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London Knights 2022-23 Season Thread (Part 5)
Continued from: London Knights 2022-23 Season Thread (Part 4)
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Ferda11 said:Oh relax. I’ve got to deal with it too. Of course they are going to give Sarnia-Lambton residents first dibs. I’m sure if Sarnia had a 9,000 seat arena like London they wouldn’t have done this.
In my gut this will be the end of the road for the Knights, but my heart hopes it’s not.
Sarnia has the edge in skill and star power but do they have the will? If not, we could win.
We have to acknowledge at the end of the day we had an easy path to the Conference Finals by facing the 7th and 8th seed.
We have faced average goaltending prior to this series but Gaudreau can steal you a game or two and frustrate you in a series. So capitalizing on the PP, and moving your feet to defend is a must.
X factor in this series for Sarnia is Sasha Pastujov. Someone needs to keep an eye on him at all times (along with Burke) because Pastujov doesn’t play defense and will sit at the line waiting for his opportunity to beat our defense.
X factor the Knights is Isaiah George. He’s our shutdown man and he can shut down Pastujov or Burke, we definitely have a shot. Can’t forget about DelBelBelluz or Voit, but I feel good about our chances if we can shut those two down.
Sarnia's had 3 good lines rolling so far. The "2nd" line is consistently the most dangerous with Pastujov & Del Bel Belluz. Both are elite shooters & very creative. Sikic is the dependable/2way guy for them.Can't disagree.
Im not sure which F(s) they will need to control, but they are in tough. (maybe Stingsupdate can give us a scouting report on who has been driving the ship up front for them)
The GAF meter will need to be in Londons favour to win. If it's equal or Sting have that adv. should be 5 or 6 n out.
Are you sure about that? Both NB and Colts finished ahead of Knights in overall standings. Clarify?The knights now have home advantage throughout the playoffs if they were to advance past Sarnia
North Bay & Barrie finished ahead of London in Points, the Petes were way back.Are you sure about that? Both NB and Petes finished ahead of Knights in overall standings. Clarify?