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Which win would you want?

2-0
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75%
10-3
8
25%
 
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What win would you want?

Post by HShockeywatcher »

Shut outs are amazing but so are big wins. If you could choose to win a game 2-0 or 10-3, which would it be?

Shut outs really define a team and should that you have control, a good goalie as well as good defense. Many good teams get lots of goals against bad teams but the other team still manages a goal, so a shut out is always nice.

Scoring a lot means you have depth and can continue to score throughout the game. Outscoring your opponents by a lot is always nice regardless of who you play.
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Post by EREmpireStrikesBack »

Shutout. Shows you can play stellar D and score.

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Post by Goldy Gopher »

Shutout against an average to good team shows that you can shut them down and still put a few in yourself

Blowout against a bad team, lets everyone know that they didn't deserve to be on the same ice as you and that you're a level above them.
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Post by HShockeywatcher »

Let's just say against an even competition opponent. There are too many scenarios to think about if that's not the case.
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Post by EREmpireStrikesBack »

I prefer a solid shutout, 3 or 4 goals. It shows that you can compete and shut down a team. Yeah, a blowout here and there is nice, but it also raises questions if a team that bad can put a few in on you as far as what a better team would do. Whereas a shutout shows that you have a solid D & system that can probably go up against a pretty good team and do decent.

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Post by strongskates12 »

if you could have a stellar game against an opponent that every one thinks is better than you and beat them 10 -3 i would take that
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Post by L.T.Thumper719 »

i would take 10-3 so i could get 8 points
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Post by EREmpireStrikesBack »

L.T.Thumper719 wrote:i would take 10-3 so i could get 8 points
And that is why you play for North Branch...

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Post by gitter »

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
L.T.Thumper719 wrote:i would take 10-3 so i could get 8 points
And that is why you play for North Branch...

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Now that is funny
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Post by HShockeywatcher »

strongskates12, for one, i said even team. But two, if you were playing a team much better, why not want to shut them out?
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Post by east hockey »

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
L.T.Thumper719 wrote:i would take 10-3 so i could get 8 points
And that is why you play for North Branch...

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Actually, if he was playing for North Branch, he'd be watching someone from Duluth Central get 8 points. :lol:

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Post by elliott70 »

The win I would want would be Saturday night at the Excel on March 10th.
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Post by HShockeywatcher »

So much for answering the question...

So now that we know what game you and everyone else would like to win, the question was how you'd like to win it. Not everyone is lucky enough to be in Cretin's skates last year and get the shut out with 7 goals. If you could win the State Tournament with a small shut out or just score way more than them, what would you want?
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Post by Lopresti »

I'd rather win 2-0...10 to 3 is a little too wide open for me.

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Post by EREmpireStrikesBack »

HShockeywatcher wrote:So much for answering the question...

So now that we know what game you and everyone else would like to win, the question was how you'd like to win it. Not everyone is lucky enough to be in Cretin's skates last year and get the shut out with 7 goals. If you could win the State Tournament with a small shut out or just score way more than them, what would you want?
I think based on responses... it isn't really that big of a deal. A Win is a Win is a Win.

Either way, STA doesn't get 'em.

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