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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
AVS!!!!! So what if they lsot last night. The last 10 teams to win a game 1 by 3 or more goals went on to LOSE the serires.
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Actually, only 6 of the last 10 teams to win game 1 by three or more goals have lost the series. Besides, stats like those don't really mean anything because they aren't team specific stats. The fact of the matter is, if the Sharks keep playing the way they have for the majority of the season (skating hard, tenacious forechecking, quick transitions from defense to offense, great PK, average PP, great goaltending, and sound defense zone coverage) then the Sharks have a very good chance of knocking the Avalanche out of the playoffs. Having home ice against the Avalanche is huge for the Sharks who, like the Avalanche, are undefeated at home in the playoffs thus far. Also, if Aebischer starts game #2 this afternoon he'll be lit up again. He was VERY shaking in game #1 (kicking out rebounds into the slot, not seeing unscreened shots, and very sloppy puck handling when he had to). If I were Granato I would start Salo without hesitation.
Btw, DJ, it was 5-2.