Robson Division Consolation Round: Borg Collective vs Strathcona Shadows

[Theokritos]

THE BORG COLLECTIVE

Co-GM: Cyborg Yzerman
Co-GM: Cyborg LeClair

Assimilated Talent:

Coach: Darryl Sutter
Assistant Coach: Bruce Boudreau

Brendan Shanahan-Steve Yzerman (C)-Lanny McDonald (A)
Steve Shutt-Sergei Fedorov-Alexander Mogilny
Pavel Bure-Pierre Turgeon-Dino Ciccarelli
Dave Balon-Patrice Bergeron-Bruce MacGregor

Ray Bourque (A)-Vladimir Konstantinov
Alexander Ragulin-Erik Karlsson
Phil Housley-Ken Morrow

Glenn Hall
Jonathan Quick

Spares: W Todd Bertuzzi, D Ed Van Impe, C/W Tyler Seguin

Special Teams

Power Play 1:

Shanahan-Yzerman-Bure
Bourque-Karlsson

Power Play 2:

Ciccarelli-Turgeon-Mogilny
Housley-Fedorov

Penalty Kill 1:

Bergeron-Balon
Bourque-Konstantinov

Penalty Kill 2:

Fedorov-MacGregor
Ragulin-Morrow

7-Bourque
41-Yzerman
67-Hall
94-Fedorov
107-Bure
144-Shanahan
170- Karlsson
194- Konstantinov
207- Ragulin
214- McDonald
257- Bergeron
294- Shutt
307- Housley
344- Sutter
357- Mogilny
394- Ciccarelli
407- Balon
444- Turgeon
457- MacGregor
494- Morrow
507- Bertuzzi
544- Quick
557- Boudreau
594- Van Impe
607- Seguin​

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[Theokritos]

Strathcona Shadows

GMs: Edmonton Express, Wrigley

Captain: Clarke
Assistant: Fetisov
Assistant: Conacher

HEAD COACH​

Fred Shero

ROSTER

Roy Conacher - Bobby Clarke - Yvan Cournoyer
Tommy Smith - Vladimir Petrov - Charlie Conacher
Adam Graves - Rod Brind'Amour - Joe Mullen
Fred Stanfield - Ivan Hlinka - Jim Roberts

Spares: Bob Davidson, Alf Skinner

Viacheslav Fetisov - Alexei Kasatonov
Sergei Gonchar - Bob Goldham
Elmer "Moose" Vasko - Nikolai Sologubov

Spares: Mathieu Schneider, Andre Dupont

Clint Benedict
Lorne Chabot

PP1: R. Conacher - Clarke - Cournoyer - Fetisov - Kasatonov
PP2: Smith - Petrov - C. Conacher - Stanfield - Gonchar

PK1: Roberts - Brind'Amour - Vasko - Goldham
PK2: Petrov - Clarke - Fetisov - Kasatonov ​

 

[seventieslord]

division of death. call it a badge of honor. chin up, boys. enjoy the series and may the winner go all the way on the B-side.

 

[Iceman]

Neither of these were at the bottom of my list of their division but I didn't expect my list to match everyone else's lists for the division either.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

I feel like this is a good matchup. Both teams are similarly strong down the middle (i would give the edge to Borg obviously) and are well balanced defensively. I think Bourque is a stronger #1 capable of leading the D in all levels of EV, PP, PK. Our 3rd pair will play limited Even Strength and will focus on their second pair PK and PP duties.

If nothing else, this will all come down to the goalies, and I'd expect Hall to be a game breaker over Benedict.

Further analysis is required, but this is my initial and biased reaction

 

[seventieslord]

I just realized the Borgs have sick PP units, top to bottom. It will take a lot to stand up to that. Strathcona has Clarke at least, but they really need him up on the 1st unit. Worry about whether he's tired next round and get through this nightmare of a powerplay for now!