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TORONTO -- All Rockford needed was a little extra pressure on the forecheck to rally past Toronto. The IceHogs scored three unanswered goals, capped by Jeremy Morins third-period goal, to beat the Marlies 3-2 in American Hockey League play Wednesday. "We didnt think we had the puck a lot the first half of the game and we needed that goal to make it a one-goal hockey game, which we got and we went from there," said IceHogs coach Ted Dent. "Toronto has a good set of defence and they move the puck well. "We were only fore-checking one guy hard and we had to change it up and go to two hard, put a little bit more pressure on their D." Jimmy Hayes had an excellent chance to give Rockford (5-2-1) the insurance goal with just 2:35 remaining, but was robbed by the glove of Drew MacIntyre. Alex Broadhurst and Terry Broadhurst each scored for the IceHogs. Toronto pulled MacIntyre with less than two minutes remaining, but could not score the equalizer. The loss was Torontos first on home ice this season. "We made three mistakes that were glaring and all three were mental mistakes," said Marlies coach Steve Spott. "For me, its disappointing because at this level you cant make mental mistakes. We talked about, after 20 minutes, being more alert. I didnt like our sense of urgency and we talked about it at length." Gregg McKegg and Carter Ashton scored for the Marlies (4-2-0), who suffered their first loss at Ricoh Coliseum this season. Rockfords Broadhurst brothers erased a 2-0 deficit with two late second-period goals. Alex Broadhurst cut Torontos lead to 2-1 at 14:33 of the second period finishing off a 2-on-1 feed from Adam Clendening for his second of the season. Less than three minutes later, Terry Broadhurst put home a feed from Garrett Ross, who beat out the icing call, tying it 2-2. The goal extended Terry Broadhursts point streak to four games. "Those three goals were a result, in my mind, of being mentally weak for one second and the pucks in the back of the net," said Spott. "At this level, these are one-goal games. Were not blessed right now with guaranteeing ourselves five or six goals a game so we have to play tight to the vest." McKegg opened the scoring for Toronto at 4:18 of the first. Ashton gave the Marlies a 2-0 lead at 8:23 of the second when he pounced on the rebound off a Spencer Abbotts shot. Abbott, who also assisted on McKeggs goal, has eight assists in his last five games. Antti Raanta made 22 saves for Rochester, while MacIntyre finished with 17 saves. Note: The Maple Leafs assigned forward Josh Leivo to the Marlies on Wednesday morning. Leivo had a goal and an assist in six NHL games this season. Wednesday marked Leivos third game with the Marlies this season. Ron Hextall Flyers Jersey . 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The players sat on the floor and watched practice and game film on two TVs we jerry-rigged to play the same video. We had to do this because the room had a weird shape and the guys closest to the exit could not see the big TV. The big TV was actually one I had at my house and had brought in to be able have a bigger screen! I have heard nothing but great things about this new facility that will provide the players with a professional work environment they deserve, looking forward to seeing that. Speaking of Coach Barresi, he is now the head coach of the University of Ottawa, and led them to a 5-3 finish and a first round playoff win over Windsor. He will now come home to Hamilton to take on McMaster this weekend in the second round of the playoffs. I am not sure that this situation has ever happened in the CFL. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats can finish first place, second place, or be eliminated from the playoffs! You don’t often have to prepare your team for all those possibilities within a week. But I think there is a very interesting coaching situation for the Cats, let’s talk about it. Hamilton’s playoff scenario is this: if they beat Montreal by eight points or more they clinch first place; if they win by less than eight points or Toronto loses they earn second place; and if they lose and Toronto wins, they are eliminated from the playoffs. Teams that finish in first place statistically have a greater chance of going to the Grey Cup, so does Hamilton change the game plan to put themselves in first place? I think I would. Let’s say Toronto wins the game Friday and Hamilton is eliminated with a loss, this is the harder scenario. Hamilton starts the game basically down 7-0 to the Als for first place. Do they become more aggressive to make up the point differential and go for first place? Aggressive might be a fake punt or special play on Teams to be able get a few extra offensive scoring possessions. Could it be a more aggressive defensive scheme or pressure package trying to limit Montreal scoring? Third and goal from the two-yard line early in the game, usually you kick the field goal but do you go for it to make up the points to try to get first place? All these things mentioned have a risk that when not executed can hurt your chances of winning the game, which is the ultimate goal for Hamilton because they would be eliminated if Toronto wins. Late in the game this will be employed but early in the game is when it could easily affect the outcome. Certainly late in the game, if Hamilton is up by three, you will see the best of both teams, because Hamilton will actually be trying to drive the length of the field and score a touchdown with the lead. That situation does not happenn often.dddddddddddd These are the decisions that a head coach must have a good understanding of not only at the end of the year, but at the beginning of the year. In 2009, when I was the offensive coordinator of the Saskatchewan Roughriders we were in the first of a four-game series with an opponent. It was late in the game and we were winning but I called a few more passes and scored a late touchdown. A coach from the other team after the game sought me out on the field and took offence to my offence (funny?) of scoring a touchdown when we could have taken a knee at the end of the game. I looked at him somewhat surprised and said we are playing you four times and there is the very real possibility that we will end up tied at the end of the year and the next playoff tie breaker is points scored. That is why we were scoring points late in the last drive, we don’t know how we will end up, so you assume you will be tied. Points-scored has to be thought of when you play an opponent twice or four times because you could be tied at the end. Playing someone three times, points is not an issue (unless there was a tie) because someone usually finishes 2-1. Back to Hamilton, let’s assume Toronto loses and a loss by Hamilton will not affect their playoff chances, they would have second place locked up no matter what happens in their game. Now you can see the Ticats being aggressive and be ready for anything that can help them score points. No huddle to get more plays, going for it on third down, onside kicks. Mistakes or poor execution of those plays can also hurt your field position which can help Montreal’s opportunity to score, so executing these calls is key. If you have a chance, look up Head Coach Kevin Kelley and the Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, a coach who calls for onside kicks every kickoff and will not punt throughout the season. The guy must be crazy and must lose every game right? A state Championship, a loss in the finals, and a semi-final appearance in three years tells another story. Although some of his data may not correlate with the CFL, he believes on kickoffs the difference in the field position is only about 15 yards if an onside kick is recovered by the receiving team and coach Kelley’s teams recover one out of every three onside kicks which is a turnover, and we know turnovers are one of the most telling stats in winning football games. In the CFL, a failed onside kick would probably be a 30-yard difference in field position which is certainly a reason not to do it every time. Kelley never punts because his philosophy is you have to score more points to win the football game and you cannot score without retaining possession of the football. That is why he will always go for it on fourth down, to keep possession of the ball. So if your team is in a fourth and 3 situation four times in a game and they average 5.5 yards per rush, why not go for it? Kelley believes he will make three out of four conversions and will keep the football. Interesting thoughts and I thought of this philosophy this week to see if the Ticats would employ some of these tactics to get to first place. Either way it will be a great weekend for football, punt or no punt. ' ' '