To correct you from someone who was at the game. We were 5-2 down when Murdy was first pullled with 5 minutes to play. We then put panthers under enormous pressure for almost 2 minutes with the extra man and scored to make it 5-3 with still more than 3 minutes to play. Again Murdy is pulled and again we are putting panthers under huge pressure, an unlucky break with what looked like a hand pass and the panthers score and EN goal and make it 6-3. Despite this we go again, pull Murdy again, huge pressure and score again to make it 6-4 with still around 2 minutes to go. Unfortunately it didn't work out a 3rd time but absolutely loved the never-say-die attitude, the pressure we put panthers under at the end and the practice this gave us doing this in a game situation. This maybe crucial down the strecth in a game where maybe we only need 1 goal to pull it back.
As for the game, it was strangely enjoyable despite the scoreline. We looked very good going forward with fantastic interplay between the likes of Asselin, Haddad, Ulmer, Martin, etc. Two very poor defesive errors in the 1st period cost us dearly when we were controlling the game, Panthers gained confidence and we chased a bit too hard in the 2nd but came back to make a game of it before being beaten by a couple of empty net goals.
Bowns was unlucky to be pulled as 3 of the 4 goals he conceded he was left hung out to dry but Murdy did well when he came in. I think we missed Louis as defence looked a bit tired and shaky but overall the performance wasn't as bad as the score suggests. Just one of those nights.
