MLD 2015 Semi Finals - Seattle Metropolitans (1) - Stockholm All Stars (6)

[ResilientBeast]

Coach : Bun Cook, Bobby Kromm

Bob MacMillan - Herb Jordan - Nikolai Drozdetsky
Don Lever (C) - Alexander Almetov - Art Gagne
Dmitri Khristich- Mike Fisher (A) - Sami Kapanen
Milan Lucic - Dave Gagner - Tony Granato
Wally Hergesheimer - Doc Romnes

Rudolph Kampman - Dmitri Yushkevich (A)
Lou Fontinato - Mario Marois
Lars Bjorn - John Van Boxmeer
Fredrik Olausson

John Bouse Hutton
Don Edwards

Power Play 1

Nikolai Drozdetsky - Herb Jordan - Art Gagne
Mario Marois - John Van Boxmeer

Power Play 2

Dave Gagner - Alexander Almetov - Sami Kapanen
Lars Bjorn - Dmitri Yushkevich

Penalty Kill 1

Alexander Almetov - Don Lever
Rudolph Kampman - Dmitri Yushkevich

Penalty Kill 2

Mike Fisher - Dmitri Khristich
Lou Fontinato - Lars Bjorn

VS

Coach: Todd McLellan
Captain: Walt Buswell
Alternates: Mike Ricci, Mike Murphy



Ulf Dahlen - Billy McGimsie - Alex Semin
Nick Mickoski - Bill Hay - Rick Kehoe
Murray Craven - Mike Ricci (A) - Mike Murphy (A)
Tomas Holmström - Guy Chouinard - Petr Sykora

Alexei Gusarov - Mike O'Connell
Walt Buswell (C) - George Owen
Haldor "Slim" Halderson - Niklas Hjalmarsson

Ryan Miller
Pelle Lindbergh


Spares: Rob Zamuner, LW/C - Michael Nylander, C - Darren McCarty, RW - Larry Hillman, D



PP1: Semin - McGimsie - Kehoe - Holmström - O'Connell
PP2: Mickoski - Hay - Chouinard - Dahlen - Owen

PK1: Ricci - Murphy - Buswell - Hjalmarsson
PK2: Hay - Craven - Gusarov - O'Connell
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[ResilientBeast]

I have a big advantage in coaching my pair of bench bosses are better. Cook is clearly above and Kromm is probably on par with McLellan.

Miller vs Hutton is an interesting match up for sure, I'm leaning toward my guy in that matchup.

Jordan vs McGimsie is an interesting matchup

 

[ResilientBeast]

I have a hard time thinking either of your offensive top 6 wingers (Semin and Kehoe) are close to mine in Drozdetsky and Gagne. I have a large advantage there.

Still don't know what exactly to make of Jordan vs McGimsie, both played around the same time, McGimsie was crushing relatively weak competition in the Manitoba circuit while Jordan was a star level performer in a stronger league. Perhaps seventies could shed some light on the subject if he's around.

Hay vs Almetov is another matchup I don't quite know how to elaborate upon, similar players but very different situations.

You D is clearly better at the top end, but I think my top 4 is deeper.

 

[ResilientBeast]

Why I think Seattle should win

1) Huge Advantage in Coaching
2) Sizable Advantage in Offense
3) Advantage Between the Pipes
4) My D isn't that much worse

 

[Iceman]

I like your team I have to admit - one of my favs actually but I think this is a closer matchup than it first might appear.

My depth down the middle is undeniable and this time around (unlike last ATD) I have solid players for all areas of the game to wing them.

My D is a bit better but gamebreaking? maybe not.

Goaltending is a wash imo.

 

[ResilientBeast]

I like your team I have to admit - one of my favs actually but I think this is a closer matchup than it first might appear.

My depth down the middle is undeniable and this time around (unlike last ATD) I have solid players for all areas of the game to wing them.

My D is a bit better but gamebreaking? maybe not.

Goaltending is a wash imo.

I too like your team, your team seems to keep drawing close matchups, truly a team built for the playoffs.

I think our center depth is comparable

Jordan > McGimsie
Almetov < Hay
Fisher =< Ricci

My offence from the wing is the biggest difference here along with my coaching, I maintain that Hutton is above Miller obviously hard to compare.

The large gap is in coaching and offence from the wing, I concede your centers are probably better in aggregate, but my wingers are better than yours.

Centers - Slight Advantage Stockholm
Wingers - Big Advantage Seattle
Defence - Slight Advantage Stockholm
Goaltending - Slight Advantage Seattle
Coaching - Big Advantage Seattle

 

[ResilientBeast]

Your fourth line is to take easy offensive zone shifts to try and pot one, my is built to grind you into dust along with my defence will make sure your players pay for any dirty =play.Different lines, with different goals, won't win or lose this series for either of us.

 

[Rob Scuderi]

Seattle over Stockholm in 4
All voters had Seattle winning, but took it to six or seven games so it was closer than the 4 games looks
1. Herb Jordan
2. Bouse Hutton
3. Bob MacMillan

 

[ResilientBeast]

Congrats on a good run Iceman, hopefully you'll be around for ATD 2016

 

[Iceman]

Cheers.. yeah I'll stick around for the ATD, not so sure about the AAA tho but definitely the ATD.