No he didn't, Campbell played well. A goalie steals a game when his team gets outplayed and still wins and that's not what happened. The Leafs outshot Winnipeg, not by a lot, it was a pretty even game and not stolen by any goalie.
Yeah this is the way I saw it too. Really good game, both teams played well, very evenly played, a tie was a just result (yes we won the shootout lottery), this felt a bit like a playoff game.
Campbell faced what was probably his toughest test as a Maple Leafs and passed with flying colors. This was his probably his best game of the season and that question mark next to his name shrank a fair bit. With each game he plays my confidence in him grows and my optimism going into the playoffs grows as well.
Winnipeg has a very good team and they are the biggest obstacle in our path to the final four. This narrative that they will be an easy out for us because their D sucks is a joke. They're talented, experienced and have great goaltending. We will very likely have to play them and that should be a very interesting series.
Couldn't have asked for more really. Campbell is the most important guy on the team right now and we got to see him tested multiple times and he was great. And giving up a point to WPG was worth it to see him stop a couple of shootout chances. And the shootout goal was one of the prettiest I've seen.
Nicely done boys!!
One more thought - Hyman the Olympian! That never occurred to me before but why not. Not sure when they name the teams but I hope it's after his contract is negotiated.
Edit - I almost forgot we failed on the PP, again. In OT no less, 4 on 3 and even then we can't score. And I'm not ever mad.