The Day Cory Schneider Took The Team
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As John Shorthouse said post game on the team 1040 after the loss of the 2nd game, "You have to change the feel of the game." And I agree. Cory Schneider will start Game 3 guaranteed.
The resiliency will pay off for the Vancouver Canucks. Vigneault taught his team to work with each other. Remember the line juggling he did in the dog days of the regular season? Burrows was taken off the first line for much of the final 2 months, the all American line broken apart and brought back together at random times.
Vigneault and company were getting every player used to each other and at the same time watching what happens when they put certain lines together. It enables him to motivate multiple times during the game by changing things up dependant upon how the team is playing. Where the first line could be different by the end of the game.
He even split the twins up in multiple games*. Allowed them to get used to playing without each other. For instances like this. Vigneault didn't want the team to rely on the twins taking them to the cup.
He knows what he is doing with this team. He motivates them. Rick Bowness motivates them. To block out the media and believe in each other. Try being in the media storm right now in Toronto. Hard to block it out.
They have played a lot of hockey over the last 2 years, and they know what it's like to be the best.
I think you do the following:
Schneider
Burrows, Kesler, Booth - The superhero line
Higgins, Sedin, Hansen - The technical line
Lapierre, Malhotra, Kassian - the shutdown line and the pylon
Raymond, Pahlsson, Ebbett - the goal every 2-3 games line
They also better play a video to the Canucks showing how the Boston Bruins were down 2-0 against Montreal last season and came back to win and go on to win the Stanley Cup. And in Boston vs. Canucks series, they were down 2-0 against us. Inspiration can be taken from that.
They have to believe they can come back. We haven't been in this position either as fans for years, where we start to feel like, what a team that sucked in the playoffs feels ilke.
Have to go 4-1 from here out.
Can it be done by these Vancouver Canucks?
post your answer yes or no, and a comment if required.
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