Thought Bowns deserved a SO tonight, an awful line change right at the end of a PK cost him that. Must say I have been impressed with his form and cutting out the silly breaks in concentration this early season. PK did well against a really well drilled Storm PP, quick movement and knowing where each other would be - but they wore off as the game continued.
Personally was not a fan of Crandall on D - much prefer Chad there but presume he too has picked up an injury.
Sanford had a wonderful chance to get his first league goal but fluffed his lines at the end of a lovely piece of individual skill. Martin is in a rut ATM and Cox still seems to favour pass-first even when taking the shot may have been the better option. Arniel goal was a good example I think of Barrow taking a shot, but playing the numbers by shooting to an area where any rebound would have been poked home.
Alderson again getting his goal and this time not the one-timer but going to net - will he miss tomorrow though for the kneeing call? Would be 2 games as a repeat offender if DOPS do call it - however for me it was dealt with by the 2 mins and didn't need additional/supplementary discipline.
4th line impressed, as ever.
Couple random points:
- Ullet (14) for Storm, bit of a dud night for him with silly penalty and could easily have had more - but, great hit on Cody and glad to see Brandt making him answer for it. We didn't seem to hit anything tonight, which was a shame.
- I like the megaphone, but tonight it needed to be 'passed on to someone else' IMO
- And finally, I was comforted to see that EIHL officials have still got the 'random, completely insane' call up their sleeves. I was worried that we have had some decent officials over the last couple of weeks. Icing call given for a lift hoof by Sanford (would have been incing) but it was going dead centre, so the Storm NM (Weiner something) would have had to play it (and did, so it didn't cross the line but by then the call had been made), but even if not Cox was chasing it down in front of the D - mental.
Will leave it there for tonight, but just to say WE LOVE BIG BUSCH!