Barracuda News & Discussion VII

[Hobocop]

Firebirds with a parade to the penalty box to start the second, three straight PPs for us.

By the way, the PP lines are now:
Gushchin-Poturalski-Bystedt
Cagnoni-Graf

Cardwell-Bordeleau-Sabourin
Carlsson-Thompson

 

[karltonian]

they are globe trottering them right now

 

[Hobocop]

There's still 10:56 to go in the second. If the shot counter is to be believed, we have recorded 19 SOG in this period so far.

 

[Hobocop]

Penalty shot for Cardwell, but it's saved.

 

[karltonian]

There's still 10:56 to go in the second. If the shot counter is to be believed, we have recorded 19 SOG in this period so far.

they are all over them, it's believable

 

[Hobocop]

We wind up down 5 on 3, Firebirds make it 2-1.

First a very ticky-tack hooking call on Frisch, then Cardwell accidentally trips the goalie up.

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2-2. FFS.

Cuda had all the momentum and those penalties brought it to a screeching halt. Firebirds goals were 19 seconds apart.

 

[karltonian]

shorkily gave up 2 quick

 

[karltonian]

jeez almost tripling them up on shots and about to possibly go down

 

[Hobocop]

Barracuda outshoot the Firebirds 26-5 in the period. And it's 2-2. Infuriating.

Plus we're on the PK to start the third, as Graf took a frustration penalty when a Firebird wouldn't get off of him and went off for high sticking.

Feels like sour grapes but that Frisch penalty for hooking really felt like the refs were looking for something to call on us, and it all just unraveled from there.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Hobocop]

Now the Firebirds are all over us. Shots 11-1 Coachella in the first eight minutes of this period.

It's like we're losing every battle right now. Still 2-2, at least.

 

[Hobocop]

And, the Firebirds score right off a faceoff with about 5 minutes to go. Not a good icing from Gushchin right before that. 3-2 Coachella.

Right on the ensuing faceoff, Vincent draws a penalty, so we at least go to the PP next.

 

[Lebanezer]

Oof.

 

[Lebanezer]

Nice!

 

[Hobocop]

Poturalski!!

With Askarov pulled. We are tied.

 

[Hobocop]

We are headed to overtime.

The first period was nothing to write home about, we dominated the second, and then they had us on our heels for most of the third. Can't really argue with OT.

 

[Hobocop]

Shootout:

CV: Morrison (X), Biro (X)
SJ: Gushchin (✓), Poturalski (✓)

Cuda win. Both shootout moves were pretty slick, too. Poturalski busts out his "hang up the phone" celebration again.

 

[Hobocop]

Firebirds don't mess around with their highlight videos, this thing is eleven minutes long.

Colin White never did come back after blocking that shot I mentioned (You can see it at around 1:15 of this video). Cause for concern there.

Real good game from Cardwell in his first game back with us. Two assists. Lot of shots from us, he had 10 of them. Bordeleau had another 9.

Really tired of every goalie we face being "brilliant," in Nollenberger's words. We're due for one to put up a stinker against us, right?

 

[Star Platinum]

Shootout:

CV: Morrison (X), Biro (X)
SJ: Gushchin (✓), Poturalski (✓)

Cuda win. Both shootout moves were pretty slick, too. Poturalski busts out his "hang up the phone" celebration again.

Can Gushchin coach our guys on how to do the shootout? Poturalski's goal looks more like the stuff we try to do, but he scored anyway.

Really appreciate you keeping us informed on what's going on in the A.