Textbook Lollygagging

OK, before I talk about that trainwreck of a game I want to mention Zwerger.  He was traded to the Everett Silvertips for a 3rd round pick in next year's bantam draft.  Overall I'd say it's a good move.  It gives Spokane another pick in the draft next year which will help continue to build a contender for the next few seasons and it puts the Chiefs down to the 20 year old and Euro limits.  Plus Spokane keeps Bechtold who is a better defensive forward than Zwerger was.  Downside is he was traded to Everett, which means he will likely try and stick it to us eight times this season.  Too bad there was no one back east we could trade him to.

Now on to that sad excuse for a game Saturday.  It came down to one thing:  Lollygagging.  Tri-City was better at skating, scoring, defense, puck movement, play control, transition, hitting, hustling, line changes, goaltending, and scoring.  I know I mentioned scoring twice but Tri scored 8 times so it gets mentioned twice.  Spokane was clearly the superior team in lollygagging.  They were lollygagging all over the place.  I know this team is young and I know they will lose games, but they need to work hard and show they want to be on this team.  Otherwise it could make for a long and  frustrating season.  I expect a better effort at home.  This team and players are certainly capable of it.  I'd write more but thinking about this game in detail makes me throw up a little bit.

In short:

There are 72 games in the season.  Let's put game 1 in the rear view mirror and get ready to win game 2.  Go Chiefs!