It's been a tough road swing up to this point for Kindersley. They dropped the opener out in La Ronge 3-1 and last night they fell by a score of 4-0 to the Nipawin Hawks. The Hawks certainly deserved to win last night as they were the better team. They outworked, out muscled and of course outscored Kindersley on the score board. The first period was not pretty for Kindersley, they got in some penalty trouble once again and were outplayed heavily through 20. The only positive for Kindersley was that the score remained 0-0 after the period was through.
The Hawks stormed out the gate in the second, scoring only 8 seconds into the period off of the stick of Darius Cole. After the goal Kindersley somewhat settled in and for the next 16 minutes things were pretty even. Kindersley though had no scoring touch at all on the night. Every chance in the offensive zone resulted in a ill advised pass, a turnover down low, or a shot right into the goaltender Jones. With 17:21 gone, the Hawks would score another to make it 2-0. It was somewhat of a questionable goal in terms of it not crossing the line. In Nipawin the broadcast booth is in the corner which makes it hard to see one end of the ice but gives you a good view on the near side. Holland shot the puck, it foiled McDonald a bit, started to squeak behind him and when he went to reach back it appeared to be right on the goal line. I honestly couldn't tell from my view if it had completely crossed the line or not, which makes it seem hard to believe that the referee Chad Willams could of had a better vantage point. He was lined up on the half wall and immediately called it a goal. Tough break for Kindersley but once again it was a late period marker given up by Kindersley which has been the story all season long.
To start the third period Kindersley came out firing and had a few really solid scoring chances that could of changed the complexion of the game. Taylor Duzan had a breakaway early but was denied by Jones on the five hole attempt. Troy Gedny had two point blank chances from the high slot but he also was stopped by Jones. If Kindersley scores on one of those high quality chances we may of had a different game. The fact though was they didn't and the Hawks would come back the other way and score 2 quick ones to make it 4-0 Hawks.
It was a tough game for the Klippers to play. They have a depleted lineup with all the injures and suspensions. Kissick, King, Bosovich, Hoffman were all unable to go and Manhas and Lund were serving game 1 of a 2 game suspension. Kindersley had only 11 forwards dressed on the night, one of which who was Morgan Eaton who is a dman.
Their pk remains fantastic but as Rockie Zinger mentioned on the broadcast he would much rather have his team go 2/2 or 3/3 on the pk rather than having to kill off 8 minors. The reason Kindersley is taking so many penalties is because they are getting outworked which leads to minor stick penalties, which for the most part last night was the case.
In terms of tonight's contest we will see if Kindersley gets back any injured bodies. They will be without Lund and Manhas once again due to suspension.
Melfort has beaten Kindersley twice this season, both times back in Kindersley. The Mustangs only have 3 wins this season, the other coming against Yorkton. Rockie Zinger said on the broadcast last night that they have to win tonight. They have a tough test coming up on Friday back at home against Humboldt and they will need to gain some confidence to prepare for that game. I will try and post the lineup when I get it, or tweet a few updates on the twitter feed. You can tune in to tonight's broadcast on 1330/1210 classic hits radio, or streaming online at http://asx.abacast.com/kindersleyklippers-live-32.asx
Decide to make the drive to melfort watch th game well all in all good to see a win but playin a bad team does not prove anything.But on a other note now I no why Abdallah is the go to goalie cause he can be.Other from that it was a recreational hockey game and the only other thing that stood out was number 18 suckin on his mouth gaurd..HAHa NEW PROMO GET YOUR SOOTHERS HERE A JoKe
ReplyDeleteyou would hope a true klipper fan would want two quality goaltenders. mac had 22 shots in the first period alone on fri vs laronge. we actually have two go to goalies.
ReplyDeleteTo the first poster, you have to win the games you're supposed to win (against struggling teams) and the Klippers did just that Sunday night. Hey, it wasn't a walk in the park Mr. Sunshine. Third game in three nights, banged up and a short bench but they got the job done. Give the boys some credit!
ReplyDeleteJMac played very solid in the two losses, he was outstanding in LaRonge and could not be blamed for the loss in Nipawin either.
Thank god they did win, can't imagine how you would have ripped them had they lost.
GO KLIPPERS!