The Stars from Hell...

Boohoo, Boohoo

T'was the game from Hell for the Aeros.

A 2 to 5 loss to the Texas Stars who skated without 'former' softspot Beaudoin, reportedly an upper body injury, but with Vishnevskij back from NHL and without Fortunus who got the 'call up'!

1. period ended with 1 Goal (8 sog) for Aeros, 2 goals (7 sog) for Stars.

Aeros goal by DiSalvatore with Gunderson and Rogers.

Stars goals: 1. Gadzic, Tousignant and Shelast. 2. Peters, Lukovich and Climie(the goalie!)

2. period rather uneventful, though very fast.. before I knew it it was over - no goals.

3. period Goal for Aeros by Gunderson with MacMillan and Irmen (power play).

Then the sky fell in, two..YES ..two... empty netters for the Stars, one even a shorthanded (4 on 5) by the Stars. First empty netter: Lukovich and Hutchison; Second empty netter: shorthanded by Gagnon

Penalties:

Aeros: Kassian, Daoust, Kassian, Daoust.

Stars: Gadzic, Tousignant, Wathier, Korostin, Gagnon, Vishnevskij

PP: Aeros: 5 (1 goal), Stars: 2(o)

Total shots on goal: Aeros 29, Stars 22

Overall impressions, Aeros missed too many real good opportunities to score....27 lost shots on gaol after all!
Outstanding tonight, IMO:

Di Salvatore, Gunderson, Hilbert (he was lightening fast), Smith (excellent face offs).
Very good IMO:

Gillies, Rau (but NO wow- ;-), Daoust (despite the 2 penalties!), Noreau, and surprise, surprise, Falk!
Good: Rogers, Almond, MacMillan

SOSO: Milroy, Sifers and Kassian

Rather ineffective tonight: Lannon of the 300 AHL games played (duh - he had 1 good play) & Testwuide (maybe 2 good plays?).

Nothing more to be said.

Hockey Gods do not favor Wild or Aeros these days.

The stars were just too good!!

Although, IMO: The referee overlooked at least 2 occasions when a Star player tripped and held down Daoust, and another tripped or interfered with Gillies- Better Half and I did not get either players number.

Also I, as did the few in attendance, felt that Gunderson - correction NOREAU - was robbed of a goal. It looked to me as if the puck went, in the light went on, the puck looked to have scooted out and Climie simply laid backwards

"MY GOAL KEEP OUT ;-)

(which he did to good avail at least one other time!) and the referee bought it ;-)!!

Constantine pulled goalie (Anton who replaced Dubie after the first 2 goals) at about the time the goal by Noreau was not allowed, did he do it protest or just trying to fire up the team?

Not having second sight or mind reading capability I am just guessing, it would have been such a GOOD cause.

So now the team needs to regroup - and they'll have the time, lots of time, now, since the 'feed the team' was cancelled.