Vegas head coach Bruce Cassidy pointed to Dallas’ late charge last year as motivation for his team to stay focused with a possibility of sweep on the table.
“I’ll go back to as recently as last year; they were down 3-0 [in the series] and made it 3-2 in a hurry. I don’t think they’re going anywhere,” Cassidy said. “Our focus is more we’re going to talk about ourselves and not worry about how Dallas may or may not respond. They’re a good team, they’ll come ready to play. They’re a great road team. They may have the best road record in the NHL. If not, they’re right there.
“There’s going to be no gimmies in that regard, so it doesn’t matter where we play. We’re getting a strong opponent. We’ve just got to keep building our game.”
Vegas head coach Bruce Cassidy cited Dallas’ late surge in last year’s playoffs as motivation for his team to maintain focus, especially with the possibility of a sweep looming.
“I’ll go back to as recently as last year; they were down 3-0 [in the series] and made it 3-2 in a hurry. I don’t think they’re going anywhere,” Cassidy stated. “Our focus is more on ourselves, not worrying about how Dallas may or may not respond. They’re a good team, and they’ll come ready to play. They’re a great road team; they may even have the best road record in the NHL, or they’re right up there.
“There are no easy games in that regard, so it doesn’t matter where we play. We’re facing a formidable opponent. We just need to continue building our game.”
Despite their impressive 26 road wins, which tied them with the Florida Panthers for the most in the NHL this season, the Dallas Stars find themselves in a challenging position heading into Game 3 on Saturday.
“You’ve got to start with one. They played some good road games, and we’ve been a good road team all year, and we’ve got to do it again,” forward Tyler Seguin emphasized. “Maybe we’re almost frustrated by last year, knowing how good of a team we are, especially at 5-on-5. We’ll take the day tomorrow, reset, and get excited for this challenge ahead of us.”