Stream of conscousness observations.......

-What a mad game this was. Whalers could've pulled off one of the great comebacks in the history of the J, but the comeback bid was contained by the Armada with a gritty goal from Mika Mayfield. That might've warranted the rarely seen 4th star award because it was such a key goal to stifle the momentum of the game.
-The shot count showed what a momentum swing this game had: Armada fired 15 shots in the first then 9 over the next two periods, Whalers fired 14 shots in the first 2 periods then 16 in the last.
-Peter Larson was tiring towards the end of the game....... better work on that cardio kid. They don't take waterlogged 3rd period softies in the big leagues.
-Casimir got pulled again.......... He doesn't seem to be having the best of puck luck this season, and Eddy Ask Jr might be looking for his job soon enough (although he wasn't much better in relief on this day). Will be interesting to see if he turns this around.
-Good game by Xena, and despite the hat trick by Nowes and playmaking from the Armada teammates, that was a worthy first star performance. Still not sure why Xena or Bust do not feel inclined to give a surname though. Are they Brazilian? Must investigate further.
-Thomas Speardane and Ricardo Cotalay showed good creativity today from the back end with a combined total of 7 assists. Some more performances like that and the Armada's defensive core will be just fine come playoff time, especially if they get the high-level production they need from veterans Leopold Lockhart and Jacob Geza too.