Craig Simpson

So you know you're going to get all kinds of attention there.

I really felt that line showed a lot of maturity in a game where, as I said, Cooper said nothing was really happening.

So five on five, Nick, you weren't getting any real good looks.

You weren't touching the puck maybe as much as you normally do in a game.

And I think even last year, that line might have got frustrated, might have got off their game, might have taken chances and might have, you know, opened up

kucherov if they had a god out against them or even look at hegel how effective he was and given up a lot defensively and i think that showed a lot of maturity you have to know you go in as the responsibility to score you know that's paramount but i think what they're also learning is but it can't be at the expense of giving up two or three against and i think that's the biggest takeaway i had coming out of that top line that really didn't get anything going five on five

They used their opportunity on the power play.

And correct me if I'm wrong, you know, you don't get penalized for scoring on the power play.

That's part of your job, too.

And I thought the frustration they had five on five, they took it to a better level on the power play and said, okay, this is our chance, guys.

We got some open ice.

Caulfield made a beautiful play on the Slavkovski goal at the end of the second.

And so you can find a way to be productive without putting the puck in the net, knowing though that, hey, I've got to keep my engine running.

I've got to keep skating.

To me, when Caulfield's playing at such a high energy level,

and he gets first to the puck or gets inside position, he is so hard to take the puck away from because, much like his head coach Marty St.

Louis, low center of gravity, gets underneath you, got quick little fast twitch muscles, can create some separation, and if you give him a chance to shoot, he can beat you.

I think it was a really interesting game in that way that I think they showed a lot of maturity and growth in their overall understanding of what they needed to be as a line.

They got, you know, the Sorelli line scored that quick goal that gave the 2-1 lead, but it didn't fall off.

Their game defensively was solid.