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Barre-Boulet in off the top of the circle 3 0n 2 with speed. Misses the net from the bottom of the circle. this kid is really good. Skilled and fast!
 

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Comets have yet to get an open shot on net, 8:41 left.
Really good back check by Anas saves a great chance,

Grigori in on the doorstep and Hofer a big stop[ and his mask goes flying.
 

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Comets to the PP
Another penalty as Anas is tripped.

Comets 5 on 3 for 1:33

4 shot s- 2 saves, one off the outside, and one blocked.

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One timer wide and out of the zone.

Back in a big scramble in front and cleared down the ice as the puck slides out of the mess. Both penalties killed.

As I said last not, not a sniper on the entire team.
 

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terrible turnover on an easy skating breakout. Crunch attack with a thank you. Comets get it out.
 

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Crunch come back in on the rush. It's been happening all night. Crunch coming in with ease and getting great unchallenged shots off the wings from the dot or closer.

This one goes in from the left wing. Same kind of great chance.

2-0 Crunch.
 

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Comets have just been giving up the puck all over the rink tonight.

Weak passes. Standing still and cough it up while trying to get their feet going. Blind passe to the Crunch. Stick handling and it's just taken away from them.

They all seem to choose to pass as if they know they can't shoot and want someone else to do it.

The Crunch counter punch is made with lots of speed coming back up the ice and the Comets are usually outnumbered and the back check is slower than Hell.

This has been a very poor period all around. Don't care about the SOG which are 11-10 Comets. They have been outplayed. A bunch of those shots came on the 5 on 3.
 

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1st comes to an end with the Crunch on top 2-0.

SOG:
Comets - 11
Crunch - 10

PP:
Comets - 0/2
Crunch - 0/0

Comets look tired. Hope they get a second wind because the Crunch are flying and if the Comets tire even further, this could be a long night.

Face this Crunch team in Utica back to back on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Crunch are currently 9-6-1-0
 

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Cleared.

Turnover on a terrible turnover pass from their own goal line. Breakaway
Stopped by Hofer.

Rathbone a slapper while skating across the blueline.


S______C________O________R_______E

2-1

Looked like it was deflected but Bone's for now.
 

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Cleared out 30 seconds gone.

Dumped down the ice again.

Now Woo goes for hooking.
5 on 3 for 50 seconds

Big stop on a onetimer.


Another onetimer stopped.

A 3rd one timer and Barre-Boulet scores. 2 seconds left on the 5on3. His 8th of the season

3-1

Still on a PP

Brilliant centering pass for a shot from the doorstep, wide.

Back to full strength.

That PP was men against boys. They moved it fast. 2 or 3 passes and a onetimer blast. All the shots on net. A key difference in this game. Crunch hitting the net over and over and the Comets missing much more often than hitting the net.
 
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Crunch come back in and score again.
4-1 with 12:30 to go in the 2nd. This one is quickly deteriorating into a real downer.

The sloppy play, fumbling the puck, flubs on pass attempts, passes to directly to the wrong color. It's been a defensive debacle.

10:20 still left in the 2nd.
 
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Comets goal - Rathbone (2) from N. Stevens (6) and Focht (3) PP
 
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Another big stop by Hofer. He has not been the problem in this game. The shots the Crunch have had are giftwrapped, uncontested shots, with time to pick their spot from prime scoring areas.
 

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Jayson Shaya, doing his best to create reasons for the Comets poor play. Selling the tale of youth going through the growing pains. Elaborating on the difference from the amateur game to the pro level. Have to build on every positive effort and put it all together to become a pro.

Also repeating the 30 day layoff is so evident.
So true.
 
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Clearly our guys don’t have their legs. They look dead out there.
 

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Comets continue to get chances and fire them past the net or directly into the keeper.

Comets 6 on 5 on a delayed penalty. Make a pass right out of the offensive zone. The way it's gone all night.

Even a man up they can't make clean passes and can't take them when they do.

Can't even enter the zone and set up the PP. Can't even get out of their own zone at times.

Anas makes a beautiful pass into the crease while under pressure. Only guy there is a Crunch D-man and he shoots it down the ice.
 

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Since the Comets have started up again last night the number of 100+ feet stretch passes from the D has been incredible. It's like they don't have another means to breakout of their own end.
 

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Comets get another PP with 15 to go in the 2nd.

Comets (Jasek) get the draw back to Anas who moves towards the net and shoots from the bottom of the circle. High shot stopped reflexively and it deflects off the keeper over the net and gets cleared. Period ends.
 

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End of 2 and the Comets trail 4-1.

SOG:
Comets - 6
Crunch - 14

2-period total 24-17 Syracuse.

PP:
Comets - 1/5
Crunch - 1/2
 

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Really nice rush by Anas skating/stickhandling through the Crunch and into the netfront. Gets a shot and a penalty is called. Comets 5 on 3 again.

Shot missed the net and out of the zone.

Shot saved and deflected out of play.

Shot gloved and the first penalty is over.

1:20 left on the 2nd one.

Off the draw cleared down the ice,

Shorthanded breakaway, stopped by Hofer!@

Focht misses the net.

Lots of passes no shots by the 2nd unit.

5 on 5
 

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Really nice rush by Anas skating/stickhandling through the Crunch and into the netfront. Gets a shot and a penalty is called. Comets 5 on 3 again.

Shot missed the net and out of the zone.

Shot saved and deflected out of play.

Shot gloved and the first penalty is over.

1:20 left on the 2nd one.

Off the draw cleared down the ice,

Shorthanded breakaway, stopped by Hofer!

Focht misses the net.

Lots of passes no shots by the 2nd unit.

5 on 5
 
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