Exciting game last night.
Miller was the best player on the ice. I have been his number one fan since the SCCC series last year. I think he showed everyone what I have seen for awhile. Doubters be damned.
Martens also looked good, he skates hard and controls both ends of the ice well. Genoway looked very fast, as did Duncan.
Grieco was terrible, he created many opportunities for the opponents be giving big rebounds. This kept the puck in play on the PK, and created many Sioux penalties in front of the net. His reflexes were slow and positioning was off. I have NO doubt he will get better. If Walski doesn't play tonight, I think he NEVER will, in a meaningful game.
Oshie is trying too hard, the other team is focusing on him. Just pass the puck. Kozek looked bad. Duncan only looked good when he wasn't with Oshie / Kozek.
Porter played very well. He is a tough player and I think the best passer on the team.
Chorney looked better than Lee offensively and really attacked the net. What I don't like is that Chorney poorly executes some easy passes on the PP. Insted of delivering a puck that can be one timed, he consistently put the puck to the wrong side of the player.
On the PK your goalie has to be good, ours was not. We have some good faceoff guys, but there will be no faceoffs if you keep giving up huge rebounds (except at center ice).
Forney looked good, he seems to know just what angle to take. He was tentative, but really showed som flashes. Vandevelde had his good moments and also had a couple of Vanek defensive moments.
2 years ago Fabian had his best ever game in Mankato. This was maybe his worst. Terrible defense, couldn't stay up. Out of position, couldn't clear the puck on the PK, couldn't pass the puck. Not pretty...
I would love to see either Forney or Bishop with Martens / Miller tonight. Sioux should roll if they get OK goaltending.