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Kitchener Rangers 2022-23 Off-Season Thread (Part 4)
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On Thin Ice
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This is a much more confident looking Brochu than last year (I know he was injured).
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Cannot be taking penalties like that....just a brutal way to go into the locker room of game 1.
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I counted 1 London scoring chance to Kitchener’s 5 before the penalty. Can't be taking those late. London is fast, but they weren't super dangerous that period. Brochu seemed to get caught on a few of those chances.
I saw the opposite honestly. A lot of movement for some pretty routine saves, including one he fumbled a bit off his pad.
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Looking like it's about to strike midnight if they don't get their shit together.
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Just completely abandoned the game plan.
Hanging Constantini out to dry.
Stupid Penalties.
Getting owned in the faceoff circle.
Londons beatable
Hanging Constantini out to dry.
Stupid Penalties.
Getting owned in the faceoff circle.
Londons beatable
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Diaco ducked down into Motew stick. Bad call IMO. But no excuses. The rest of the calls were good ones. On the Hamara penalty, they could have called Motew as well on the take down of the London player.
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London's speed has a lot to do with it. A lot of pressure on the puck and we're panicking.
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Remember folks, this is the never ending rollercoaster season. Nothing should surprise us anymore.
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Pinelli’s absence is glaring. Not only on the 1st line. The bottom six is affected. Martin’s absence from the 3rd line gives Rehkopf little to work with. Swick missing off the 4th line hurts too.
Nothing against Martin on line 1, Swick on line 3 or Bottineau on line 4, but ……
Nothing against Martin on line 1, Swick on line 3 or Bottineau on line 4, but ……
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On to game 2. This team isn't known to come back. Like, ever this year? You play like that, you'll get swept.
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We had some good looks in the first period but we really haven't made Brochu make a good save yet.
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Further, in Game 3 vs Windsor, it was the Rehkopf / Martin show. Game four the Spits were done.
Should they put Swick back up on line 1 to keep lines two and three that started the playoffs intact?
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We were our worst enemy tonight. Bad penalties all night long.
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London fans like to think they are our rivals. Lolol not this year! Our team is.
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All things considered. I am not super upset about this ones.
The mistakes they made tonight was glaring and can be fixed as the series goes on.
Getting Pinelli back in this series is going to be massive as well.
No dumb penalties. Be a little more aggressive on the rush. We'll be fine.
I am not worried about this game 1 loss.
Also, we really got to stop with having Moore and Schmidt on the power play.
Run 4 forwards and Bruzzer on 1st PP.
Run Motew and Moore if you're going to play 2 d on PP2
The mistakes they made tonight was glaring and can be fixed as the series goes on.
Getting Pinelli back in this series is going to be massive as well.
No dumb penalties. Be a little more aggressive on the rush. We'll be fine.
I am not worried about this game 1 loss.
Also, we really got to stop with having Moore and Schmidt on the power play.
Run 4 forwards and Bruzzer on 1st PP.
Run Motew and Moore if you're going to play 2 d on PP2
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Point taken but the 2nd PP unit was the least of our problems. We need to handle the pressure London is putting on the puck a lot better or it's over. We had no open ice after the first period.
They had a stretch in the first where they were strong in and around the blue ice n I thought Lon would be in trouble.
I expect Kitchener to have more of that game 2 thru the entire game.
Tough when a couple PPGs set ya back after a tight first 19 min where KTown had the better chances
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