Reply To: Diary of a Season 2011-12

[Tom Molloy]

We had a tough draw playing the best team 3 of our first 6 but it is good because the players are not allowed to make any lazy plays or have bad habits. So it makes practice full of purpose and the players pay attention because what they are doing isn't working well.

Game one was 5-0 and the shots were close but they got easy goals on rebounds or 1-1's that the defensive player focused on the puck.

Game two we dominated the first and didn't score, they dominated the second and it was 1-1 and the third was pretty even but their skilled players beat us 1-1 and scored and it was 1-3.

Game three was 0-0 after one. We acored on a breakaway with .4 seconds to go in the second and that put us up 2-1.

The shots were 6-6 in the third, no one scored and we won 2-1. I debated whether to put our top line on the last minute but decided to let the next line go on because they were playing hard and smart and they did a great job and didn't give up a 5-6 chance. Goalie was really solid.

We played with good habits. Not perfect but much better. We had a great practice on Th. with two transition games of 1-1 and then a continuous 1-1 to 2-2. Two players who have really struggled were two of our best players and one of them scored our first goal.

Fun to coach players who want to get better. We have a chance to make some noise when it all counts.

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
'Enjoy the Game'