[Patrick Bacon] People will ask how Florida beat 2 elite teams with Marc Staal as their 2LD. Playoff series aren’t determined by the 2nd LD. They’re determined by whose goalie is hotter and whose top players have more dawg in them. Auston Matthews got out-dawged by Nick Cousins all night long.
People will ask how Florida beat 2 elite teams with Marc Staal as their 2LD.
Playoff series aren't determined by the 2nd LD. They're determined by whose goalie is hotter and whose top players have more dawg in them.
Auston Matthews got out-dawged by Nick Cousins all night long.
— Patrick Bacon (@TopDownHockey) May 13, 2023
by seeldoger47
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It is strange to me how everyone forgot that Florida was the President’s trophy winner last year. They act surprised just because they finished 8th. Their season was a downer but it was due to goaltending. They had their 30yo AHL goalie starting for them entering the playoffs.
This isn’t a team that “came of no where”. It was a really good team that had a down season. Bob is playing how he should be playing and why they paid him.
I usually find it’s the depth of your 3rd and 4th line and the hotter goalie.
That’s where roster differences at this stage really make an impact
“defense doesn’t matter but for 3 games Florida held their 4 best players to 0 goals” idk, I think it maybe played a factor.
“Have more dawg in them”
*eyeroll* have we had enough of “dawg”? Everyone is a “dawg”..
Maybe they were just better.. the whole “they wanted it more” commentary is so stupid..
Hot take; Montour knows that if he wheels in deep, staal will have barely made it to center ice. So there’s someone back, kinda.
Out dawg’d? Is that an advanced CORSI stat?
/s