It should not come as any surprise to anybody who has watched Florida for the last two years that they use physical play to get inside other teams' heads. You just have to be prepared to deal with it and give back at least as much, if not more, than they are dishing out.
In game one of the 2023 SCF, Florida came out in Game 1 and tried to play physical against Vegas, apparently not realizing that Vegas gets off on that style of play. For Vegas, that was like giving sugar cubes to toddlers. Florida got roughed up badly in Game 1 and it honestly wasn't much of a series after that.
Don't let Florida's physical play detract from the fact that they are also a very talented team and well-deserving of their Cup. It's just that soft teams over a long series aren't going to have much chance of success against them. But then, soft teams almost never go deeply into the playoffs anyway because eventually somebody will get in their heads.
In game one of the 2023 SCF, Florida came out in Game 1 and tried to play physical against Vegas, apparently not realizing that Vegas gets off on that style of play. For Vegas, that was like giving sugar cubes to toddlers. Florida got roughed up badly in Game 1 and it honestly wasn't much of a series after that.
Don't let Florida's physical play detract from the fact that they are also a very talented team and well-deserving of their Cup. It's just that soft teams over a long series aren't going to have much chance of success against them. But then, soft teams almost never go deeply into the playoffs anyway because eventually somebody will get in their heads.
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