The Isles are known to be a very disciplined and structured team. They were 29th in penalty minutes last year. And rarely out of position. Very hard team to play against.
But there was a stretch last night, in the 2nd period that lasted 7 and a half minutes of uninterrupted play (watch below). No icings, no offsides, no penalties, no stoppages at all. And you kind of expect that from a disciplined team, but certainly not from the youngest team in the league. I think that showed the growth and tremendous maturity of our youngsters. And in a preseason game no less! Teams need to be in midseason form to pull something like that off. To keep the high pace up for that long a stretch without a whistle, was nothing short of amazing.
I might be making too much of this, but I think this team has made great strides. They want to be a team like the Isles that is hard to play against. And it certainly looked like the Isles had a tough time dealing with us.
I am excited to see if they can keep playing aggressively.
See you guys Wednesday at Tinordi and Wilson's dinner date. LOL!