Thursday, 4 June 2015

Gettin' After It: Hawks 2, Lightning 1 and Wednesday's Big Boy

Didn't see much of this one but here's what little I gleaned.
- We saw shockingly low shot totals considering all of the offensive weapons on each side.  It didn't really seem like either team was being especially cagey, either.
- Duncan Keith's keep-away on Stamkos keeps him top-of-mind when discussing Conn Smythe candidates, doesn't it?
- The Lightning forwards may have had more jump than their Hawks counterparts but Chicago's defense were up to the task.  On the flip, The Lightning defense were so conservative as to be generating nearly nothing from the back end.  That may not be ideal but it's probably their best bet as they're far too slow, as a group, to afford much adventure; you have to think that any ill-timed pinches will have one or more Hawks forwards behind them in a big hurry.
- Hilariously, the Hawks' line that played the least scored both goals.  It happens.
Was there any doubt?  Each of Teuvo Teravainen's playoff goals have been on fairly innocent looking shots.  I can't wait to see this kid when he has the confidence to pick his spots.
                                                             Terrorvainen.

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