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All right, let's move on to some X factors in this series. And I'll stay with you, Jacob
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what are some X factors situation player what you got? I think physicality is going to be an X factor in this in this series, I think the stars are
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maybe a little bit bigger than the avalanche, maybe are willing to play, I think the avalanche
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are going to try and use their speed to maybe outmaneuver the stars. And then if the stars can
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wear them down, and really grind at them, then again, the speed won't really matter as much
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If the situations and the scenarios aren't there to get along the boards or get through the open
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ice, if they have to grind their way into corners, and then again, your speed doesn't mean anything
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if the momentum isn't there to actually use it, or if the opportunity to claim the open ice isn't
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there. So taking away space using physicality and actually being a burden using that, you know
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shutdown vice grip type play that Peter DeBoer is using in the playoffs so far with them
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I think it's a great opportunity and a great X factor for them to use and something that
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they've shown that they can excel at. They got a lot of big players, a lot of good defenseman to
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use it. Jamie Bennett has shown that he's willing to throw his body plenty in these playoffs. So
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he's someone that can lead the way and do something like that. And I think it's going to be really
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really fun to see how they do it. I'm still waiting for our Stankovan to be a big factor
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I mean, he was he was a bit noticeable in the first round, but I think he may he may be good
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really good in this one. We'll see. As the final, what about for the avalanche? What do you see as
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an X factor? I think it's got to go back to our special team. I think they were a big contribute
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to the first round series. I think they did a great job on the power play. Both lines when
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really you can't really call it a line one and a line two. It's a power play. They're all special
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even both these teams, no matter who you said on these five on four, they're going to be a key
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factor. But again, I think it's got to be really key players, especially with this Dallas Stars
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penalty kill. It's going to be important to get any opportunity you can. Obviously, as you go
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further in the series, penalties aren't a given. There's going to be something that's going to be
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rewarded and something that you got to capitalize every single time. And this goes to the penalty
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kill. This is a team that really helped shut us down as Georgiev played better. The penalty kill
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got better and being able to shut guys like Pavelski and Ropihance from creating those
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opportunities and having Jason Robertson, Thomas Farley and Wyatt Johnson focus the
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carrying and limit them is going to be something that really needs to be focused on. Yeah, special
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teams. I think we've mentioned it in every series preview here. So they're big things to focus on
