State of the Norfolk Admirals: Season Review (Through 51 Games)

I am a huge fan of the Norfolk Admirals.  I try and go to as many games as I can during the season.  This year I would estimate that I have been able to attend close to 10 games at Scope.  The Admirals sit at third place in the East Division and fifth place in the AHL Eastern Conference.  They trail division rivals Hershey by one point and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by 2 points.  They are 7 points behind for the AHL Eastern Conference lead trailing the St. John's IceCaps.
I am going to give my own personal opinion on the Admirals season so far.  The forwards have been scoring a lot of goals, which is a great thing to see.  It is hard to win hockey games if you cannot put the puck in the net.  The defense has played solid, although they could use some improvement, especially while on the penalty kill.  The Admirals sometimes get a little sloppy while trying to clear the puck on special teams and it ends up backfiring on them and costing them goals.
My main concern comes most of the time with goaltending.  Dustin Tokarski has improved every single year that he has played in Norfolk.  I am not one that always thinks that every goal that goes in our net is the goalie's fault.  But sometimes I believe he has a bad habit of giving up the weak goal that ends up being the first goal.  If he can prevent from giving up the first soft goal that opens the scoring for the opposition and make a couple of big saves to start the game, it can help our team build the momentum during a game in our favor.  If Tokarski can stay consistent down the stretch, he is fully capable of stealing some games for the Admirals.
This has been my season review.  Hope you have enjoyed reading the Norfolk Admirals Hockey Blog that I have created for my project! -George Foussekis