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Originally Posted by White Out 403
I can't for the life of me see how neutral fans would cheer on a trapping boring team like Nashville. Do we really want to see a trap rewarded? Do we want the trap back? Because that's how you get the trap back.
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What's that? Nashville and Winnipeg are not all that different.
Both teams play a version of the trap when they are falling back on defense. In fact every team in the NHL employs a version of it, some more than others. And it always gets ramped up more in the playoffs.
When you are facing a team with speed, you have no choice but to try and angle them to one side of the ice or you will get torched. The Preds are very good at it when they are on and the Jets employ it against the Johansen and Turris lines specifically.
On top of that, its not like Winnipeg is all that more offensively driven than Nashville. 10 more regular season goals. A blip.
Both clubs have oodles of talent both at F and on D. Winnipeg has a bit more speed and Nashville has a more experienced G. That's why this whole series is so insanely close.