Notes from Oct. 28 Sound Tigers-Sharks Game
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Oct 29, 2011 11:03 AM EDT
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PrintThe Bridgeport Sound Tigers lost 3-2 in the last minute of OT last night, but they looked just as dangerous in OT as the baby Sharks.
Sharks were awful in the 1st period, allowing 3 or 4 breakaways and giving the puck up in their defensive zone multiple times. (Also have to give Tigers some credit for creating those chances.) Play evened out over the rest of the game, but the Tigers were definitely better at advancing the puck from their own zone.
Mikko Koskinen didn't look especially good, but he got the 3rd star, so he wasn't bad either. The other Sharkling goalie was very good. Made 3 or 4 big saves.
The best pairing for Tigers was Ty Wishart and Calvin de Haan last night. They looked very comfortable playing beside each other. They weren't pressured all that much, but perhaps a lot of that was due to their confident play early. Wishart scored on a nice wrist shot on a long rebound. Both looked very good.
Aaron Ness and Matt Donovan were paired together and they looked good too. Moreso Donovan, but Ness looked better as the game went on, so perhaps he had more left in the tank than many other players. Definitely not as solid as the 1st pairing, but still good.
(Wishart/deHaan played a very controlled and deliberate style while Donovan/Ness was more run-and-gun, as you might suspect.)
Dylan Reese was paired with Olesky. Reese made multiple mistakes and Olesky covered well for him. Towards the end of the game, I don't think Olesky was playing, so perhaps he was injured or maybe Tigers just went with 5 D-men.
No forwards stood out all that much. Captain Colliton had a solid game. Micheal Haley was okay. Tony Romano scored off of a PP rush (2-on-1?) with a hard wrist shot just under the cross bar. Dibo was good: drew a penalty after the whistle and later took a big hit that enabled a Tiger 2-on-1 and nearly a goal.
Haley and Casey Cizikas okay; David Ullstrom good, but not great. Trevor Frischmon speedy and good. Tim Wallace may have been the best forward tonight. Made some very nice plays. Does little things well.
The PK was good overall. The PP went like this: pass the puck around the perimeter until someone has a lane, then fake a shot, and repeat. And entries were awful.
Random notes: Wishart and Haley were the only players to warm up without helmets. Special offer over the loudspeaker at the start of the 3rd period: buy a beverage and get a free donut. Sharks had 2 or 3 very big defensemen. Their tallest is 6'7" Doherty. Overall Sharks were quite a bit bigger (older?) than Tigers.
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"Buy a beverage and get a free donut. "
This is the only game recap I’ve ever seen with something like this in it. And for that I thank you.
Nice to hear Haley was at least alive again.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Oct 29, 2011 1:08 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, I wish they had the deal for the 1st period break.
If I am going to pay 4.25 for a soda, or more for a beer, I think I should get a free donut.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Oct 30, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent
Thanks for the report!
Yes, the Sharks defensive depth looks big.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
DiBo
Starting to think he might end up the first to get the call because the Isles really don’t have anyone who can generate PP chances right now in the bottom six. Given that our PP has been an extremely important part of our goal scoring, it might make a whole lot of sense for him to be on the fourth line instead of Pandolfo.
Tavares is Tavares.
He looked good, but not as good as I expected.
Didn’t look quite as fast as on the computer in preseason. But he did draw a penalty (after the whistle). He looked more ready than Ullstrom for a call-up this particular game. Ullstrom didn’t stand out much.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Oct 30, 2011 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
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