Devils Vs steelers - League - 5th Jan 23 19:00 FO
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Heart hopes for a good result, head is definitely saying a loss tonight. Steelers have great goal scoring on every line and a settled defence. Their special teams are consistent.
Devils still have new players settling in, new line combos adjusting, a defence in rotation, erratic power play execution.
Let's hope that the Devils' training this week has focused on all those things. Who can say whether it will be a tight game because with the last couple of encounters , the Steelers have shown that it's anything but that.
Devils still have new players settling in, new line combos adjusting, a defence in rotation, erratic power play execution.
Let's hope that the Devils' training this week has focused on all those things. Who can say whether it will be a tight game because with the last couple of encounters , the Steelers have shown that it's anything but that.
4 point game tonight, huge game for both teams, myself I think we have to be physical to win it Steelers need to be knocked off their usual style. Fournier and McNally‘s friendship needs to be put on hold for awhile, and I think it will be, players respect that each other has a job to do, and being pals isnt part of their role. We most certainly need our A game tonight, play to our best and we should be fine but we need everyone to turn up tonight, let’s go lads.
The special teams are my biggest bugbear about the team this season. The fact that the team only seems to have one predictable system makes the pp easier to defend against, whilst players seemingly missing their assignments on the PK leads to us leaking.
I think I can remember one game where we tried something different on the pp (getting someone set up on Gretzky's office and someone else just outside the crease, with lots of movement) and it worked. The next game I saw we were back to looking for Reid on the one timer again though.
In past seasons the special teams were the first thing we got sorted at the start of the season. In fact chl campaigns demanded it. The fact that we are currently the worst I can remember on those measures bewilders me.
I think I can remember one game where we tried something different on the pp (getting someone set up on Gretzky's office and someone else just outside the crease, with lots of movement) and it worked. The next game I saw we were back to looking for Reid on the one timer again though.
In past seasons the special teams were the first thing we got sorted at the start of the season. In fact chl campaigns demanded it. The fact that we are currently the worst I can remember on those measures bewilders me.
