| 19 November 2009
I hate losses like this more than anything else. Games where your team blows a big lead, especially if the opponent isn’t among the NHL’s elite. These ones really get me hot, then put me in a bad mood and then give me a headache until the next morning.
- Peter Budaj - I’m done. How the hell can you expect to win games against anyone in the NHL when you give up 2 goals that have no business going in? Someone has to be available in our system or through a trade that we can bring in to play 10 - 15 games that won’t give up those kinds of goals.
- He has proven this time and time again: As soon as he gives up a bad goal, his confidence is done for the night. It snowballs on him - he can’t let the bad goal go. Every shot towards tonight him felt dangerous - especially after Edmonton’s 2nd goal.
- In wasn’t entirely Budaj’s fault tonight, the Avs stopped skating after they got up 4-2 and had no energy to match Edmonton once the Oil got the momentum back - maybe the back to back and the tough game in Calgary is a little to blame for that.
- Obviously, you want score on those 5 on 3 chances. The Avs actually executed pretty well on the 5 on 3 - Svatos had time between the circles but shot the puck into Deslauriers in the chest twice - not even forcing him to make a difficult save on either chance. A more complete player would draw defenders to make a pass to an open Hejduk or Statsny on one of his two opportunities.
- We’re 0-2 with Tom Preissing in the lineup. After two games, it’s easy to see why Kings coach Terry Murry questioned his compete level. He gets $2M a season for that kind of effort, folks.
- Footer / Liles - please get healthy so Tom can spend some quality time with the bench.
- Koci with his now standard 2 mins and change of ice time. Great to see Koci take a shift and do nothing after Stastny got ran.
- If it makes you feel better, Detroit lost at home to Dallas tonight. (It made me feel a little better.)
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