The Vig

Crap, that’s what I get for not saving before I go back to texting. The Hawks have looked slow to open the game. Everett has done a nice job of flopping, getting two calls from a compliant Derek Zalaski. Mucha is giving up way too many rebounds and it cost him at 2:50 as Kyle Beach scored into an empty net. Where oh where is Ryan Kerr? I keep hearing he’ll be back by the next game. They must mean the next next game.
-Scott Gabriel can neither skate nor handle the puck. A turnover literally right in front of the crease results in a second Everett goal. I’ve no idea who the other defenseman is, but Gabriel should be benched. Period.
-Having trouble with the software again…
-Jacob Dietrich scores shorthanded to make it 2-1. A little later, an Everett player shoves Mucha, Mucha retaliates. No call either way. Zalaski is completely out to lunch by this time.
-Zalaski calls back-to-back penalties on the Hawks. Both were clearly embellished by the Everett players involved. The league promised to clamp down on this behavior some time back. Either they don’t care, or they haven’t properly trained their officials. First period officiating is a disgrace. Just terrible.

Will things get better in the second? Stay tuned.