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Round 4 Schedule (that's not a typo)
waynerivers:
--- Quote from: KitFistosBrotherInLaw on Saturday May 26, 2018, 07:54:50 PM Eastern ---
I admit I do not know hockey as well as some people on the board. However, the best aggressive fore-checking game I saw in my life came from Pittsburg last year and the year before. Do you think Vegas is better at this than Pittsburg?
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I wouldn't necessarily say better but they have been more consistently successful with it than any of the other teams this season. It's the game Gallant likes to play and we have to neutralize it.
Mickstix:
It's really pretty simple.. Holtby needs to stand on his head and the team needs to play responsible defense while scoring some goals. :wackysmile:
Not sure what their PP looks like, but staying out the box would be nice too.. :raspberry:
BlackIce:
Our PP converts 1 out of 4, approximately; theirs, 1 out of 6.
That's a significant advantage, if trends hold true -- DEPENDING on how the series is refereed. I would hope that we will play a heavy game to try to slow them down and wear them down. That carries penalty risks.
What I don't understand is why a lot of people are saying that the Caps should be/are favored to win this series. Vegas had a hot start to their inaugural season, and never looked back. They never lost more than 3 games in a row the entire regular season, and they blew through the Western Conference with a 12 - 3 record in the playoffs so far. They have the single most dominant player to this point in the playoffs in Fleury. The only way it seems the Caps could be favored in this series is to assume that Vegas somehow regresses over the next two weeks. There's no logical reason to think that the Caps will handle what Vegas has been to this point any more than anyone else has.
alta:
LoL. That's kinda what I was thinking, Caps need to score more than they allow, seems easy enough
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Monday May 28, 2018, 09:08:57 AM Eastern ---Our PP converts 1 out of 4, approximately; theirs, 1 out of 6.
That's a significant advantage, if trends hold true -- DEPENDING on how the series is refereed. I would hope that we will play a heavy game to try to slow them down and wear them down. That carries penalty risks.
What I don't understand is why a lot of people are saying that the Caps should be/are favored to win this series. Vegas had a hot start to their inaugural season, and never looked back. They never lost more than 3 games in a row the entire regular season, and they blew through the Western Conference with a 12 - 3 record in the playoffs so far. They have the single most dominant player to this point in the playoffs in Fleury. The only way it seems the Caps could be favored in this series is to assume that Vegas somehow regresses over the next two weeks. There's no logical reason to think that the Caps will handle what Vegas has been to this point any more than anyone else has.
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Agreed.
There can be no reliance on luck our the opponent beating themselves at all. They are smart and play a tight defensive system that has shut down every one in the playoffs, and this is in front of a goalie that is having a near historic playoff run.
Momentum, swagger, mojo, entitlement, and cockiness need to be checked at the door by players and fans a like. This a hungrier team on a mission that has steam rolled their way through a tougher Confrence.
Not saying it’s impossible, but it will take 4 games playing better than we’ve played so far.
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