Street party is beginning to take shape in Winnipeg
This is what I was talking about. I'm not bashing the C of Red of course its impressive. I worded my post poorly last night.
The lead up to the game and for the fans who can't get into the dome, Calgary does that poorly in the Playoffs. They could easily use Olympic Plaza, heck even the coke stage on the grounds if they wanted to.
Unlike some here, I don't think the Wild are completely outmatched. Sure the Jets outmatch them in pretty much every category when you compare them on paper (other then goaltending). But the Wild hung around. Going into a loud building like that against the 2nd best regular season team, I thought they did a fine job of hanging around and waiting for their chances. And they also managed to get a lead.
Winnipeg really needs to stomp on their throat and not let them up. Don't give into the patient game the Wild undoubtedly will play. The longer the Wild hang around, the more likely it is they will make the Jets pay. I still think the Jets win this series. But they can't let the Wild hang around for too long.
this is much better than looking down at the screen after a goal against. I hope our next coach adopts this as standard practice.
Can we please stop ruining the playoff series threads with GG comments?
If all people are getting out of watching the playoffs is more reasons to complain about the Flames, maybe it’s time for a break from hockey for a while.
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I'm rooting for the Jets in this series, but this looks to me like clear interference on Stastny's part, picking Dumba. Maybe Dumba was trying to hit him, but given how he cuts back and then stumbles, it sure looks like he was trying to close on Laine.
__________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno
I'm rooting for the Jets in this series, but this looks to me like clear interference on Stastny's part, picking Dumba. Maybe Dumba was trying to hit him, but given how he cuts back and then stumbles, it sure looks like he was trying to close on Laine.
I don't know what you are seeing but thats 100% Dumba trying to hit him.
I don't know what you are seeing but thats 100% Dumba trying to hit him.
I can see how you'd interpret it that way, but to answer your question, I see Dumba seeing the play develop and the drop pass, and cutting back in an attempt to take away Laine's space before he can get an obviously lethal shot off, but running into Stastny, who was deliberately trying to create space for Laine.
I actually wouldn't be surprised if there was a specific mandate from Boudreau not to allow Laine any unobstructed shots, even if you just clip his stick. There aren't many one-shot scorers like that in the league.
__________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno
Can we please stop ruining the playoff series threads with GG comments?
If all people are getting out of watching the playoffs is more reasons to complain about the Flames, maybe it’s time for a break from hockey for a while.
I thought just the absurdity of recommending that a coach yell F$$$!! after every opposing goal would be sufficient to know I was joking, but I guess not. apologies for the ruined playoff series thread.
