Quacks have been awesome in the playoffs so far THIS YEAR, obviously both at home and on the road as they haven't lost in 6 tries against two of the best teams in the NHL this year (IMO). My hats off to them as they have really capitalized on opportunities.....some say they have BEEN VERY LUCKY, I agree! But in the Stanley Cup Playoffs sometimes a little luck is all it takes. Tonight, though I think their luck runs out. They were very fortuanate to have 6 power plays for them and only 2 called against them in Game 2. One of their goals came from off the cross bars and the one that sent it to OT in Game 2 was kicked in by Dallas' Stu Barnes with seconds remaining. The officiating was very suspect if you watched game 2 with Anaheim getting 2 back to back 2 man advantages. All their wins have been by only 1 goal in these playoffs and 24 of their season wins have come by 1 goal. Dallas gets Bill Guerin back and if not for anything else this should really help as far as having another experienced leader on the ice. I don't look to much into regular season match ups but Dallas did go 3-1-1 vs Anaheim winning 4-0 and getting a 1-1 tie in their 2 trips to Anaheim.
Just for fun (Dallas was 5-1-1 in California this year and 9-1-4 on the west coast with 2 ties being vs. Colo. This record included San Jose, Ana, LA, Colo, and Vanc.) AGAIN, what does this really mean during playoff time......not much IMO, but thought I would include it for the hell of it.
I look for Dallas to try to open it up a little more on offense getting more shots on goals. Jean-Sebastien Giguere's will give up more rebounds tonight (I think he has had like an amazing 3 so far) which will create a goal or 2 from Arnott, Morrow, Barnes or Billy G in front of the goal. Turco will see a much more intense defense in front of him while he will shine tonight (I foresee a shutout). I am feeling a minimum of a 3 goal Stars advantage tonight with or without the shutout.
EITHER WAY, STARS are damn good in these pressure situations, have the experience, talent and depth to stay calm and get back into this series. They will be energized to get revenge and I JUST CAN'T SEE ANA WINNING 7 IN A ROW in the Cup Playoffs and THE STARS LOSING 3 IN A ROW!
BOTH MY NUTS ARE ON IT, and I really enjoy T-Baggin!
GL
YAZ
