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 Adam
Messages: 7757
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Tue, 09 January 2024 21:24 |
Fugly game, but take the 2 pts and move on.
At least we got 2 pts from a team that Calgary managed to lose to, widening our lead over them.
Too bad the OOTS didn't favour us much, but we learned last year how hard it can be to catch teams ahead of you once you get too far behind.
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This is exactly it. This is a game where you just get out of town and put it behind you. We lost several games earlier this year where we probably deserved a better fate, so there's no point spending much time on over-analyzing this and we ain't giving back the points.
What did we learn tonight? Playing down to the opponent is dangerous, and it's not good for anyone. Let's not do that again and just be happy we got away with it tonight.
My ONE real critique? The team needs to practice 6-on-5 a lot more. Is there any team worse at scoring in to empty nets than us? I swear, some of our guys feel like it's not a real point if it's in the empty cage. They need to keep that killer instinct. Just bury it. Don't be cute, and don't be over-passing it so someone else can have it. That kills us. Put it in the net and ice the game.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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