The young-gun Canucks vs. the defending champion StLouisBlues. Will Vancouver's current momentum guide them through, or can St. Louis bank on its experience?
Myers won’t be counted on for his offence or anything, but he will be entrusted with plenty of minutes and needs to be more disciplined than he was against Minnesota. In the regular season, Myers averaged the most even strength minutes of any Canuck and he’ll play both power play and penalty kill as well.
But he led all qualifying round players with 18 penalty minutes and that can’t continue. The Blues are not only the defending champs and more than capable of taking advantage of mistakes, but they also had the third-best power play in the regular season. Myers plays too many minutes to be in the box that much. If he’s out of the picture, it not only gives the Blues an advantage on the power play, but also puts more of a strain on the Canucks’ defence, which isn’t known for its depth.
Now healthy, the Blues have a five-time 30-goal scorer added to their lineup for the most important games of the year. Tarasenko was quiet during the round robin games, with zero points and only taking four shots. But if he can find his game the Blues’ chances of defending their crown only grow.
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