Even though the feels are different; we actually performed worse in the playoffs this year than last, and we had an injury riddled lineup last year; missing Ehlers, JoMO, Schief etc. most of the time.
Wpg / Vg
game 1= 5-1 win (Jets dominated)
game 2= 5-2 (empty net goal, first half was close) loss,
game 3= 5-4 (double OT, comeback from 4-1, missing JoMo, Samberg giveaway cost the game) loss
game 4= 4-2 (empty net, close game)
game 5= 4-1 (Vegas dominated mostly, shots were 30-25 for Wpg, missing key guys )
When you look closely, the double OT game, game 4 and even game 2, were much closer in the end. Granted, we were leading going into the 3rd against the Avs in game 3 before the penalty explosion. But, game 1 was a really close game. Every other game was mostly lopsided, especially in the 2nd and 3rd periods.
Again, this is just to look closely at the narrative vs reality. We got roasted this year, much worse than last year, and we were healthy this year comparatively. Last year could've easily been 6 games and we were in every game but the last.
Let that sink in.
, however i can see why perhaps a competitive team does not want to ice him especially when the LD is good & consisted of Morrissey-Dillon-Samberg.
