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Round 4 Schedule (that's not a typo)
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: waynerivers on Saturday May 26, 2018, 12:45:37 PM Eastern ---Here's what the Caps need to do in order to win:
1. We have a distinct height and weight advantage on VGK based on roster averages. They need to take advantage of this by playing very physically, most importantly in the offensive zone. Wear down their defensemen and prevent the type of fast breakouts VGK likes to generate.
2. Stay aggressive on the puck and don't give Schmidt, especially, a lot of skating room. VGK likes to play a very aggressive forechecking game and play in the other team's end. That's a winning formula and what it means is that we need to forecheck as much or more than they do. Make them play in their own end, not ours. We can do this by bringing our size advantage to bear. Winnipeg failed at this but we can succeed.
3. Make our shots count and take lots of them. Fleury has only allowed 18 goals in 15 games. We also need as many high quailty chances as possible. Perimeter shots are unlikely to go in. Needless to say, we need to be efficient on the PP.
4. As part of the above, we also need to be clogging the neutral zone. VGK likes a fast skating game and the way to disrupt that is to not let it get started. Break up their skating lanes and do not let their defensemen carry the puck unmolested.
5. In our own end play aggressively as well. Go to the puck carrier. No huddling in a box out in front of Holtby. Force VGK to make quick decisions. If we let them skate with it in our end too much, they will score. We also need to hold our own on the PK which seemed to be getting better late in the TB series.
6. Shut down VGK's top line. They are very skilled. The rest of their forwards aren't that worrisome.
All in all, we need to focus on scoring more than preventing scores. If we do that, the other part will fall into place. VGK can't score 150' from our goal.
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On the Vegas forechecking we need to slow them down entering the zone. Our dmen also need to move the puck quickly and efficiently and our forwards need to give our dmen some puck support. We have done a good of that so far but I think Vegas will be a tougher test.
RavenCp:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Saturday May 26, 2018, 09:59:37 AM Eastern --- Some people also feel an expansion team shouldn't win the cup.
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Agree. Some people think NHL gave to much advantage to Vegas, other their fans didn't suffer enough to be there.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: waynerivers on Saturday May 26, 2018, 12:45:37 PM Eastern ---Here's what the Caps need to do in order to win:
1. We have a distinct height and weight advantage on VGK based on roster averages. They need to take advantage of this by playing very physically, most importantly in the offensive zone. Wear down their defensemen and prevent the type of fast breakouts VGK likes to generate.
2. Stay aggressive on the puck and don't give Schmidt, especially, a lot of skating room. VGK likes to play a very aggressive forechecking game and play in the other team's end. That's a winning formula and what it means is that we need to forecheck as much or more than they do. Make them play in their own end, not ours. We can do this by bringing our size advantage to bear. Winnipeg failed at this but we can succeed.
3. Make our shots count and take lots of them. Fleury has only allowed 18 goals in 15 games. We also need as many high quailty chances as possible. Perimeter shots are unlikely to go in. Needless to say, we need to be efficient on the PP.
4. As part of the above, we also need to be clogging the neutral zone. VGK likes a fast skating game and the way to disrupt that is to not let it get started. Break up their skating lanes and do not let their defensemen carry the puck unmolested.
5. In our own end play aggressively as well. Go to the puck carrier. No huddling in a box out in front of Holtby. Force VGK to make quick decisions. If we let them skate with it in our end too much, they will score. We also need to hold our own on the PK which seemed to be getting better late in the TB series.
6. Shut down VGK's top line. They are very skilled. The rest of their forwards aren't that worrisome.
All in all, we need to focus on scoring more than preventing scores. If we do that, the other part will fall into place. VGK can't score 150' from our goal.
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First and foremost, we need to play smart, and with minimal mistakes.
This team will be all over bad passes, toe drags, telegraphed passesto the office, all that garbage will fully exploited against these guys.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Saturday May 26, 2018, 03:00:49 PM Eastern ---First and foremost, we need to play smart, and with minimal mistakes.
This team will be all over bad passes, toe drags, telegraphed passesto the office, all that garbage will fully exploited against these guys.
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Agree. The key is making smart plays coming out of our zone. I don't care for toedrags either, especially in the neutral zone or at the offensive blue line. Turnovers when a player trying to be cute pisses me off.
KitFistosBrotherInLaw:
--- Quote from: Surreylily on Friday May 25, 2018, 11:24:19 PM Eastern ---
Thanks for that! 8)
I absolutely ADORE that guy. Not just his hockey skills, but his personality and dedication too.
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Easily amazed and easy to adore... Be careful, girl. They can get ya across the Atlantic.
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