I'm happy they won, but they refused/could not push the play up ice again. EDM is constantly reloading. That's not a sustainable formula. Tocchet knows as much and was yelling at his team on the bench.
Aside from that, a few comments:
- Lindholm out against McDavid was the best move Tocchet made. This is the match up. That he scored on the PP was bonus. Great game.
- Boeser was unbelievable that game. He did everything you could ask. What a player.
- Zadorov was feast or famine. Such an erratic player at times. Was nasty, made mistakes, but was also one of the few to push play.
- I hope Soucy heals well before next game. They need him.
- Not concerned about Cole. He's getting a run of bad luck but is a clear upgrade over Juulsen.
- Arturs Silovs... You have to be good to be lucky, and he was both in this game. Is a clear relative advantage over Skinner. Skinner will start next game but if he struggles early he could lose the net for the series.
- The PK - Thank you for killing the PP after the first two. Giving up PPGs at a 50% rate is just insane.
- Myers defended well. Had some good blocks and was closing off plays. Is very important right now.