Re: Devils@Giants - 28 Jan-CC Semi 1st Leg - 7pm - Chat/Upda
rolf said:
TheStub said:
Our D just stopped skating.
The coverage was terrible. We just looked tired and lost.
What game were you watching?
I thought our D did well yet again, but our forwards could not control possession after a transitional pass out. Then when they did get a sight on goal, completely messed it up. Very easy to look at a scoreline and come to your conclusion. Our offence had easy enough chances to score at least 4 tonight and this might look like a better result.
You need some offence to allow for some respite for the defence but then I;m sure you know that already
Finally someone actually talks about the hockey :-D
I guess I was watching the same game as you... But for me what turned the tide was a couple of poor defensive errors. Maybe not D errors. The goal of the back of our nettie. Where was the coverage. Amazing save, but no-one followed the puck and they just threw it in net from the corner unopposed.
And there was the goal where the giants sucked everyone to the left of the net and passed it behind. Easy tap in as no one had their man, we looked tired and out of place.
Also, taking about building from the back - the giants are great at team defence, always in the lanes leaving Murphy unscreened. What they do REALLY well is transition from defence to offence. The first pass is a joy to watch. We don't seem to have that - there isn't a D who seems able to thread that needle. We start going into panic mode and just throw the puck away.
Nice to see Mark Smith getting deep, had some great chances, but was as lucky as all the forwards.