tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post6156757373287828222..comments2023-10-23T15:54:13.715-04:00Comments on The Dark Blue Jacket: Gallos' Six-Pack for Game 3: Phoenix CoyotesTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563836029433927521noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-56739873323919153652013-01-24T20:00:56.621-05:002013-01-24T20:00:56.621-05:00Mason needs to go to Springfield and play a lot of...Mason needs to go to Springfield and play a lot of games and gain some confidence, he cannot do that here. If some team is dumb enough to claim him on waivers, that's great for us! McElhinney deserves a shot here, he certainly couldn't be any worse than Mason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-57822633713156987192013-01-24T18:16:17.848-05:002013-01-24T18:16:17.848-05:00To say, "Mason sucks" because the team l...To say, "Mason sucks" because the team lost the game isn't fair in my book. To say that Mason did not play well...and his lack of good play was a contributing factor in the team's loss? That's eminently fair.<br /><br />And sadly, I wonder if the team simply does not have faith in him and, like a losing quarterback in football, just isn't playing as hard for him. It took a while to get to this point, but here we are.Dark Blue Jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-82668742841378872792013-01-24T18:09:05.467-05:002013-01-24T18:09:05.467-05:00Author's Note: As I pondered this post throug...Author's Note: As I pondered this post throughout the day, I wondered if I was too hard on Steve Mason. Written with the bile still fresh in my throat, I wasn't in a very forgiving mood. It was refreshing to see the players stick up for Mason, and call out their own play. For there just didn't seem to be that many blocked shots, that I noticed. Maybe I'm just not that observant.<br /><br />Mason is trying to be the number 1 guy. Fox Sports had a great camera angle on Sullivan's second goal. He had time and space in the high slot. Advantage shooter. A great look at the net, with no traffic so he could pick his hole. Advantage shooter. And he had the goal tender moving, advantage shooter. On the other hand, Mason appeared to have a clear look at the puck. To be the number one guy, you need to make the GREAT save on that. You need to stone Sullivan's third goal at the post. Saving the average stuff, but never making the great save is not the path to the number one spot. He just seemed too frantic. If he can settle down and just play the puck calmly and coolly he's got a shot at some of those. Easy for me to say, I know. So in the end, his teammates did not play well in front of him, but he didn't do much to bail them out either. The goal tender has to be your best penalty killer. He wasn't.Galloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151870407426712857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-3954100755449586722013-01-24T16:37:45.914-05:002013-01-24T16:37:45.914-05:00I can't believe some people. One loss and it&#...I can't believe some people. One loss and it's time to throw in the hat. I guess if he was a Philly fan, he'd be slitting his wrists, considering they lost their first 2 games. Or maybe I'm thinking of L.A. Anyway, point is one bad game does not a season make. Bob has been very good in goal. Overall, the team is playing hard. Yeah, that doesn't guarantee wins, but if you play hard and your goalie keeps you in the game, you're going to win games. So, Anonymous, take a chill pill. The Old Grouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01235393209892391481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-1837068382679055212013-01-24T14:09:16.608-05:002013-01-24T14:09:16.608-05:00Three games in and we are the 8th seed. Better st...Three games in and we are the 8th seed. Better start than the Flyers....Go Jackets.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208588674661015176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-54413299407093588532013-01-24T10:48:06.143-05:002013-01-24T10:48:06.143-05:00Oh for Gawd's sake, was it really worth it to ...Oh for Gawd's sake, was it really worth it to make the effort just to post that?<br /><br />It was a bad game, no denying that, but to assume that any team, ANY team, is not going to have a few is just idiotic.roadmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428186765576335903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-23037292569062360912013-01-24T01:32:11.157-05:002013-01-24T01:32:11.157-05:00The first 2 games were the last ones we'll be ...The first 2 games were the last ones we'll be proud of this season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com