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Originally Posted by Fan in Exile
If the Isles win, it's just another black eye for the league and how poorly it's officiated. Watching game 6 was like watching the bad guy win a WWE match.
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Disagree.
The Islanders are exactly where I thought they would be.
I know people hate the saying "offense sells tickets, defense wins championships" but there is so much truth to it.
Of the 4 remaining teams, the Isles (who went to the semis last year as well), the Lightning, and the Knights were all top 6 in goals given up during the regular season. Montreal, the one outlier, had their starting goaltender miss almost 3/4 of the season, but when he did play put up a GAA that would have had the Habs #1 in that category.
Team defense and commitment to it is the biggest component to success in the playoffs.