Crunch Time

Here's the referee for Wednesday's game...

Nygel Pelletier (41), Referee,

Fraser McIntyre (94), Linesman

Scott Cherrey (50), Linesman

At least no Brian Lemon

I'm saying we stick with Karl..not that I think it's even much of an option not to. 

After watching the game and listening to Bobby Mac after the game the Marlie strategy was to be very aggressive forechecking, 2 players on the puck.  Also, very aggresive during the PK.  We have to move the puck quicker in the offensive zone and there will be openings tonight.

If we lose Sestito and Dorsett, Mirasty will be in the game and I wonder who else.

Looking forward to tonight, the Crunch should (better) come out flying. 

 Let's hope last night was the game that woke them up and then sent them on a 10 game winning streak! :)

It's looking like Karl will get the start, and he deserves it. So far, he's been really good at shaking off bumps in the road and moving on. Actually, the whole team's like that. No reason for it not to happen tonight!

I'm confident the Crunch will go out and get the job done.  I'll be checking the score on my phone, as I'll be at the Wachovia Center watching a Phantoms team that now seems to have multiple personality disorder (check out the 1st and 3rd periods from Monday's box score to see what I mean; Saturday's would also provide interesting insight as well).

Sestito and Dorsett gone for the game...mirasty will be in with mcgirk maybe?

Going by the decisions in last series, I am going to guess we run 7 D-men with Plekhanov playing

karl already lets in a soft goal...this is scaring me it's starting to look like last night. Just dorsett is suspended mirasty is back in and we stick with 6 D!

CRUNCH ANSWER!!! KONOPKA!!! 1-1

Great response from sestito with that 2nd goal! But at the 2nd period, odd man rush, good wrist shot, out of reach for karl. The 3rd marlies goal had no sticks on it whatsoever(saw the replay) and it was pretty slow. 5 on 3 I know, but it wasn't a very fast shot. I was happy to see the building go nuts for karl when he made that next save...the one that was shot right into his leg pads when he was already down on the ice trying to look for the puck. Bottom line, we're down a goal.

Unfortunately, sifers out of the box on a breakaway scores. I see the replay there too, and he brought the puck 3 feet in front of the net and shot it 5 hole into karls body and scores. 4-2. This is beginning to feel like last night again.

2 on 1 break, karl makes the first stop, puck rolls of a marlie body slowly to karl, comes back out, and CLAY WILSON WITH THE INCREDIBLE REBOUND SAVE.  It is proven even by the replay that without clay wilson, this game would be 5-2 marlies.

What a comeback! Mackanzie and Brassard both score, and we got a 5 on 3 to start OT!!!! Now I have not been happy with karl, but I will give him some props. He made 2 saves that period that definetly rasied eyebrows, one cross-ice pass to newberry, and that 2 on 1 break he made a good stop. But staying positive, we got a 5 on 3 to start OT and a chance to win it right away!