Great to hear that Dog Pound crowd and horn again after wayyyyy to long of a time going without it. Stephan Pattison breaks the silence.... CLICK to listen to the highlight from the 93.3 The Peak FM Bulldogs broadcast.
Pop quiz- how many points did the Bulldogs have after the first three games of last year?
Answer- 1. The same amount they have this year. And were people hitting the panic button last year too? Absolutley. And we all know how good last season was. At least the regular season. Does this mean that this season will go like last season? Of course not! It's a long season though, so no panic button for me. The team is winless in three. Three one goal losses.
Negatives? They are giving up too many goals. They aren't getting stellar netminding. They didn't hold a lead in Powell River. They didn't have a good start in Duncan. They had penalty problems in the second at home again the Caps.
Positives? They aren't getting blown out. They have been in everygame. They have shown high offensive abilities. They've scored on the PP and have had a couple of big kills on the PK.
Bottom line? It's early! The team has competed hard. Biggest positive for me is the NEVER SAY DIE attitude that this team seems to have already shown. It was one of the things about previous editions of the Bulldogs that made me proudest to call their games. Never ever quit. And while coaches, players, trainers, colour guys, owners, etc, etc, etc, change it seems that that familiar Bulldogg-ed determination hasn't changed one bit. But again, it's early, of course. Down 5-4 in Powell River in the third period, they came back and tied it 5-5. Down 6-5 they came back and tied it 6-6. In Duncan last Friday they were down 3-0 just FOUR minutes in. They fought to make it 3-1. Then down 4-1. Back to 4-2 and then 4-3. Then 5-3 a minute later. Still no quit, they fought back 5-4 then tied it 5-5. Saturday at home against the Caps again, they were down 5-2 heading into the third. Fought to make it 5-3 and 5-4, and I'd hazard a guess that 99% of the fans in the pound Saturday night just plain believed that the equalizer was just a matter of time. With some luck it should've been there, the guys sure worked for it and in my mind deserved it, they just couldn't get it.
Bottom bottom line- I'll start being negative and ripping the team if they stop fighting and clawing when they are up or down or things look bad. If they keep doing that, in the end they'll win their fare share of games.
Friday- Prince George against the RBC host Spruce Kings 6:45pregame, 7:00 puck drop.
Saturday-Williams Lake again the T-Wolves 7:15pregame, 7:30 puck drop.
Sunday- in Quesnel pregame 2:45pregame 3:00 puck drop.
Drop me a line during the games or here at the blog about anything, hopefully I'll have some internet connections in the pressboxes. Do they have the internet way up there? Kidding, Northern friends. Pressbox/Blogmail
Thanks for stopping by, for the comments/rantings/rippings what-have-you
Hammer
Couple pictures as promised- in Duncan, pics by me. At home, thanks to Sarah for the shots.
2 comments:
oh all you negative peoples just sit back and wait... the dogs always rip it in the end. and besides.. support your team!!! win or loose... i hate is when people get so down after a few losses... i mean, sad yes... but chin up and keep cheering!!!!
GO DOGS!!!!
I'm going to be at all three games this weekend and I'm hoping for good things from the Bulldogs. The first big roadie of the year will hopefully help build team chemistry. The Mills, Wolves and Spruce Kings are all struggling somewhat but so have the Dogs. It will be interesting to see how the teams match up...
Go Dogs Go!
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