Couple of tight games in St. Louis that truly could have gone either way (game 2 was OT), but BUF just didn't play well at home and the series was close in the last 2.
Good luck to Depch - better win it all now...
Was an excellent coach/GM for the Leafs, and assembled my absolute favourite Leafs playoff team (back when they could win a series). Could still recreate most of it in NHL94.
Mogilny - Sundin - Roberts
Nolan - Nieuwendyk - Renberg
Domi - Francis - Reichel
Fitzgerald
Leetch - Johansson
Marchment - Klee
Belfour
Kidd
Thanks for all that you did for the Leafs Mr. Quinn. RIP.
Just to note, I could not get the WBF CLassic rom working for netplay until I set up my controller as a 6-button. The last time I ever had problems like this was when we used a "Y-button goalie" hacked rom.
I find I always have more luck winning face-offs when my team is playing south (1st and 3rd periods on the road, and 2nd period at home). I also find that I can more frequently win the face-off in the offensive zones on the powerplay, but less frequently 5-5.
Would anyone else like to share their faceoff tips/tricks?
Some that I've heard but never mastered:
1. Draw back to D and a quick-up back to the center for a breakaway.
2. One-timer right off the face-off (faceoff in opponents end)
3. Draw to the outside board and skate-back for the crease-cut, or slapper.
4. Neutral zone face-off, centre wins to himself and skates in on the break.
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..also, if you have GC and make an errant pass - you are stuck being the goalie either until you get the puck back (make a save), or there is a face-off.