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Player matchups that will rock the Blues-Sharks series
- Updated: May 15, 2016
12:07 PM ET
The St. Louis Blues-San Jose Sharks Western Conference finals — which get under way with Game 1, Sunday, 8 p.m. ET in St. Louis — feature a collision of some pretty talented players. Which matchups will be the most compelling? Pierre LeBrun and Craig Custance picked their favorites.
Alexander Steen, C, Blues vs. Joe Thornton, C, Sharks
Most interesting to me will be how Steen is deployed. My guess is he’ll see lots of Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl, San Jose’s top line. And the matchup with Thornton and Pavelski won’t just be 5-on-5. Steen is one of the Blues’ preeminent penalty killers and he’ll be among those charged with trying to slow down the Sharks’ lethal power play spearheaded by Thornton and Pavelski.
In particular, look for how Steen tries to read Thornton as he directs traffic on the power play from the side boards. Pavelski loves to get his one-timer off from the slot on the power plays as well. I can’t wait to see how Steen plays into all that. Steen has taken on all comers so far in two series, including …
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