This is a good point.. Urick appeared to not be concerned who he matched up with Bjugstad... I could be wrong on that point, but it appeared that way. He let his kids play.demongoed wrote:I was also impressed that Urick ran all 3 lines throughout the entire game. With Blaine having the advantage on the change, it would have been easy for him shorten the bench. All 3 of Tonka's lines kept good control of the puck and had great scoring chances. They're going to be tough to beat with that depth.
Minnetonka (6-0) @ Blaine (5-0) 12/21
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Urick did the same thing against STA when he did have the last change as he believes his 2nd line can at least skate to a draw against an opponent's 1st line and then Tonka's 1st line can dominate when they're matched against the #2 or #3 (if they even skate) line.Goldfishdude wrote:This is a good point.. Urick appeared to not be concerned who he matched up with Bjugstad... I could be wrong on that point, but it appeared that way. He let his kids play.demongoed wrote:I was also impressed that Urick ran all 3 lines throughout the entire game. With Blaine having the advantage on the change, it would have been easy for him shorten the bench. All 3 of Tonka's lines kept good control of the puck and had great scoring chances. They're going to be tough to beat with that depth.
Another observation, while Blaine appeared to do a better job of handling the forecheck in the 3rd did they even have a SOG after Tonka took the lead 4-3?
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Urick was more concerned about what D he had against Bjugstad, he said if he didn't have 2 on him at all times they lose that game...Goldfishdude wrote:This is a good point.. Urick appeared to not be concerned who he matched up with Bjugstad... I could be wrong on that point, but it appeared that way. He let his kids play.demongoed wrote:I was also impressed that Urick ran all 3 lines throughout the entire game. With Blaine having the advantage on the change, it would have been easy for him shorten the bench. All 3 of Tonka's lines kept good control of the puck and had great scoring chances. They're going to be tough to beat with that depth.