Coaches say confidence, preparation key heading into Rebels vs. Hurricanes playoff series
Brent Sutter hopes his veteran Red Deer Rebels players will draw on past experience as motivation for their upcoming playoff series versus the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
“We’ve got guys on our team from last year that I hope don’t have short-term memories. They’ve got to help us through this,” Sutter said Wednesday in reference to last year’s opening round playoff series loss to the Hurricanes.
“I know it’s a whole new year and that both teams are different looking teams than they were a year ago. But the reality is that they beat us in the playoffs last year and there’s got to be fire in everyone’s belly to dig in harder this year.”
Last year’s post-season tilt between the Rebels and Hurricanes was certainly a wild one, with Red Deer building a 3-1 series lead only to have Lethbridge come back to win in seven games.