz was a wee bit shaky, but he battled through it and when the Stars put the pressure on in the third… Bryzzie pillowed up and denied them their reward. That kind of performance is all I really wanted from him. Don’t give up, don’t give away anything. Make them take your win away from you. Go into the game with the attitude that its already yours and force them to play your game. I liked the moxie Breezy showed to come back from the shellacking with attitude and giving the boys their chance to take this game.
And the boys showed up. They backed Bryz 100%… The Fridge was fallin on people like I haven’t seen before, between DC and Fridge there were 8 solid, nasty hits. Maybe Bryz should buy the guys dinner before every game if the result is a ‘real’ hockey team and a chalupa night. Not to get too high but the effort was there, they weren’t selfish, they didn’t try to carry the whole game on a couple of pairs of shoulders. It was great to see our PP actually work, it didn’t always result in a goal, but it was awesome to get shots on goal, bodies in front of the net, cycling without losing the puck every other pass.
Jovo looked good tonight. C’mon you know he did. And Peter freakin Mueller looked great, that diving slide to keep the puck alive was amazing. Boedker and Lisin were flat out flyin in this one, Lisin was playin the body and had 2 hits and the Great Dane was opening up serious ice with his speed and a couple hits of his own. You gotta love watchin Boedker, so fast and damn strong. (No more hooking Enver!) KT really is getting into a groove, not quite ready to concede that he wouldn’t have benefitted from another year of college but I am impressed with the kid’s willingness to do whatever it takes. IDK why Klee doesn’t play more, he looks good every game. Z only had one block (LOL as if thats the only thing he does) it was good to see a Coyotes game where the lil iron Czech isn’t bruised, bleeding and half dead from doin more than any defenseman should have to. Kurt was a wee bit off tonight, a lil flat or sluggish if you will. Hopefully we don’t see him so flat footed for awhile(He’s gettin a pass for this one cuz everyone is entitled to an off night)
The return of Olie Jokinen was a cause for extreme celebration. The Joker announced his presence with 2 goals and 57% in the face off circles. Hanzal is waaay past hot. The kid just grows leaps and bounds. 2 goals, a hit and 50% in the dots. What is it with this kid and any empty net in the vicinity? Rhino shed his cloak of invisibility and was a joy to watch heading up ice and in the faceoff circles w/ a superior 63%. Loved seein him take a couple of pages out of Hanzal’s playbook with the backhand into the empty net.Tiki w/ a sweet take away and the behind the net feed! Is the new kid some kind of good luck charm? Lindstrom arrived in SA and helped cauterize the Rampage’s 17 game bleed out streak right away. He joins the big club and even though he didn’t get on the board, he was definitely a big presence buzzin around Turco like a persistent horse fly.
Even if we hadn’t managed to come away with a win I would have liked this game. There was a unit out on the ice, they played together and for each other. 5 - 3 final Yotes… we’re definitely not out of the woods yet but 13 Yotes got points in this one and man, it feels great to be able to write that final score.
