Griffins @ Ice Hogs, 3/15
Rockford was brutally undisciplined tonight, Griffins had Three separate 5 on 3 PPs and they really cranked the Hogs all night. Great game
Drink every time Bob Kaser calls the wrong player's name. Now you've blacked out and the 2nd intermission hasn't even happened yet. Called the Rockford goalie "Kevin Weekes" a few times. He eventually figured out it's Mitchell Weeks
Lines:
Snively - Danielson - Watson
Doucet - Dries - Lombardi
Gettinger - Becher - Hanas
Bantle - Seger - Johannes
Wallinder - Tuomisto
Buium - Rafferty
Viro - Knyzhov
Bednar
Danielson: A+
• PERFECT snipe top corner on the PP wheeling down from the top left circle. Love his shot choice there, as I thought he was gonna try to find a pass option. I tell you, he learns fast and the shooting/scoring has been prominent lately
On the PK he picked up a pass going right to a Hog in the slot and cleared it out
Came off the bench and fired a one timed shot in the right slot and Weeks made a nice pad save
He had another identical chance a bit later during a 4 on 4 and labeled one low short-side but Weeks gloves it
Orchestrated a near-flawless breakout sequence by catching a difficult pass up the right boards in the NZ and chips past a pressuring D, and then lays a perfect saucer pass to Johannes who just taps it off the post
Lombardi: A+
• PP assist - great Griffins puck movement and he executed a cross ice pass to Watson during a 5 on 3, made no mistake
Took a play off the boards cutting into the middle and dishes to Doucet who shot it off the post
The Hogs lost him on the far post as Doucet's rebound went right to Lombardi wide open net and he missed, didn't quite get all of it
Early 2nd his line had sustained zone time, and a few chances created off some crafty desperation passes he made
Nice give and go play with Doucet who sauced it right in front to him streaking in and just goes over his stick
Keep him on LW, it's where he belongs and is showing the most legit potential from
Wallinder: B+
• Again showing some slight inconsistency, but the good notably outweighed the bad
Quick and physical when battling along the boards. Using his size well over the past while
Good keeps inside the offensive blueline and trying to make effective plays from theml
Knocked a dump in out of mid air and then started transition from it. Thought that was pretty sick
Had all day to clear the puck off a PK faceoff win and made a weak attempt that the Hogs player picked off inside the line and they almost scored immediately after. Later that shift he had the puck on the boards in his zone where it still looked like he was mentally lapsing and barely flubbed it to Rafferty who eventually clears the zone
Buium: A
• Goal! Cleans up the rebound at the end of the 5 on 3
Swift breakout passing
Cutting plays off at his blueline
Tuomisto: B-
• He tends to occasionally get lazy and not move his feet battling along the boards and takes penalties as a result. Needs to continue competing and moving his feet there
Mid-3rd GR was in the OZ and with a delayed penalty on Rockford he tried to walk the line with obvious pressure in front of him and it got handily picked off. Had it not been delayed, Savoie was off to the races... But then he goes on this fake breakaway anyway and shoots the puck into the empty net, thus getting called for unsportsmanlike. Tries to argue it lmao it turned into a 5 on 3 just like that. Griffins score 24 seconds into said PP
Becher: B+
• Assist on the Danielson PP goal, nice saucer pass on his tape
Quiet game for him, not super noticeable but still played solid and did his job defensively