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Originally Posted by GioforPM
TB has more top end talent than most teams. But the big difference between them and other teams is Vasilevsky. Before he took over they were just another team with great forwards and a star D, but average goaltending, and they didn’t progress well.
We saw two series that show what Calgary can do with good Markstrom (against a god-like performance by Oettinger), and with mediocre Markstrom.
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Solid point, Vasilevsky is definitely a game changer and probably the primary reason that they've had so much success. From a general point of view, talking about all teams that have had solid playoff success over the last 10 years, I still firmly believe that when your top end guys elevate their game, in tight, fast paced, do or die hockey, it has an indirect affect on the depth guys and their ability to play their role effectively.