MLD 2016 Quarterfinals: Winnipeg Fighting Fish vs. Edmonton Eskimos

[seventieslord]

Winnipeg Fighting Fish

Herb Cain - Marc Savard - Bill Goldsworthy
Thomas Vanek - David Krejci - Steve Sullivan
Murph Chamberlain - Mikko Koivu - Charlie Sands
Doc Romnes - Saku Koivu - Mush March
Dennis Maruk - Rabbit McVeigh

Paul Shmyr- Ed Jovanovski
Rick Ley - Mike Green
Kenny Jonsson - Ron Greschner
Haldor Halderson - Weldy Young

Normie Smith
Jean-Sebastien Giguere

Coach: Bruce Boudreau

PP1: Herb Cain - Marc Savard - Bill Goldsworthy - Ron Greschner - Mike Green
PP2: Thomas Vanek - David Krejci - Steve Sullivan - Kenny Jonsson - Ed Jovanovski
PK1: Mikko Koivu - Murphy Chamberlain - Paul Shmyr - Ed Jovanovski
PK2: David Krecji - Steve Sullivan - Rick Ley - Kenny Jonsson
PK3: Saku Koivu - Charlie Sands - The most rested defence pairing

VS:

Coach - Bun Cook

Valeri Kamensky - Dick Irvin Sr (C) - Gary Dornhoefer
Jaroslav Jirik - Herb Jordan - Andy Hebenton
Al MacAdam - Chris Drury (A) - Art Gagne
Nick Libett - Craig MacTavish - Ryan Callahan
Ex: Dmitri Khristich (F), Scott Gomez (C)

Don Awrey - Dickie Boon (A)
Brian Engblom - Pekka Rautakallio
George Owen - Mike O'Connell
Ex: Percy Traub, Lou Fontinato

Roger Crozier
John Bouse Hutton​

PP1: Jaroslav Jirik - Dick Irvin - Andy Hebenton - George Owen - Dickie Boon
PP2: Valeri Kamensky - Herb Jordan - Art Gagne - Pekka Rautakallio - Mike O'Connell

PK1: Craig MacTavish - Ryan Callahan - Don Awrey - Brian Engblom
PK2: Chris Drury - Nick Libett - Pekka Rautakallio - Mike O'Connell

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[Hedberg]

The big mismatch in this series seems to me to be the top 6 wingers.

Looking at seventie's vsx chart (http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=120796423&postcount=24)

Winnipeg has: Vanek 4th (481), Sullivan 7th (474), Goldsworthy 8th-T (463), and Cain 12th-T (456)
Edmonton has: Kamensky 14th (455), 22nd Doernhofer (407), Jirik, Hebenton 25th (392), and Jirk 30th (359)

This seems like a substantial gap that "intangibles" and depth scoring would be hard pressed to cover.

 

[seventieslord]

I would agree, Hedberg. There's just too much pop in your top 6. Edmonton has a strong defense and good goaltending, but yours is no worse. I think I prefer the bottom six forwards on Winnipeg as well.

Edmonton does have the better coach, imo. Can he will this team to victory? It wouldn't be the first time a better-on-paper Boudreau team got dismantled in the playoffs.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Winnipeg defeats Edmonton in 6 games

3 Stars
1. 3-way Tie - David Krejci + Herb Cain + Paul Shmyr