WSS11
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- Oct 7, 2009
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There are so many variables that will dictate how this season will go. Health of our top players and goaltending will be the obvious top two. Personally, I’m very interested to see how they play under a new system and what Rocky Thompson’s influence will look like 5 on 5 and on the PP. It’s been a long time since SJ has relied on team speed as a strength but it looks to be the direction we’re going in.
This team top to bottom has more talent than teams like the NYI and CBJ. Those two teams win and get into the playoffs by out working the other team and playing responsibly in their own zone. I could see SJ implementing a similar style geared around an aggressive forecheck and structured dzone coverage. Who knows? Maybe this new coaching staff will even inject some life back into Vlasic. Maybe it’s been so long since the sharks have been on that I’m being overly optimistic and I’m going to be let down a month into the season.
This team top to bottom has more talent than teams like the NYI and CBJ. Those two teams win and get into the playoffs by out working the other team and playing responsibly in their own zone. I could see SJ implementing a similar style geared around an aggressive forecheck and structured dzone coverage. Who knows? Maybe this new coaching staff will even inject some life back into Vlasic. Maybe it’s been so long since the sharks have been on that I’m being overly optimistic and I’m going to be let down a month into the season.