Devils Vs Brûleurs de Loups - Conti Cup - 19th Nov 23 - FO 19:15 (18:15 UK)
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That felt like a dire midweek game at somewhere like Coventry or Fife. You really felt that we ought to be winning well, but we were never really catching fire. The job is done though and we move on, hopefully to a final on our on ice.
Bowns played extremely well. Also, I was a pretty harsh critic of Crandall when he was resigned, but he's played well this weekend.
Who was it though who made a no look pass in the 3rd and almost gave away a tying goal?
Bowns played extremely well. Also, I was a pretty harsh critic of Crandall when he was resigned, but he's played well this weekend.
Who was it though who made a no look pass in the 3rd and almost gave away a tying goal?
I saw lots of comments on Twitter pre-game asking why Bowns was starting tonight.
That was why. Absolutely outstanding performance. For the first 10 minutes he was keeping us in the tournament on his own.
Slowly we got into the game and were IMO the better side in the second. Grenoble started to get frustrated and there were some pretty blatant penalties ignored by the referees.
Which in hindsight we were probably lucky weren’t called, because those two PPs at the start of the third were horrendous. Possibly the worst successive powerplays I’ve ever seen.
Fortunately we managed to survive them and thanks to some huge saves from Bowns we saw out the game without taking into OT.
Phew!
That was why. Absolutely outstanding performance. For the first 10 minutes he was keeping us in the tournament on his own.
Slowly we got into the game and were IMO the better side in the second. Grenoble started to get frustrated and there were some pretty blatant penalties ignored by the referees.
Which in hindsight we were probably lucky weren’t called, because those two PPs at the start of the third were horrendous. Possibly the worst successive powerplays I’ve ever seen.
Fortunately we managed to survive them and thanks to some huge saves from Bowns we saw out the game without taking into OT.
Phew!
Well done to the team. Had a job to do and got it done. Was far from vintage Devils performances but you have to respect the teams ability to grind it out. Second Conti Cup finals in two years. As Devils fans you have to appreciate how spoiled we get it sometimes to always be in the mix for these competitions.
