June 13, 2015
Michael Clifford
2015-06-13
Looking ahead to Game 5, Tuukka Rask’s fantasy value next year, Patrick Sharp, and more.
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Tonight is Game 5 of the Cup Final. The series is tied 2-2 with the scene shifting back to Tampa Bay. Chicago won Game 4 to avoid facing an elimination game (for now).
The big kerfuffle (is it a kerfuffle?) again for this game is the status of Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop. He didn't skate yesterday, but the Lightning coaching staff said that was part of the recovery. He might play, he might not. If he does, he's assuredly far from 100-percent. Vasilevskiy was fine in Game 4, and not a reason for their loss.
This is totally a wait-and-see situation, and when there's not a lot to talk about, this is about all that gets talked about. I don't think the difference between winning and losing for Tampa Bay is having a hobbled Bishop or a healthy Andrei Vaslevskiy in net.
I have no strong lean one way or another for this game. Tampa Bay has looked far from over-matched despite the disparity in experience. Stamkos has no goals and just one assist in his last six games. I'll play the "he's due" card and say Stamkos comes up big in Game 5.
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