With 3:08 remaining in the first period, the score was 2-2. Then suddenly, it wasn’t.
If that sounds familiar, that’s because it should. Poor defense, crippling penalties, and bad passing all contributed to Miami’s third period meltdown against the visiting Omaha Mavericks on Friday. Just 24 hours later, it was more of the same, and the RedHawks hit the showers swallowing a 6-2 defeat.
“If you look at the weekend as a whole, I didn’t think we competed as well as Omaha did,” said coach Enrico Blasi. “Obviously, when you play against good teams, they make you pay for every mistake.