2021-22 Utica Comets and ECHL thread - part V

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Syracuse is a possessed team when trailing entering the 3rd. They will attack the puck, double teaming the puck possessor whenever possible. Also as the period moves on Benoit Groulx is famous for pulling his keeper with lots of time left in a game and they obviously work on it as they score on it a lot.

He will pull the keeper on a PP and go 6 on 4 with the net empty. They will move the puck all over the zone to prevent the defenders from getting a chance to do much more than try to hold their box. If anyone opens the door they will then move inside with an odd man advantage vs the defender who remains. Come off the back side to fill in and they will then exploit the far side left now with only one defender. It's fun to watch unless it's your team they are working against.

A PPG to start the 3rd would go a long way to stretch the lead out ahead of them. The last thing the Comets or most any team can do with a lead on the Crunch is to sit back and defend. Especially the Comets, since they don't do it well at all. This team is offense first and that's the way to play against the Crunch. I mean play smart, but push the puck up the ice. They can't score while defending in their own end.

 

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Thompson and Claesson jawing at the circle.

S-------C--------O---------R--------E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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DeLeo on the PP.

3-0

Chase De Leo (15)

 

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Deleo snuck behind Legace and stole the puck from behind him and deposited it in the open net front.

There is the worst lead in hockey.......3-0. LOL

I always say 3 is better to have than 2.

 

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21 seconds into the 3rd and PP #2 to go with a shortie. Special teams huge thus far.

 

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Clear the defensive zone any time you don't have a wide open guy to pass to.

Get it into the offensive zone whenever you get to the blueline. No cross the blueline passes or blueline drop passes on entries.

 

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Cute passing in the D-zone results in turnovers more often than not.

 

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Thew Crucnch are doing exactly what I said they would do. they are double teaming the puck in the their offensive zone and the Comets keep making little stick pushes to defeat it and just turn it over.

 

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Gautheir has been injured and left the ice.

 

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Comets with 2 turnovers on this entry and then commit a hooking penalty.

PK with just over 11 minutes and there goes Legace. 6 on 4 with an e3mpty net.

 

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Talvitie ENG

4-0

Aarne Talvitie (11)
Joe Gambardella (18), Tyce Thompson (4)

 

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Russo misses the empty net.

Wotherespoon had a perfect chance to clear and instead went for the empty net and had it picked at the blueline. Then Schmid faced 2 more shots. Penalty ended. Talvitie received a pass and broke into the empty net and it's 4-0.

 

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TV TO
7:00 to go

Discussion as to whether Wotherspoon shot the puck over the glass to cause this whistle

He did. Comets back to the PK.

 

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So far Legace has not been pulled.

 

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Greer shoots over the crossbar shorthanded.

 

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Penalty is killed.

 

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Crunch score.

4-1 on the 33rd shot of the game.

 

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Crunch spoil Schmid's shutout bid.

4-1

 

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Crunch add another.

4-2

 

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Groulx may take the chance to empty the net again.

Crunch score again on a tip in front and it's trouble in River City again. It was a 5 on 5 goal. The Comets are famous for relaxing late in games. 17 seconds between goals.

 

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Legace is not in net. If the Comets play passive, this game has a great chance to be tied up!

 

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Comets can't win a draw and that is danger.

 

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Crunch again.

4-3

 

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4-3 now with 2:01 and the Comets continue to play passive hockey.