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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I don’t understand what you are getting at. In the sense that you believe the series will be short?
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I just don't see fatigue being an issue. Yes Landeskog and Mackinnon play a lot, but they have done that all season. They played 1:40 more than Backlund in game 1, but actually had less ES ice time.
And while game 1 had some intensity, neither the pace nor the physicality were that much different than regular season. So I really don't see the Avs suddenly getting tired by game 5. Could they last a long playoff run? That's another question.
If anything, I'm a little concerned how well Backlund handles the increased ice time. I don't believe he's too used to that.
And then OT can be another issue. If the games end in regulation, no one is playing all that much.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see this as a series where one team is wearing down the opposition.