The Aces last win over Danbury on Tuesday should have convinced any naysayer that this Brooklyn team can rise above any adversity. Scoring seven goals on a quality goaltender the likes of Derek MacIntyre and matching a gritty team like Danbury in physical department, all with only three natural defensemen in the lineup, it was obvious that the Aces rose to the occasion Tuesday in grand fashion.
Nevertheless, after surrendering three goals in the third period, Aces head coach Chris Firriolo wasn’t happy and he let his team know it.
“I was disappointed,” he said on Tuesday night following the Aces 7-3 win over the Hatters. “As a coach, I’m not as concerned with the score of the game. I just want them to come out and give a complete 60-minute effort. That didn’t happen tonight and it’s something I’m going to be concerned with until it happens consistently. In spite of that though, they got back on track afterwards and put the pieces together. I was impressed with that.”
