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[QUOTE="ForCuseSake, post: 1046216, member: 266"]
They used a great defensive strategy that played to their strength (their goalie).  They had 6 defenders packed within 12 yards of the crease the only outside shots making it through that would need a vapor trail.  They used a short stick to shade toward Rice and hound him on the wing and kept a longstick on Staats when he had the ball at X.

They knew that if they stayed home and packed it in on D then SU's offense would have to either weave passes/shots through 3 defensive sticks or dodge into a waiting double team already in position due to the zone.

EDIT - anybody shooting from up top was looking into 3-4 black jerseys.  The only shooting lanes with fewer than 3 defenders in a shooters face were on the wings.  Bryant was happy to give Rice and Donahue those shots because they had 2 defenders and bad angles supporting their outstanding goalie.  SU took the bait and couldn't finish because those shots have the slimmest margin for error.

They executed the strategy to perfection - many teams would've struggled as much as SU's offense did.
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