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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Aeros loose despite battle

The game started with a goal for Aeros.
As a comic interlude Scandella did a 'breakdance' after being bumped into,
but which did not result in a penalty.
But then Gillies got away with a couple instances of interference and/or boarding, so it sorta balanced out.

The Referee Terry Koharski did called a slew of penalties on the Rampage
The Aeros had 9 - count them - 9 Power Plays (two of which were 3 on 5) - resulting in two goals.

 Sprawling keeps the puck away ;-)

Hackett in goal made 21 saves,
but Rampage scored an empty netter to end the game in regulation 5-3.
The Aeros Scorers:
1 goal in 1. Wellman, Noreau, Spurgeon;
2 goal in 2. Noreau, Spurgeon, Almond; and
3. goal in 3. by Mc Bride, Wellman, Fredheim.
Daoust as usual in place, but missed opportunity to score.


Another save by Hackett
Rampage was undoubtedly the better team.
Despite having more penalties, they made great effort in penalty killing plays.
Their passing was also to their advantage as was their speed, and their coordination.

Although the Aeros admittedly have dramatically improved on their power plays,
but perhaps some more work is needed.
It seemed to me, the Aeros have been cured from previous 'please pass the puck' attitude.
And that IS a good thing.
With this loss they slide back into 5th.
How will they handle the Milwaukee Admirals tomorrow?
Is he outskating puck?
Personally, I felt the Aeros battled honorably, even though out skated and out foxed by the Rampage.
Nrs. 62 and 26 in pursuit of the puck ;-)
Both teams played aggressively, Rampage with just that soupcon more power.
It does not surprise me that they are firmly in First Place in the West.

Buck goes puck hunting ;-)

Celebration


2 comments:

ICEVET said...

The Aeros continue to be a "work-in-progress".

Any serious hockey fan, upon scanning the 2010-11 Rampage player roster before the beginning of the season, would have concluded that the Rampage had the talent to be a serious Calder Cup contender...perhaps the most improved team in the AHL.

It is doubtful that the current group of Aeros can win ANY game against the Rampage during the regular season. What is more difficult to determine is whether the Aeros can achieve enough wins against other West Division opponents and non-Division opponents to eke out a fourth place position in the Division to qualify for a first-round playoff spot in April.

Go Aeros!

artandhockey said...

@ICEVET
It is still early in the season. The Rampage have played a few more games than the Aeros. The Aeros could catch up yet but not if loosing
more than winning.
Where they end up in standings also depends how much other 'low teams on the totem pole' improve over the next months.