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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
I was at the game tonight.
It felt like they really started the first period strong. But when they didn't get anything to 'show' for it, came out for a weak 2nd and a brutal 3rd. It kinda felt like you could just see the will to play draining away from the team.
It felt like I saw a lot of uncalled hooks and trips by the Sharks in the first 30 minutes, too.
Despite the loss, it was also one of the more amusing games I was at. There was a lady close by who was really into cheering, and she brought everyone up with her. It was pretty fantastic, and about as noisy as I've ever seen that section of the 'Dome.
Also, sitting beside me, was a Brit, who was just in town from London, attending his first ever NHL game. He even "knew enough to wear red!" It was neat seeing the game through the eyes of someone who's never seen a live NHL hockey game before.
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I agree with your assessment. They had good pressure, but didn't capitalize. I said to my buddy about halfway through the first that this is the type of game that if we don't score a few, we allow the Sharks to care a bit more than they should and to get their feet going. Lo and behold, a poor second and third period followed a strong first where they could have been up by 2 or 3.
Not sure if you could hear it from where you were, but there was a guy in the second bowl, basically behind the benches, that would yell "GET OFF THE ICE BRODIE" whenever Brodie so much as got off the bench. It was hysterical and had everyone in our section in stitches.