Comments on: Drawing Inspiration From Today

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:27:14 +0000

I am looking forward to tonights game. I’m still quite pissed at some of the boys but a win tonight would be a start to undoing that I’m not really ready to pat them on the back for last game alone.

I think everyone is right on the keys to the game, JT has to be angry and push people around and let people know he is alive if there is a scrum he needs to be in the middle sticking up for his team not standing there watching, if he wants to watch buy a ticket and sit in the stands. Nabby needs to be able to make the game stealing save, Nabby has not been anywhere near where he can be. Marleau needs to be the Marleau he was in the regular season.

By: Tomi

Tomi — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:05:26 +0000

I’d like to see Mitchy, Cheechy, and Ro Ro get a goal, but I’d settle from a goal out of the second line. I think as long as the Sharks can force the Ducks to spread out their defense and defend multiple lines, they stand a fighting chance

By: Ivan M

Ivan M — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:46:59 +0000

I’m thinking along the same lines.

(1) Joe T has to play just as pissed as he played last game. Someone needs to motivate Getzlaf to keep his big mouth open on faceoffs, and get Joe to keep talking and respond on the ice with his meanest game we’ve ever seen.

(2) We have to stay disciplined, and we have to cash in on the PP. There won’t be many penalties in this game, but when they come, we can’t waste our chances

(3) Nabby has won plenty of big games in his career (Detroit games this season, Calgary games last year, SO vs Canada at the Olympics, etc etc), so it’s his turn to shine tonight and prove that he can still do it better than Hiller.

By: David

David — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:02:06 +0000

Two more keys that I can think of:

1) Score on the PP. Both games the Sharks have won they have capitalized on the power play.

2) Don’t turn the puck over. This is blatantly obvious, but I would bet that more than half of the ducks goals were scored on turnovers.

By: bcyde

bcyde — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:39:32 +0000

Another key to the game, play Bobby Ryan physically. I know that the press today was saying that it was a skate issue that caused him to be off the ice for a good portion of the third, but the grimaces during the game speak differently.

By: njahoda1419

njahoda1419 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:19:22 +0000

Carolina just crushed the Devils 4-0 to go force a Game 7 as well!

No extra keys- you stole them all especially the Cheechoo/Mitchell/Roenick line. They were spectacular last night and I was convinced they were going to score… here’s hoping it flows over to tomorrow night!!!

Still believin! See ya at game 7 on Wednesday.

By: Ruben

Ruben — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:13:16 +0000

They have to skate with purpose. That is why that MRC line has looked so good. Say what you want about Cheechoo (he has lost his touch, he skates like he is in the middle of an earthquake, his blue line to blue line time is measured with a sundial) but him, JR, and Mitchell have to be the hardest workers on the team. They are the perfect 4th line, in that you know they are going to come back to the bench gassed on a 40 second shift. How any line follows that group by gliding through their shift is beyond me. Honestly, that 4th line was the second most dangerous line last night. Here’s hoping they get rewarded.