The Spurs returned home from their loss to Karlstad in Sweden in bad spirits. After all, the Killers had ended
their club's season best winning streak of 10 games.
Coach Q decided to rest netminder Marty Brodeur, who had started every game since his arrival via the trade with Springfield.
Curtis Joseph, (CuJo), was given the nod to start in net against the Portland Owls.Well, the loss to Karlstad woke up the Spurs with a vengeance.
They clobbered the Owls 10-1 in front of their hometown fans!
CuJo proved more than adequate stopping 28 of 29 shots. The Owls lone tally came in the 2nd period by blueliner Aaron Ward unassisted.
The Spurs launched an incredible 61 shots at two Owls' goalies during the contest. Owls' netminder Backstrom was injured in the 3rd by one of the shots with backup Gerber finishing the game. Backstrom is expected to be back in action in a few days.
The Spurs also dominated the faceoff circle 52-31 and were 2 for 6 on the power play.
It was a dominating performance and the scoring was led by Marian Hossa, 3 goals and 3 assists, and Keith Tkachuk, 1 goal and 5 assists! Also putting in fine scoring performances were Lecavalier (1g 3a), Sakic (1g, 3a) and Parrish (2g, 1a).
Newcomer Marek Svatos put in a better performance than the last game, registering one assist during 16 minutes of ice time, playing with Sakic and Parrish on the 2nd line.
Dasher Notes:
Next up for the Spurs is another trip to Scandinavia. This time it's Copenhagen, Denmark and the Crusaders at Carlsberg Arena. Another tough opponent in Scandinavia.
On another note, in light of the acquisition today of Nik Lidstrom by GM Canosa of the Victoria Ronin, Spurs' GM Poelker is considering other deals. Hey, why not?! The Cup is in reach, here, at the halfway point of the season. The Spurs may never be in this position again.
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