*Sigh*
Entertaining game at the Tank tonight, but yet another winless home game (OTL tonight), this time on the heels of a 4-0 road trip and a ten-game road winning streak. Some bad blood, some good goals, some good hits, some chirping...the only thing I didn't like was the result.
Well, okay, that's not the only thing I didn't like. This team still seems to have the power to take its eye off the ball at critical moments. How do you allow a 2-on-1 to Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay in the first minute of a homestand? That can't possibly end well. Perhaps worse, though, was the lame power play in the middle of the third period. The Sharks were working hard, having their best shifts of the game, totally dominating, and eventually drew a penalty when Dion Phaneuf pushed the net off the moorings. Then they come out with a flat power play. ("What have I done to deserve this flat, flavorless power play?") It was the turning point of the game--from then on the Flames had the better of the play. Working hard and drawing penalties is good, but it doesn't get you anywhere if you can't make the other guy pay.
Also, Patrick Marleau looks like he has no confidence whatsoever...
On the plus side, Torrey Mitchell played a whale of a game...his confidence seems to go up every time he steps on the ice. Ever since he got that shorty in Anaheim. He has a bright future. Also nice to see the scoring from the blue line continue.
When Tanguay got that goal right off the bat, I could practically hear 17,000 people say "Heeeere we go again" all the way over here in Minnesota. I thought the Sharks showed some good resiliency after that setback.
But the bottom line is, the team's gotta start winning some games in the Tank...
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Wasn't this the same team that was a favorite to win the Cup when we were in Vegas?
I can't remember what the odds were when we were in Vegas...I think 8-1. They weren't exactly a favorite that year, although they were considered a threat to win it all. This year, though, they were the preseason pick for many, including Sports Illustrated.
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