2023 Bob Cole Division SF: Guelph Platers vs St. Louis Eagles

[Theokritos]

Guelph Platers (@BraveCanadian & @TheDevilMadeMe)

Coaches: Anatoli Tarasov & Arkady Chernyshev

Vladimir Krutov - Wayne Gretzky (C) - Boris Mikhailov (A)
Brad Marchand - Peter Stastny - Mickey MacKay
Sergei Kapustin - Darryl Sittler (A) - Daniel Alfredsson
Doug Mohns - Nicklas Backstrom - Blake Wheeler

Duncan Keith - Pierre Pilote
Carl Brewer - Fern Flaman
Sergei Gonchar- Red Dutton

Jacques Plante
Henrik Lundqvist

Spares: Shane Doan (RW/LW), (Mickey MacKay, C), Doug Mohns (D)

Power Play 1:
Vladimir Krutov - Wayne Gretzky - Boris Mikhailov - Sergei Gonchar - Pierre Pilote

Power Play 2:
Brad Marchand - Peter Stastny - Darryl Sittler - Daniel Alfredsson - Duncan Keith

Penalty Kill 1:
Mickey MacKay - Brad Marchand - Duncan Keith - Fern Flaman

Penalty Kill 2:
Wayne Gretzky - Vladimir Krutov/Boris Mikhailov - Carl Brewer - Red Dutton

Penalty Kill spare:
Nicklas Backstrom - Daniel Alfredsson, Doug Mohns

Original roster post: ATD 2023 Roster Thread​

St. Louis Eagles

Head Coach - Fred Shero

Firsov - Messier (C) - Hossa
Barber - Clarke (A) - Neely
Marcotte - Kopitar - Larmer
Gillies - Roenick - Gare

Salming - Weber (A)
Pronovost - R. Blake
Lowe - Boyle

Esposito
Smith

Reserves: Pastrnak, Redden, Holik

Power Play 1 (1-3-1):
Hossa
Firsov - Messier - Larmer
Boyle

Power Play 2:
Barber - Clarke - Neely
Salming - Blake/Weber

Penalty Kill 1:
Kopitar - Marcotte
Salming - Weber

Penalty Kill 2:
Clarke - Gare
Lowe - Blake

Extra PK:
Larmer, Hossa, Barber

Original roster post: ATD 2023 Roster Thread​

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[BlueBleeder]

Its not a terrible match up for us.

Guelph has a frightening offense, no way we can beat them in a run and gun style. Thankfully that's not our game we are going try to grind it out and knock them off thier game as much as possible. We have the better two way players and are definitely more of a physical team.

We we are going to try to get Clarke and Kopitar out as much as possible against thier top line.

Plante gives them an edge in goal and we'll have to stay out of the box or we'll get killed by the power play.

We will definitely make a series out of it and will make them pay every chance we get.