MattySnipes
Registered User
I agree with this. Every team wants to win every game! Does that happen? Ofcourse not! But that is the goal. Whether you play on back-to-back nights should not matter. Dallas is also fighting to stay in playoffs so they should definitely be hungry to win this game. Rest is on our side, as long as we come out to start the game on-time and get a few early - that should put them out of their misery. Their legs will also feel very heavy starting in the 3rd period. I give us the edge in this game, being home helps as well! We just gotta shutdown the Benn-Seguin-Radulov line and keep Klingberg in check. Definitely do-able.Part of me wonders how accurate that is. There is such a narrative about how they come out hungry after a loss if they win or it's the start of a slump if they lose but how often does a bad or great day at work affect your next day? I mean that's what this is to players, they may love hockey but it's still a job.
I think it's seriously overblown, it's another one of those things people just like to say I think. Much like the most dangerous lead in hockey, a two goal lead is objectively safer than a one goal lead.
Looking for big games from Nylander, Kadri, and Rielly.