Powerplay Delivers For Carolina: Hurricanes 4, Wild 3
by Bob Wage on Oct 7, 2010 4:51 PM EDT
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Brandon Sutter scored two goals and Jussi Jokinen chipped in with a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Minnesota Wild, 4-3 in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday.
After falling behind 1-0 just three minutes and change into the game, the Canes hung on for much of the remainder of the period, helped out by the solid goaltending of Cam Ward. But with less than a minute left, Cam Barker went to the box for the Wild and the Canes took full advantage.
Jamie McBain then placed a perfect pass to Jokinen who had skated behind the Wild defense, then Jokinen found Brandon Sutter in front of the net. Sutter made it look easy, but he paid the price to put himself in scoring position. The passing by McBain and Jokinen was in midseason form.
About five minutes into the second period, Anton Babchuk would give Carolina the lead as he backhanded a loose puck past a sprawled out Nicklas Backstrom. Erik Cole helped to create the play, but the puck bounced out to the defenseman, who had joined the rush during the sequence. Zac Dalpe picked up his first NHL point with the second assist.
The second period was a fast paced one and Matt Cullen tied the score with a powerplay tally for the Wild just inside the 10 minute mark. But the Canes kept attacking and ended up with a long 5 on 3 opportunity a couple of minutes later. Again, Carolina would capitalize and Jussi Jokinen would get credit for the goal as his shot deflected in off of a Wild defenseman. Joe Corvo and Joni Pitkanen were credited with the helpers.
Late in the period, Brandon Sutter would strike again. Patrick Dwyer started the play, then threw the puck at the net. The rebound came out to Sutter, who was crashing the net and it looked like the puck bounced in off his skate. It was an opportune play, but again, one that Sutter created with his hustle.
With the score 4-2 in the third period, one had the feeling the Wild would be throwing everything at the net and the Canes would go into defense mode, but the Hurricanes counter-attacked nicely when appropriate and didn't stop thinking about offense. Cam Ward made a couple more sterling saves, but the Canes repeatedly got themselves into penalty trouble and on their third penalty of the period, the Wild finally took advantage and scored their second powerplay tally of the contest to make it 4-3, with three minutes and change left.
Minnesota cranked up some pressure at the end but the Canes held on and ran out the clock to capture their first win of the season. The same two teams will go at it again to close out the series tomorrow in Finland.
Quick Stats:
- Sutter was named the game's first star. He had two goals, was (+1), and played a solid defensive game. He was 42% in the faceoff circle, (11 of 26).
- As a team, the Canes won 39% of faceoffs. To go along with Sutter's 42%, Eric Staal was 29%, (7 of 24) and Jussi Jokinen was 54%. Zac Dalpe was 0 for 7 for 0%.
- Joni Pitkanen led all skaters with 27:35 of ice time. Joe Corvo was next for the Canes with 24:47.
- The Hurricanes put a total of 31 shots on goal, led by Anton Babchuk with 5. The offensive minded defenseman picked up where he left off for the Canes in 2008-09 when he was the 5th highest scoring defenseman in the NHL with 16 goals. He also tied for a team high 4 blocked shots. Pitkanen also had 4 blocked shots.
- Chad LaRose led all Canes with 4 hits, followed by Patrick Dwyer with 3.
- Give Dwyer a star for solid play on both sides of the ice. Sutter had a team high 5:32 on the PK followed by Dwyer with 4:30.
- Carolina finished 2 for 5 on the powerplay and starts the season at 40%.
- Cam Ward made 26 saves on 29 shots.
Notes: All in all, the Hurricanes will be very happy with the win, but there was some sloppy play in their own end which will need to be cleaned up. (Not surprising on game one of the season.) The lines still might need some tweaking. Not sure about the first line of Staal, Cole, and LaRose. Corvo and Pitkanen didn't look at ease in that pairing and seemed to get in each other's way. While the overall faceoff winning percentage was poor, the team won three huge faceoffs late in the game to control the puck. Carolina really took advantage of their team speed and beat the Wild down the ice several times, especially in the second period when they scored three goals.
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Great to see a win....
……but #12 has got to start winning face offs.
it always burns within
the downward spiral never ends
when driven into sin
your salvation's found in a sinner's deed
by Douchebag St John on Oct 7, 2010 4:55 PM EDT reply actions
Centers can clearly fix this area of their game. Through 2007 Sidney Crosby was a sub 50% FO man, more like 45%. Then he worked on it, and last season was a 55% guy. That is what we need Staal to do. I wish he had done it this summer. It seems to me sort of like the free throw in basketball… you can recreate the situation in practice, and do it hundreds of times until you master it.
I’d hate to believe that Staal’s 6 seasons of sub-par to awful faceoff ratings could be simply fixed by practicing a little harder. That would indicate, to me, something fundamentally wrong in his work ethic.
I like to think that he is just irreversibly bad at faceoffs, to be honest he doesn’t have the best hands (he certainly isn’t winning any dangling awards), that is probably hurting him against other true #1 Centers.
I think his injuries last year were a significant factor. Now they’re saying that’s why he was moved to wing in Dec/Jan.
That said, I looked at Sutter’s faceoff stats from October through April last year and there was noticeable gains. (like 42% to 52% IIRC? )
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by Carolyn Christians on Oct 7, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t doubt that becoming better at faceoffs is possible… My point was if it IS possible, and Staal hasn’t done it at this point (6 full years into his career), then WTF mate?
But Staal has always been pretty bad, not just last year.
Look at the Hurricanes over time...
Francis, O’Neill, and Brind’Amour. These 3 were all 60% winners consistently over their career. I don’t know why the Franchise and RBA (and O’Neill if he is still in the area) aren’t out there taking faceoffs with Sutter, Staal, and Jokinen/Dalpe/Skinner/Dwyer every day?
BTW, remember that the Canes were wearing white today, which means that Minny got the advantage. I am hoping that the situation will improve itself tomorrow, when Minnesota isn’t wearing those awful Christmas tree uniforms.
Oh, one other thing. I think Forslund is the best announcer out there, but can we get Versus to let Forslund work by himself? Everytime he does a Canes game, the color guy is terrible. I’d almost prefer having Tripp in the booth.
Corvo and Pitkanen didn’t look at ease in that pairing and seemed to get in each other’s way.
This. Corvo was paired with Timmy for much of last season (and pretty much as far back as I can remember); not sure what caused the change, but I’m advocating reversing it.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
I’m advocating they leave Harrison in Finland and start playing Carson or Sanguinetti; limiting Pits and Corvo’s ice time to no more than 25 minutes a night.
It appears JR has gone out and added a POS for Staal's LW!
Perhaps we could trade Harrison to the slugs for a couple of bags of Tim Horton’s?
it always burns within
the downward spiral never ends
when driven into sin
your salvation's found in a sinner's deed
by Douchebag St John on Oct 7, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d bet Harrison sits tomorrow and we see Carson. At least I hope that’s what happens.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
I’d be shocked if Carson or Sanguinetti didn’t take Harrison’s place. His ice time was waning as the game went on, they were losing confidence in him by the second. We are really lucky Babs looked so good.
Funny but AbramsDoug tweeted from the game that Harrison really looked great after the first 2 shifts. RaccoonFink agreed. I teased ADog because that was so unlikely to come from him, and he insisted…. :shrugs:
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by Carolyn Christians on Oct 7, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Harrison
I have been known to offer some criticism of Harrison (what an understatement); but last night watching him at Hartwall Areena (as it is spelled here in Helsinki), last night he had a strong game. His first couple of shifts were shaky, but he settled down and played his game. It isn’t that Harrison will ever be the skater that Pitkanen is, but after the first shifts, he was positionally sound the rest of the night.
Although from this, it looks his period-by-period TOI was increasing as the game went on.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
Well then, Harrison was doing well enough not to be noticed. I guess AD and RF were right! I must have just had a bad taste in my mouth from his first shift when he wandered around aimlessly while they scored a goal on us.
I know Babs/Harrison were paired for most of the game (which seems like a very bad idea at first glance but turned out ok), maybe Babchuk was so good that he made up for Harrison? I can’t be too hard on Harrison though, I liked what he did against SKA (currently my desktop background.
I honestly didn’t notice Harrison hardly at all after that first Wild goal. So maybe ot was a good night for him.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
We also have to remember
that RF & AD were there,live & in person and could see more over all than what the TV cameras showed. Not defending Harrison mind you but was saying that there is yet another way or aspect to looking at the whole picture/situation…than what many of us would like …Harrison in “Bollywood” ??? please India has the “bomb” don’t make them made at us !!!
Everytime you write off the Hurricanes,
They make You Look Bad!!
Someone give Harrison the wrong flight information. Poor guy will be on a flight to India and not even know it.
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by Ivan459 on Oct 7, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was super impressed with the PP, I thought it looked great. Sutter and Jokinen looked fantastic.
On the other hand, I was super unimpressed with most aspects of the defensive game. The D looked bad a points, especially Harrison. McBain is an awesome passer, but gets out played on the boards and in the corners over and over. The PK was no good at all, big place to work on. Also, it seemed to me that young Skinner looked lost away from the puck.
My biggest concern is the faceoffs. Jokinen was good, but who else is going to win faceoffs this year? Staal really needs to learn how to do it, sort of like Crosby did.
Ice time too… if today was a blueprint, then MO is trying to kill Pitkanen and stunt Dalpe, neither of which is a good goal.
I almost thought we went 3 for 5 on the PP when I saw Cullen’s name attached to one of those PP goals.
It appears JR has gone out and added a POS for Staal's LW!
by PackPride17 on Oct 7, 2010 5:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sad
I wish we had Cullen still. Honestly, I’d rather have lured him back rather than Cole or Corvo. Plus he wins faceoffs.
I agree. I was all for trading him last year when we were out of it, but I would love to have him back. Stick him on the 3rd line and allow Jussi to move back up with Staal.
It appears JR has gone out and added a POS for Staal's LW!
not for 3.5 mil
I would have liked him back too—but not as much as the Wild clearly wanted him. Good for him.
by chrisbrasfield on Oct 7, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
OK ENOUGH... yeh it wasn't a perfect game...
but it was a WIN!!! Everybody, we know the season is young (as are many players), but would it hurt ya’all to concentrate on the positives a bit? There were mistakes, but look at Sutter (on my fantasy team, as is Joni) want to buy stock in that kid?
Yeah it was a win, against I team that was 0-7 this preseason against NHL squads. There were some positives and there were some negatives. We have the right to discuss what we want, just as you have the right to discuss what you want.
It appears JR has gone out and added a POS for Staal's LW!
by PackPride17 on Oct 7, 2010 5:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
great time of year
Finally, a whole season of games on the tube. Love hockey season evenings at the house…
This screen name is a complete WIN!
it always burns within
the downward spiral never ends
when driven into sin
your salvation's found in a sinner's deed
by Douchebag St John on Oct 7, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Skinner robbed on a beauty
It looked good when I first saw it, but on NHL.com under the “Canes Hold Off Wild” tab they have the clip “Backstrom Says No” which shows exactly what I was talking about.
I can’t tell if Skinner actually catches Joni’s rebound with his stick mid air in the crease or it just luckily hit the D, but after watching it about 100 times it looks like the former which is just an amazing feat of hand-eye coordination. If Backstrom didn’t make an amazing swat-out-of-mid-air stick save, I think people are much higher on Skinner tonight.
Yep, looked like Skinner got his stick on it in mid-air to me, too.
But also looked like he batted the puck directly downward into Backstrom’s upwardly swinging stick, so it ended up sailing upward and away from the goal.
Really showed that goal-scorer’s instinct that I like about him so much, plus some excellent hand-eye coordination, as you mentioned.
Doesn’t have to be pretty…just in the goal.
Here we are now...entertain us.
Jussi and Sutter are leading the league in points right now.
No big deal. I’m such a huge Juicy lover that this made my day.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Oct 7, 2010 6:13 PM EDT reply actions
Well then I hope you’ve joined the Jussi4ASG FB group and are following us on Twitter. Although your profile picture looks familiar so I’m thinking you’re one step ahead of me.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
Already done!
I’ll do anything to make Jussi an All-Star. I love him so much.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Oct 7, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
And for posterity's sake...
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
LOL trust me, I wasn’t going to let that go unrecorded. I also have the league leaders in scoring, plus/minus, GAA and SV%. :)
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
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Canes vs. Wild – 10.07.2010
So far just pre-game but I’m working on game photos now and will have “best” up shortly. All the rest will wait until I’m in Raleigh.
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Pens and Flyers look like theyre in midseason form already, Canes have a lot of work to do.
by Killswitch on Oct 7, 2010 7:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yes that's true
but many here have faith too that the improvements will come…
Everytime you write off the Hurricanes,
They make You Look Bad!!
Alright, just finished watching the game. The first was definitely sloppy for the Canes. We seemed to play much better after 5 minutes of the second. The 3rd appeared to be Mo’s “we have a lead, now let’s play back” game.
Sutter looked good; that guy is at his best in front of the net. If he can add some more muscle, he will be a monster for years to come.
Babs played a very solid game. I liked him jumping into the offensive zone. I was impressed.
Dwyer and Jussi also played quite well.
Cam was very good IMO. Yeah he allowed 3 goals, but the defense left him out to dry many times. I thought he played well and turned away many scoring opportunities.
Pits looked out of sync to me. His passing was not crisp IMO.
I didn’t like the way Corvo played. And him and Pits together is not a good combo so far.
McBain made a beautiful pass to Jussi on the 1st goal, but I think he looked very uncomfortable on the ice. He seemed like he was overthinking what he should do.
Cole missed on at least two great passes, one from Staal and one from Dalpe. Now the fan on the Dalpe pass ended up as a Babs goal, Cole missed a great shooting opportunity. I don’t think he played well.
Staal played with some energy and made a few very good passes, but I expect more from him; especially in the faceoff circle.
Overall, a good game at time where we showed our speed. At times we were sloppy and need to be a little more physical. A win is a win and I hope to see a more complete game tomorrow. We are better than the Wild and we have the 1st game jitters out of the way.
*I do have to say that no other team tries to limit their top player as much as the Canes. I love Chad (not so much Cole), but neither of those players are top line players now. Cole might have been at one point, but he’s a 3rd line defensive forward now that will score occasional. LaRose is a 3rd/4th line player with a lot of hustle. What is the thinking of putting Staal with 2 3rd liners and trying to make that our top line. I’m sorry for the rant, but that is not a successful plan. They are expecting Staal to carry the whole line. There are not in successful NHL teams that do that, why do the Canes think it will work?
It appears JR has gone out and added a POS for Staal's LW!
by PackPride17 on Oct 7, 2010 7:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Maybe Mo should just play Staal tm. No Ward either, just Staal vs. the entire Wild. But def. agree. Jussi needs to be Staal’s wing, even though he’s been doing well with FOs (counting preseason).
Maybe the Canes felt obligated to stick all the Finns together and that screwed with the line combos?
Corvo/Pitkanen = bad idea
Staal/Larose/Cole 1st line = bad idea
My lines for tonight:
Staal – Jussi – Bowman
Sutter – Skinner – Ruutu
Dalpe – O’Sullivan – Cole
Larose – Kostop – Dwyer
It seems like Maurice has been very resistant to putting any kid on the 1st line… But with the sheer amount of Rookies we have I think we have to take an Edmonton type strategy (which worked great for them tonight) and split them down the 1st three lines somehow… Not the last 3, leaving LaRose on the 1st and Dalpe with no ice time.
I understand the Canes aren’t ultra-talented, but I don’t like Mo’s line combos. Our 2nd line for the last game was far more talented than our 1st. Skinner and Ruutu are superior talent wise than Larose and Cole every day of the week. You could even make an argument that our 4th line was more talented than our 3rd. It seems as if Mo expects Staal and Sutter to carry the lines by themselves. And certain nights that can happen, but it won’t be consistent. I just wish Mo would have an out-of-body experience and put together some real lines.
It appears JR has gone out and added a POS for Staal's LW!
by PackPride17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I completely agree 100% about the line combos
Cole and Rosie have no business being on the first line with Staal. I love their speed and hustle, but they are both two of the worst shooters and finishers in the NHL. Especially Cole, who as you stated, whiffed on two quality chances. Is Maurice single-handedly trying to destroy Staal’s confidence? Why put two terrible finishers on a line with the guy who led our team in assists last year? Ugh. I don’t get it. Move up Ruutu, or Skinner, or Samsonov when we get back, please.
I see Edmonton in a very similar situation to us, they have 3 Star young gun Rookies (Eberle, Hall, MP Svensson) just as we have Skinner, Dalpe, and Bowman. First, they decided to split them up, which I agree with. Secondly, they shuffled them in around on the first 3 lines until they found some great chemistry, which is what we need to do. Undoubtedly their 3 Rookies are better overall, but the point remains.
We don’t need Dalpe sitting on the 4th line, we don’t need to keep anyone off the 1st line just because they are young (especially against freakin Minnesota), and we can’t be afraid to shift people around and find some chemistry and some offense. I feel like Staal is being wasted and it makes him look bad in the process.
As most here have said, take Cole and LaRose off the first line! Put either Jokinen or Ruutu next to Staal and start cycling the kids through. I feel like Maurice live 24/7 in his own little comfort zone where Cole and LaRose are safe for him. This isn’t a Union, seniority shouldn’t be dictating line positions.
I would love to see:
Staal – Jokinen – (Dalpe/Skinner/Bowman)
Sutter – Ruutu – (Dalpe/Skinner/Bowman)
POS – Cole – (Dalpe/Skinner/Bowman)
Dwyer – Larose – Kostop
Just for a few games with the kids cycling. If one finds some success somewhere, let him ride it out for a game or two and evaluate.
I'm down with that.
Although I think Dalpe will have more success as a center and should be centering the third line. I also think Skinner is far more talented than Bowman and therefore would prefer that he plays beside Staal, and if that were the case, I might substitute Ruutu for Jokinen to add a bit more of a physical edge. Question is, where does Samsonov figure into this once we get back to the states? I certainly don’t think we’re going to send Skinner down.
I’d be fine with Dalpe at Center if he can do better than 0-7 in the faceoff dot. Though I do expect him to bounce back in that area, he was one of our best in the preseason at faceoffs.
One of the biggest problems with our current Roster is we have too many forwards worthy of top-9 spots and no clear 3rd line Center. If we didn’t have such a logjam of forwards, I’d even heavily suggest signing any cheap 3rd line Center who is amazing at faceoffs.
Here are the line I would like to see and why:
POS-Jussi-Staal
You can switch Jussi and Staal between C and RW, but this line has talent. All 3 are good to very good passers and all can put the puck behind the goaltender. Yes, POS is a little weak defensively, but Jussi and Staal are good enough to make up for that weakness.
Ruutu-Sutter-Dalpe
From what I’ve seen Dalpe is physical enough IMO to compliment this line and is a very good skater. He has more offensive upside that Bowman and would hence deserve more ice time IMO. This could be our defensive line that also has scoring potential.
Skinner-LaRose-Cole
You could switch Skinner and LaRose at center, but it can’t get much worse in the faceoff circle either way than Staal’s 29% or Dalpe’s 0%. This line could be our energy line with a little physical presence. It would allow Skinner to adjust to the pro game and he could eventually take the spot of POS. It would also put Chad and Cole where they belong.
Bowman/Tlusty-Dwyer-TK
This would be a typical 4th line. Dwyer is not great at faceoffs, but he can do it. It also is how I think a 4th line should be constructed; with penalty killers and young guys that are getting use to the NHL game. All of these players also bring some toughness, hitting, and/or defensive responsibility to the ice.
This is what I believe Mo should do for today’s game, but we all know the lines will look like anything but these.
It appears JR has gone out and added a POS for Staal's LW!
by PackPride17 on Oct 8, 2010 9:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No Real Complaints
Being the first game and all BUT…
1. That Harrison Babs match has got to go.
2. What was the story with the third? Mo’s playing not to lose strategy or what? It was like we were on a 5-on-5 penalty kill.
Jumping the gun a bit, but if we happen to make the playoffs this year, where is Skinner going to get the beard??
Costume shop. Same as me.
What's my prediction? Blazing speed, beaten goalies, and paaain. Which team gets what? Well, there's the rub.
hehehe...ROFLAO
and here if i don’t shave for one week ..i be in trouble…
Everytime you write off the Hurricanes,
They make You Look Bad!!
missed it
We are in TX attending my son’s AF bootcamp graduation and had to catch the highlights on the blackberry and espn. A win is great! Sutter delivers and the Finns play for the home crowd. By the way espn, again, provides the worst in NHL coverage. They showed 2 of of the 6 goals and made it only about Finns in Helsinki. Understandable, but weak and brief as we are used to.
Skinner? How did he look?
Will be 3Ging it manana as well. Go Canes!!!
2 years to the Cup
by Caniac233 on Oct 7, 2010 11:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Congrats on your Son's graduation
Skinner looked good worked har to be in front of the net and passed the puck when he could…for some a somewhat sloppy first but over all a decent game at the game went on …but still have work to do in several areas…:-0
Everytime you write off the Hurricanes,
They make You Look Bad!!
I think Skinner is far too skilled with the puck to be sent down.
If Mo can give him substantial ice time and pair the kid with a good two-way center to make up for his defensive deficiencies, I see him scoring at least 20 goals this season, maybe more. I mean Skinner has the talent to be a 40+ goal scorer every year once he matures. I’d love to see him matched up with Staal and Ruutu on the first line.
I think tonight would be a great chance to test out Skinner on the first line with Staal. Minnesota is not very physical and last nights match had barely any big hits. It seemed Skinner/Jussi/Ruutu were playing against Minny’s 1st line most of the game anyway.
Personally I would love to see if a Jokinen/Staal/Skinner line could get anything going. If the opponent is focusing on Staal, as the normally do, that would leave Jussi and Skinner open to make some great plays. Much better than the opponent focusing on Staal while LaRose and Cole miss scoring chance after scoring chance. I thought Staal might kick Cole off of his line himself after that wide open chance he missed in the 1st period last night (when Staal slap the puck away in frustration after the play).
Game Tonight at Hartwall
It is going to be a tremendous test for the Hurricanes tonight. I think the Wild was quietly over-confident last night. Maybe they read all the clippings about how bad the Hurricanes were going to be; or they got frustrated by the way Cam Ward shut them down. Tonight, I expect the Wild to come out on fire; and the Hurricanes are going to need to counter-attack with total focus and energy. I am positive the Caniacs at Hartwall are going to be very, very loud. Hopefully, LaRose will be getting the young players loose and fired up as well.
Staal also needs to get some goals to set the tone for tonight.
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