Shootouts suck. What a dumb, terrible way to end a hockey game.
That said, I'm happy with the effort after the embarrassing debacle we witnessed the other night. It was good to see some passion and heart from these guys today, and it's not easy to come back against the Cup champs after being down 2-0 early. This was a well earned point IMO.
Still lots to work on obviously, especially with their defensive game. We still don't look like a playoff team yet, but today was a good start. Hopefully they can build on this and string a few W's together.
Smith looked slightly better, but our goaltending situation still makes me uneasy. I just feel so much better with Rittich in net.
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