That third period was certainly a Butler-hater's wet dream. The trashing is well deserved, but one has to wonder what the hell he and O'Brien were out late in a tied game for anyway. Ahh well, at least it sparked a last second goal.
Wideman's play in OT was what really disappointed me though. He was already behind Bieksa when he went for the hip check. He had no hope of ever making that, and all he did was take himself out of the play. Still a nice pass to the middle though.
C'est la vie though. This is what we signed up for.
On the plus side, Kris Russell is quietly proving an astute pickup. He was especially noticeable on our second goal. He was all over the defensive zone and really made that breakout play happen.
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