Not much to say about that one. Better off forgetting about it. The Giants were poor and the Steelers wanted it more. Should I go into detail? I’m not so sure I could be bothered but maybe when running this website it’s kind of a responsibility! With the league clearly out of sight before the game began I think some players are taking their foot off the pedal with a long stretch of games coming up before the playoffs.

The other belief, and the more realistic one, is that some guys are playing hurt - and I think it’s showing. The defeat last Saturday to Coventry has got to be a major blow and has taken the wind out of their sails. A big 16 game push to get in contention only to blow it over one weekend.

Still, so long as they can pick up their pieces ASAP and start gunning for the playoffs then I’m ok with things. Lyle needs to get his confidence back. After dropping the over-time goal against Coventry last week he has looked a little shaky. There were a handful of goals last night he would have wanted back. Still, it’s not really the time to take a shot at a goalie that has kept us in a number of games this season and who to be honest has been a revelation since signing with us earlier in the season.

The injury front does concern me a little. I think Gavalier, Ed and Dutes are all playing hurt. Dutes impressed me a lot last night. He got a pretty serious knock but came out to finish the game, taking a regular shift, clearly at times in pain. The heart of that guy this season cannot be questioned and along with Ed right now is in my shortlist for MVP.

Three players who stood out for me last night as having good games in the face of what was a poor performance were Shaun Sutter, Carlyle Lewis and Mark Dutiaume. All guys who play with the attribute any true hockey fan loves best - grit. The rest of the team need to pick themselves up and join in.

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