The Weyburn Red Wings came to play tonight and it just wasn't the Bruins' night.
Although the effort was there, and the Bruins did a good job of finishing their checks, they struggled in a lot of aspects of the game and an entertaining third-period comeback wasn't enough to avoid a 4-2 loss.
It was a night where the Bruins had an awful time trying to move the puck in all areas of the ice, whether it was breaking out of their zone or on the power play. They just seemed to be out of sync. There were a lot of mistakes made.
Give them credit for coming out strong in the third period though. A crisp pass by Ryan Ostertag to Michael Hengen (one of the only ones all night) resulted in Hengen's shot being bobbled by Mitch Kilgore, popping out of his glove and being knocked in by Ostertag.
But the Wings replied on a Thomas Carleton goal just 39 seconds later to retain their three-goal lead. But that didn't faze the Bruins, and they got another goal from Dylan Smith on a feed from Taylor Reich in the goalmouth.
Speaking of which, Reich spent a good chunk of the game with Smith and Olson, with Neufeld alongside Paslawski and Johnstone/Froese. Keith said that's the way it will stay for at least a while as they try to get two consistent scoring lines going.
Paslawski was a physical presence out there and had some chances, although like Keith said in the interview below, he could have used his shot more.
Dylan Schellenberg did all the little things right in his debut. There were no scraps, but he made his presence felt and was effective.
One of the highlights of the game was a big hip check by Austin Yano in the second period. I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't Kauk. Looks like he's picked something up from his D partner.
Here's the game summary:
http://www.estevanmercury.ca/article/20111126/ESTMERCURY0204/111129846/-1/estmercury/bruins-fall-4-2-in-weyburn
Both teams will meet at Spectra Place tomorrow to do it all over again.
Post-game with Keith:
Keith Cassidy Nov. 25 by lewis94
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