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We got pushed around last night, we looked tired, we played really hard. It was fun to watch, Skinner was exceptional so was Korpi. The SN broadcast was a good reminder that Korpi basically stole the first round from the Stanley Cup candidate Maple Leafs in round 1 in the bubble - I went back and watched it on youtube and Korpi was INCREDIBLE, as he was last night.
Let me state the obvious, without a full and healthy roster we don't match up well against the Oilers. Fiala matches up well against the superstars and thrives on the competition, Vilardi plays some of his best hockey when he knows it counts and Anderson did a great job against Connor McHambone each time we've played them. It is disappointing to see the hit (which was a board but looked relatively innocent) injure one of our top D-men.
Someone mentioned it above but there certainly is a double standard for no-name D-men getting boarded vs. league darlings getting boarded. If that had been anyone remotely famous it'd been a 5+ game misconduct and a league review.
Aside from the Mikey situation, I believe Todd has started his pre-playoff strategy - rest the truly injured people and get them as healthy as possible for the playoffs. There's a <1% chance we'll miss the playoffs at this point - source: math.
Crystal ball says all players will be available for the first game against ... any other team but the Oilers (plz)
Let me state the obvious, without a full and healthy roster we don't match up well against the Oilers. Fiala matches up well against the superstars and thrives on the competition, Vilardi plays some of his best hockey when he knows it counts and Anderson did a great job against Connor McHambone each time we've played them. It is disappointing to see the hit (which was a board but looked relatively innocent) injure one of our top D-men.
Someone mentioned it above but there certainly is a double standard for no-name D-men getting boarded vs. league darlings getting boarded. If that had been anyone remotely famous it'd been a 5+ game misconduct and a league review.
Aside from the Mikey situation, I believe Todd has started his pre-playoff strategy - rest the truly injured people and get them as healthy as possible for the playoffs. There's a <1% chance we'll miss the playoffs at this point - source: math.
Crystal ball says all players will be available for the first game against ... any other team but the Oilers (plz)
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