We tried to! But it was not an altogether happy day in Blueland...
The good news is they got a point...but blew a 2-0 lead (thanks to a goal and assist by Mellanby, no less) to get skunked in a shootout. As usual, the first period was great (both goals scored, 5/11 shots on goal taken). Nobody home for the next 20 minutes (Tampa goal) then the now classic Thrashers oh-no-we're-gonna-lose-this messy scrambling for the finale (Tampa ties it, big surprise). Too many players on the ice (in the sudden death OT, no less)? WHO gets penalized for not counting to 5?! That's just silly! But that's our Thrashers--sometimes brilliant, sometimes well, not so much.
At least our goalie's still uninjured and looking good--and that's more than we can say after last year's first game against Tampa Bay, so that's something!
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I am such a good person.
No really, I am.
Just ask my wife.
Okay, she may be a bit biased.
Ask my mom.
Damn, same problem.
Umm, ask, umm.
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The good news is they got a point...but blew a 2-0 lead (thanks to a goal and assist by Mellanby, no less) to get skunked in a shootout. As usual, the first period was great (both goals scored, 5/11 shots on goal taken). Nobody home for the next 20 minutes (Tampa goal) then the now classic Thrashers oh-no-we're-gonna-lose-this messy scrambling for the finale (Tampa ties it, big surprise). Too many players on the ice (in the sudden death OT, no less)? WHO gets penalized for not counting to 5?! That's just silly! But that's our Thrashers--sometimes brilliant, sometimes well, not so much.
At least our goalie's still uninjured and looking good--and that's more than we can say after last year's first game against Tampa Bay, so that's something!
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Next time! :)
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