ATD2010 Rene Lecavalier Semi-Final: Minnesota Fighting Saints (1) vs. Team Latvia (4)

[VanIslander]

The Rene Lecavalier Division Semi-final Round:


Minnesota Fighting Saints

coach: Bob Johnson

Michel Goulet - Joe Sakic (C) - Ed Litzenberger
Rod Brind'Amour (A) - Adam Oates - Brett Hull
Gilles Tremblay - Fred Stanfield - Bob Nevin
Dave Andreychuk - Vincent Lecavalier - Ken Randall
Clare McKerrow

Jacques Laperriere - Al MacInnis
Derian Hatcher (A) - Joe Simpson
Dave Burrows - Ed Van Impe
Al Iafrate

Frank Brimsek
Roger Crozier


vs.


Team Latvia

coach Art Ross

Tommy Phillips - Frank Nighbor (A) - Phil Watson
Vladimir Krutov - Igor Larionov (A) - Sergei Makarov
Simon Gagne - Jeremy Roenick - Helmuts Balderis
Bob Davidson - Doug Risebrough - Owen Nolan
Garry Unger, Peter McNab

J.C. Tremblay - Sylvio Mantha (C)
Mike Ramsey - Gary Suter
Ken Daneyko - Brian Rafalski
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov

Jacques Plante
Norm Smith

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[VanIslander]

Minnesota Fighting Saints

PP1: Andreychuk - Oates - Hull - MacInnis - Simpson
PP2: Goulet - Sakic - Litzenberger - Laperriere - Stanfield

PK1: Brind'Amour - Tremblay - Laperriere - Hatcher
PK2: Sakic - Stanfield - Burrows - Van Impe

vs.

Team Latvia

PP1: Krutov - Larionov - Makarov - Tremblay - Rafalski
PP2: Roenick - Nighbor - Balderis - Suter - Phillips

PK1: Nighbor - Davidson - Daneyko - Mantha
PK2: Watson - Risebrough - Ramsey - Suter

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Interesting matchup of two teams that have 2nd lines that might be better offensively than their first lines.

Can Minnesota slow down Makarov?

Can Latvia stop the puck from getting to Hull?

Who does Frank Nighbor focus on checking?

 

[Leafs Forever]

Interesting matchup of two teams that have 2nd lines that might be better offensively than their first lines.

Can Minnesota slow down Makarov?

Can Latvia stop the puck from getting to Hull?

Who does Frank Nighbor focus on checking?

I don't think there's much doubt in Latvia's case.

 

[Nalyd Psycho]

Interesting matchup of two teams that have 2nd lines that might be better offensively than their first lines.

Can Minnesota slow down Makarov?

Can Latvia stop the puck from getting to Hull?

Who does Frank Nighbor focus on checking?

I assume Nighbor checks Hull.

I put Laperriere-MacInnis with them to not only empower the powerplay style offence, but also to counter Latvia's counter offensive.

Then I have the Sakic line against KLM. Sakic is just plain better than Larianov and the strength of Van Impe and Litzenberger will match Krutov while the speed of Burrows and Goulet will match Makarov.

The top lines match-up well.

Latvia has the edge in goal.

Minnesota has the edge in depth players.

But the big differencemaker is special teams. Minnesota is superior on PK (Daneyko and Mantha will not be effective against Andreychuk in the crease.) and far superior on the powerplay.

 

[Dreakmur]

I assume Nighbor checks Hull.

I put Laperriere-MacInnis with them to not only empower the powerplay style offence, but also to counter Latvia's counter offensive.

Then I have the Sakic line against KLM. Sakic is just plain better than Larianov and the strength of Van Impe and Litzenberger will match Krutov while the speed of Burrows and Goulet will match Makarov.

The top lines match-up well.

Latvia has the edge in goal.

Minnesota has the edge in depth players.

But the big differencemaker is special teams. Minnesota is superior on PK (Daneyko and Mantha will not be effective against Andreychuk in the crease.) and far superior on the powerplay.

To me, Mantha seems like the perfect guy to handle Andreychuk in the crease.

 

[John Flyers Fan]

I assume Nighbor checks Hull.

I put Laperriere-MacInnis with them to not only empower the powerplay style offence, but also to counter Latvia's counter offensive.

Then I have the Sakic line against KLM. Sakic is just plain better than Larianov and the strength of Van Impe and Litzenberger will match Krutov while the speed of Burrows and Goulet will match Makarov.

Putting Van Impe out against the KLM line would be a mistake, major speed mismatch. Hatcher, pre-knee injury was a much better skater, and player than Van Impe.

 

[Nalyd Psycho]

Putting Van Impe out against the KLM line would be a mistake, major speed mismatch. Hatcher, pre-knee injury was a much better skater, and player than Van Impe.

Good call.

Line-up change:
Burrows-Hatcher
Simpson-Van Impe

 

[VanIslander]

Wednesday is Voting Day

 

[VanIslander]

ATD 2010 divisional semi-final result:

The Minnesota Fighting Saints EDGE Team Latvia in OT of game 7.

The three stars of the series:

1. Jacques Plante, Latvia
2. Joe Sakic, Fighting Saints
3. Al MacInnis, Fighting Saints

 

[nik jr]

1st, congratulations, Nalyd and good luck in the next round.


sorry i was not here to debate, but i was unable to log on for several days, and when i was able a couple of days ago, the boards died again after a short period. i also had some computer problems recently that also caused me to miss most of the recent NHL playoff games.



i would have put nighbor against sakic.