Die Wild wollten den Avs weniger Platz geben und haben wohl in der Chicago-Series erkannt, dass Stockarbeit ein akzeptiertes Mittel ist in diesen Playoffs:
Cooke:
"I'm a third-line player for a reason," he said. "I feel like that's the best way I'm able to contribute is when my line is going out against a top line and being equal or a plus, then our team has a great chance of being successful."

Yeo und Cooke:
“We really started to back up, which really plays into their game,” Yeo said. “We’re all on our heels, and that gave them that opportunity to build that speed. … We’re giving them too much ice. We have to do a better job of making sure they’re coming through tight layers.”

Added Cooke: “We have to be quicker to take away time and space with those guys. They’ve proven with time and space they’re going to make plays.”
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