Nice story and all, but I think most would agree they overachieved significantly.
Every goal for the last two was a bad one on Thompson.
We played Carolina tougher and more even than Washington did. The Caps, it turns out, are who we thought they were last September. You saw it in how they struggled against the Habs in round one.
I wonder how our stats would look like . Bratt and Nico % of goals in playoffs vs rest of the team .
What, you don’t think almost every major player on their team will shoot 15-20% next year?
What was weird was how high their scoring was early on. It was like 4, 5 or 6 goals time and again. And Thompson was strong in their net. They were scoring off of the rush and counterattacks even more than the cycle and their power play was to be feared too. Shit that certainly disappeared. It wasn’t just not finishing in this series. It was not generating sustained pressure or good chances.
He could have kept them in it more but lack of offense was the big problem. They scored like one goal the last 2 games. 7 goals in 5 games. You lose when you do that. 19 series out of 20 you lose with stats like that.
