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Originally Posted by -BT-

i think overall it was a see-saw game, with the momentum shifting for chunks at a time. Thoroughly out played them? no way.
every goal in the game was sloppy, and for the most part that's gonna favor the hawks, Kilorn's goal was essentially an empty netter.

Vaseline, looked like it was his first SC start which you really can't do much about, he was thrown to the wolves. The Hawks made horrible shot selections choosing to deke more, he was giving rebounds like a pogo stick, and if he plays again i'm sure they'll worry about putting more rubber on net.

but how much blame can you put on your goalie, ANY goalie, for only giving up 2 goals to a team like the hawks? the dude can't block shots and score for them, Stamkos has been a ghost, que empty net shank in the final seconds, and though i haven't seen every game, the Hawks seem to have an answer for (IMO) Conn Smythe winner Tyler Johnson

-bt-

Ok Bri, toss the superlative. The Lightning outplayed the Blackhawks. They forced 16 giveaways to Tampa's 5, they owned the neutral zone for most all of the game, they held CHI to 2 (TWO) shots on goal in the first period, and 5 (FIVE) in the third.

That's outplaying a team. Regardless of the final score - I've already acknowledged that Vas is the weak link.

That said, it felt as if they were playing with an overall uneasiness with Vas in goal, and they were definitely playing a more protective brand of hockey than we've seen from them. The Hawks could have easily hung 5 on him that night.

He is maddening to watch - I've seen they guy play like a HOF'er one night, then leak 6 to the Sabers the next - he's good, but inconsistent as hell. If he needs to go tomorrow night, we need his best - an effort like Wednesday will have the Hawks smelling blood.