Thursday, April 05, 2007

Catching Up

Alright. Been busy, apologize for not writing anything for a looooooooong while. School, life, work, etc. Much has happened though. Sharks went on a great streak, Nabokov stepped up, and now look at where they are at...still have a shot at the division, but need help from Ducks and Stars. But have clinched at least a #6 seed with a chance to move up still.

Last nights game in Anaheim was a good one for Sharks fans. Still some concerns: Nabokov wasn't sharp early on, though got better as the game progressed; D had a few too many turnovers near the net; refs stopped calling until the end of the 3rd; our top two lines couldn't score. On the plus side: Sharks battled back and won the game (though fun to watch, I still hate the shootout); Nabokov got his act together and even made 2nd star on nhl.com; the "checking" line of Clowe-Goc-Bernier really stepped up their game.

Ron Wilson stepped up and asked for the stick check on Selanne - Ducks fans can whine about him winning the game for the Sharks, but hey, better than losing. Ducks could have still won it, just not with a man advantage. Ducks were up 2-0 yet let the lead go and then couldn't put the game away. How is all that Wilson's fault for using a legal request to get a penalty on Selanne and thus negating the 4-3? Get over it, your player got caught cheating...it was not the end of the world.

2 Comments:

At 11:06 AM, Blogger Earl Sleek said...

Bah, it's a legal move, but it's still pretty weak. It would be nice if this weren't an available play for a coach: why exactly does the NHL (in search for offense) still have a stick-curve limit?

Good play for the Sharks last night; not so sure it's a good play for exciting hockey.

 
At 11:07 AM, Blogger Earl Sleek said...

Oh yeah, and good to see you posting again :)

 

Post a Comment

<< Home