Thursday, April 26, 2007
Round 2 Night 1
My thoughts on last night's action.
1. Sean Avery gambled with his mouth. If the Rangers won that game, all of his trash talking might have had an impact on the Sabres. But the Rangers were humiliated in that game. The Rangers live in their own echo chamber a bit much, with their local media predicting them to sweep.
2. Not to let too much air out of Buffalo, but in the NCAA they would lose some ranking points on strength of schedule. And so would the Rangers.
3. Vancouver was dominated in every way in Game 1. With all of the focus on Luongo, it was Giguere that made the best saves of the game, and Luongo who got the hook. You cannot beat the Ducks if their first line scores more than a goal, because their secondary scoring is so potent. Vancouver will be better in game 2, or else this series will be short.
About tonight...
1. No Elias. The Devils can't afford to lose him now.
2. San Jose will of course try to win the game, but they should emphasize putting some punishing hits on Detroit. It'll pay dividends later.
1. Sean Avery gambled with his mouth. If the Rangers won that game, all of his trash talking might have had an impact on the Sabres. But the Rangers were humiliated in that game. The Rangers live in their own echo chamber a bit much, with their local media predicting them to sweep.
2. Not to let too much air out of Buffalo, but in the NCAA they would lose some ranking points on strength of schedule. And so would the Rangers.
3. Vancouver was dominated in every way in Game 1. With all of the focus on Luongo, it was Giguere that made the best saves of the game, and Luongo who got the hook. You cannot beat the Ducks if their first line scores more than a goal, because their secondary scoring is so potent. Vancouver will be better in game 2, or else this series will be short.
About tonight...
1. No Elias. The Devils can't afford to lose him now.
2. San Jose will of course try to win the game, but they should emphasize putting some punishing hits on Detroit. It'll pay dividends later.
// posted by Rick @ 10:36 AM 
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