When the series began, I thought that the chances of the Stars wining without Robo and Miro were a coin flip at best. Would I have taken a Game 7 in Dallas? You bet. They played with house money tonight and ended up losing it, but they could have won that game almost as easily. Maybe they’ll finally get their own elite superstar defenseman back for Game 7, and there is no way that he doesn’t make a big difference even if he is not yet quite 100%. If they don’t…well, coin flip. By now everyone should understand that every game is different and momentum never carries forward from game to game. But they still have Jake, they still have the Moose and the rest of the Finnish Mafia, they’re at home, they have a chance to win.
I have one big question. With about 1:30 to go and the Stars down by only 1 goal, why didn’t DeBoer put Otter back in goal for the neutral zone faceoff? Of course the Avs won the faceoff and immediately put the puck into the empty net. I love Pete and rarely question what he does, but I do here.
Answer I got on this (despite some initial confusion about which ENG it was) was that with the time they had/didn't have left, they had to win that faceoff. So they went all-out. Maybe you play conservatively and you get the puck back after a bit with a little time left, but ultimately they had to win the draw, so they played accordingly. I probably would've kept him in the net there, but I appreciate aggressive coaching that assumes they'll win the draw there rather than being overly safe. Your mileage may vary.
The time was 1:30 with the score still 5-4. I’m old enough to remember that goalies wouldn’t be pulled for the extra skater until about a minute left in the game.
Yep, me too. The game has changed a lot. Like I said, I think I'd probbbbbably have put him back in the net there, but I can appreciate being aggressive with 90 seconds to go, too. If you win the draw, it gives you more bodies to start working the OZ immediately.
Yeah the Stars got rushed in the 3rd but even in a game with a lot of favorable bounces, they weathered the early storm to lead after 2. This team is rolling again and I'm very confident for G7. The bounces suck yes but I'm not going to let those deter my faith in this team. G5 and 6 have been, by my eyes, the Stars best games of the series. They've found what they need and will win in G7
When the series began, I thought that the chances of the Stars wining without Robo and Miro were a coin flip at best. Would I have taken a Game 7 in Dallas? You bet. They played with house money tonight and ended up losing it, but they could have won that game almost as easily. Maybe they’ll finally get their own elite superstar defenseman back for Game 7, and there is no way that he doesn’t make a big difference even if he is not yet quite 100%. If they don’t…well, coin flip. By now everyone should understand that every game is different and momentum never carries forward from game to game. But they still have Jake, they still have the Moose and the rest of the Finnish Mafia, they’re at home, they have a chance to win.
I have one big question. With about 1:30 to go and the Stars down by only 1 goal, why didn’t DeBoer put Otter back in goal for the neutral zone faceoff? Of course the Avs won the faceoff and immediately put the puck into the empty net. I love Pete and rarely question what he does, but I do here.
I wondered that as well, and will ask about it tomorrow.
Answer I got on this (despite some initial confusion about which ENG it was) was that with the time they had/didn't have left, they had to win that faceoff. So they went all-out. Maybe you play conservatively and you get the puck back after a bit with a little time left, but ultimately they had to win the draw, so they played accordingly. I probably would've kept him in the net there, but I appreciate aggressive coaching that assumes they'll win the draw there rather than being overly safe. Your mileage may vary.
The time was 1:30 with the score still 5-4. I’m old enough to remember that goalies wouldn’t be pulled for the extra skater until about a minute left in the game.
Yep, me too. The game has changed a lot. Like I said, I think I'd probbbbbably have put him back in the net there, but I can appreciate being aggressive with 90 seconds to go, too. If you win the draw, it gives you more bodies to start working the OZ immediately.
Yeah the Stars got rushed in the 3rd but even in a game with a lot of favorable bounces, they weathered the early storm to lead after 2. This team is rolling again and I'm very confident for G7. The bounces suck yes but I'm not going to let those deter my faith in this team. G5 and 6 have been, by my eyes, the Stars best games of the series. They've found what they need and will win in G7
Insanity.
Rantanen is worth the trade. I’ve been saying it. I’ll keep saying it.
Agree with PDB’ s assessment of a couple of the calls by the Stripes, and Cici’s +2 should quiet the fair-weather fans for a day or two…..