dlbalr Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 After defeating the league leading Heat in their last time out, one would logically think things would get easier for the Bulldogs (7-9-1-1). Sadly this is not the case as tonight they travel to Syracuse to take on the Crunch (13-5-1-1), the Eastern Conference leaders. Syracuse is three points behind Abbotsford but have two games in hand. Keith Aulie and Brett Connolly are both expected to return to the lineup for the Crunch, as if their lineup wasn't good enough already.Projected Syracuse lines:(These are guesses based on +/- data from previous games which means surely some of these will be wrong) Brown - Conacher - Connolly Palat - Johnson - PanikLabrie - Angelidis - Wyman Killorn - Devos - Neilson Cote - Taormina Barberio - Gudas Aulie - Nightengale Tokarski Projected Hamilton lines: Holland - Dumont - GallagherBlunden - Boyce - LeblancQuailer - Chaput - PalushajHagel - Nattinen - Stortini Beaulieu - EllisTinordi - CommodoreNash - St-Denis Desjardins Puck drop is at 7:30 PM, Funny820 as always will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 It appears that Bournival will be listed as a healthy scratch for this one. He missed last game with an illness. Corbin is also a no-go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lammy Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 GO DOGS GO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 The good news? Syracuse has their backup in net. The bad news? They scored before Hamilton even got control of the puck, a goal 26 seconds into the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Over 7 minutes in, Syracuse has more goals (2) than Hamilton has shots (1). This isn't good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Oh boy, 3-0 now. 2 PPG's for Syracuse already against a Hamilton road PK that was just over 75% on the season. The Bulldogs still just have one shot on goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Palushaj scores in the last minute (great play by Beaulieu to control the puck, skate behind the net before centering) to make it 3-1. The score flatters Hamilton who has been dominated in every facet of the game. Shots are 18-6 through 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 No scoring in the 2nd, a period that the Bulldogs were considerably better than they were in the first (though I'm not sure they could have played worse). Leblanc missed a glorious opportunity in the last minute, he hasn't had a great game. Shots are 32-12, Desjardins is the only reason this is a game still. After a shaky start, he has been terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miklin Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 hoping the NHL settles shortly or we can expect more of this the rest of the season. I like your theory that an NHL settlement will help the Dogs who shouldn't suffer any major roster hits and should be able to develop their young talent at a better pace against more evenly matched teams. I know I'm a homer (d'oh) but I have found, since becoming a Dogs fan way back in 1997, that there always appears to be officials who "have it in" for certain teams. In years past, we suffered through the unexplainable calls of Bob Langdon and then Dean Morton. I've found in the last few years, any games the Dog's play where Dave Lewis officiates, we seem to get in unexplainable penalty problems. Two men down early in this game for almost a minute and a half takes the wind out of the sails pretty early. Man, this season is getting frustrating. The Hamilton media is still semi ga-ga re the attendance but the school day game, Marlie games, Bell Centre games have given the figures some inflation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 A really tough schedule hasn't helped their cause either. Quite a few times I recall typing that a team was either a league, conference, or division leader, and we're just 20 games into the season. I haven't looked ahead any but I'd have to think that it's bound to get easier at some point. 5-1 is the final, I'm glad I didn't stick around for the 3rd. Sadly with Desjardins coughing up 5, we'll likely see Mayer tomorrow. http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1010186 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Syracuse is the Norfolk team that ripped the league last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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