Bowen is starting as per the LFP article by Pyette.
This might sound negative but unless a Healthy Brochu comes back, there is very little we can do to win this series. Sarnia is just too good. They play physical, fast, and can score. We are going to have to play two perfect games from our Goalie up to our Forwards to get two more wins. Brochu gives you a little more leeway to make some mistakes and take a few chances. We are just not a good enough defensive team to stop the Sting firepower.
You are wrong! It takes a full team to win or lose....not just one player!
Brochu had games this season where he struggled too....not because of his ability, but because of the team in front of him.
The Knights played like crap in Sarnia (poor defense, lack of hitting, lack of forecheck, dumb penalties, giving Sarnia too much time and space)....Dale will have them ready to go tonight!
Total nonsense !!
I hope you are correct obviously, but your green and gold colored glasses are showing. Gaps are going to have to tighten up in the neutral zone, and we are going to have to play more of a zone style defense in our own zone clogging the cross ice passes and shooting lanes. I am not too sure we make these adjustment for game 5, but hoping we do. We are not going to win any 5-4 games against a team like Sarnia, we need to win the 2-1 games with a mistake free 60 mins. Just not sure this team is capable of doing that based on some of our D's decision making skills.
Zone defense and the 2-2-1 trap game has always been Dale success, can't see why they would change, so ya you are right they will play their (bread&butter) zone defense for sure. What has been missing lately is their level of intensity hasn't been up to par with Sarnia's
They have been playing a man to man defense for 90 percent of the season, and for all 4 games of this series. That is why you will see the D man start floating up high and chasing the forward "or their man" when they start circling up by the blue line. The have not played a zone defense at all this playoff run.
My coaching days are long gone kid ! But I'll say this; you can play any style of defense you like but if your team intensity is not at same level as your opponent, chances are your defensive approach will not work very well.
No sir, they played the man to man only on broken up and/or missed assignment by teammates, most of the time it's zone defense and trap
I can tell you that your eyes are deceiving you, not only can I tell with 100 percent certainty that they are playing man to man coverage. Multiple staff and players have said they have implemented a strict man to man coverage and have been using it most of the season and continue to do so. So I say this with the most possible respect, "You ain't got a clue" .
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