BillyShoe1721
Terriers
Here are the reasons that Philadelphia should win this series:
-Better 1st line offensively, defensively, and physically.
-Better 3rd and 4th lines overall
-Far superior 2nd pairing
-Superior 3rd pairing
-Better Special Teams overall
-Better Coaching
-Better two-way play from forwards
-Matchup advantage. Even though Kimberley will get last change in 4/7 games, I'll refer to my earlier post about how Kimberley's team dynamics will severely hinder Denis Potvin's ability to influence the game. I'll boil it down into a couple points:
1. Kimberley has weak defensive play from their forwards, especially in their top 6. Kimberley also has two weaker 2nd and 3rd pairings.
2. Potvin-Morrow is the only defensive pairing Kimberley could put out if they hope to be able to defend Duff-Beliveau-Kurri with any level of success.
3. Merrick-Kesler-Stewart is the only line Kimberley could put out that would be able to somewhat contain the Duff-Beliveau-Kurri line defensively.
So, Kimberley is left with 3 options in terms of matchups.
1. Put Denis Potvin and Ken Morrow on the Beliveau line whenever possible, taking away the best part of Potvin's game, his offensive ability.
2. Put the Merrick-Kesler-Stewart line(by far Kimberley's least talented line) out against the Duff-Beliveau-Kurri line to help with defensive matchups, reducing the amount of time that their top 9 will be playing, reducing their possible offensive output.
3. Don't play any matchups, and allow Duff-Beliveau-Kurri to run rampant against Baker-Munro, Ozolinsh-Arbour, and Kimberley's first 3 lines(none of which is good defensively), and concede a huge matchup advantage.
As you see, Kimberley is outmatched here because of the way it is built. It's own construction will be its downfall, and that is why Philadelphia will win. We have 3 lines that are good defensively that will be able to play against any of Kimberley's lines. The only matchup we will avoid is our 2nd line and 2nd defensive pairing playing together, and that should be pretty easy to avoid.
-Better 1st line offensively, defensively, and physically.
-Better 3rd and 4th lines overall
-Far superior 2nd pairing
-Superior 3rd pairing
-Better Special Teams overall
-Better Coaching
-Better two-way play from forwards
-Matchup advantage. Even though Kimberley will get last change in 4/7 games, I'll refer to my earlier post about how Kimberley's team dynamics will severely hinder Denis Potvin's ability to influence the game. I'll boil it down into a couple points:
1. Kimberley has weak defensive play from their forwards, especially in their top 6. Kimberley also has two weaker 2nd and 3rd pairings.
2. Potvin-Morrow is the only defensive pairing Kimberley could put out if they hope to be able to defend Duff-Beliveau-Kurri with any level of success.
3. Merrick-Kesler-Stewart is the only line Kimberley could put out that would be able to somewhat contain the Duff-Beliveau-Kurri line defensively.
So, Kimberley is left with 3 options in terms of matchups.
1. Put Denis Potvin and Ken Morrow on the Beliveau line whenever possible, taking away the best part of Potvin's game, his offensive ability.
2. Put the Merrick-Kesler-Stewart line(by far Kimberley's least talented line) out against the Duff-Beliveau-Kurri line to help with defensive matchups, reducing the amount of time that their top 9 will be playing, reducing their possible offensive output.
3. Don't play any matchups, and allow Duff-Beliveau-Kurri to run rampant against Baker-Munro, Ozolinsh-Arbour, and Kimberley's first 3 lines(none of which is good defensively), and concede a huge matchup advantage.
As you see, Kimberley is outmatched here because of the way it is built. It's own construction will be its downfall, and that is why Philadelphia will win. We have 3 lines that are good defensively that will be able to play against any of Kimberley's lines. The only matchup we will avoid is our 2nd line and 2nd defensive pairing playing together, and that should be pretty easy to avoid.