Well…
Actually, I do have a few things to say about tonights game:
Avs lose 5-2, but in a game with five goals against, Theodore didn’t play his usual “five goal against” game. Thirty-two saves weren’t near enough to win the game tonight, but Jose wasn’t the story.
The Story was the Flames power play, which hasn’t been all that good lately. That first tip in goal by Iginla from Phaneuf was just perfect, and the Avs going down five on three was a killer. With only six penalties, the Avs didn’t exactly march to the penalty box, but with 3 goals against down a man, and nearly a fourth (Rycroft was barely out of the box for Hamrlik’s goal), it’s impossible to discount the Flames (usually poor) power play.
The Flames put the pressure on the Avs the full game. They were the definition of hard work, and never stopped moving. The entire game, and especially on the penalty kill, they were aggressive, forced the play, and made the Avs make a lot of fast decisions with the puck. The shots on goal were so lopsided in this game due to the speed of the Flames. They played an incredible game. Hats off.
For the Avs, the silver lining is the young players. Stastny and Wolski are the future of this team, at least until we trade them away.
I still have the Canucks-Avs game from the other day on tape, so like it’s like comfort food.
(Not my best post, but it’s one of those tired nights. Just not feeling it tonight. More soon)