1. Moose: The Manitoba Moose won their opening round series two games to one over the Milwaukee Admirals, exercising some old playoff demons from tough losses to Milwaukee in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Central Division Semifinals.
2. Jets: I thought Brayden Yager showed pretty well in the 3 games he played with the Jets at the end of the season, and his solid play continued in his first three playoff games as a pro. I’m sure he has his sights set on making the big club next season, and that could be a big ask for the young centerman, but I like what I am seeing, and I’m pulling for him.
3. Moose: Domenic DiVincentiis was very sold in leading the Moose to both victories over the weekend when they were facing elimination after Thomas Milic dropped the first game to a very opportunistic Milwaukee squad.
4. Moose: It looks like the Moose will be rotating the goalies on a win-and-stay-in basis.
5. Moose: A brilliant effort on the forecheck by David Gustafsson, and then a nice pass leads to the 2-0 goal for the Moose late in the second period to give the team a little breathing room going into the 3rd period, and boy did they need it.
6. Moose: I was very pleased and surprised with Elias Salomonsson’s level of physicality in the two games he played in the series. Paired with Isaak Phillips, they made a formidable duo on the back end, and it is no coincidence the Moose won with Salo back in the lineup.
7. Things that make me go hmmm 🤔: Why is David Gustafsson playing in the AHL? I’m so on board with the “Gus Bus.” I don’t get it.
8. Jets: Based on what I’ve seen so far in the first round of the NHL playoffs, I’m not sure if the Jets could complete physically.
9. Jets: Everybody was making a big deal about Helle’s garbage bag day interview, but not much has been said about this quote from Scott Arniel.
I’d love to be a 100 mph team, but I have to coach what’s in front of me.
10. Moose: Brayden Jager and Brad Lambert have developed some interesting chemistry together.
11. Moose Turds:
- Gus has 3 points in 3 games (1 goal & 2 assists) and all of them huge.
- Nobody stands in front of the Moose net when Terell Bauer is on the ice.
- Domenic DiVincentiis only allowed 1 goal in each win this weekend, along with a .962 sv%.
- Attendance was 4,853 for game 3.
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