Spirko is always the player of the game . He really can work the puck, although it got away from him a few times.
I did think the Sioux were pretty keyed up during the game, especially in the 3rd period, it seemed like passes weren't connecting and they couldn't hold the zone. They did have some great pressuring opportunities, but then someone out at the blue line would let the puck go by. They need to focus on making good passes and setting up in good position to score. Too often they were set up in a way that there was no way they were going to score, especially at the end.
I think Prpich was lucky he stayed out of the box on a few occasions. I would really like to see less stuffing players faces into the ice from him, sometimes I wonder if he focuses a little too much on getting under the other team's skin and loses sight of other stuff, like, you know, setting up and/or scoring goals. I agree he has been much calmer in the last few weeks but last night it seemed like he was reverting to his old ways. I think tonight is the big test of whether he can keep that mischievous streak in check.
I didn't think Stafford was missing, he was great on the PK, but he wasn't the presence that he could be. Hopefully, tonight!