The Game Doctor
Post Game Analysis: Moose vs. Jokerit, Monday July 14th.

Recap
For the third game in a row, we played the hockey that has brought us two straight titles. We added the most incredible intensity i've ever felt this team have. The result was a sound defeat of the team that feels they can walk through the playoffs, the team that felt they needed to make a statement to the Moose last night.

They made a statement alright.

We know what it takes to win. We also know there's a real fine line between the performances we've been putting in recently and the ones we put in during the first half of the season.

That fine line is commitment to team defense and mistake free hockey.

Grind it out
Jokerit had us on the ropes for the first 7 minutes. We responded with grind-it-out play to keep the puck in the zone and steal a goal. That turned the tide. Everyone stepped up by putting in that extra effort to get to a loose puck, get it out of the zone, clear it on a penalty kill, hold a point, stop a 3-on-2, force a turnover on a forecheck, make an unbelievable save. I can go on and on, but you could see everyone bringing it up one more notch. I know it's not possible to get into that zone every week and that's fine, not every game warrants it. But, take note of the feeling, before, after and during the game and be ready to bring it whenever we need it.

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