"It would be a great trip, you know? We have to be disciplined here. Their power play is lethal. A lot of their offense comes off the power play. We have to make sure we stay disciplined, skate well, and use good sticks against these guys. That will be extremely important, and checking as a five-man unit. You can't expect one or two guys to do it; these guys are elite players."
"I am not sure there is a game plan for him. You have to make him go through everybody as much as you can. It takes five guys out there. For me, we have to do a good job of managing the puck when he is on the ice, putting pucks into the offensive zone, going to work, and making him play down there. You can frustrate him at times."
Craig Berube will go home and stay with family in Calahoo for a few days after the game. The team must remain disciplined and limit Edmonton's lethal power play, stay disciplined, skate well, use good sticks, and check as a five-man unit. The plan to manage Connor McDavid centers on forcing him to go through all five defenders, managing the puck, and keeping him to the outside to prevent middle-ice access. McDavid appears to have reached another level ahead of the Olympics. Anthony Stolarz should play to his strengths, control rebounds, and let pucks come to him.
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