The Game

It was hard game. We got into trouble and had to make
big pressure, but fortunately won it after little drama. The game showed
old-famous negatives of our play – the offense. Players shot the puck from
every angle, but this does not mean every shot was hard and danger. The
effectiveness is probably last point to improve. Varlamov got weak goal, he is
just human being too. Teammates should help him in those moments. They did it
in the final minute. He thanked him for that in shootouts. The defense played
great and eliminated next power plays. Players did significant move at the blue
line which could be seen from game to a game. I have doubts about the offensive
part. They could not play on few goals. Duchene is great, but looses puck.
Stastny is faster, so what? Landeskog scored, BUT where are his abilities?
Toughness? Mueller is average. We have to get up soon. We could not win every
game with one-two goals at the scoreboard. Or Sacco will go…
David Puchovsky, Slovakia, eurolanche@eurolanche.com
13/10/2011 - 12:00