Considering that this is the 2nd game in as many nights, I'd say this game was won due to the coaching of Wilson. He recognized that not all of our guys had legs for the whole night and he played the 4th line more than usual to make up for it and let his 1st line rest a bit more...the result was some great hard fore checking that led to a lot of scoring chances.
I wasn't surprised that we looked a bit slow at times, but for the most part, Brodeur kept the Devils in this game. There were at least 5 times that Marty pulled out some magic tonight including one save where he snagged it with his blocker hand as the puck headed towards the goal line.
Stajan and Moore had incredibly good games, and again, Schenn played a solid D game. The penalty at the end was bad luck.
The reason we looked slow in the OT was because we were on the PK, and it took them a bit of time to get out of that mode.
Great game...thanks for the win on my B-day boys!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Slammed into the boards
by my own momentum, but still...glad I was wearing a helmet...
It happened during a game with some co-workers and friends last night..diving for a puck, then sliding into the end boards...that slamming feeling and the instant "Am I OK?" moment afterwards...
and yeah, I'm OK...yay pads.
need to work on receiving the puck when playing left wing...
oh, and it started snowing yesterday at 5:10pm....
It happened during a game with some co-workers and friends last night..diving for a puck, then sliding into the end boards...that slamming feeling and the instant "Am I OK?" moment afterwards...
and yeah, I'm OK...yay pads.
need to work on receiving the puck when playing left wing...
oh, and it started snowing yesterday at 5:10pm....
Monday, October 27, 2008
another win...now my Coaching record is 3 wins, 1 loss
The boys looked really confident out there. The drill we did on Sat of going hard to the net for the rebounds really paid off. I watched as most of the kids finally started to get the idea of going to the net for a rebound.
Most goalies, especially at this age group, let out big rebounds and if we are going into the play thinking about getting that rebound, it really helps us with the fast reactions.
AND to that point, one of the things I worked on with our goalie, was his rebound control. I showed him how to direct pucks into corners, and most importantly, that he should cover that puck every chance he gets.
The next thing we have on schedule is another game...I hope the boys don't eat too much candy the night before.... Halloween!
The next thing these kids need work on is the passing. we need hard stick to stick passes. It will go a long way to helping us clear our own zone faster.
Most goalies, especially at this age group, let out big rebounds and if we are going into the play thinking about getting that rebound, it really helps us with the fast reactions.
AND to that point, one of the things I worked on with our goalie, was his rebound control. I showed him how to direct pucks into corners, and most importantly, that he should cover that puck every chance he gets.
The next thing we have on schedule is another game...I hope the boys don't eat too much candy the night before.... Halloween!
The next thing these kids need work on is the passing. we need hard stick to stick passes. It will go a long way to helping us clear our own zone faster.
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