Craig Simpson

You know, as ironic as it seems, okay, there's a penalty that gives two penalties.

One, you're in complete control after being down 1-0.

You're up two.

You go finish off the second period and instead a last-minute power play goal off of a terrible penalty, right?

That's a killer.

And then all of a sudden, you're in a position where now, despite you've got a goaltender at one end who, you know, playing his fourth game, Dovish, I thought, was spectacular on the night.

I think incredibly, there's an incredible amount of pressure on Vasilevsky here, right?

This has been a three-year span where he's won four games and now lost 13 in that span.

His goals against average is the lowest was 3-2-2.

The highest was 3-5-6.

Safe percentage, 8-7-2.

Highest is 8-97.

As crazy as it sounds, I think tomorrow, you know, and instead Gensler's going, I let my team down.

I allowed them a win on the road in the first game.

I now look and say, hey, there's a huge amount of pressure on those veteran guys for Tampa.

And I don't think any more than Vasilevsky to say you had a

bounce back season in the regular season but this playoff run for them is horrible like they are one in ten on home ice in their last 11 games and they're one and they're one in 12 in overtime i i mean it's just it's mind-boggling and you know how it goes nick the pressure suddenly comes because you know montreal is going hey we've planted the seed of doubt

Our goaltender proved that he's not looking like a rookie there.

He's got some good confidence.

I think there's a huge amount of focus tomorrow on Vasilevsky saying, I'm shutting the door, guys.