5 Questions on Detroit vs Columbus @ Cycle Like Sedins
Hey all, thought I'd cross post this over here. Not sure who is already aware, but over at James O'Brien's Cycle Like the Sedins blog, he's doing satellite blogs for each of the playoff series this year. I'm contributing on the Red Wings side of the Wings/Blue Jackets blog, and just threw up a quick 5 questions about the series post. Covered are the keys for the Wings to win, keys for the BJ's to pull the upset, a favorite player for the series, a goat for the series, and a storyline for the series. You can check the post out here and following is an excerpt.
If the Blue Jackets are to win this series... they have to play perfect in their own zone. The way the Wings have been beaten in previous years is by insane amounts of shot blocking perimeter shots, combined with absolutely relentless punishment of the net. In losses to the 2003 Ducks, 2004 Flames, 2006 Oilers, and to a lesser extent, the 2007 Ducks, you never ever ever saw a Red Wing successfully take control of the slot. If anyone stepped in between the faceoff circles, they got knocked down. If you weren't aware, its hard to score on your back... unless you're Alex Ovechkin. This punishing attitude in front of their own net by these teams forced the Red Wings to the outside, taking long shots, which were gobbled up by some hot goalies (seriously, those were some really hot goalies), if they didn't make it through all the shot blockers first.
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