dondo
11-28-2010, 01:29 PM
Rebels Shave Giants
Vancouver 2 Red Deer 3 OT/SO
If you are going to lose a game, this is the way to lose it. The Giants after playing poorly in Edmonton came into Red Deer versus one of the best home teams in the league and rebounded with a vengeance. They out shot the Rebs and really worked Darcy Kuemper who earned his first star honours. The Rebels seem to be the only team consistently capable of shutting down Cunningham and Gallagher, as both of the Giants top players were held off the score sheet again by the Red Deer squad. The G’s were very active and unlucky not to be way ahead after the first. Kuemper was full money tonight, keeping his team in the game until they could solve Mark Segal.
The Rebels got the only goal of the first, despite being out shot by the Giants in the opening frame. Neither team was able to bulge the twine in the second and in the third the floodgates opened off of some greasy work around the net. The Rebs made it 2-0 before the Giants found the twine on the PP from the point. Neil Manning finally cracked Kuemper early in the final stanza, assisted by Mackay and Rowinski. Martinook scored a very greasy goal minutes later when Michael Burns really gutted it out to keep the puck alive along the boards. Martinook drove hard to the net and muscled it past Kuemper tying the game.
The Rebs threw everything at the Giants in the final minutes keeping them pinned in their own zone. The G’s got some luck off the red iron with a goal that was sounded in the arena, but instantly waived off. Segal was very good late to preserve a point for his team who had to do everything to keep the puck out of their net. The G’s sacrificed their bodies in the slot and gutted it out in their own end, despite how the Rebels elevated their game. The Giants earned a point in this one. OT solved nothing and the game went to a shootout. Cunningham scored for the G’s and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Matt Dumba scored for the Rebels taking the game after five sets of shooters.
Rookie Watch: Dalton Sward had a –1. Cain Franson was even as was Matt Bellerive. The Giants had a short bench tonight, with a bunch of players injured. Tyler Hart is becoming a go to guy, getting solid minutes and consistent shifts playing with David Musil.
Fight Night: No fights in this one
Zebra Cage: a few soft calls, but all in all not a bad outing by the refs, they seemed to let a fair amount go in this one – but it seemed consistent.
The Giants out shot the Rebels 40 – 29. The G’s went 1 for 6 on the PP, while holding the Rebs to 0 for 4. Unlike their game in Edmonton the Giants did not sit back and continued to press. Martinook seems to be getting more confidence with each passing game and if he keeps getting rewarded going to the net we will be seeing a lot more of that in the future. The Giants big guns were not only held off the score sheet they ended up with minuses in a hotly contested tilt. Neil Manning had an excellent night on the PK and at all ends of the ice. He seems to be becoming that stalwart that Hayzer has been crafting over the years through patient support.
The effort was there in this one and the boys left mostly everything out on the ice. It might be time to work the shootout more though as it looks as if this squad is going be allowing themselves to go to that event more this season than in the past, as I see it. The G-Men have a few days off before a flurry of home tilts this coming week, beginning with Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday for the final game of November. The puck drops at 7pm at the Coliseum and the G’s are going to need their best game, as the Blades are a tough opponent.
Three Stars
1. Darcy Kuemper
2. Neil Manning
3. Matthew Dumba
Dondo’s Doghouse: The only dog denizen might be the shoot-out. Hay does not work this aspect much and at times it shows. I’d also like to see some of the young snipers who might have a tougher time in game situations, but should shine in the shootout take more turns. Bellerive comes to mind, as does Sward.
Vancouver 2 Red Deer 3 OT/SO
If you are going to lose a game, this is the way to lose it. The Giants after playing poorly in Edmonton came into Red Deer versus one of the best home teams in the league and rebounded with a vengeance. They out shot the Rebs and really worked Darcy Kuemper who earned his first star honours. The Rebels seem to be the only team consistently capable of shutting down Cunningham and Gallagher, as both of the Giants top players were held off the score sheet again by the Red Deer squad. The G’s were very active and unlucky not to be way ahead after the first. Kuemper was full money tonight, keeping his team in the game until they could solve Mark Segal.
The Rebels got the only goal of the first, despite being out shot by the Giants in the opening frame. Neither team was able to bulge the twine in the second and in the third the floodgates opened off of some greasy work around the net. The Rebs made it 2-0 before the Giants found the twine on the PP from the point. Neil Manning finally cracked Kuemper early in the final stanza, assisted by Mackay and Rowinski. Martinook scored a very greasy goal minutes later when Michael Burns really gutted it out to keep the puck alive along the boards. Martinook drove hard to the net and muscled it past Kuemper tying the game.
The Rebs threw everything at the Giants in the final minutes keeping them pinned in their own zone. The G’s got some luck off the red iron with a goal that was sounded in the arena, but instantly waived off. Segal was very good late to preserve a point for his team who had to do everything to keep the puck out of their net. The G’s sacrificed their bodies in the slot and gutted it out in their own end, despite how the Rebels elevated their game. The Giants earned a point in this one. OT solved nothing and the game went to a shootout. Cunningham scored for the G’s and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Matt Dumba scored for the Rebels taking the game after five sets of shooters.
Rookie Watch: Dalton Sward had a –1. Cain Franson was even as was Matt Bellerive. The Giants had a short bench tonight, with a bunch of players injured. Tyler Hart is becoming a go to guy, getting solid minutes and consistent shifts playing with David Musil.
Fight Night: No fights in this one
Zebra Cage: a few soft calls, but all in all not a bad outing by the refs, they seemed to let a fair amount go in this one – but it seemed consistent.
The Giants out shot the Rebels 40 – 29. The G’s went 1 for 6 on the PP, while holding the Rebs to 0 for 4. Unlike their game in Edmonton the Giants did not sit back and continued to press. Martinook seems to be getting more confidence with each passing game and if he keeps getting rewarded going to the net we will be seeing a lot more of that in the future. The Giants big guns were not only held off the score sheet they ended up with minuses in a hotly contested tilt. Neil Manning had an excellent night on the PK and at all ends of the ice. He seems to be becoming that stalwart that Hayzer has been crafting over the years through patient support.
The effort was there in this one and the boys left mostly everything out on the ice. It might be time to work the shootout more though as it looks as if this squad is going be allowing themselves to go to that event more this season than in the past, as I see it. The G-Men have a few days off before a flurry of home tilts this coming week, beginning with Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday for the final game of November. The puck drops at 7pm at the Coliseum and the G’s are going to need their best game, as the Blades are a tough opponent.
Three Stars
1. Darcy Kuemper
2. Neil Manning
3. Matthew Dumba
Dondo’s Doghouse: The only dog denizen might be the shoot-out. Hay does not work this aspect much and at times it shows. I’d also like to see some of the young snipers who might have a tougher time in game situations, but should shine in the shootout take more turns. Bellerive comes to mind, as does Sward.