Reilly wonders about the phrase “Intent to Blow.”
A titillating phrase to be sure, “Intent to Blow”, meaning of course the ref meant to blow the whistle when he lost sight of the puck. This occurred in Fridaze game against the Dallas Stars, when an apparent goal was waved off because the ref “intended to blow the whistle” as he lost sight of the puck under G Big Ben Bishop.
On the play, Bishop made the initial save and the play continued with a swarm of attacking Sharks around the net. A second later, the puck was behind Bishop and San Jose began to celebrate. However, the ref emphatically waved off the goal, indicating his “Intent to Blow” the whistle to stop play.
Upon review, the play stood as it was called, no goal. Frustrating to say the least as the Sharks lost a tough game 3-2. Lots of hitting by both sides, but ultimately the Stars would prevail as Bishop stopped a shitload of shot shots with his gigantic frame, 41 to be exact. Martin Jones was almost as good stopping 27, and deserved a better fate.
“We have a 2-on-0 and the disallowed goal at one end, and they get a breakaway at the other end and we leave the period 1-1 instead of going up 2-0,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “It’s that simple. It’s a small margin right now.”
For those that watch the Sharks right now, there are no gimmies, all teams play hard against San Jose, causing many to question how good they really are. Preseason pundits have them in the Stanley Cup Finals, but right now they aren’t even in the top ten of the Power Rankings.
On Saturday night, playing the Coyotes, the phrase Intent to Blow took on a new meaning as Arizona celebrated what they considered to be the go ahead goal, yet Aaron Dell stopped it just before it crossed the line. Thank God for “Intent to Blow” in this case because the Sharks would go on to win the game 5-3.
We won’t talk about how they blew a 3-0 lead, because well, it my blog and we know how schizzy Team Teal is. I’ll let Pete DeBoer tell you.
“We found a way to win,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. “We were a little fragile, but at the same time, I didn’t think we gave them a whole lot. It seems like right now the chances we give end up in the net. I think there’s a lot more good than bad, but we still have some work to do.”
It’s a long season, yes, and we do have a lot to like about San Jose’s game. Incredibly skilled on offense, Brent Burns is horrible on defense. HORRIBLE. Stalwart D man Marc Eduard Vlasic looks tired or injured as really fast guys go around him. Brendon Dillon and Evander Kane are the only two Sharks I can see willing to hit anyone. Honorable mention to Radim Simek, San Jose’s newest D call up for leveling some devastating hits recently.
Logan Couture on a sweet breakaway puts it through the 5 hole on Aiden Hill.