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Now you might think I'm getting ahead of myself, but I'm not. Truth be told, tonight is game seven. The Sharks need to enter this game with that mindset and the top players (I'm looking at you Jumbo) need to step up and set the tone early. Desperation, passion and aggression are what it's going to take to win. I for one think they can pull it out. It isn't going to be easy, but there is no reason that The Sharks can't make it happen.
Even in the regular season there were slumps and they always found ways to stay on top.
Go to the body early, often and crash the net. Control the puck. Calm the hell down. Control the turnovers. Control the neutral zone.
We've already seen Hiller isn't a magician. He's just a young goalie that has been very lucky (boo me on that all you want, but it's true). His defense has made giant contributions to keeping that puck out of the net just as much as he has. Juicy rebounds are bouncing the wrong way. Posts are being hit right and left. Luck has to tilt at some point and that point could very well be now.
If tonight doesn't happen look for big changes to the lineup come fall.
Showing posts with label Ducks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ducks. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2009
In real life, a Shark would kick the hell out of a Duck
After watching the Sharks pull it out in overtime against the Ducks on Saturday, a few things went through my head.
First tonight’s game decides the series for both teams. Obviously, the Sharks need to win or their done, but whoever wins the game tonight is going to take the series. There’s no way that the Sharks lose a game 7 back at the tank if they take this one from the Ducks in Anaheim.
Second, the Ducks have had just about everything go their way this series. It just seems like every 50/50 bounce of the puck is going to the Ducks, and putting them in situations where they can capitalize. To their credit, they haven’t missed opportunities while the Sharks have. You would figure that eventually some breaks would go to the Sharks, but it hasn’t happened yet and it may not happen tonight.
Third, the Sharks have to start playing quality third periods; case in point being Saturday’s game. They dominated, just absolutely dominated, the first 40 minutes of the game, and then gave away the third period. They came out of the intermission looking hesitant, like they wanted to hold onto the lead rather than put their foot on the Ducks throat. And, not surprisingly, they gave up two goals in about 5 minutes of play. It’s great that they won in overtime, but I really thought that they had the opportunity to go into Anaheim tonight with some serious momentum. If the Sharks come out hesitant tonight then they’re pretty much screwed.
Fourth, what happened to the power play? The Sharks are starting to generate some points in the recent games, but out power play has been terrible for most of the series. Terrible to the point where, on some power plays, they can’t even hold it in the zone, let alone generate some good scoring opportunities.
So that’s pretty much where I’m at with the Sharks this post season. I’ve been screaming at the T.V. way too much, and I’m starting to scare my dog and girlfriend. A lot of what I’ve been pissed off about is the VS coverage of the series. I didn’t get to see most of the first game of the series because VS was covering a bonus game into overtime. I kind of understood that, but at the same time the Sharks game was starting during the intermission before the overtime period, yet they didn’t provide any coverage. That’s just an embarrassment. Plus, I’m sick of the announcers just fawning over the Ducks the entire game. They can’t get enough of them. Try some even handed broadcasting without rooting for the 8th seeded team for 60 minutes.
My prediction for tonight: the Sharks wake up and realize they’re the better team and they play like it for 60 minutes. Sharks 3 Anaheim 2.
First tonight’s game decides the series for both teams. Obviously, the Sharks need to win or their done, but whoever wins the game tonight is going to take the series. There’s no way that the Sharks lose a game 7 back at the tank if they take this one from the Ducks in Anaheim.
Second, the Ducks have had just about everything go their way this series. It just seems like every 50/50 bounce of the puck is going to the Ducks, and putting them in situations where they can capitalize. To their credit, they haven’t missed opportunities while the Sharks have. You would figure that eventually some breaks would go to the Sharks, but it hasn’t happened yet and it may not happen tonight.
Third, the Sharks have to start playing quality third periods; case in point being Saturday’s game. They dominated, just absolutely dominated, the first 40 minutes of the game, and then gave away the third period. They came out of the intermission looking hesitant, like they wanted to hold onto the lead rather than put their foot on the Ducks throat. And, not surprisingly, they gave up two goals in about 5 minutes of play. It’s great that they won in overtime, but I really thought that they had the opportunity to go into Anaheim tonight with some serious momentum. If the Sharks come out hesitant tonight then they’re pretty much screwed.
Fourth, what happened to the power play? The Sharks are starting to generate some points in the recent games, but out power play has been terrible for most of the series. Terrible to the point where, on some power plays, they can’t even hold it in the zone, let alone generate some good scoring opportunities.
So that’s pretty much where I’m at with the Sharks this post season. I’ve been screaming at the T.V. way too much, and I’m starting to scare my dog and girlfriend. A lot of what I’ve been pissed off about is the VS coverage of the series. I didn’t get to see most of the first game of the series because VS was covering a bonus game into overtime. I kind of understood that, but at the same time the Sharks game was starting during the intermission before the overtime period, yet they didn’t provide any coverage. That’s just an embarrassment. Plus, I’m sick of the announcers just fawning over the Ducks the entire game. They can’t get enough of them. Try some even handed broadcasting without rooting for the 8th seeded team for 60 minutes.
My prediction for tonight: the Sharks wake up and realize they’re the better team and they play like it for 60 minutes. Sharks 3 Anaheim 2.
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