Well, another season has come and gone, this one was probably one to forget, at least on a personal note. With the complications after the operation this summer, I did not start playing until late November, and for the next two months I was playing on 1 leg. It was a tough season but I wanted to contribute in whatever way I could and though I was not at 100% until the end of January, it was still important to be out there with the guys to battle each night.
With the playoff format for the first round best of 3 series starting on the road for the higher seeded team, it does not really give you that "home ice advantage" that you get in the second round (first 2 games at home). So we started off in Strasbourg and lost the first game 4-1, then came home for games Friday and Saturday. After trailing 2-0 with 10 minutes remaining in the 3rd period of Friday's game, we made a dramatic comeback to win 3-2 with just over a minute left to play.
The same could not be said for Saturday night, where we quickly went down 2 goals in the first period. Then with 2 minutes left in the first period, the referees decided to stop the game to repair a hole in the ice. Flash back a few weeks ago, our game was canceled before the 3rd period due to a huge hole in the ice, and it was replayed in the Alpes. After sitting in the dressing room for almost two hours, we were told that we would be continuing the game. We started around 10:30pm and the game ended around midnight with a 2-0 loss.
There were not too many scoring chances after starting up the game again, most guys were hungry and mentally shut off after the near two hour delay.
Now that we are done, it is time to think about next season. What kind of adventure will I be embarking on for 2011-2012?
I wanted to give an update and next time I will recap my return to Briancon for our last regular season game.
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