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Battle for Florida: RD 1, GM 3 |
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The Panthers hold a 2-0 series lead as they enter enemy territory tonight in Tampa Bay.
I don’t need to tell you guys how exciting that Game 2 was. And I certainly don’t need to tell you about THE save because I know you all saw it. But let’s just watch it again, shall we…unreal!
Of course, as amazing of a save that was, and as great of a feeling the win brought, Florida has unfortunately lost Sam Bennett for at least a week after taking a shot off his hand. That’s a blow to this lineup because Bennett not only brings scoring, but also a toughness and competitive fire that’s hard to replace. The Cats will need to step up in his absence - especially Lundell, who will be taking Bennett’s spot as the 2C.
With that in mind, here is what the lines could be looking like this evening:
While it was a great goalie battle, the Cats did a lot of things right en route to their Game 2 win. Special teams locked it down, going 1/6 on the PK. I thought forwards helped a lot on defense, and the defensive corp did a great job of stepping up to close the gap on TBL attackers to take away their ability to gain good real estate in the offensive zone. I’d like to see Florida continue to make it tough for Tampa entering the zone — gotta stay in these guys’ faces.
Nice to see a new guy like Tarasenko contributing with a goal, too.
But the best part is seeing these guys play as one cohesive unit. They can do a lot of damage that way.
Keep up the full-team effort and keep banging away. Let’s make it 3-0!
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