Carey Price was lucky that he's 6'3" to get his skate on that deke by Johnny in the shootout. Gaudreau had him completely fooled.
Johnny Hockey was absolutely everywhere and so dangerous anytime he had the puck or was near to it. Whatever attitude or confidence he had in this game he needs to bottle it and re-open it every time he plays. It seems like sitting him out for the one game definitely helped him. I'd say he definitely knows he can play with the big boys now.
Wideman played well but there was no doubt to me that the team wanted him to get his fifth goal. Even though Jones just came back from an injury he played hard which was great to see. Brodie was skating like the wind all night. Gio was great as usual. Bollig seemed to very involved too.
Hiller was outstanding. I was pretty pumped that we got him in the off-season and he's making Trevliving look pretty smart for that move.
With the injuries it's going to be interesting to see what they do for replacements. If sitting Gaudreau and Wideman for one game made the differences in them, I hope sitting Setoguchi for six will have a similar effect on him if he plays.
It was a great game and I haven't been on the edge of my seat like that for a long time. The outcome doesn't even bother me - you know the team is a few players away from the playoffs. I'm just disappointed CP was 12 posts short of 1,000 for the Game Time thread.
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