Edited Apr. 30, 2022 at 11:49 p.m.
Quoting: dannibalcorpse
Honestly, to me, it's not the lines or special teams that are going to doom Toronto.
It's Vasilevsky vs. Campbell. Jack Campbell has had a fine season, but after watching the last two Islanders playoff runs and how they ended, I'm convinced there's no better goalie in the NHL right now than Vasy. Campbell is gonna need to be a combination of 2003 JS Giguere & 2011 Tim Thomas to have any hope of pulling off the upset here.
Campbell seems to love playing Tampa. Dont know why but his best performances of the season have come from playing them. Other than one game due to playing through a rib injury hes been fantastic.
gm 1 he stopped 24 of 25 shots and had a 0.960sv. Watch that game he made 8 save of the year candidates alone
gm 2 he stops 22 of 26 0.850sv. Not his best night but turns out he was playing through that game with a broken rib after Greenway ran him over 2 nights prior in Minnesota
gm 3 stops 32 of 34 shots 0.942sv.
gm 4 did not play so really cant say anything about it
Now no way I am discrediting Vasilevsky as he also posted good numbers besides game 3 . That said knowing Campbell when hes in the zone and healthy he will be just fine.
This is gonna be a fun goaltending battle thats for sure.