A lot of the problem was that Orpik's partner (Cass) decided to chase his
cover over to the boards, top of the circle, leaving the crease uncovered --
BC had problems with this man-for-man, lock-on stuff several times, giving
Maine some quality, all-alone chances in front -- something they're going to
have to address before Albany.

BTW, as a fan of the game (a BC fan, at that), I felt a little cheated last
night -- saw an exciting contest between 2 excellent teams at the top of
their game unravel in the last 4 minutes after a somewhat marginal call by
Piotrowski to create a 5-on-3 (!) -- don't think I've ever seen a ref insert
himself into the game like that in that situation -- just feel that this
game deserved better.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay Satow" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 12:26 PM


> Anybody who was at Worcester care to answer a
> question regarding the Maine goal?
>
> What I saw on TV was this:  A stick was sliding across
> the ice.  The puck came to Schutte in the crease, and
> behind him was a BC player (turned out to be Orpik)
> trying to cover him, but without a stick.  Schutte had
> position on Orpik.  Schutte made a couple of moves,
> scored, and Orpik raised his hands, as if to complain.
>
> My guess is that he had a legitimate beef - that he
> had lost his stick, and that someone, probably
> Schutte, pushed it away (which should be an
> interference penalty).
>
> BUT I thought that it was odd that he basically stood
> there and watched as Schutte swept the puck laterally
> across the crease about three times and tucked the
> puck behind Clemmensen.  Seems to me that he should
> have at least popped Schutte on the shoulder and
> preferably tried to give him a bear hug.  A penalty
> would have been better than watching the opponent with
> the goalie at his mercy, right at the edge of the
> crease.
>
> Clay
>
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