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Getting out of the gate slow cost both goalie Robert Moore and the Bombers in Swan Valley against the Stampeders on Wednesday. Moore was pulled from the game after the first period in which he allowed three goals on 10 shots as the Flin Flon Bombers lost to the Stampeders 6-3, with one empty-netter. "I was ready to go," explained Moore, when asked about being prepared before the game, "the first goal there was a screened shot, I didn't see it until it hit the back of the net. Any other shot I seen today I made the save." The Bombers went into their dressing room down 3-1 and returned with Travis Crickard replacing Moore. "I had a couple lapses from defenseman and a couple odd man rushes," says Moore, on how things went wrong. "I thought I played a good game, but I didn't get the chance in the end to show what I had. It's frustrating getting sat on the bench." See 'Effort' P.# Con't from P.# The Bombers improved their game during the second period and were able to build momentum during a two-man advantage as they moved the puck well and created scoring chances. The second Bomber goal came from a Myles Masse backhander that beat Stampeders goalie Bo Storozuk high on the glove after Masse was able to get in alone for what seemed an easy goal. He would later assist on a goal by Andrew Leslie. "I thought Andrew Leslie was one of the veterans who stepped up tonight and showed a good game," says Bomber defenseman, Blake McCullough, "and Myles Masse looked real good in his first game." He continued by saying himself and other veterans weren't on their game as they took several undisciplined penalties in a match that was poorly officiated. The constant penalties forced the Bombers to play most of the game short-handed. One penalty cost the Bombers as Fritz Sauter was tossed for what appeared to be a hard, clean check into the boards. "The guy just kind of turned into me and I hit him," explained Sauter. "I thought it was a clean hit, but the ref thought otherwise. I thought I would maybe get two minutes for boarding at the most." When asked what he thought of the officiating, Sauter says that he thought "it was a pretty poorly refereed game." While the Bombers tried desperately to comeback in this game as they peppered Storozuk with 50 shots, the goalie turned them away and had a little luck on his side with shots hitting the post or going through the crease. Bomber coach Ryan Hoffman said he was pleased with his team's effort overall, but pointed out that the teams' play in the first period really hurt. "Our first period was okay, maybe had a couple of tough goals that got us behind the eight ball early, second period I thought we were very very good, outshot them 25-5, and really controlled the play," Hoffman says. "Third period we were okay as well, we just lacked a little bit of finish, the effort was there, but we need a little polish that's for sure." Defensively the team is showing potential as they held the Stampeders to 24 shots. The Bombers still have just over a week before the season starts on Sept. 16 with two exhibition games, including today at Whitney Forum against La Ronge, to improve things and shake off the rust that still remains.
