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Keith's sneaky wrist breaking slashes to Tyler Johnson killed us specifically. Healthy TJ and a few more f/o wins make that series go the other way entirely.
It wasn't a slash by Keith.
It was a hit by Seabrook in Game 1 where Johnson awkwardly landed on his wrist.
And yes, it was clear that Johnson was hurt for the rest of the series. He wasn't even taking faceoffs.
Add to that Bishop playing with a torn groin and Kucherov was injured in Game 5 when he crashed into the crossbar.
Blackhawks had a bunch of injuries as well. Rozy broke his ankle, Oduya tore his elbow, Kruger, Versteeg, and Shaw were playing through injuries. Bickell missed almost the whole series due to his yet to be diagnosed MS.
It was a tight series and everything plays into that of course. Could easily have gone in Tampa's favor.