Vastaus: PS3 NHL14: Stanley Cup - Haastajaliiga (kausi 1)
1. Montreal
2. Carolina
Niin vaan meni sekin sykli syksyisessä hämärässä.
5 peliä mahtui tiiviiseen ottelutahtiin. Chicagolta ja Torontolta pataan, Avalanche, Wild ja Islanders onnistuttiin päihittämään.
Joukkueen päävalmentaja suostui kahteen haastatteluun.
@ Toronto: "We were doing allright. We had a lead 1-0 and 2-1 but guys were too much intimidated by these physical Toronto players. Our beloved captain, Eric Staal tried to show our more inexperienced players that all you have to do is keep your head up high. It was a crushing strike to our heart when he was tackled out of the game. We didn't know what to do and as a result Toronto came and took the game away. I was impressed by their (Toronto) performance, but I think that when we can get all of our top guys back out there (including Jeff Skinner), we can crunch them. We will. Afterwards I was relieved that Staal will be back on-ice next week. Overall the game left me thinking that maybe we should enhance our size? Maybe 1 physical forward to our 4th line?
@ Colorado: "This time, we really had our head in the game. We were forcing our way to scoring areas. Unfortunately, we were not capable of converting those chances. Luckily, our new goalie, J. Reimer, showed that he will not let anyone take his position as our starting goalie. I think that he really took it into himself after that game against the Blackhawks." At Chicago, Reimer was helpless and let the defending champions scoring from every 4th shot they made. "But anyway, the thriller at Colorado, advanced to overtime period. I think that it was a just score (if you can say that about sports). In overtime both teams had their chances. Reimer was keeping us alive, Alexander (Semin) shot two times to post etc. But ironically, our heart returned to us in that overtime. Not by Eric (being still in the medical care), but by his brother, Jordan Staal. Scoring heroically when there was only 6 seconds in the clock. I think that this is a huge boost to his self-esteem. Overall I was so happy after the game, allthough our powerplay was
horrible! We had over 10 minutes, but our chances were outside the zone."
Kiitos kaikille vastustajille rehdeistä ja hyvistä peleistä. Varsinkin Coloradolle.

Ens veiviä odotellessa. - Carolinan GM.