Was at Saturday's tilt in Mankato; a couple takeaways...
Purple Cows goalie was pretty good, made a few nice saves in traffic (Side note: When you name your kid Dryden, aren't you kind of setting him up in life to be a goalie?)
Mankato finished every check on every shift; which is what you want. However, every whistle, every stoppage there they were pushing, shoving, chirping. Rivera, #23 seemed to really enjoy getting that elbow up into the head and shoulders area of the Sioux players. Must be watching a lot of WWE during his down time.
Pinto was very noticeable out there; like what he brings especially on offense, not afraid to get into the heavy traffic areas.
Faceoffs are definitely an area in need of improvement; seemed like the Cows got about 80% in the first 2 periods
Scheel was solid all night for us; lot of traffic in front of him on that last goal
Boys played a fast game; they were fun to watch...hope this translates into more W's as the season progresses.