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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Hard to criticize a coach that gets his team to the Stanley Cup finals but when you have the highest scoring team in the league in the regular season I simply don't see why you would play such a conservative system in the playoffs. It seems like the Lightning's game plan since game one of the series was to simply score the first goal and hang on for the victory. Strange how he's so conservative with Stamkos ice time instead of playing him a lot when they are down by a goal or tied.
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Very odd indeed. They look so passive, giving up the zone with ease and just willing to collapse to the middle. They also make a lot of mental mistakes that their skill seems to bail them out of. It is only when they get their feet moving and get in on a forecheck do they create any pressure. I get that Chicago is a very deep team and Cooper is probably trying to spread out his team a little but the use of Stamkos is mind boggling. How does a scratched rookie take over top line minutes after the injury and not your best player?