Today’s game at Aviator Arena this afternoon features two teams going in two seemingly different directions.
The Brooklyn Aces, the best team in the EPHL, has lost three games in a row and has had problems on defense and with their usually rock-solid goaltending combination of Eddie Neville and Miro Recicar. However, scoring only three goals their past two games, it seems like their offense, which has been infallible all season, may have hit a bump in the road as well.
“We don’t have the same chemistry going,” said Firriolo. “It’s been hard, we just have to find some stability. It’ll happen, we just have to find some new combinations. It’ll happen during the week.”
With the likes of newbies Mike Baccaro, Matt McGilvray and Sean Walsh all a part of the team’s newly formed checking line, Firriolo’s point couldn’t be any clearer. While all three were solid last night, registering a combined seven shots on goal, it’s obvious that they are still getting accustomed to the league.
With one line needing time to get adjusted, the rest of the Aces squad has to step up. Despite registering 36 shots on goal and producing plenty of quality scoring chances, Aces captain C.J. Tozzo, who is the middle of a 16-game point scoring streak, feels that his team was missing something last night.
“We’re a skilled team, but when we don’t have it here [pointing to his heart] we aren’t going to win,” said Tozzo. “We’re going to bring it tomorrow.”
The sullen looks on the players faces after the game confirmed it. They don’t like losing. Their fifth regulation loss of the season, the Aces still hold a 12-point lead over the Rockhoppers and an 18-point lead over Danbury for the EPHL points lead. Nevertheless, it’s looking like the team has hit it’s biggest wall of the season.
In spite of that, they feel that they have hat it takes to rebound, even against a team like the Danbury Mad Hatters that is playing their best hockey of the season, winning three straight, in spite losing their two best scorers in Igor Karlov and Duane Whitehead a few weeks ago.
“I know that we have the character we need in this dressing room,” said Neville. “We’re going to come out hard and win tomorrow.”
Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.
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