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Post by hockeydad on Apr 27, 2023 17:10:59 GMT -4
Must be nice being the underdog from a coaches position having home ice advantage with the 3 top goal scorers in the league lol .
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Post by Reesor on Apr 28, 2023 8:33:59 GMT -4
The overall experience difference and the strength of Sherbrooke defense both offensively and defensively play a big part in the media saying Sherbrooke is the better team.
A lot of casual onlookers also recognize players like Roy, Brabenec, Hinds & Spacek from the world jrs and are like "I know those guys, they'll probably win".
A big part of it as well is the style of play fro the big guns. Players like Roy, Brabenec, Melanson... they play physical and drive to the net... A style made for the playoffs. Whereas Dumais has more of a cerebral approach and has no physical aspect to his game aside from winning puck battles with his stick... something he is quite good at. Vidicek & Lawrence are the same in my opinion. L'Heureux, Cataford, Biasca, to a certain extent Boucher... they can play that playoff style. But when you're comparing the best players on each team and the styles they play, one tends to gravitate towards Sherbrooke and their top guns playing that "north/south" game.
If Halifax wants to win this series they're going to have to match Sherbrooke's intensity and physicality, and while doing so, prove that their big guns can outlast having Spacek, Hinds, Gaudet & Flemming pasting them to the boards every shift. Halifax's defense are going to have to do the same to Sherbrooke's big guns and hope they wear down. The play of Whynot @ Moravec will have a huge impact on this series as Statsman said. Dylan MacKinnon will be a big factor as well. Will he be attempting to hit everything that moves and be caught out of position?
I think Sherbrooke with their size, strength and experience will have an advantage in the later games of this series as everyone gets more tired. Halifax really needs to come out of the gate quick. Sherbrooke will be happy with a split in Halifax as they are the best home team in the league.
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Post by justwinbaby on Apr 28, 2023 14:15:49 GMT -4
Tough to call this series, agreed with posters saying that line matching will be big, depending on the line combos we are tough at front, if we go down to two lines at times our top 6 is incredibly tough to defend. IMO this series will come down to how our Defense plays, in a series like this you have six Defense on Paper but in games top two pairings play a lot with line matching and we need to do that. we really need Whynott and Moravec to be healthy.. Furlong is our most complete defensemen right now and a work horse and with a healthy Moravec they will see alot of the top Sherbrook line. Schutz is playing really well especially offensively and has improved defensively, if we have a healthy Whynott it may be him and Mackinnion again has a second pairing and that is a good combo but as Statsman said will Dylan MacKinnon be attempting to hit everything that moves and be caught out of position? and if so then it may be Whynott and Schultz and that is a good combo ( no shame to Philips but as a 16 year old he will be in tough). I see a lot of Furlong and Moravec Whynott and hopefully Mackinnion. Schutz is the powerplay QB and will spell wherever he is needed. . Sherbrooke D may be more experienced and have better Numbers but our Group is a very underestimated group that can do the Job. Hoping for a good compatative series and most of all JUST WIN BABY!!!
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Post by Joe Burrow on Apr 28, 2023 18:28:35 GMT -4
4-3 o/t moose 6-3 she 4-2 she 5-1 she 7-4 moose 5-3 she
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Post by canbeer on Apr 29, 2023 17:58:28 GMT -4
Have we seen the top 4 teams make it to the final four and #1 and 2 be the underdogs? Not that I disagree with it but it’s just interesting. Crazy that Halifax is the better part of a year younger than the other teams left, go to show why there’s excitement about next year as well.
The size, experience and calibre of their top D is probably the biggest uphill battle for the Moose. On the other hand, if things go well for the Moose then goaltending may end up being the lead in the conversation as to the Moose success.
If Moravec is back up to speed, a healthy Whynot and the impact of Schultz and Mackinnon in the last series hopefully the Moose D is just being overlooked a bit.
A big key for me is for our top forwards not to be outdone by their top forwards considering the added difficulty for the Moose guys against that D. If the top guys can match then our forward advantage may be in those next tier of guys.
Game 1 is huge.
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Post by sc74 on May 4, 2023 16:06:41 GMT -4
Comments from Halifax and Sherbrooke coaches and players on the Remparts win in 4 games.
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Post by trueblue on May 8, 2023 11:19:55 GMT -4
For me, goaltending is the main storyline this series. After the first two rounds, Olivier Adam has the worst save percentage of the four remaining starting goaltenders in the playoffs. As Reesor highlighted, Sherbrooke has an immensely talented and experienced blueline who will likely limit our shot totals throughout the series. The Mooseheads will have to be very opportunistic in the few chances that they get, hoping Adam isn't able to find a rhythm or that he lets in a stinker or two (watch the 3-0 goal from the game at home for reference). On the flip side, if we want any chance of winning this series Rousseau is going to have to be the main story. He's absolutely got it in him to put up multiple 40+ save performances - and does seem to get dialed in when he sees a lot of rubber. Gonna quote myself and say this is exactly how it turned out. Adam got pulled twice and lost the net for game 6 while Rousseau was the Mooseheads best player throughout. I really hope that there's been NHL scouts and HC brass watching this series and making note of what Rousseau is doing. His movement is crisp, positioning is impeccable - and clearly rises to the occasion in big games. He's everything you want in an undersized goalie and even if he has limited pro potential, there's no reason why he shouldn't get a WJC camp invite in the fall. What he is doing right now is almost a carbon copy of what Thomas Milic did last year in Seattle during their run. Let's hope the final result turns out differently for Rousseau than it did for Milic!
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Post by jordo999 on May 8, 2023 11:36:46 GMT -4
For me, goaltending is the main storyline this series. After the first two rounds, Olivier Adam has the worst save percentage of the four remaining starting goaltenders in the playoffs. As Reesor highlighted, Sherbrooke has an immensely talented and experienced blueline who will likely limit our shot totals throughout the series. The Mooseheads will have to be very opportunistic in the few chances that they get, hoping Adam isn't able to find a rhythm or that he lets in a stinker or two (watch the 3-0 goal from the game at home for reference). On the flip side, if we want any chance of winning this series Rousseau is going to have to be the main story. He's absolutely got it in him to put up multiple 40+ save performances - and does seem to get dialed in when he sees a lot of rubber. Gonna quote myself and say this is exactly how it turned out. Adam got pulled twice and lost the net for game 6 while Rousseau was the Mooseheads best player throughout. I really hope that there's been NHL scouts and HC brass watching this series and making note of what Rousseau is doing. His movement is crisp, positioning is impeccable - and clearly rises to the occasion in big games. He's everything you want in an undersized goalie and even if he has limited pro potential, there's no reason why he shouldn't get a WJC camp invite in the fall. What he is doing right now is almost a carbon copy of what Thomas Milic did last year in Seattle during their run. Let's hope the final result turns out differently for Rousseau than it did for Milic! I think the X factors difference are that Sherbrooke's OA's didn't really line up to other contenders OA's, Munroe-Boucher isn't really a guy I'd have as an OA if I'm going all the way. Adam was the least effective goalie among all the contenders, and Gauthier is the Captain and a Defensive minded d-man so he makes sense out of the 3. I definitely think a team takes a flier on Rousseau late in the draft, he's shown he can play in big games and shut down some of the Q's biggest threats. The fact he will likely return for another 2 years is huge for him to develop more as well.
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Post by bois on May 8, 2023 12:39:02 GMT -4
Gonna quote myself and say this is exactly how it turned out. Adam got pulled twice and lost the net for game 6 while Rousseau was the Mooseheads best player throughout. I really hope that there's been NHL scouts and HC brass watching this series and making note of what Rousseau is doing. His movement is crisp, positioning is impeccable - and clearly rises to the occasion in big games. He's everything you want in an undersized goalie and even if he has limited pro potential, there's no reason why he shouldn't get a WJC camp invite in the fall. What he is doing right now is almost a carbon copy of what Thomas Milic did last year in Seattle during their run. Let's hope the final result turns out differently for Rousseau than it did for Milic! I think the X factors difference are that Sherbrooke's OA's didn't really line up to other contenders OA's, Munroe-Boucher isn't really a guy I'd have as an OA if I'm going all the way. Adam was the least effective goalie among all the contenders, and Gauthier is the Captain and a Defensive minded d-man so he makes sense out of the 3. I definitely think a team takes a flier on Rousseau late in the draft, he's shown he can play in big games and shut down some of the Q's biggest threats. The fact he will likely return for another 2 years is huge for him to develop more as well. i really never understood why Sherbrooke didnt pay the price and add a guy like Biakabatuka oh well
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Post by jordo999 on May 8, 2023 16:57:48 GMT -4
I think the X factors difference are that Sherbrooke's OA's didn't really line up to other contenders OA's, Munroe-Boucher isn't really a guy I'd have as an OA if I'm going all the way. Adam was the least effective goalie among all the contenders, and Gauthier is the Captain and a Defensive minded d-man so he makes sense out of the 3. I definitely think a team takes a flier on Rousseau late in the draft, he's shown he can play in big games and shut down some of the Q's biggest threats. The fact he will likely return for another 2 years is huge for him to develop more as well. i really never understood why Sherbrooke didnt pay the price and add a guy like Biakabatuka oh well I agree...or a guy like Allison in Bathurst up front, both would've been upgrades over Gauthier/Monroe-Boucher. I get Gauthier is the captain and his brother is there but Gatineau had to make a tough choice too and upgrade on their captain Landry.
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