Well, I am now back and settled in at my abode so updates will now be a little more frequent and informative. I wasn't able to catch Thursday's game, but I did manage to check out yesterday's win against the Lake Erie Monsters. A solid effort from the team, and they were rewarded with the duke.
That said, there is some bad news to have come out of yesterday's game. For those who haven't heard, the injured reserve for the Moose has grown by a few more, as Ryan Shannon and Jannick Hansen are both out. Shannon re-injured his knee and Hansen suffered a concussion as a result of actions in Thursday's game. Here's hoping to a speedy recovery for both of them.
Outside of that, though, the Moose looked quite good in last night's win over the Monsters. Victoria Salmon Kings player, Milan Gajic, has been playing quite well with winger Michael Grabner and look to be developing some chemistry with each other. Grabner scored a goal that I wouldn't exactly classify as a highlight reel candidate, but it was the eventual game winner and his performance out there was enough to get him the first star consideration.
Speaking of good performances, the veteran captain Mike Keane has been able to lead by example, lengthening his goal scoring streak to 2 games and has been stepping it up with his play as of late. As well, a player that I've singled out now for some time, Swiss player Juraj Simek, had a very strong game, generating some chances and having a consistent effort all the way through that night. I would say this has probably been the best game I've seen from him. Here's hoping he's going to be turning the corner here.
Nathan McIver was another stand-out in last night's game, including a nice moment where he was able to foil a short handed chance by the Monsters with a nice poke check. Out of all the blueliners, I would say McIver has been the most consistent player thus far. Great to see.
The most impressive player for me last night, though, was Corey Schneider, who was absolute nails against the Monsters. He was able to weather an early storm against the Monsters, who had a fairly strong first period and then faltered as the game went on. He wasn't really tested as the night went on, but he was very strong when he needed to be. Of note was that I saw Schneider getting out of his net and playing the puck more, which seems to indicate to me that he's gaining confidence. Really great to see and I really hope that Arniel will feel confident about giving him some more games. The lone goal that Schneider did let in was one where he had zero chance at stopping...lack of defensive zone coverage allowed a Monster defender to come in and bury his chance.
The Crunch are coming up! More to follow, post-game!
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