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Mood is positive despite Game 2 loss
This is an headline from LA Times and i was wondering if Carlyle's "10 minute rule" realy can do such "magic" and lift up players and bring them back from bottom???
They surely shown that in game 3 at Vancouver with great PK and even better PP (2 PP goals,40%,87.5% PK),and now they take home-ice advantage from Nucks.
Ducks prefer to look ahead and forget double-overtime defeat
By Eric Stephens, Times Staff Writer
April 29, 2007
You would think the scene in the Ducks' dressing room Saturday at Anaheim Ice would have been somber, if not funereal, after the Game 2 loss in double overtime to Vancouver that allowed the Canucks to even the Western Conference semifinals.
Hardly.
George Parros and Travis Moen were firing wadded-up pieces of tape at each other. The two tough wingers and other Ducks were in full play mode, bantering at peak volume.
As they look at it, the Ducks figure there's no sense in continually mulling over a tough defeat in preparation for Game 3 on Sunday in Vancouver.
"Last night's game, we can't do anything about that," Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf said. "What we've got to do is focus on going into Vancouver and getting that home ice back. That's what we'll focus on for Game 3 now."
The Ducks understand that their effort wasn't enough against a gritty Canucks team bent on atoning for their tired, listless performance in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series and telling everyone that they weren't going to roll over.
Coach Randy Carlyle acknowledged as much Saturday, saying that Vancouver worked much harder in winning battles for the puck along the boards and applied consistent pressure to create turnovers.
But as far as further reflection, well, it's time to turn the page.
"We're not going to sit here and lament about the loss," Carlyle said. "We didn't play to the level that was required. We're going to try to achieve that [Sunday]."
Players such as Teemu Selanne and Andy McDonald have remarked about Carlyle's "10-minute rule" for reflection after a victory or a defeat. When those 10 minutes are up, that game is to be purged from their memories.
Moen said it has helped them stay on an even keel during the season.
"After a win, you don't want to get too high, and after a loss, you don't want to get too low," Moen said. "You don't forget about it but you learn from it. That's what we're going to try to do. Learn from our mistakes last night."
DUCK Power
This post was last modified: 04-30-2007 01:03 AM by Nostr@damus.
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