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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:05 pm
by ElksTallFan
Yes.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:07 pm
by dulutheastfan
Dang the Elks scored 4 in the third period to win 5-3
DE vs. Elks
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:08 pm
by hockey59
dulutheastfan wrote:ElksTallFan wrote:Sarsland Lit the fire under his boys' arses.
Elks - 5
Hounds - 3
is that final
YES...Whew!...EREmpire and Big Thurst can finally emerge hiding!!!...the Elkaholics pull one hell of a comeback and prevail 5-3 ...hitting an empty net with 13.2 seconds to go!
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:10 pm
by ElksTallFan
East had like 45 shots on net. and elk river had around 20 shots on net.
To tell the truth i thought it was game over for the elks with the conclusion of the 2nd period.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:11 pm
by dulutheastfan
Dont know what could of happened with 4 goals in the third sloppy sloppy sloppy
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:13 pm
by dulutheastfan
I wonder if randolph was there.....anyone know
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:16 pm
by east hockey
dulutheastfan wrote:Dont know what could of happened with 4 goals in the third sloppy sloppy sloppy
This result goes beyond irritating, and it occurs to me; East hasn't really won a game this year which they should have lost, but they sure have lost some games they should have won.
I mean, c'mon guys...I don't care who you're playing, you get a team down two goals and you have your foot on their throat, you jump up and down on it. You don't let them get up.
Four goals allowed on 20 shots? Assuming that stat is right, that's brutal.
That's all I have. Anything more and I'll be stepping over the line and have to delete my own post.
Lee
Randolph
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:17 pm
by hockey59
dulutheastfan wrote:I wonder if randolph was there.....anyone know
He was not on the bench
Re: Randolph
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:23 pm
by dulutheastfan
hockey59 wrote:dulutheastfan wrote:I wonder if randolph was there.....anyone know
He was not on the bench
Boy o Boy the guys got them self up 2 goals and let it slip out from under them not as any excuse but if randolph was there i bet he would have them skate for more that what seems to be east's problem is when they get up on a team they just milk out the clock and skate it till the end it seems not to be working anymore they need to fight fight fight till the end well from this game hopefully randolph will have them back in line after 4 streight losses that is terrible...
Goaltending
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:39 pm
by hockey59
The momentum in most HS games... and often times the result (when teams are somewhat evenly matched) is determined by goaltending:
Hennum was outstanding tonight...the East goalie was not.
When Anoka beat ER 4-0.. Wells was outstanding, Hennum was not.
When DE beat Anoka 4-0...the East goalie was outstanding and Anoka's goalie was not.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:50 pm
by karl(east)
Lee, I agree completely. There was only one game so far where East was obviously overmatched (Hill-Murray). I'll attempt to asess some of the trends.
East's wins have all been by significant margins. None of them have been that close (9-0 Central, 6-3 Wayzata, 5-3 Moorhead, 8-2 Centennial, 4-0 Anoka).
Losses in which they've outshot the opponent by a lot:
WBL (3-2 in OT), Cloquet (4-2, en), Elk River (5-3, en)
Losses in which they've outshot the opponent by a small margin:
Minnetonka (3-2), Holy Angels (4-3). Also, the tie against Centennial.
Conclusion: East has no problem outshooting their opponents but struggles to put those shots in the net and also has serious problems in close games.
Also, they are 4-0 at the DECC and 1-6-1 away from it. The security blanket is that the section tournament is there. But if they can't go into the 7AA tourney expecting to be a top-4 seed if they lose more road games against opponents like Grand Rapids and Forest Lake, both of which are coming up on the schedule.
So what causes these trends? Who knows. Lack of someone who can bury the puck? Poor goalie play? Lack of some killer instinct, as a product of recent losses in sections? (There's only one player left on the roster who's played in a state tournament.) Probably some combination. 'm not trying to sound harsh, but I wonder what it is.
I feel sorry for them when they next face Randolph, though.
Is it time to panic? Not quite yet. They're still East, they're still outplaying their opposition, and we're only halfway through the season. But if they lose in Rapids next week, things could start getting dicey.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:52 pm
by karl(east)
Who was in goal for East tonight?
Also, did Kyle Lutzka play? He wasn't out there in the Centennial game, which screws up the lines and takes away a good scoring threat.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:55 pm
by Neutron 14
karl(east) wrote:Also, they are 4-0 at the DECC and 1-6-1 away from it.
So what causes these trends?
Besides opponents get homered at the DECC?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:56 pm
by dulutheastfan
I still cant get over that east let 4 goals in in the third poor defense, or poor goaltending.....seemed good after the second period but letit get away in the third ahhh....

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:12 am
by waldo589
great third period comeback. who knew those elks had it in them? hennum put on an amazing performance with 50+ shots fired on goal...
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:33 am
by GR3343
Not going to pile on, but I figured this was gonna be a close one. Proving once again, there is no clear cut leader in 7AA. The field is wide open, and the meeting next week between GR and East is suddenly bigger than expected. Should be a dandy, the angry wounded Greyhounds vs the up and coming Indians. This would've been a great one on FSN.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:18 am
by rayfinkel
The duluth goaltending wasn't the problem, 2 of the goals were one timers at the hash marks, one goal was scored with a guy walking out of the corner unthouched and the gw was scored on the 4th shot of the scrum out front. The Duluth Defense seemed to be the problem, they just let down.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:44 pm
by ColdasIce
Wow Lee, didn't think you'd be that upset.
Goatending is definitely the problem. You can't let in 5 goals (empty netter) on 20 shots. Heard coop couldn't cover anything up, leaves too many rebounds. Defense was horrible, forwards had 55 shots and end up with 3 goals????
Larson is back in the hunt, someone please step up and stop the puck for the hard working ones.
Heard Lutzka is not playing with same intensity he was earlier in year, and new kid replaced him on 2nd line. Who is the transfer, any one?
post 9101
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:03 pm
by boblee
Shots were 55-22 and East had a 3-0 lead. If I were an East fan, I would be furious. However, I am not an East fan so I think it's somewhat comical.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:04 pm
by Frequent_MN_Flyer
east hockey wrote:dulutheastfan wrote:Dont know what could of happened with 4 goals in the third sloppy sloppy sloppy
This result goes beyond irritating, and it occurs to me; East hasn't really won a game this year which they should have lost, but they sure have lost some games they should have won.
I mean, c'mon guys...I don't care who you're playing, you get a team down two goals and you have your foot on their throat, you jump up and down on it. You don't let them get up.
Four goals allowed on 20 shots? Assuming that stat is right, that's brutal.
That's all I have. Anything more and I'll be stepping over the line and have to delete my own post.
Lee

Re: post 9101
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:21 pm
by Neutron 14
boblee wrote:Shots were 55-22 and East had a 3-0 lead. If I were an East fan, I would be furious. However, I am not an East fan so I think it's somewhat comical.
Well put boblee.

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:21 pm
by CB00
Elks 5
East 3
FINAL

Re: post 9101
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:11 pm
by ColdasIce
boblee wrote:Shots were 55-22 and East had a 3-0 lead. If I were an East fan, I would be furious. However, I am not an East fan so I think it's somewhat comical.
you suck boblee, see you thursday when the hounds beat your stupid indians
Re: post 9101
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:29 pm
by Frequent_MN_Flyer
ColdasIce wrote:boblee wrote:Shots were 55-22 and East had a 3-0 lead. If I were an East fan, I would be furious. However, I am not an East fan so I think it's somewhat comical.
you suck boblee, see you thursday when the hounds beat your stupid indians
I wouldn't mess with 'em!
post 9105
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:40 pm
by boblee
ColdasIce wrote:boblee wrote:Shots were 55-22 and East had a 3-0 lead. If I were an East fan, I would be furious. However, I am not an East fan so I think it's somewhat comical.
you suck boblee, see you thursday when the hounds beat your stupid indians
Outstanding comeback
