Vancouver knows they played well enough to win and are capable of playing better
The Nashville Predators had a pretty simple strategy in their 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks in game two of their first-round playoff series Tuesday night at Rogers Arena– take away all shooting lanes.“Tee it up. If guys want to block it, it’s going to hurt. I wouldn’t turn down a shot if a guy is going to be right in front of me, so yeah, we are going to tee it up tomorrow,” he told the media in Nashville prior to game three of the series on Friday night.
It’s strange how a couple of bounces here and there can change your entire perception of a body of work. Tocchet knows his team played well enough to win in game two as evidenced by the fact that they had more than twice as many scoring chances than Nashville – 29-14- according to the analytics website Natural Stat Trick.
There has also been some discussion among fans regarding the goaltending situation and whether or not Casey DeSmith might be replaced by Arturs Silovs. Despite pointing out some of the positives, Tocchet also knows his team can play better than they did on Tuesday night in Vancouver.* Bob Cole, the legendary play-by-play voice of Hockey Night in Canada for five decades, passed away at the age of 90 on Wednesday. For Tocchet, Cole’s death hit close to home as he had attended Cole’s golf tournament in St. John’s, Newfoundland on a couple of occasions. “Just hanging out with him in those golf tournaments was a lot of fun,” said Tocchet.
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