Well tongiht i thought was the night we desperatly missed Vother, the panthers needed a distraction as they were handling us fairly well in their own Zone, we needed a wrecking ball to go steaming in to get them off of their game plan, the closest we had was Michel but he blocked a shot in the first and only made one shift in the second afterwards, doesnt look as though he has broken anything though, looks more like a dead leg.
However Smithy went off towards the end of the game and its hard to say what was wrong.
I thought a draw would have been a fair result this evening, i think Nottingham will be ecstatic to have picked up all two.
Before i praise the Panthers though i have to ask every season in Corey Neilsons first training session does it go something like this:
Neilson: Right guys we are going to have a scrum in front of the net, now i want you to make sure that when the scrum stars, you all have your sticks in your hands ready to swipe at people, and if you can try and get the stick near the face for maximum effect.
IIn saying that, i would be shocked if Nottingham dont win the league, they have fire power up front and D'amour looks like the calming influence they have been lacking in D for the past few years. They ahd flair to get back into the game and they got gritty and stuck it out when they got in front, i havent seen Belfast yet, but i think they will have to do well to be better than Nottingham.
As for the Devils, for me when Voth's back get him on a line with Max and Smith, they need someone to take the attention away from them, tongiht Smith and Max seemed to link up well, but Miller doesnt seem a smart enough player to do enough damage on that line, i think he would be better trying to cause mayhem for Jay on the second, i would try it for two games at least to see how it goes.
Star of the show continues to be Ben Davies though, he is as good as most imports in this league at the moment for my money.
