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Canes Plan Against The Wings - Don’t Get Way Down Early
by Paul on 10/12/08 at 05:18 PM ET
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from Lord Stanley’s Blog,
Coach Peter Laviolette said the Red Wings will be a real test.
“We definitely don’t want to do what we did last night, that’s for sure,” said Laviolette, referencing the Canes going down 3-0 against Tampa Bay before rallying for the overtime win. “I think the most important thing is to just come out and play a strong game. They score first, we score first. That doesn’t matter.
“We definitely don’t want to go down by three against the Red Wings. ... Know what we’re up against. They’re the Stanley Cup champions. They set the bar here in the league. We’re going to have a real strong game on both ends of the ice. ”
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We’re going to be hearing that kind of talk all...year...long. “Standard.” “Litmus test.” “Measuring bar.”
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 10/12/08 at 06:59 PM ET
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Canes Country is getting psyched up…
“The Canes’ intensity, effort and will was there, the type of effort we all remember from 2005-06. What hasn’t been there yet, however, is a good opponent.
That changes Monday night.
The defending champion Red Wings will not go up two or three goals early and then roll over at the first sign of a comeback. Nicklas Lidstrom alone has the ability to score an extra goal to pad the lead, or keep his opponents out of his own end for long stretches. Much like the Ottawa game in 2005 — when the Canes knocked off the then-unbeaten Senators, thus exposing a chink in the Sens’ armor and legitimizing Carolina as a force to be reckoned with — Monday’s game will serve as a big early season litmus test.”
http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/12/hopefully-sweet-tasting-start-doesnt-go-sour/
Posted by w2j2 on 10/12/08 at 06:49 PM ET