Not sure why all these things can't be true
- Sam played a good overall game, generating chances and putting up another 2 points
- He also took an incredibly bad penalty at an incredibly bad time that changed the complexion of the game
- The penalty also now has an additional cost of him not being available for a crucial 2nd game.
Doesn't mean he is a bad player now. But in a short series, it can come down to a few moments, and his penalty was one of the defining moments of game 1.
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