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Top 4 I want to see corrected
4. Brady Tkachuk
I am not calling out Brady, because he has enough on him, but he needs to play like Matthew Tkachuk does in FLA, not in CAL. He needs to know HE is the leader. Call people out, have discussions, and don't come into this series thinking you have to go out in round 1 because it's your first time in the playoffs. Matthew made the playoffs in his first year, Brady had to wait 7 years from the time he was drafted. It's time to give everything you have. Other than making the cup finals, beating the leafs would be the best accomplishment for Sens fans
3. Veteran Leadership
Giroux, Perron, Amadio, Cousins (6 cup finals, 2 rings). These guys need to support Brady and all the young guns entering the playoffs (Stutzle, Batherson, Sanderson, Cozens, Pinto) and others. They need to be strong voices of calm and strategy because there's likely a lot of emotions in the room.
2. Disciplined Hockey!
Speaking of strategy, staying disciplined is NOT an option. Unless they want to get swept, if they take penalties (and yes Leafs sold them in game 1) they will stand no chance. The Sens will have a chance in this series if they play VERY tight hockey and score the first goal (even if it takes half the game) so they don't have to chase the game or make the game open up, which benefits TOR
1. Linus Ullmark (down the middle)
Sens did a horrible job in giving leafs chances right down the middle of the ice - which lead to both goals. Marner's breakaway goal (2nd goal) was a killer as the puck went right between Chabot and Jensen. But even when that happens, the biggest concern is that the reputation of Ullmark is on the line right now. So far in his career, he has demonstrated that his numbers are different in the regular season vs the playoffs. I don't know if it's a mental thing but with him resigning a huge contract, the Lalime trauma of the 2000s, and everything else - Ullmark is the biggest story to watch and this might be the biggest game of his career with the Sens tomorrow night thus far. |
