In a word, ugly. Apparently Tom Coolen's "closed-door meeting" reached his guys.
The Scorpions should know firsthand how motivated guys get when they're playing for their livelihood.
Observations:
- The Scorpions seemed content to pick up right where they left off Friday night, which was watching Mike Gorman fish the puck out of his net. The problem was that they abandoned their defensive posts about 50 minutes too early. That left plenty of time for the Joe Guenther show, as the mammoth winger effectively sunk the Scorpions in under 8 minutes flat
- I was talking to a fellow blogger/reader during the 1st intermission, and she 100% correctly called Gorman's right leg injury. I hadn't noticed it at all but, sure enough, Goreman had to be helped off just 22 seconds into the 2nd period. As much as I hated watching Gorman dominate the Scorps in his Odessa days, I do feel bad for the guy. Not only do I wish him a speedy recovery, but part of me hopes the Gorillas turn things around a bit so Gorman doesn't fade into obscurity into what is likely his last season. A legend of the game at this level deserves better than that
- Saturday night's special teams were the Jekyll to Friday night's Hyde. The stat of the night has to be 0-for-10 on the PP, especially with that two-minute 5-0n-3 late in the third. The passing on the PP was stale and off-target, and the movement off the puck was even worse. If you're having a tough time finding another guy's tape, the last thing you want to be doing is trying to thread the needle or go through clogged up lanes. I'm sure Randy Murphy would've liked to see his guys play a simpler game.
- I'm guessing the guy who came in to relieve Gorman was this Ryan Scott, not this Ryan Scott. For a guy with such shoddy numbers, he looked awfully good, especially when it counted. With how labored Gorman's exit to the dressing room was, I'm guessing Scott will have a starting job for at least the next few weeks
- Not a bad scrap between "Big Ben" Chaisson and "St. Nick" Theriault. Theriault's a soda machine on skates, but you're taking a risk any time you fight a guy with like a 12-foot wingspan. I hope those enforcer-starved fans out there are happy
- Kevin Harvey scores in his second game with the Syracuse Crunch. Well done, Harv
- Four one-goal games in the league on Saturday, highlighted by this Southern Conference showdown between Laredo and Texas
- Wake me up when Colorado loses
- Wake me up when Arizona wins without Adam Perry
4 comments:
I felt like I have been watching the old Colorado Rockies (Lot of talent poor execusion). Looks like our Passive PK is back. This team needs to learn how to put more than a 2 game win streak together.
Poor Gorman looked bad on the bus as well, with ice packs up and down his right leg, he was on the bus before the game was over. Far from the cocky sure of himself butthead we met in Odessa last season after Saturdays game he was fan friendly and seemed down to earth, This season must have been a humbling one for him.
It has been a bad week for goalies, get well soon to Juha and Mike.
So Alex whats your thoughts on Ryan Scott being waived? Especially with Gorman still not 100%. A Major Hamstring/Groin pull should have a goalie off the ice for 3 weeks with no games for 5-6 weeks. The Gorillas already have Gorman practicing only one goalie on their roster and a game tomorrow.
Thoughts?
Sorry...I missed that there was another comment on this post. If Goreman is still playing, my guess is that it's his choice. This isn't Varsity Blues where coach is giving him steroid shots in the locker room and making him go back out. Still, it seems a bit wreckless for a guy his age (no offense intended) to put his body through something like this. Ryan Scott seemed to be a very capable goaltender last weekend, but apparently Tom Coolen didn't think so. I know nothing about this new guy, but I hope, for Gorman's sake, the he lets the vet take some time off
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