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Calder Cup Final Game 2: Moose 3 Bears 1: Final

This is nearly a must-win for Manitoba, as games 3, 4 and 5 will all be played in Hershey. Lame format.

The Moose talked after game 1 about what they need to change. Not blowing a 3-1 lead would be a great start. Gad, it runs in the Canucks family doesn't it?

I'll recap every period as per usual.

Go Moose!

PERIOD 1

Bah! I worked late and missed the majority of the 1st period. I did hear the guys say that the Moose gave up 2 breakaways at one point in the period and the usual suspect, Alexandre Giroux made the Moose pay. 1-0 Bears after 1.

Shots after 1: Bears 10 Moose 8

PERIOD 2

The Bears were all over the Moose to start the 2nd, to the point of the fans booing the home team. But when they got a powerplay they finally applied pressure, and Jason Jaffray tied the game 1-1, with assists going to Michael Grabner and Nolan Baumgartner.

What a difference that goal made for the Moose. They stole all of the momentum after that, outshooting the Bears 14-4 in the second, but were halted by the great goaltending of Bears' goalie Michael Neuvirth. The Moose are on fire, but we'll see if they can bag the winner on Neuvirth in the 3rd.

PERIOD 3

DAMN YOU, PENGUINS! anyway...

The 3rd period was played a lot more tight by both teams, even though towards the end of the 3rd the Bears had got more shots through (14-7 advantage) but nothing too serious. With 47 seconds left in the 3rd, and OT seeming inevitable, Jason Jaffray barrells down the left side and wires a shot past Neuvirth. 2-1 Moose!

The Bears are forced to pull their goalie but seconds later Jaffray scores into the open net. A hatty for Jaffray! Beauty. Series tied 1-1. Great to see one of my faves in Jaffray have a game like that.

BOXSCORE

 

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Too bad it wasn’t a bear statue

by Sean Zandberg on Jun 2, 2009 5:09 PM PDT reply actions  

yeah those moose/bear love pics do sound few and far between

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by Yankee Canuck on Jun 2, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, the Moose dies every time! haha
Shit I missed the 1st period. Damned work!

by Sean Zandberg on Jun 2, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Moose score! Jaffray on the power play!

by Sean Zandberg on Jun 2, 2009 6:40 PM PDT reply actions  

I was at the game.....

and I didn’t hear the booing…. Maybe we were all just chanting Lou:)

Honestly, it was a good game with the Moose really being outplayed in the 1st, a short stretch in the 2nd, and the first 10 minutes of the 3rd… But what can I say, Schneider and Jaffray are the men….

Glad to see that they’ve made the decision to show the 3 games in Hershey on TV here in Winnipeg….

by Showtyme on Jun 2, 2009 8:42 PM PDT reply actions  

thank you very much for your insight
The commentators were saying “boo’s”

by Sean Zandberg on Jun 3, 2009 2:13 AM PDT reply actions  

after talking with a friend of mine....

we figured that the commentator’s must’ve thought the boos rained down on the refs might have been directed at the Moose. The reffing as usual was very inconsistent, and many calls were missed on both teams…and then they pick the cheapest interference calls to call…. Happy to see that there’s interest besides here in Winnipeg.

by Showtyme on Jun 3, 2009 6:46 AM PDT reply actions  

The Moose were getting dominated for a while there…
Yeah, it’s great hockey. Love it. Especially when the Moose win. Don’t get me wrong though, I have not watched a lot of AHL games until recently.

by Sean Zandberg on Jun 3, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jaffray got a hat trick? Niiice.

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by Yankee Canuck on Jun 3, 2009 9:26 AM PDT reply actions  

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