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cloneinator
(Been Here Awhile)
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 Posted - 02/20/2012 : 7:05:16 PM
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CINCINNATI, Ohio – Dan Eves’ second goal of the night broke a 2-2 tied in the third period as the Cincinnati Cyclones (24-18-1-7) held on to defeat the Gwinnett Gladiators (29-14-7-4) by a 3-2 final score in front of 2,016 at U.S. Bank Arena on Monday afternoon.
Cincinnati raced out to an early 1-0-lead as Mike Pelech buried a rebound past Gladiators goalie Joe Palmer (L, 28 saves, 10-8-1-2) for a power play goal at 7:47. Then, at 17:19, Dan Eves cannoned in a one-timer to extend the Cincinnati cushion to 2-0 at the first intermission.
Gwinnett cut the Cyclones lead in half at 10:38 of the middle stanza when David Brownschidle batted a loose puck behind Cincinnati net minder Brian Foster (W, 31 saves, 10-3-0-1), making it 2-1 after 40 minutes.
The Gladiators found the equalizer at 1:47 of the third period as Jonathan Parker’s wrist shot from the right circle snuck through Foster’s legs and trickled in, knotting things at 2-2. However, after a frantic scramble in front of the Gwinnett goal, Eves found a loose puck and poked in his second lamp lighter of the night at 7:09, pushing Cincinnati ahead 3-2. And thanks to 14 third period saves from Foster, the Cyclones held on to win by the same score.
The Cyclones Radio Network Three Stars of the Game are as follows:
First Star: Dan Eves (2 goals, 1 assist for Cincinnati)
Second Star: Mike Pelech (1 goal, 1 assist for Cincinnati)
Third Star: Anthony Luciani (3 assists for Cincinnati)
The Cyclones and Gladiators return to the ice on Wednesday night at U.S. Bank Arena with a 7:30pm opening face-off. It will be another Wet Wednesday, with $1 PBR and Miller High Life flowing all night long. In addition, a pre game Pucks N Pinot wine tasting event is available for purchase! |
...And on the eighth day, GOD created the Cyclones! |
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Catch22
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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Posted - 02/20/2012 : 9:46:17 PM
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This team is maddening to watch.
When they decide to play, they can dominate. But they just can't seem to consistently do that, not even over the course of a single game.
Today was another one of those games where the first 10 minutes were just plain awful, then they opened up a can of whoopass for 10 minutes. Then they cruised around until Gwinnett tied it up, and they decided to go ahead and play some hockey again.
I just don't get it. Most every game is a roller coaster ride with these guys and roster changes don't seem to change it much (lots of new guys today and no Aubin, Hazen or Liambas).
At least we actally had 6 defensemen, so that's progress.
Point being is if they'd just play 40 to 50 minutes of every game like they played 20 minutes today they'd hit the playoffs like a runaway dump truck.
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Yes, I grew up playing hockey... In Alabama. |
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cloneinator
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2012 : 10:38:42 AM
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And I leave it to those with more knowledge than me, but to me, that is a coaching issue.
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...And on the eighth day, GOD created the Cyclones! |
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dbc
(Been Here Awhile)
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Posted - 02/21/2012 : 10:59:58 AM
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| Agree 200%. Perhaps they need to take their sedatives an hour earlier so they wake up before the game starts. Seems the last 4-5 home games I look up at the first radio time out after about 7-8 minutes and see the shots as being like 7-1, 9-2 etc against us. When they move their feet and skate they are a much different team. Sometimes, like the game before this, that doesn't start until the the third period when they start one of their patented third period comebacks. When they were playing really well for that stretch they skated from the opening faceoff and entered the offensive zone with the puck rather than just always dump and chase. Considering the short bench they had and the fact they had a third line of all new players though, it was an excellent effort. |
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