Great effort today by my boys. Played a nice, physical style, good pace to the game - especially late - good forecheck for most of the night, excellent activation by the D men. Finally got enough traffic in front of Miller, something they'll have to continue to focus on against the worlds best tender. Excellent display of character from the team, after trailing 2-0 and 3-2... never say die. A total team effort.
It was damn exciting to see Ryder finally pop a couple goals (beauty give and go on the 2nd), and Wideman really had an excellent day as well. Wides was very solid. I criticize those two guys a ton, but credit where credits due; we'll certainly need them to play well if we're to advance.
Unfortunately Lucic didn't have a good game, and had an absolutely brutal giveaway for the third goal, which nearly cost Boston the game. We had all the momentum, and that nearly killed it for us. Gotta find a way to get this kid engaged... hopefully Claude doesn't move him down to the 3rd/4th line for next game. Lucic was finally playing well to end the regular season... gotta keep that confidence up.
I also loved the way that Tuukka battled back after a rough start, and a ridiculously poor 2nd goal. This kid is absolutely awesome, and was brilliant in the 3rd period. Franchise goalie all the way...
Edit: Haden would be great for us, Sergio. I'm totally on board for that. I like Graham too, but I really think that we need to address that OL, given this years talent pool and the range of our picks... so I don't really want to move down. Would love to see Iupati at 17... i heard that he's struggled a bit when playing on the right side, but he was lights out on the left. He could probably work that technique out, and fill our need on the right side. We need a guard over there badly, and he's definitely got quality. Plus, I like the idea of a big angry Samoan on our OL.
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