Giants looked WAY too tentative tonight, at times they couldn't string a pass together, and Sexsmith let them down a touch.. Kane and Pierro-Zabotel were also disappointing. Great crowd tonight you guys in Calgary should be proud.
About the hits:
At first it seemed the Schira one was in response to McMillan sticking his knee out, but after looking at it we could tell it was for the second hit closer to the bench. I think the refs were hesitant to give him the automatic 10-minute misconduct which is why Lowry was on them so much at the time.
The Bouma hit: first of all, I'll be the first to tell anyone that Bouma has taken lots of runs at guys this season especially, but this one wasn't as bad as it looked. He started to let up a bit (I thought), and Stone was falling (lost edge I'm guessing) as he cut behind the net. Still worth 5 and a game though, and surely the automatic game suspension should mean he won't play tomorrow night in Red Deer.
I had only seen the Hitmen play twice this year before tonight, but I have to say I'm impressed with their depth. Nice additions in Broda and Karpov (who's a chippy little s.o.b.), and the D is top-drawer.
Looking forward to March 6, hopefully we can pack 'em in to the Coliseum like you guys did tonight!
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