Goaltending this past weekend by the starting goaltender Brad Eidness was HORRIBLE or another word I would use is BRUTAL. Three of the four goals that Eidness let in tonight were shot he should have and has to stop. I want someone to tell me why Eidness is always on his knees, if he isn’t on his knee is failing to cover the short side post or just out of position all together. The Fighting Sioux coaching staff needs to get a goalie coach to work with their tenders.
DISCIPLINE
Edit (the beauty of DVR): I went back and watched the game oon my DVR and the first penalty against Ben Blood in the second period was a joke it was a legit finished body check, the second penalty was a legitmate boarding call and I have seen hits like this called checking from behind. borderline checking from behind.
In conclusion: Take nothing away from the Wisconsin Badgers they are a very good hockey teams that is loaded with future NHL players. As usual Mike Eaves outcoach the Fighting Sioux staff again. Blake Geoffrion i an awesome player that would look great in green and white and I can’t understand why he isn’t already playing for a pay check in the AHL or NHL?
[Box Score]
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1st Period (20:00)
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WIS-1 Craig Smith (2-Tripping) NDK 0x1 3:57
WIS-2 Ben Street (2-O-TRIPPING) NDK 0x2 4:30
NDK 1 - 0 6x6 Brett Hextall (5) (Derrick LaPoint) 6:59
NDK (+): 26,3,2,9,11,G31 WIS (-): 13,22,11,7,55,G1
NDK-1 Ben Blood (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) WIS 1x1 7:46
WIS 1 - 1 6x5 PP Blake Geoffrion (14) (Brendan Smith, Justin Schultz) 9:28
WIS: 5,7,6,9,21,G1 NDK: 2,3,19,22,G31
WIS-3 John Mitchell (2-Hooking) NDK 1x3 12:18
NDK 2 - 1 6x5 PP Chris VandeVelde (5) (unassisted) 12:46
NDK: 29,26,17,7,25,G31 WIS: 11,5,19,17,G1
NDK-2 Darcy Zajac (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) WIS 1x2 19:04
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2nd Period (20:00)
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WIS 2 - 2 6x6 Michael Davies (6) (Derek Stepan) 5:56
WIS (+): 9,21,55,13,7,G1 NDK (-): 7,20,19,3,22,G31
NDK-3 Ben Blood (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) WIS 2x3 6:15
NDK-4 Ben Blood (2-Boarding) WIS 2x4 6:15
WIS 3 - 2 6x5 PP LL Ben Street (6) (John Mitchell, Craig Smith) 7:55
WIS: 22,24,15,19,27,G1 NDK: 19,22,2,4,G31
NDK-5 Mario Lamoureux (2-Holding) WIS 2x5 8:24
WIS-4 John Mitchell (2-Holding the Stick) NDK 1x4 10:03
NDK-6 Andrew MacWilliam (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) WIS 2x6 19:23
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3rd Period (20:00)
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WIS-5 Derek Lee (2-Tripping) NDK 1x5 6:13
NDK-7 Jake Marto (2-Slashing) WIS 3x7 12:40
WIS 4 - 2 6x5 PP GW Brendan Smith (8) (Justin Schultz, Derek Stepan) 13:09
WIS: 7,6,21,5,9,G1 NDK: 22,19,2,24,G31
WIS-6 Ben Grotting (2-Boarding) NDK 1x6 13:20
WIS-7 Craig Smith (2-Tripping) NDK 2x7 18:11
Timeout - North Dakota 19:23
NDK 3 - 4 6x5 PP EA Brett Hextall (6) (Jason Gregoire, Evan Trupp) 19:43
NDK: 26,17,19,22,7,25 WIS: 5,17,27,11,G1
NDK-8 Brett Hextall (10-Game Misconduct) 19:56
NDK-9 Brett Hextall (5-Checking from Behind) WIS 3x8 19:56
WIS-8 Blake Geoffrion (2-Cross-Checking) 20:00
WIS-9 Matt Thurber (10-Misconduct) 20:00
WIS-10 Ben Grotting (2-Roughing) 20:00
WIS-11 Ben Grotting (2-Roughing) 20:00
WIS-12 Ben Grotting (10-Misconduct) 20:00
NDK-10 Darcy Zajac (2-Cross-Checking) 20:00
NDK-11 Mario Lamoureux (10-Misconduct) 20:00
NDK-12 Corey Fienhage (2-Roughing) 20:00
NDK-13 Corey Fienhage (2-Roughing) 20:00
NDK-14 Corey Fienhage (10-Misconduct) 20:00
NDK-15 Ben Blood (10-Misconduct) 20:00
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End of Game
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Eids is on his knees because he's a butterfly goalie and he is protecting the most likely spot for the puck to enter the net with his biggest piece of equipment.
ReplyDeleteI get real tired of people telling goalies to "stand up". That's stupid. Eids went down late once and took a goal 5 hole.
His problem is that he takes himself out of position way too much. And, apparently, he needs some catching practice. The goal he gave up high glove side should have been the second easiest shot to stop.
Anyway, he deserves criticism, but not for being on his knees. I heard lots of people yelling "get up", and it drives me crazy. Even if you've never played goalie, studied goalies, or red a book on goal tending, simple geometry should tell you that pads on ice is better than pads vertical.
I agree about Blood's second of the two penalties in that sequence should have been a major checking from behind.
ReplyDeleteNot that there's an excuse for acting out your frustrations, but the first penalty was BS. Friesema called elbow to the head.
Blood dropped him with a shoulder to the chest. Awesome check.
Friesema had his head turned for the hit and reacted to the guy falling.
Considering that there are 3 other officials on the ice it is inexcusable to call something you didn't see.
Anderson had the best 119 minutes and 55 seconds I've ever seen him put together.
Why is it that the guys being paid to be out there are the most amateur jokes on the ice?
I get the butterfly goaltending but Eids is not doing it well at all. I think the coaching staff needs to get Dell into the line up more so he can challenge Eidsness.
ReplyDeleteHe goes down way too early and his lateral movement from side to side is horrible. The goalie from Wisconsin did a better job playing the butterfly goalie style.
Goaltending is definatley the weak link right now. The defense is second because they gave up way too many odd man rushes this weekend.
Whistler I thought the first Blood check was questionable and it happened right in front of me. I will go back and watch it later.
ReplyDeleteThe CFB on Hextall was brutal and an incorrect call but it didn't cost UND the game.
Whistler I posted an edit to my blog post the first call against Ben Blood was weak.
ReplyDeleteWisconsin has UND's number in that building. They are the only team in the entire country that has a winning record there and they haven't lost in 3 seasons, going 5-0-1. This is typical North Dakota hockey: ho-hum first half, well we know how it turns out in the second half. I was able to attend the CC-St Cloud game last night. CC is a very impressive team. Their defense is solid and they are like a snake in the grass waiting to bite. How about the highly over rated Beavers putting up two home losses to Mankato???
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