The Canucks head into game four with a 2-1 lead in the second-round series and they could take a strong lead in the series with another win on Tuesday night.
In today’s playoff notebook, we will hear from Dakota Joshua, Noah Juulsen, and Head Coach Rick Tocchet, discuss some interesting statistics we’ve found, and close it out with Chris Higgins joining us to chat about what he has liked in the series.
Let’s dive into today’s playoff notebook and get you all prepared for game four!
From the Coach
Rick Tocchet spoke to the media on Monday afternoon and began by talking about the physical play ramping up in the series.
“There’s a lot at stake. There’s a lot of passion out there,” said Tocchet. “There’s a lot of different things going [on] out there and it’s heated. That’s what makes for good playoff hockey. This whole series, there’s great skill, great hits, you know, some unfortunate incidents that happened and that’s what playoff hockey is all about.”
The coach went on to talk about balancing making adjustments in a series and also not over-coaching his team into problems.
“I think it’s important,” said Tocchet. “We made a couple of changes that helped us last game, and I think we’re going to have to possess the puck a little bit more and make some plays for the next game. There are opportunities for us to make a play to give us an odd-man rush here and there. I thought we took advantage a little bit, but not as much as I would like. So, we’ll look into how we do that. Sometimes you just got to make plays under pressure.”
In the Room
Dakota Joshua talked about the physicality in this series and what he expects to see moving forward.
“I just expect to see another physical hockey game, nothing more, nothing less,” said Joshua. “I like it, it brings the most out of you. I like physical play and it makes for good hockey.”
Joshua then went on to talk about if the Oilers were to split up Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
“Whatever they come with, you’ve got to be ready,” said Joshua. “Whether they’re together or separate, they are very dynamic, as we’ve seen. Our game plan will stay the same. You’ve got to be on your toes when you’re out there.”
Noah Juulsen spoke about potentially getting into the lineup for Tuesday’s game.
“Yeah, I’m excited for sure,” said Juulsen. “It’s an environment that everyone wants to play in so, I’m just excited if it happens and I get that call.”
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