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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I find the narrative of Boston's goaltending and defense being poor to be dismissive of the offensive talent of the Panthers. They scored a lot of goals this year and we know that some players can elevate their games in the playoffs or in clutch situations (Bennett, Tkachuk, Verhaeghe). If you look at the games between these teams in the regular season, there were a lot of goals scored by both teams at times. This wasn't an anomaly. The Panthers, for whatever reason, just seemed to match up well against the Bruins where nobody else really did.
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As usual, posters want to attribute a result to just one thing, when in fact it’s a product of many. Bobrovsky elevated his game some, though he leaked a couple. Ullmark was less than he had been all year. Tkachuk played a great series. Bergeron faded badly. Florida gained momentum and Boston seemed to get some serious yips.