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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Apr 19, 2023 22:05:04 GMT -4
Surprised peitche is scratched for the first time in 70 games for Chisholm. I guess they don’t feel good about whynot !!! He’s a good defensive 4th line guy that can put a few goals in . Moravec sick. Whynot first game in 5 weeks or so post injury. Yeah I think you need depth just in case. Imagine if the game had gone to OT.
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Post by Herd Fan on Apr 19, 2023 23:15:19 GMT -4
Surprised peitche is scratched for the first time in 70 games for Chisholm. I guess they don’t feel good about whynot !!! He’s a good defensive 4th line guy that can put a few goals in . Are you really surprised, if you are calling out why he is scratched? I am confused a little bit. IMO Peitzche is scratched because they have no idea what Whynot is going to do. Has nothing to do with AP. A little strange, yes. But a no brainer at this point. Keep the CFDP at no expense.
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Post by Reesor on Apr 20, 2023 8:02:43 GMT -4
A completely out of left field question: Is anyone with InStat access able to easily share the average ice time of players (from both Halifax & Moncton) for the playoffs, or is that against their terms of service? Was curious how often the big line from Halifax played in game one vs game two, and what our ice times for defensemen were like. It's unfortunate ice time stats aren't available for everyone. Pick224 had them last year, but they don't look like they've done the same tracking this year. Game 1, 92 leads all HFX skaters with about 24mins and 11 just a shade under 23mins. 34 was next highest (almost 22). Game 2 saw 92/11 play roughly 21mins and 34 play 23. For DMan, Furlong played 25 in Game 1, followed by Schultz at 23, and Moravec at 21. MacKinnon was just under 20, Phillips at roughly 15mins and Martin about 11. Game 2, Furlong/Schultz both played 24, MacKinnon again at 19, Moravec at 18, and Phillips / Martin around 12/11. Thanks very much for this. Interesting that the ice times for games 1 and 2 were similar, especially for the forwards.
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Post by Reesor on Apr 20, 2023 8:14:09 GMT -4
Didn't think that was Halifax's best effort last night, but they got the job done.
I think this team's Achilles Heel whenever they get put out will be the inexperience of the defense. Halifax right now has a 16 year old, two 17 year olds and two 18 year olds as regulars. That's not typical of a go-for-it team. The Moose get in trouble with turnovers and being hemmed in their own zone. Having a rusty Cam Whynot and missing David Moravec doesn't help that a lot. Hopefully Moravec will be back soon, as he was out with an illness. Whynot played ok in limited ice time. Nice pass up to L'Heureux on the 3-0 goal. Rousseau played great and probably should've been first star.
L'Heureux came to play last night. He's actually played extremely well throughout the playoffs but the puck wasn't going in for him. Nice to see him break out. Part of me doesn't like the hot-dogging. But part of me also remembers Khovanov's shenanigans in Halifax so it is what it is. Two rivals acting in the heat of the moment and that stuff will happen.
Jordan Dumais has 10 points in 7 games. But Jordan Dumais is struggling. That seems weird to say. But he isn't himself. He hasn't been a driving force so far in the playoffs. He had a couple chances that he flubbed last night that he usually puts in the back of the net. Need him to get going.
If you can play your B game in the 2nd round and win, that's always a bonus. Halifax did that last night. I hope they come out a bit better tonight.
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Apr 20, 2023 8:24:04 GMT -4
I didn't think Halifax played that bad last night considering shuffling on D and the rust for Whynot. Their 2nd period saw it come together.
Remember Moncton has backs against the wall. I rather be tested. It was a pretty good road game.
Yeah if Daniel and Barbashev had scored on their breakaways it would have taken a different look. I like going into the next game feeling you could play better as opposed to thinking you are unbeatable.
Halifax did lots of things right in that game. Rarely were pinned in their own end for any length of time. I think they can manage the other team attack off the rush. And the discipline, lack of penalties, was great to see.
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Post by Reesor on Apr 20, 2023 8:38:10 GMT -4
I didn't think Halifax played that bad last night considering shuffling on D and the rust for Whynot. Their 2nd period saw it come together. Remember Moncton has backs against the wall. I rather be tested. It was a pretty good road game. Yeah if Daniel and Barbashev had scored on their breakaways it would have taken a different look. I like going into the next game feeling you could play better as opposed to thinking you are unbeatable. Halifax did lots of things right in that game. Rarely were pinned in their own end for any length of time. I think they can manage the other team attack off the rush. And the discipline, lack of penalties, was great to see. That is exactly it isn't it? When have Halifax played their best playoff games this year? After their worst performances. They smoked Cape Breton in game 3 after sneaking an OT win in game 2. They smoked Moncton in game 2 after their worst home loss since November in game 1. It seems like there is a collective issue between the ears. They relax that little bit after thinking things are "back to normal". Then they get a wakeup call and have a good game. Hopefully it's the same tonight, but instead of relaxing, they push forward, respect the opponent, and continue to play well.
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Post by Herd Fan on Apr 20, 2023 9:12:48 GMT -4
Didn't think that was Halifax's best effort last night, but they got the job done. I think this team's Achilles Heal whenever they get put out will be the inexperience of the defense. Halifax right now has a 16 year old, two 17 year olds and two 18 year olds as regulars. That's not typical of a go-for-it team. The Moose get in trouble with turnovers and being hemmed in their own zone. Having a rusty Cam Whynot and missing David Moravec doesn't help that a lot. Hopefully Moravec will be back soon, as he was out with an illness. Whynot played ok in limited ice time. Nice pass up to L'Heureux on the 3-0 goal. Rousseau played great and probably should've been first star. L'Heureux came to play last night. He's actually played extremely well throughout the playoffs but the puck wasn't going in for him. Nice to see him break out. Part of me doesn't like the hot-dogging. But part of me also remembers Khovanov's shenanigans in Halifax so it is what it is. Two rivals acting in the heat of the moment and that stuff will happen. Jordan Dumais has 10 points in 7 games. But Jordan Dumais is struggling. That seems weird to say. But he isn't himself. He hasn't been a driving force so far in the playoffs. He had a couple chances that he flubbed last night that he usually puts in the back of the net. Need him to get going. If you can play your B game in the 2nd round and win, that's always a bonus. Halifax did that last night. I hope they come out a bit better tonight.
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Post by Herd Fan on Apr 20, 2023 9:22:44 GMT -4
The Moose effort for me was just so so. I find your comments on Dumais interesting as I find the same thing. On plays that he normally buries with his eyes closed, he just can’t seem to finish lately. Not great timing potentially heading into 3rd round. Maybe just bad puck luck, and it will pass.
It is odd how young the defence is in a go for it year. Do they make mistakes? Absolutely. But so do the other teams veteran defenders. Hopefully it doesn’t kill us in the later rounds. It does certainly look promising to be a contender with this young of a group. Next year on D we will be sitting pretty.
Looking forward to the game tonight. Was thinking of leaving work early and making trip to Moncton.
Moose win again. 5-2
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Post by howitzer on Apr 20, 2023 9:25:12 GMT -4
If anybody thinks Dumais has a shot at playing in the NHL next year, needs to watch this year's playoffs. The pace, physicality have picked up. His time and space have disappeared. Take all of that and apply it to bigger, faster, grown men. Dumais has a long ways to go.
I hate to be critical of him, given all he's gave to this team, but Halifax needs him to be better if they want a legit shot at winning this thing.
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Post by Fryar on Apr 20, 2023 10:02:28 GMT -4
If anybody thinks Dumais has a shot at playing in the NHL next year, needs to watch this year's playoffs. The pace, physicality have picked up. His time and space have disappeared. Take all of that and apply it to bigger, faster, grown men. Dumais has a long ways to go. I hate to be critical of him, given all he's gave to this team, but Halifax needs him to be better if they want a legit shot at winning this thing. He is fantastic when given some extra space but the playoffs are showing that when he is targeted physically, not dirty, he has a much more difficult time getting chances. He regulary peels off on the rush to avoid contact and turns it over too often as a result. In his defense, he has been attempting the odd hit during the playoffs.
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Post by Reesor on Apr 20, 2023 10:33:36 GMT -4
I forgot to send a shout out to Logan Crosby who I think had one of his better games in a Moose uniform. Set up a beautiful give and go with Dumais that almost resulted in a goal. Set up Fournier with a real nice pass for the 2-0 goal. Teams that go far in the playoffs get contributions from unlikely sources. The 11 forwards & 7 dmen dynamic might benefit Crosby.
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Apr 20, 2023 10:41:28 GMT -4
If anybody thinks Dumais has a shot at playing in the NHL next year, needs to watch this year's playoffs. The pace, physicality have picked up. His time and space have disappeared. Take all of that and apply it to bigger, faster, grown men. Dumais has a long ways to go. I hate to be critical of him, given all he's gave to this team, but Halifax needs him to be better if they want a legit shot at winning this thing. He is fantastic when given some extra space but the playoffs are showing that when he is targeted physically, not dirty, he has a much more difficult time getting chances. He regulary peels off on the rush to avoid contact and turns it over too often as a result. In his defense, he has been attempting the odd hit during the playoffs. Elite players go through this in the playoffs. Dumais now has played in 12 playoff games. But last year Bathurst wasn't trying to shut him down. Because they were the hunted not the hunters. CB & Moncton both decided to focus on taking him out of the mix and seeing if rest of team can beat them. So far it has worked stopping Dumais but not the team. He either accepts the attention (as his role) and isn't too concerned of his own production knowing that it frees his teammates to get it done or he gets frustrated. The exclamation mark is when he breaks free some game and becomes the difference maker. I don't think Sherbrooke and Gatineau will be as able to pull this off as those teams will have guys to hide from the Moose counter-cover. Line matching will be more of a thing. We haven't seen the Moose even try and have Dumais escape the guys who are stopping him. Confident they are deep enough that these teams can't shut the whole team down. It also means that Sherbrooke will need to come with its own plan for what happens when the Moose start matching lines and picking preferred matchups. All they see on video is how CB/MNC stopped Dumais and still lost. I also think that the Moose need more PP chances and that is what other teams don't want. Dumais will matter then.
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Post by canbeer on Apr 20, 2023 18:19:35 GMT -4
I forgot to send a shout out to Logan Crosby who I think had one of his better games in a Moose uniform. Set up a beautiful give and go with Dumais that almost resulted in a goal. Set up Fournier with a real nice pass for the 2-0 goal. Teams that go far in the playoffs get contributions from unlikely sources. The 11 forwards & 7 dmen dynamic might benefit Crosby. Real solid game, awesome pass. He more than anyone, I'd like to see rewarded with a goal. The other guy that stood out and in a bit of a different way is Boucher. I've never seen him skate that fast and how it was noticeable was on the back check. He was consistently the first forward back and just had a game that was so much better than I've ever seen him play defensively.
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Post by howitzer on Apr 20, 2023 18:37:50 GMT -4
Another guy playing well is Jack Martin. Calm, composed, makes the right play. He's been very solid.
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Post by rookieq on Apr 20, 2023 21:21:01 GMT -4
If anybody thinks Dumais has a shot at playing in the NHL next year, needs to watch this year's playoffs. The pace, physicality have picked up. His time and space have disappeared. Take all of that and apply it to bigger, faster, grown men. Dumais has a long ways to go. I hate to be critical of him, given all he's gave to this team, but Halifax needs him to be better if they want a legit shot at winning this thing. I don’t think that many believe that he will play NHL next year actually, maybe one or two posters here, that’s it. He needs more time I am sure and its just normal. I think that this is very good for him right now and he is learning way more than during the regular season. Just a normal path to go through in his development I find. And like someone said, he is not himself, he is probably not 100%, he has been tossed around a lot in both series. I am not too worried for him in the future, but yes we need more of him now or we will hit a wall fast in the next series, but to me there is no chance that we win the next series.
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