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Post by SteveUL on Mar 27, 2019 7:49:48 GMT -4
What a fantastic game. Cats deserved this one tonight. They just couldn’t buy any breaks around the net. 3 or 4 posts early plus BC blocked probably 30 shots. Cats badly miss Pelletier’s presence in front and Spence moving the puck around and the point, but what can ya do... everybody stepped it up and they just came up short on the puck luck. They put a physical beating on the Drakkar though which could pay off later. BC is also making sure to get their shots in after the whistles. Especially in scrums in front of the net. Cats showed great composure. BC must not have scouted the cats, they scored twice with McKenna being wide open with under 4 minutes left. Strange part is, in OT they had him on his strong side, not his off wing. On the PP Mckenna plays the left side, as we all know. BC has been giving him no space and are right on him when the puck comes to him, forcing him to dish the puck off. On those two late goals last night they gave him space both times, so they got away from their game plan. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Mar 27, 2019 7:50:14 GMT -4
I’m expecting Pelletier back in the lineup for Game 4. Rumour at the rink was that he would play game 4 if Moncton lost game 3. My uneducated guess is, if he plays tonight, it's at much less than 100%, ankle sprains don't heal very quickly and an extra 24 hours won't change much. He can still be effective, but not his usual self. |
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 27, 2019 7:51:56 GMT -4
I’m expecting Pelletier back in the lineup for Game 4. Rumour at the rink was that he would play game 4 if Moncton lost game 3. My uneducated guess is, if he plays tonight, it's at much less than 100%, ankle sprains don't heal very quickly and an extra 24 hours won't change much. He can still be effective, but not his usual self. Maybe he just plays the PP where he can be somewhat stationary in the high slot. |
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Post by banjo on Mar 27, 2019 8:10:16 GMT -4
To the "cats fan" 🙄 Sitting 5 rows back of the visitors bench Complaining to security about the noise. It's a hockey game. If it wasn't for the fans in front of you making the noise the place would've been dead. You're an idiot. Please tell me security "Quietly" escorted this person out.... or laughed at their complaint I was talking to security and they where having a good laugh |
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Post by switchback on Mar 27, 2019 8:30:11 GMT -4
Whoever wins tonight wins the series I'm not sure if you know this or not.... but in many hockey leagues (Including the Q) it's a best of 7 series, not a best of 3. You need FOUR games to win a series. So, let's do the math together here: Moncton wins: 1 - (4-1 = 3 more wins) Drakkar wins: 2 - (4-2 = 2 more wins) Sorry to burst your bubble, lots of hockey left to be played I suggested this be4 the final result if Moncton won or Baie Comeau I know you need to win 4 games but Baie Comeau has snin the driver seat now I hope Moncton comes back and wins though |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Mar 27, 2019 9:29:18 GMT -4
My uneducated guess is, if he plays tonight, it's at much less than 100%, ankle sprains don't heal very quickly and an extra 24 hours won't change much. He can still be effective, but not his usual self. Maybe he just plays the PP where he can be somewhat stationary in the high slot. The main negative with that is you can't play 4 lines. The game they played last night was to not open it up and play all 4 lines. Having JP only play Pp makes that harder. |
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Post by bois on Mar 27, 2019 9:47:55 GMT -4
Maybe he just plays the PP where he can be somewhat stationary in the high slot. The main negative with that is you can't play 4 lines. The game they played last night was to not open it up and play all 4 lines. Having JP only play Pp makes that harder. you can still play 4 lines..... just double shift whoever is playing is well.... no different than losing a player in game and having to adjust accoridingly |
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Post by lirette on Mar 27, 2019 10:13:56 GMT -4
4th line played great last night..was happy to see Torchetti reward them with extra ice time.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Mar 27, 2019 11:27:52 GMT -4
The main negative with that is you can't play 4 lines. The game they played last night was to not open it up and play all 4 lines. Having JP only play Pp makes that harder. you can still play 4 lines..... just double shift whoever is playing is well.... no different than losing a player in game and having to adjust accoridingly Having to double shift somebody usually leads to less minutes for the 2 guys on the 4th line, certain matchups or game situations are not favorable and they get cut back. |
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Post by hockey1981 on Mar 27, 2019 11:35:47 GMT -4
Last night's game might have been best game they played all season considering opponent/circumstances....
Hopefully more puck luck tonight, same effort and a W.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Mar 27, 2019 11:39:13 GMT -4
you can still play 4 lines..... just double shift whoever is playing is well.... no different than losing a player in game and having to adjust accoridingly Having to double shift somebody usually leads to less minutes for the 2 guys on the 4th line, certain matchups or game situations are not favorable and they get cut back. That would then fall on the coach for how he's managing his bench. Running a hot forward or rotating say your top 2 LW's into the 4th line for 4-6 shifts per period or so would have nothing to do with not using your 4th line at all. |
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Post by bois on Mar 27, 2019 11:54:32 GMT -4
you can still play 4 lines..... just double shift whoever is playing is well.... no different than losing a player in game and having to adjust accoridingly Having to double shift somebody usually leads to less minutes for the 2 guys on the 4th line, certain matchups or game situations are not favorable and they get cut back. umm not sure if this is serious or not but there's a reason the players who are on the 4th line are on the 4th line they don't get as many minutes as others.... on any team..... pretty much anytime.... because they are the 4th line |
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Post by lirette on Mar 27, 2019 12:29:52 GMT -4
This is pretty much a non issue. Torchetti plays his 4th line plenty...much more than Rumble did.
Give me Pelletier @ 80% and put Stewart as the 6th D/4th line forward and use him as a utility man.
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Post by pinkbeaver on Mar 27, 2019 13:41:19 GMT -4
I'll try my hand at arm chair coaching too. In my opinion 1 of Aspirot or Sylvestre should always be on the ice tonight. Spot Dejong/Stewart the odd shift when somebody is gassed.
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Post by hockey1981 on Mar 27, 2019 13:49:31 GMT -4
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