The Hurricanes and Panthers have gone from forgotten to dominant. Their showdown will determine the Eastern representative in the Stanley...
Playoff hockey is all about sustainability, and one has to wonder just how sustainable the brilliance of Bobrovsky is. The 34-year-old turned back the clock to his Vezina-winning Columbus days to stifle the 65-win Bruins and star-studded Maple Leafs en route to a 7-2 record.
Brind’Amour’s team knows they do not have a Nikita Kucherov or a Sidney Crosby to drive their offense. They must produce throughout the lineup to keep up with more talented teams like New Jersey or Florida. After a first round during which Carolina relied heavily on de facto stars Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns for production, the rest of their team broke out and scored an incredible 4.8 goals per game against the Devils.
While the Barkov and Tkachuk lines are Florida’s most dangerous, shuffling Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell down the lineup has given Maurice plenty of options in high-leverage situations. The Hurricanes’ virtually limitless defensive combos mean that if they cannot have the puck, neither can you: they have killed off an incredible 90 percent of penalties through two rounds.
While it has seemed at times like anyone can start in net for the Hurricanes, make no mistake, the Panthers have relied heavily on Bobrovsky. His excellence is the series’s “X-Factor” for a reason, and the differences in shot creation between the two teams will only increase his importance to Florida. Bob could become a busy man against a team with as much zone time as Carolina.
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