Love the outcome of this game! I thought after Pickard closed it out in game 4 that all the momentum was with the Soilers. But checking the box score after one and saw they put up a 3 shot period I knew that clearly wasn't the case!
Comment on Bouchard. Is it only me who feels like Bouchard could have prevented the 3-0 and 4-1 goals? Like if he tried even a little he probably could have been able to get a stick in there on Marchand. Then on Florida's fourth goal the puck seemed to be a stick length from Boo Boo from the moment it entered the zone until it was passed out to the point for a shot. I can't believe he wasn't able to touch the puck in a meaningful way that whole sequence. I know I've seen it all season but it is amazing how ineffective Bouchard and Nurse are in their own zone.
Then this summer... Just because he is playing 1D minutes with the "Best two forwards in the league" and has a good enough shot to be effective, he is looking/projecting to get paid $10+... Oilers will perpetually shoot themselves in the feets with over signing "stars".
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