Augello: Team North America: Shutting Down Opposition More Important Than Scoring

It is called entertainment.

Score more. Then if the other team comes back then score even more.

Run and gun hockey!

Long live the Oilers in the 80's!

deletions have occured

They don't have a team that can play shutdown hockey.

The only way they're going to win is by out-offensing the competition.

Scoring "more"... isn't that the main objective.

Scoring "more"... isn't that the main objective.
- sufi-judge

No.

Shots towards the goal are more important. In the future, games will be decided by this.

thankfully you said shots towards the goal...was going to have to make fun of you if you incorrectly said shots on goal were what mattered

Nah. Pens won the cup by smothering the opposition with shots... Team NA can do the same.

Nah. Pens won the cup by smothering the opposition with shots... Team NA can do the same.
- j.boyd919

Beating the opposition to the pucks, winning the battles on the boards, better goal tending and just plain being faster then anyone..

Pens were awesome.

Beating the opposition to the pucks, winning the battles on the boards, better goal tending and just plain being faster then anyone..

Pens were awesome.
- bixll

It was an NHL conspiracy to make sure they won...

It was an NHL conspiracy to make sure they won...
- YuenglingJagr

the only thing being a conspiracy was the ice in the san jose arena.

the only thing being a conspiracy was the ice in the san jose arena.
- martox

I find it funny Ovi talking about the crappy playoff format. Never heard any of the Pens players complaining about the format.

I find it funny Ovi talking about the crappy playoff format. Never heard any of the Pens players complaining about the format.
- bixll

That is because they won. Doesn't make the format less stupid

the only thing being a conspiracy was the ice in the san jose arena.
- martox

Ice, in California, in June.

I would argue that shutting down the opponent is exactly equally as important as scoring.