The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada only needed one period to settle the case of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Saturday afternoon, when they signed an easy 6-1 victory on the ice of the Center d Excellence Sports Rousseau.
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Involved in the first game of a doubleheader, the locals sounded the charge in the second period with a push of four unanswered goals, in five minutes of interval, which made all the difference in the game.
Absent in the last two games, the captain of the ship Jacob Gaucher had welcomed his return to the game by opening the scoring, shorthanded, with less than five minutes of the game. It was the only moment of celebration for his club.
Things then went downhill for the visitors, who paid dearly for their indiscipline while allowing their rivals to come back strong and regain full control of the game until the very end.
“We took nasty penalties (nine in total) and everything changed. Afterwards, we were unable to come back mentally. Every time the players made bad decisions, it turned to their advantage, ”summarized driver Jean-François Grégoire in a tone that said it all.
The Drakkar had however started the game on the right foot during the first 25 minutes. “Several players have changed their way of doing things. Some even thought they were scientists by trying lots of things instead of keeping calm and weathering the storm. »
The head coach now hopes that his men will learn a good lesson from this crushing defeat. “They have just received a good slap in the face and now they have the chance to recover. We will see what it will give, ”added Grégoire bluntly.
In short
Anri Ravinskis, Kieran Craig, Charles Boutin, Alexis Brisson, Justin Boisselle and Jonathan Fauchon deceived the vigilance of goalkeeper Olivier Adam (43 shots) who has nothing to be ashamed of in the losing cause… The Drakkar will try to bounce back, Sunday afternoon, and will send the goalkeeper Olivier Ciarlo for the second match of this short series.