Disappointing loss for sure but happy to see Eichel score. Place went berserk after he lit up the lamp. (Love the goal song btw)
A few thoughts...
-Seemed to take two periods for them to get going. Not surprising at all. This team is very young and will learn a lot the hard way.
-Weber is awful. He shouldn't be on this team. Bogo needs to come back quick so they can scratch Weber.
-Franson was bad in his own zone....no surprise here. He will be the goat on a lot of nights. His skating just isn't there.
-Kane was a beast all game. All heart, all motivated. Too bad his goal was wiped out by an absolute garbage league rule now.
-Eichel was awesome. His goal was a thing of beauty. Started off slow but once Bylsma put Girgensons on his line, they started to dominate Ottawa. I hope Dan keeps that line next game.
-Thought McGinn played well.
-Pysyk reminds me of a Teppo Numminen kind of guy. Very calm and steady with the puck. Not flashy but solid all around.
-ROR wasn't good tonight. Lost a bunch of faceoffs. Was pretty ineffective all game.
-Reinhart looked lost. Not going to harp on him too much. Still very young and a lot to learn.
-Lehner seemed ok until he got injured. Looks pretty bad. He will miss significant time. TM might want to try and scoop up a goalie should Robin be out awhile.
-The coaches challenge for offsides is bullshit. Sorry but its complete crap. Use it for goalie interference, this reviewing an offsides 90 seconds before the goal is scored is garbage. The NHL is trying to fix a problem that they never had. I get the call, he was offsides, but I hate this concept. Wait until this happens in NY, Boston, Toronto, or Montreal. Also, where was this rule in '99?
Overall, we lost fair and square. Didn't play a complete 60 minutes. Let's hope they build off that 3rd period energy last game.