London Knights 2022-23 Season Thread (Part 6)

[Knights77]

That said. There are still dicks in every crowd

Yeah there was one in front of me. Old man was complaining about the refs for every single hit and at one point said “I hope there is a fight every shift”, as he sat beside his special needs son. Fantastic role model this guy was.

 

[StingUpdates]

Apologies for my whining. Been waiting my whole life for this series. Impossible not to get emotional or easily mad haha.

I expect tomorrow to be the series best game so far. GL. Till after the series

 

[Purple Phart]

Relax, fellow Knights fans. Just like the Kitchener series, they take the 3rd game, London adjusts, and you all know how that went.

Play with discipline, especially # 24 More valuable on the ice than serving penalties.
Dial up the speed, and don't pump the brakes.
If you're going to hit goalposts, put it IN, off the post.
Bowden isn't Brochu, but he isn't a slouch either. Give him the same protection/coverage that # 30 got in games 1 & 2 and he won't disappoint. Win the next game, and the Sting will experience all the pressure of "must win" games for the balance of the series.

Gonads go.....show which team has the biggest set.

 

[Fastpace]

Ref was standing watching Edward take Burke's legs out after SARs 4th goal. But he must have just fallen because the ref was in a better spot than anybody else to see it

No, you were watching Burke falling all over himself and looking to blame his clumsiness on the nearest player to him. Your team wins the game and you are still blaming the refs !! London lost and no London fans blames the refs, whos fans are bias in your opinion?

 

[Harley49]

We made the trip to Sarnia last night and going back today with the same seats …. first time at “The Hive” ….. the food was good I enjoyed a burger with fried onions ..…and tried a “Sting” beer …. don’t …. it was terrible…. no problems with the local fans …had my Knights gear on ….was overall impressed with the arena ….the game wasn’t what I had expected…. not sure what the game plan was but it didn’t work …..the first period I was wondering who these guys were dressed in Knights uniforms…. lol …as mentioned Zack wasn’t dialed in and neither were the defence …. looking for a different outcome tonight …….get the win tonight and close it out Friday at the Bud

 

[LDN]

This game is the most important one so far. If the sting win it’s a brand new 3 game series. If we win we have a huge advantage…. Take it boys

 

[rve24]

Had that gut feel it was going to take 4 or 5 to have a chance but they didn't get on the board early enough.
Just gotta have everyone step it up a notch in terms of attention to detail and the GAF meter. I don't an1 ecoevted a sweep, heck I had Sarnia in 6. Time will tell.

 

[dmead]

Was at the game, but it's a shock to me to be hearing he's a Homer. It's driven me nuts how he's the least biased guy in the league at times haha.

Maybe in such a big series he feels the need to be louder, more emotional? Lol.

After all the years of wearing the Coat of Humility forced upon him, I can understand the pendulum swinging the other way.

Remember when the Hunter era started and Knights fans made up for all those years of futility...

 

[sbpointer]

Relax, fellow Knights fans. Just like the Kitchener series, they take the 3rd game, London adjusts, and you all know how that went.

Play with discipline, especially # 24 More valuable on the ice than serving penalties.
Dial up the speed, and don't pump the brakes.


Gonads go.....show which team has the biggest set.

I mentioned this about 24 in games one and two as well. It's like they can't tell him he's playing Sarnia. Good for a big guy to have a bit of a mean streak but for whatever reason he seems more prone to losing control against the Sting..

 

[Blairwitch58]

Someone saying Bowen will be better than Brochu is dreaming. We miss Brochu handling the puck on shoot ins and way less rebounds. Betting Sarnia last night on Bodog was easy money. Might be tight game tonight but expect Friday will be 2-2. Someone mentioned the side benefit is the experience Bowen will be getting playing these crucial playoff games. Knights will be quiet about Brochu injury but do not think he will be back.

 

[imarriedawitch]

So you are ok with a barely 900% save percentage goalie? That percentage is not going to cut it anywhere. #1 priority in the off-season should be to look for a goalie.

17-4
Criticism is one thing, determining a rookies fate going forward after tonight's game is crazy. Check out Brochu's save percentage this season. (0.902)

 

[Otto]

One positive to take away.. as bad as the Knights played for the first two periods... they only lost by 2. It's not like they got crushed like they did in game three in Kitchener.

Back to the original game plan. come out hard, aggressive forecheck, stay out of the box.

 

[Blairwitch58]

17-4
Criticism is one thing, determining a rookies fate going forward after tonight's game is crazy. Check out Brochu's save percentage this season. (0.902)

Brochu save % in playoffs i think is hovering around .950. Bowen better than most backups.

 

[tjziel]

Brochu save % in playoffs i think is hovering around .950. Bowen better than most backups.

Agreed, Bowen is better than the average backup, but not quite a starter. We will need to look for a starter to at least challenge Bowen.

Everyone knows Peterborough is always a great trade partner if Michael Simpson wants to come home.

 

[dmead]

Imagine if your parents rejected you with less than 60 hours of viewing time, even though you performed extremely well in that time.

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

Imagine if your parents rejected you with less than 60 hours of viewing time, even though you performed extremely well in that time.

POST OF THE SEASON!!

 

[rve24]

Had that feeling last night they needed 4 or 5 Gs to have a shot at winning.
Tonight not as sure, but gut says winner takes the series.
I'm resigned to the fact Brochu isn't coming back this series and if he does its not at 100%. No excuses, just time for the group to pick up the slack.
Need a better effort all around.
Resilience, details, GAF meter on high.
Going to be tough.

 

[K2]

anyone else notice how often Sloanie said, " I believe it did...I don't know... I'm thinkin... not sure", actually it was funny .

I always notice Greg’s ‘everyone up and in tight’ comment at each faceoff drifting into one very long word by P3

 

[ArielNederland]

Gazizov scratched again and Leonard is playing forward

 

[Knightsfan90]

Any chance we see Willmore tomorrow night, seeing as the games are on back-to-back nights?

Zack did overcommit and gave up too many rebounds, but he is probably, and understandably, rusty and feeling the pressure, where as Willmore has probably played a lot more recently, and is potentially not as rusty.

Willmore is a terrible goalie. I hate to say it he will never make it past JR B and should never start a playoff game yikesss

 

[Knightsfan90]

Gazizov scratched again and Leonard is playing forward

I like it!!!! Adds some sandpaper! Boy can Leonard can throw the body

 

[tjziel]

Bowen in net if that was still a question for some people.

 

[dmead]

Just got to my seat. What a great arena!

Place is hopping. I love it!

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

We've got 8 D dressed if you add Leonard and Federkow...can maybe 2 of them actually start playing the position...but we all know that was Bowen's fault

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

Why is our forward the closest player to our goalie on so many plays. Cmon D...get yer fn heads outa yer asses