Hank was unreal. Seriously, unreal. That save when he had no stick and the puck deflected a foot off the ground off the stick in the crease was just plain stupid. No stick, ridiculous and crazy deflection to the hip on his side with no stick and he squeezes it. Just unreal.
Props to our two guys who truly step up in the playoffs, Boyle and Richards. Big game players.
Don't understate Kreider's importance. His speed and size are very important. Look at the GWG, he drove the net and took two Penguins with him, opening up all that ice in the middle. He adds an important element to this team even if he's not scoring.
Hopefully Nash realizes it's now or never. Let's hope he buries one early in game 1 and gets the monkey off his back. I do notice effort out of him, he's skating hard, playing solid defense and finishing checks, it's just his execution on offense that isn't there. Scoring an easy goal would be humongous for him and his confidence. If he can get going, we can go as far as any other team.
As long as Hank remains Hank.
And let's hope they recharge the batteries, but don't lose the edge. We don't want to see a let down after an emotional series like this, beating a team that was a favorite and going through such adversity, they'd be primed for a let down. Thankfully, I think the leaders in the room in Richards, MSL, Girardi, Staal, Hank they will have the guys ready to go.
Halfway there, LET'S GO!!
