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Post by Penguins23® on Mar 26, 2015 7:36:20 GMT -4
Here we go. Can the Wildcats win their first playoff series since their 2010 championship? The road starts here. The 6PM start time sucks but on the bright side, it's one less hour we have to wait before the playoffs start! We start the playoffs 26 hours before any other series does. For those worrying, Dubeau will get the start. The keys to the game is Garland/Barbashev/Dubeau. If those guys are our best players, we'll be alright. Chicoutimi isn't your typical 15th seed however. After losing 17 of their first 26 games, Chicoutimi improved when Jean took over GM and coaching duties in late November, guiding the team to a 20-17-2-3 record in its final 42 contests. We all know the history of him upsetting the Wildcats 2 years ago but with Flynn gone, I have faith he won't be able to do it again. Players to watch for on Chicoutimi are Coyotes' prospect Laurent Dauphin and potential 2015 first-rounder Nicolas Roy who cried his way out of Cape Breton. Go Cats Go!
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Post by Arnold Slick on Mar 26, 2015 8:36:08 GMT -4
Just seeing Yanick Jean's face on the TVASports preview and reading his quotes today made me shudder. It's such a clichéd thing to say, but the Cats HAVE to get off to a good start here. If they don't then the doubt starts to creep in and that's when bad things happen.
That said I feel fairly confident about this series. I also believe that those left from the 2013 team are going to have some extra motivation going into this. When you're in the playoffs with a close-knit, motivated team that is a good thing to have.
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 26, 2015 9:08:00 GMT -4
Jean's approach two years ago was to shadow Jaskin, and line 4 guys up along the blue line, with one Dman back with the goaltender to handle dump-ins. And of course .... lean heavily on Brandon Whitney.
Well he doesn't have Whitney ... but Bilia can be very good.
Will he shadow Barbashev to take him out of action ? Or will he choose to shadow Garland ?
I seem to recall that Flynn broke through the 4 across the blueline ... but it was because Jean had his shadow on Jaskin. Jaskin would cut to the middle and his shadow would follow (can't recall his name), and then the right side would open up and a Dman would jump in there and receive the puck and carry it in. While we solved that problem ... we didn't solve Whitney well enough.
I expect nothing less from Jean than a shit show ... and some crazy defensive posture ... probably his 4 across the blueline again. I think we have far more good puck carriers this time around than we did the last time. We have not had any trouble entering the zone this year with the puck.
The appraoch to beating a defensive posture like this is to come at them with speed ... dump it in hard around the glass so the goalie can't play it and the Dman will struggle with it. Gives you time to get in on the forecheck.
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Post by catnut on Mar 26, 2015 9:12:52 GMT -4
Jean's approach two years ago was to shadow Jaskin, and line 4 guys up along the blue line, with one Dman back with the goaltender to handle dump-ins. And of course .... lean heavily on Brandon Whitney. Well he doesn't have Whitney ... but Bilia can be very good. Will he shadow Barbashev to take him out of action ? Or will he choose to shadow Garland ? I seem to recall that Flynn broke through the 4 across the blueline ... but it was because Jean had his shadow on Jaskin. Jaskin would cut to the middle and his shadow would follow (can't recall his name), and then the right side would open up and a Dman would jump in there and receive the puck and carry it in. While we solved that problem ... we didn't solve Whitney well enough. I expect nothing less from Jean than a shit show ... and some crazy defensive posture ... probably his 4 across the blueline again. I think we have far more good puck carriers this time around than we did the last time. We have not had any trouble entering the zone this year with the puck. The appraoch to beating a defensive posture like this is to come at them with speed ... dump it in hard around the glass so the goalie can't play it and the Dman will struggle with it. Gives you time to get in on the forecheck. It was Tommy Veilleux who shared Jaskin's pants. Flynn played the dump in but Jean had a defenceman play behind the goal line to intercept it all the time. Flynn's teams were effective and systematic but could become predictable. Rumble's team is much harder to predict. If Jean puts someone to tail Barbashev or Garland, that player should do like P.-M. Bouchard had done to counter it. Larue (I think) had put someone on him to tail him everywhere, what he did was tail Sanford at the same time. He was actually taking out 2 players leaving a 4-on-3.
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 26, 2015 9:22:12 GMT -4
Jean's approach two years ago was to shadow Jaskin, and line 4 guys up along the blue line, with one Dman back with the goaltender to handle dump-ins. And of course .... lean heavily on Brandon Whitney. Well he doesn't have Whitney ... but Bilia can be very good. Will he shadow Barbashev to take him out of action ? Or will he choose to shadow Garland ? I seem to recall that Flynn broke through the 4 across the blueline ... but it was because Jean had his shadow on Jaskin. Jaskin would cut to the middle and his shadow would follow (can't recall his name), and then the right side would open up and a Dman would jump in there and receive the puck and carry it in. While we solved that problem ... we didn't solve Whitney well enough. I expect nothing less from Jean than a shit show ... and some crazy defensive posture ... probably his 4 across the blueline again. I think we have far more good puck carriers this time around than we did the last time. We have not had any trouble entering the zone this year with the puck. The appraoch to beating a defensive posture like this is to come at them with speed ... dump it in hard around the glass so the goalie can't play it and the Dman will struggle with it. Gives you time to get in on the forecheck. It was Tommy Veilleux who shared Jaskin's pants. Flynn played the dump in but Jean had a defenceman play behind the goal line to intercept it all the time. Flynn's teams were effective and systematic but could become predictable. Rumble's team is much harder to predict. Wasn't it Delisle (sp?) that was the shadow ?
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Post by Penguins23® on Mar 26, 2015 9:31:16 GMT -4
Jean's approach two years ago was to shadow Jaskin, and line 4 guys up along the blue line, with one Dman back with the goaltender to handle dump-ins. And of course .... lean heavily on Brandon Whitney. Well he doesn't have Whitney ... but Bilia can be very good. Will he shadow Barbashev to take him out of action ? Or will he choose to shadow Garland ? I seem to recall that Flynn broke through the 4 across the blueline ... but it was because Jean had his shadow on Jaskin. Jaskin would cut to the middle and his shadow would follow (can't recall his name), and then the right side would open up and a Dman would jump in there and receive the puck and carry it in. While we solved that problem ... we didn't solve Whitney well enough. I expect nothing less from Jean than a shit show ... and some crazy defensive posture ... probably his 4 across the blueline again. I think we have far more good puck carriers this time around than we did the last time. We have not had any trouble entering the zone this year with the puck. The appraoch to beating a defensive posture like this is to come at them with speed ... dump it in hard around the glass so the goalie can't play it and the Dman will struggle with it. Gives you time to get in on the forecheck. It was Tommy Veilleux who shared Jaskin's pants. Flynn played the dump in but Jean had a defenceman play behind the goal line to intercept it all the time. Flynn's teams were effective and systematic but could become predictable. Rumble's team is much harder to predict. If Jean puts someone to tail Barbashev or Garland, that player should do like P.-M. Bouchard had done to counter it. Larue (I think) had put someone on him to tail him everywhere, what he did was tail Sanford at the same time. He was actually taking out 2 players leaving a 4-on-3. It was 99% of the time, Carl-Antoine Delisle who was shadowing Jaskin but that wasn't even our biggest problem. Our biggest problem was the fact that we kept giving them the puck EVERY rush up ice but dumping it in to the waiting D-man.
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Post by catnut on Mar 26, 2015 9:35:32 GMT -4
It was Tommy Veilleux who shared Jaskin's pants. Flynn played the dump in but Jean had a defenceman play behind the goal line to intercept it all the time. Flynn's teams were effective and systematic but could become predictable. Rumble's team is much harder to predict. If Jean puts someone to tail Barbashev or Garland, that player should do like P.-M. Bouchard had done to counter it. Larue (I think) had put someone on him to tail him everywhere, what he did was tail Sanford at the same time. He was actually taking out 2 players leaving a 4-on-3. It was 99% of the time, Carl-Antoine Delisle who was shadowing Jaskin but that wasn't even our biggest problem. Our biggest problem was the fact that we kept giving them the puck EVERY rush up ice but dumping it in to the waiting D-man. Why was I thinking Veilleux....
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Post by lirette on Mar 26, 2015 9:39:28 GMT -4
Let's hope Yannick Jean hasn't been scouting games against SJ, Charlottetown and Halifax. If he goes in with the same strategy to target Garland we will beat them using the PP like we have done all year against those teams.
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Post by forrest on Mar 26, 2015 10:26:20 GMT -4
Let's hope Yannick Jean hasn't been scouting games against SJ, Charlottetown and Halifax. If he goes in with the same strategy to target Garland we will beat them using the PP like we have done all year against those teams. I disagree... They won't be calling as many penalties in the playoffs. It is risky to have a team rely too much on special teams during the regular season. They need to be able to score and play responsibly when 5 on 5.
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 26, 2015 10:41:23 GMT -4
If a guy like Delisle is doing the job on Garland ... chirping him after every whistle ... then you immediately send a guy over to him after every whistle to chirp him ... while Garland skates away with his mouth shut. After awhile ... the shadow starts focusing on the attention he is getting and gets off Garland.
If Barbashev gets the attention ... he needs to skate into traffic or right in front of the goaltender ... get in the way of the Dmen and the shadow will also be in the way.
The bottom line ... our guys need to keep their cool under the shadow ... no retaliation as that just plays into their hands.
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Mar 26, 2015 13:37:31 GMT -4
Cats in 4
Make sure u do not get anyone hurt...
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Post by seαωo|f on Mar 26, 2015 13:48:14 GMT -4
Sags go up 2-0 in the first; put a scare in the Wildcats. Moncton dominates the final 40 and wins 5-2. I doubt Jean out-coaches Rumble.
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 26, 2015 14:01:41 GMT -4
Cats in 4 Make sure u do not get anyone hurt... I'll do my best.
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 26, 2015 14:03:52 GMT -4
Sags go up 2-0 in the first; put a scare in the Wildcats. Moncton dominates the final 40 and wins 5-2. I doubt Jean out-coaches Rumble. The only thing about Jean that makes him worry me is he is simply unorthodox ... he'll do stuff that nobody else would do ... and he is a very loose cannon. He will come up with some scheme that will befuddle us for awhile ... but we'll adjust. He certainly is entertaining.
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Mar 26, 2015 14:47:43 GMT -4
Sags go up 2-0 in the first; put a scare in the Wildcats. Moncton dominates the final 40 and wins 5-2. I doubt Jean out-coaches Rumble. The only thing about Jean that makes him worry me is he is simply unorthodox ... he'll do stuff that nobody else would do ... and he is a very loose cannon. He will come up with some scheme that will befuddle us for awhile ... but we'll adjust. He certainly is entertaining. Unorthodox like that play Latvia did versus Canada with the player hopping out the other end of bech on a breakaway? They may need it...
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