Wayne wrote:
>In defense of MSU's Smith, the replay did
>make it seem likely that another MSU stick deflected the puck, at
>least upwards. ;-)
 
I think that was Vanstaalduinen's stick, and he may have directed it sideways
as well as up.  Either way, it beat Alban clean. :-(  Smith looked like he was
just trying to find the easiest out (i.e. bank it off the back board behind the
MSU goal) and just spun a bit too far back towards his own net.  Bart has a
somewhat unlucky streak of getting his stick in the way, as I believe it was
his stick which deflected in one of the goals at Bowling Green last year in
MSU's 6-4 loss in January.  (Not that Bart hasn't stopped 100 times more goal-
scoring opportunities with his defensive play over the past 3 years, but he
does seem to be unlucky in this respect.)
 
G. M. Finniss
Michigan State University 0-0-0, 1-1-0
Still on the "We Can't Win a Tournament to Save Our Lives" Tour
 
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