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Originally Posted by savemedrzaius
Y'all acting like Columbus is willing themselves to these wins.
It's all Korpisalo. It's not the system. It's not the grit. It's not the style.
Their goalie has been God mode in the playoffs.
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Yup. Columbus are a good team with a great coach and they’re committed to the system, but at the end of the day they’re just a good team. Koripsalo is the reason they can run over a team like the Leafs and despite being outshot and outhit by the Lightning badly, still come out with a win. He’s playing like an elite one-of-a-kind goaltender right now, and that gives any team the confidence to stick to their system.
People call it “will” or “work ethic” or “determination” or whatever, but they’re just a good team playing sound hockey with an all-world goaltender behind them. You can bet Tampa has just as much “will” and desire to walk away with this series, but you can’t will yourself a goal just like you can’t hope and pray problems away. Tampa just has to keep playing the way they’re playing, hope the bounces go their way, and hope Korpisalo fades a little bit. But they’re not winning this series just because they want to, and that’s not why Columbus is winning it either.