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For our new readers and members, the Top Six Minutes is a continuation of the discussion in the game thread. We try to keep it light and entertaining. Full recaps are up the morning after every game.
Pre-game:
- Let me just say, it’s my birthday and a win would be the icing on the cake...or better yet, the wine in the glass.
- Okay, Primeau, let’s see what ya got.
First period:
- Oh, this is not a good start. Ninety seconds in and Zadorov with a gut wrenching hit on Kotkaneimi who falls awkwardly after a kind of a cartwheel move then lands on his head.
- And he’s out of it. This is not good.
- Join the slewfoot or clean debate. If you have a nervous disposition, look away now:
Scary moment as Jesperi Kotkaniemi is hurt after a hit by Nikita Zadorov pic.twitter.com/DQWMFgfcwx
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) December 6, 2019
- What the hell kind of scramble was that in front of the net? I don’t blame you for that one, Primeau. 1-0 Colorado.
- Fleury with a big hit as per the norm.
- This is a surprisingly physical game and we’re only mid-way through the first.
- So a butt end of the stick to Domi’s face doesn’t warrant a call. Here’s hoping we get out of this one alive.
- Ooohh...I’m gonna have to give you part blame for that one Cayden. Petry can have the other half.
- Check out the smooth moves of Nate Thompson! It didn’t result in a goal but I think it was definitely worth a Thompson Shimmy.
Second period:
- Nerves should be gone now that you have the first period under your belt, Primeau. Let’s get ‘er done.
- “Gallagher hesitates along the boards”. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the words ‘Gallagher’ and ‘hesitates’ in the same sentence before.
- Kotkaniemi is out with an upper-body injury. After that fall, he’s lucky it wasn’t a broken neck injury.
- Lehkonen draws a penalty. Now’s our chance.
- Calvert with a shorty. That one is actually on you, Primeau.
- Chiarot and Weber get in a footrace with McKinnon. The result — Chiarot heads to the box.
- It doesn’t really matter how much Primeau stops if we’re not going to score. Come on!
- Nothing like a Gally goal to get things going!
Third period:
- We only need three goals for the win. Keep it simple...Lehkonen hat trick.
- Burakovsky gives Tatar a bear hug and off to the power play we go.
- Cousins takes advantage and makes it a one-goal game!
- Penalty kill time. Hang in there, Cayden. They’re trying our best. Well, they’re trying...
- Primeau breaks out the old scorpion save!
- What a play by Domi to get the puck to Lehkonen and stupid Francouz stopped it. Did you not hear about my Lehkonen hat trick plan?
- A flurry of activity in front of Francouz — led by Gallagher — but can’t tie it up.
- If only we had this energy for the first 40 minutes.
- So, no birthday gift then?
EOTP 3 Stars
3) It was bound to work at some point
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2) Where did that come from?
1) The sparkplug helped to make it a game, at least
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