San Jose Sharks vs Anaheim Ducks Game 1 photos
by pj48 on Apr 17, 2009 10:10 AM PDT
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Here are a couple of photos from Game 1 of the WCQF from the auxillary press box, from the locker room, and from ice level. Photos show a hit along the wall in the second period, San Jose Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray answering questions from Mercury News reporter David Pollak after the game, and Corey Perry creating traffic in front of the net on Scott Niedermayer's third period goal.
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Great photos, PJ. I can almost see the crybaby tears in Perry’s eyes. :)
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Photos were not that great, but at least the new camera looks cool. Midway through the third period on a faceoff, Perry exploded forward about 2 or 3 seconds before the draw, skating 5 feet towards the net and stopping. Ryan Getzlaf leaned back in the faceoff circle and laughed.
One thing I liked about the Sharks last night was how they responded after Anaheim scored. They did not abandon the defensive style that was working over the first two periods, and players gradually started to open it up and take more offensive chances. I am not sure it is in the cards to start with the style of play that they skated with in the last 6 minutes, but they need to bring elements of the up tempo offense back into the fold for the playoffs. Playing conservative, defense-first hockey for 60 minutes is fine when you are missing a key player on each line. With Marleau, Clowe, Goc, Roenick and Grier all back, release the hounds.
Ducks certainly will need to play a better game than they did in G1 if they want to stay ahead in this series — I think both sides can see that. But I don’t want to say too much just yet (haven’t watched the first fifty minutes on my DVR) — I’ll express it in the next gameday post.
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Yea, it was an interesting game. I say interesting from the perspective of a Sharks fan who watched his team lose, but I do think San Jose played pretty well. That said, they need to do a much better job of both breaking the puck of the defensive zone and entering the offensive zone.
Also, Jody Shelley playing? If someone is needed out there to lose a fight to George Parros, there’s better options than Jody Shelley.
Easy. Plihal, throw him in between Moen and Grier. Toss them out there against Getzlaf’s line, especially with the last shift. That leaves Goc to center JR and Cheechoo, which is a fairly solid line.
Everyone gets better looks and we exploit the Ducks depth. I touched on it a bit here if you want to read more.
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Pacific Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jose
|
82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 113 |
|
Phoenix
|
82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 107 |
|
Los Angeles
|
82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 101 |
|
Anaheim
|
82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 89 |
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Dallas
|
82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 88 |
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