The Bad Own Goal I Can Understand

Last week provided us the own goal of the year thus far.

You probably missed it during a 12-game Tuesday night. Even if you glossed over this west coast, late-night fiesta, the highlights probably focused on Henriques fake-and-bake or Meier’s superman-inspired first, which would have made any high school coach proud.

But Meier’s second came courtesy of Silfverberg, with a shot any forward would love to have in their arsenal.

Now, I usually love to break down own goals and why they should have NEVER happened, but this one I actually get.

I myself love making danglers look stupid by obnoxiously swatting away pucks that are left hanging near my feet. In fact, if it's sloppy enough I may even try to ice it, so I can chirp the guy all the way back to the bench.

Silfverberg had the same idea, except he was probably just a little tired. His attempt to swat + wrap it around the boards turns into a clean, low-block whistler. I mean look at the sauce on this.

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Hell, the puck is 7 feet from the net and Stolarz has yet to move. He does end up getting a piece of this nip, but there was just too much weight behind it. Let's see it one more time from a different angle.

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This angle also shows the clean whiff from Jakob on his first attempt, which I think drove the weight behind his next go-around. All in all, you gotta feel bad for the guy, but it's a lesson to all you young players out there that the hands are the first to go when you're tired.

Also shame on you Meier for putting your stick in the air like you did anything. You already had a goal in the game for god's sake.

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Keep it clean,
Alex