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thefoss1957 · 02-02-2013, 12:59 PM

'Hawks offense has been sputtering, and the PP has been pathetic...and this one has all the signs of a "trap" game for my guys...the 'Hawks seem to generate little emotion vs. Your guys, and I am sure were more focused on the Canuck game.

I expect Emery for only his 2nd game this season, I expect Bolland will not dress, but have seen nothing official.

So I expect the 'Hawks to be

Saad/Toews/Hossa
Sharp/Shaw/Kane
Bickell/Kruger/Frolik
Stalberg/Mayers/Bollig

SeaKeith
Hjammer/Oduya
Brookbank/Leddy

Emery

The key to beating the decidedly "soft" 'Hawks is to hit their D-Men below the goal line on the forecheck, and not get mesmerized by the top 6 forwards as they cycle offensively. Frolik and Stalberg are especially dangerous chipping in from the red line and hitting the gas to blow by retreating D-men. Sharp, Toews, Saad, and Stalberg prefer shooting off the transition rush. Kane prefers to dangle. Hossa has been a monster at both. The trailer on rushes is the primary offensive focus...Seabrook, Keith, Leddy, Oduya coming late will be threats...Brookbank and Hjammer not so much.

Good Luck to your guys...they play a clogging game, it will be a Flame win...they try to match speed, it will be my guys.

02-02-2013, 12:59 PM	#60
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	'Hawks offense has been sputtering, and the PP has been pathetic...and this one has all the signs of a "trap" game for my guys...the 'Hawks seem to generate little emotion vs. Your guys, and I am sure were more focused on the Canuck game. I expect Emery for only his 2nd game this season, I expect Bolland will not dress, but have seen nothing official. So I expect the 'Hawks to be Saad/Toews/Hossa Sharp/Shaw/Kane Bickell/Kruger/Frolik Stalberg/Mayers/Bollig SeaKeith Hjammer/Oduya Brookbank/Leddy Emery The key to beating the decidedly "soft" 'Hawks is to hit their D-Men below the goal line on the forecheck, and not get mesmerized by the top 6 forwards as they cycle offensively. Frolik and Stalberg are especially dangerous chipping in from the red line and hitting the gas to blow by retreating D-men. Sharp, Toews, Saad, and Stalberg prefer shooting off the transition rush. Kane prefers to dangle. Hossa has been a monster at both. The trailer on rushes is the primary offensive focus...Seabrook, Keith, Leddy, Oduya coming late will be threats...Brookbank and Hjammer not so much. Good Luck to your guys...they play a clogging game, it will be a Flame win...they try to match speed, it will be my guys. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)