First GB game for me tonight. Appreciate they will have played 3 games in 4 days but Romania were not impressive. GB had so much time on the puck - meant that plenty of basic system errors went unpunished, including an instance where all 5 GB players were all around the puck and a break left Bowns to save the day. PP appeared to have some of the same issues as Devils.
But they can only beat what's in front of them - hope they go on to upset the next qualification round.
Some fans have previously suggested a revamp of the Challenge Cup where NIHL sides would be involved...that game tonight is what I would expect were an EIHL side to play an NIHL team early season.
Most EIHL sides would have beaten Romania tonight - and I say that cautiously given the various similar claims about NHL and EIHL teams in the past. That game just struck me as a friendly in terms of the speed and fight on show - save for a few checks into the boards every now and then.
That being said, Kirk, Neilson and Perlini were different level tonight for GB. I'd have Perlini in Cardiff in a heartbeat.
