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Resolute 14 · 01-08-2015, 07:29 AM

I sit on the attacking blue line, and from my vantage, that linesman got the call right. Puck appeared out. The Glencross play I didn't see well, but I agree with Jiri - he is one of the few guys that goes to the dirty areas of the crease, and dirtier plays will happen. Kind of dumb on his part, but also dumb on the part of the defenceman taking his own goalie out of the play by pinning Glencross against him. I suppose that ended up as a wash.

But I will say this: On the few times our powerplay did not look like a steaming pile of crap, Glencross was set up in front of the net.

Ultimately, last night's game was another example of how our early season fortune is not sustainable. Both teams entered the game with 21 wins. This was a contest we could have won, but the points were lost by our own ineptitude. You just cannot win at the NHL level by scoring zero or one goals in the first 55 minutes of contests or by being the better team for about 15 minutes out of 60.

Detroit is frustrating because they are good at getting sticks in the way, but that does not excuse the forwards for frequently Oilering it up in the defensive zone and either bailing early or standing around and denying the defencemen any decent passing lanes. Nor does it excuse the defencemen for being out of position so often and allowing pucks to drift back out of the attacking zone.

Nobody takes us lightly anymore. We work hard, but we often fail to work smart, and the end result is two goal deficits that simply will not be overcome on a regular basis.

01-08-2015, 07:29 AM	#139
Resolute 14 In the Sin Bin Join Date: Jan 2003 Exp:	I sit on the attacking blue line, and from my vantage, that linesman got the call right. Puck appeared out. The Glencross play I didn't see well, but I agree with Jiri - he is one of the few guys that goes to the dirty areas of the crease, and dirtier plays will happen. Kind of dumb on his part, but also dumb on the part of the defenceman taking his own goalie out of the play by pinning Glencross against him. I suppose that ended up as a wash. But I will say this: On the few times our powerplay did not look like a steaming pile of crap, Glencross was set up in front of the net. Ultimately, last night's game was another example of how our early season fortune is not sustainable. Both teams entered the game with 21 wins. This was a contest we could have won, but the points were lost by our own ineptitude. You just cannot win at the NHL level by scoring zero or one goals in the first 55 minutes of contests or by being the better team for about 15 minutes out of 60. Detroit is frustrating because they are good at getting sticks in the way, but that does not excuse the forwards for frequently Oilering it up in the defensive zone and either bailing early or standing around and denying the defencemen any decent passing lanes. Nor does it excuse the defencemen for being out of position so often and allowing pucks to drift back out of the attacking zone. Nobody takes us lightly anymore. We work hard, but we often fail to work smart, and the end result is two goal deficits that simply will not be overcome on a regular basis.