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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 5098322, member: 2350"]
Well, tonight misplays by Bouchard and Kulak X2 led to three goals. Edmonton doesn't like to play in their own end. They cough up the puck with regularity. Bouchard is a hammer head.

Edmonton wants to play in the middle of the ice, but Florida plugs up the middle of the ice. There are always 4 or 5 guys in front of the net. Shots don't get through, passes don't get across. On the PK they attack the puck, while Edmonton has been weak on the puck. They mishandle or fumble a lot of passes. Which is a problem given how they over-pass.

Florida keeps everything to the perimeter, and Edmonton's not good at playing in the corners. It seems they don't like to. Nor, except for Hyman, are they willing to get into the mix in front of the net. They want to score on the rush or the PP, and if they don't, they're scuppered.

Edmonton is built for the regular season, to play a different team every night. Their fast paced, high energy game works if you only see them a few times a year. In the playoffs, the other team gets to see you every night. They take away what you've shown them you do and if you can't adjust, you don't win. Edmonton hasn't yet adjusted. To wit:

McDavid - 0 goals
Draisaitl - 0 goals
Hyman - 0 goals
RNH - 0 goals
Bouchard - 0 goals
Nurse - 0 goals

That's the majority of their cap. Skinner hasn't been bad, Bob's just better. The Corey Perry experiment, a gamble at best, is over. He has no game at this level.
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