It's 0-0 after two periods, but man, has there been plenty of action. Both goaltenders have been amazing.
Rockford's Jesse Bennefield received a slashing major and a game misconduct, and the Komets' Mario Larocque recieved an instigation penalty for retaliating. UHL President Richard Brosal is in attendance tonight and the league is going to review whether the instigation penalty was the proper call since Larocque could argue that he was simply defending himself from the slash. I'll let you know what I hear.
Another highlight was a beautiful hip check by Mike Dombkiewicz. Haven't seen one of those lately and it was perfectly executed.
Great game to watch so far.
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I only do that about 10 times a day. I'm up to 12 today.
I truly don't see where Kiyaga is the next coming Blake.... Yes, he plays hard. Yes, he gives excellent effort. No, he is not in the top 6 d-men we have on this team. You can post +/- crap all you want, doesn't mean a hill of beans. We all watch the games, we all watch Kiyaga get the puck and get rid of it before it hits his stick, like he is a deer in headlights. Remember, Kiyaga is out there generally against other team's 3rd lines and our 3rd line has been on fire... Of course, Blake doesn't mention that....
Never said he was. Why does everybody think I did? All I said was that Hit Somebody was embarrassing himself by constantly disparaging him, and then I backed it up with facts. You know, those little things that are the truth? Please read exactly what I said, not what someone else said I said.
And on the road he's generally out there against the opponents' first line when their coach has the last change. You can all go look the box scores on the Komets web site and check them out for yourselves.
You should also consider he's doing EXACTLY what he is told to do by the coach and nothing more, and there are some d-men who are in the doghouse because they do not. Why do you think Honkanen didn't play Saturday? Coach and his teammates love him. In fact, a few of the players have asked me for real names of bloggers so they could point that out to you personally, but I figured that wasn't a very good idea.
They think a lot of you are hilarious. Every day I walk into the locker room, that's usually the first topic of discussion. Makes my life such a joy.
The bottom line is the way this team is set up you are going to have to play at least two and usually three rookies each night on defense. That's the rules. It doesn't matter if you or I think he's among the Komets' top six defensemen because he's going to play because of those circumtances. Give the kid credit for working his butt off and improving. I guarantee you if the Komets cut him, and they won't, he'd have offers from at least four teams within an hour. Everybody is looking for rookie defensemen who don't make mistakes, and the Komets already have one.
Would you like to have a rookie who shoots more hits more, whatever? Maybe. But those rookies are not in this league, especially not on defense. The Komets have a chance to build him into that because he listens and he's willing to learn, and he's not hurting them on the ice right now.
Why would they even care about what we say on here? LOL
Scoops is my favorite scooper....and I love the Caveman. He has the best comercials on tv. I love it when he makes that kind of sideways smile and shakes his head. The new one when he is in the therapist's office and his mom calls is priceless.
Jungle Monkey obviously beat me to the punch. LOL
Funny that someone sat next to those guys and heard them talking negative about KSP....things that make you want to go HMMMM????
Only joking so don't get your panties in an uproar.
Go Komets....peace out Artie fans....LOL
Wow! Blake that was longer than my late night rants. I am actually surprised coach lets the players read this stuff but then again, if they are taking it for what it is, why not. Although I am pretty sure that I heard a few blogger names mentioned everytime they smacked the ping pong ball around last weekend ;-)
I don't know, the way people talk about Arthur you would have thought he went Steve Smith in the Cup finals. Heck even that guy I don't think got as much grief and he stayed in the same town for years afterwards.
I don't know..sigh. This is a good team with good players and coach who are good people. I guess it is blog nature to focus on perceived negatives. I guess in my world I just think to leave the players alone and let them do what they have been doing and trust the coaching staff and management to take care of the rest.
To spend my time picking at guys who are working hard for alot less than most of us make doesn't make sense to me. Yes they are "professional" atheletes but in title only. They are not getting paid enough to deal with crap especially when it gets personal like it has here in certain cases.
I say all of this because I would not be afraid to walk into their lockeroom, look each guy in the eye and introduce myself.
Arrggh ok I am in a bad mood tonight. This is not meant as an attack of anyone. Just getting some frustration out.
Goodnight all.
By the way....go back and look at what I said about Kiyaga. I never disparaged him at all. I just said I don't see what the rest of you see in him. I said he was a decent player that is playing in the wrong position. He would be a great forward. Is that negative? Is it negative to say that he is not one of our best 6 D-Men...It is just my opinion. So continue to smear my words Super Fan. Continue to run around like you have to defend him from the evil bloggers on here that might have an opinion that is different from yours. I could just agree with everything you say...that would be fun.
Then I'd have to shoot myself. LOL.
OK, fair enough. Maybe I just think he's a better defenseman than you do. Good enough.
I even admitted he is improving and is looking better. I love the current group of Komets. This is the best team we have had in years from top to bottom. Thank god these guys aren't losing. Could you imagine the tone on here....Look Out!!!
LOL
Then I would shoot you. LOL.
All seriousness here...this team is fun to watch. I haven't missed a game in about 10 years. And I love Komet hockey. As you can tell alot of the time I like to get you guys thinking a little or alot. I mean no harm by what I type here. Most of it is BS and is only to add some humor or fun. At times it does go a little far and I admit that. I hope that we can all get along and continue to support his team. Except for you Scoops....LOL only kidding.
Can you feel the love tonight????? Man, do I need to go home and have a beer. Good night all.
Play nice, Santa is watching.
Blake, I love you man....no....I really love you man.....really.
Have we seen this before?
Hit posts, minions agree, a few object, Hit retorts, minions agree, I object, Hit retorts, minions agree, someone lays a beating on Hit, he disappears for 24 hours only to return rejuvenated, apologetic, and giddy like a school girl. Next game....repeat the above.
You say you love this team this year? Best team to watch in years? Prove it. Prove it by not being a (edited) sometimes by beating to death the horse that carries little, if any, significance to the team or their performances.
I just have one question...why so hostile? Does it make you feel better?
You talk about personal attacks I've never seen so many on here...I thought this was supposed to be fun...its not fun when people attack you for voicing your opinion sometimes its just downright hurtful...I mean are we really that bad that you feel the need to degrate us?
I know I've said some things but it was all in fun...sometimes I think you are too serious
Sometimes I second guess on posting anything for fear that you'll just rip me apart for it...I shouldn't have to feel that way and yes I have feelings I am a woman you know LOL
Scoops just proved himself....nice job buddy. You got called out by a blogger that heard you and your bean bag throwers trashing the team...and you personally attack me. Nice job Scoops.
And speaking of beating a dead horse...what the heck do you do everytime you post...look in the mirror before you nail others.
While I did say I think at times Kiyaga might be too small for D-man, I do like him and believe he is improving. I agree with you Blake, I believe he may be the only one on the team doing exactly what coach asks all the time. Even as good as the team is, I would love to see how good we could be if everyone would listen to what coach is preaching all the time. Arthur has my respect for paying his own way to camp as well. That is unheard of in this day and age. My hope is that by the end of the season he may be allowed to push the puck up ice with his speed and see what happens. I think there may be some offense being stashed away right now for a while he is learning.
Hit, if much of what you say is BS, why post it? Doesn't seem to make alot of sense to me. You seem to ride the fence better than John Kerry on loving and hating this team. And you seem awefully disappointed with what you see on the ice for loving the team so much.
I can tell you love Komet Hockey, just the same as many others. But for where this team is there sure are alot of unhappy campers out there. I hate to see what would be on this blog if we started this year like we did last year.
Can you imagine if a blog existed in the mid 90's?
Wow....we debate to fight or not to fight, we debate to body check or not to body check, we debate who should be in the line-up and who shouldn't be in the lineup, and somehow I hate this team? You guys are off your rockers. How many of you can honestly say that you haven't posted something on here that hasn't been to stir someone else up or to be funny...if you say no, you are kidding yourself. The personal attacks are fine and dandy if that is what you choose to do. I could care less what you type about me or what name you choose to call me. If I say something that is intended to be funny, don't freak out like little babies. It isn't that big of a deal. For now on, let Scoops run this site and he can post what our opinions should be and he can call everyone vulgar names that are uncalled for. Nice Class Scoops, you work for this team in a way....wow.
Uh, I think you need to re-read the "imsmithkaiser" post again. This is not in reference to us. There is a gentleman who sits a few rows behind us who has quite a few interesting things to yell during and postgame. I know exactly who this poster is talking about.
Exactly, the guy sits in the same seat every game wears his Komets jersey and at the end of the game can't wait to yell something negative. Especially about Frenchy. I honestly don't see why people ride him so much. We definitely have the best chance of winning with him between the pipes. And he is the second rated goalie in the league behing Pool. Not sure what more people want from him.
He is the best goalie in the league. I just hope we don't run him into the ground.
Fair enough, and that is a concern. I just wonder playing mostly two weekend nights a week as they are right now ow run down he would get. I would like to see McWhinney at home so we could see what he has to offer.
I am about the least serious person you will ever meet. That I am serious about.
Second guessing a post because of me? Excuse my laughter.
Hit, I have not said anything different that others have said here that in essense have said "shut up". I may have been a little more direct and and little more blunt. Do I feel better about it? Absolutely not. Thats not me. I just wish you would quit peeing in the pool we all swim in.
Just watched the you tube of the Big Snake - Morency fight. Where I sit couldn't see it. I say a draw, slight edge to Morency. Should be an exciting series the rest of the year.
You do strike me as the sweet innocent quiet type...If I pee in the pool...well then you must be pooping in it.
Hit, by the way, see my earlier post in this stream. I sit with scoops and am also a scoopsguy. I posted the stuff about the guy that sits near us bashing Frenchy and Coach. sccops and I both sat there amazed! Also reread earlier posts in this stream by Melissa and imsmithkaiser, that backed us up on that.