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In Trotz We Trust?
1st seed vs. 8th seed. We know how this has gone in the past.
Only half-kidding. Hoping we put up a good fight!
Only half-kidding. Hoping we put up a good fight!
Direct quote from The Athletic?If we score more goals than they do in 4 of the next 7 matchups, we will win this series.
Vingan specifically.Direct quote from The Athletic?
The Preds do employ a trap (as do almost all teams) when the opponent has clear possession of the puck and are attempting a break out. Outside of that they are a hard forechecking team that uses the dump and chase to basically beat the other team into submission where they don't even try to retrieve pucks. The amount of giveaways or puck battles won by the Preds when they get effective dump ins that allow the forecheckers to get into the zone with speed will probably determine their success in this series. Playing an archaic passive dump and trap system will surely be a recipe for disaster this post season.I would just try to trap the neutral zone and try to frustrate them. Clog it up and force them to outside where you can grind them near the boards.
We need Rittich to see a lot of action for him to get hot, and we know that the Avs' system opens up for odd-man rushes and counterattacks.
We obviously need our special teams to shine all series and hope that Kuemper is not on his game.
Knowing the Preds, not until they skate out on the ice- lolI wonder when they will announce goalie starter and officially say Saros's status.
Went completely over my head.....No one picked up my Hockey Falls reference... #oldmanjokes
Is it better than last year's team?? I am not so sure about that. Last year we were about a 110 point pace team in 2nd half and were red hot down the stretch and played Carolina off their tails in the playoffs.I mean, this team is better than last years team, and that team was a few bounces and overtime wins from beating Carolina. I mean both Colorado and Nashville have been struggling heading down the stretch so who knows. If Rittich is servicable and somehow the team realizes its the Playoffs, we could shock some people