Dominic Sramaty
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So I'm wondering if he's got some sort of protection on there or the injury is still โ because remember, he came back way earlier than expected.
He talked about how he beat the odds to come back, and I will never criticize a player for that.
He is trying to do the best for his teammates and his organization, and that is to be applauded and mentioned and not mocked or ridiculed in any way, shape, or form.
But I just wonder if he's not โ I wonder if whatever he's dealing with in terms of injury or brace or whatever he's doing is preventing him from doing things because he just doesn't look right.
He just doesn't look like himself.
But now if you lose Sanderson, you're really stuck.
He's your best defenseman.
He's one of your best players.
And it's not like they're able to do a lot anyway.
The Hurricanes deserve a lot of credit.
There's a reason they generally win two rounds of the playoffs.
They're disciplined.
They play a certain way.
They buy in.
They understand the way it's going to go.
And they have owned Ottawa this series.
Kyle, the last pod, you mentioned how successful they were on the penalty kill and how they completely figured out Ottawa's power play.
That hasn't changed, and it didn't change on Thursday night with a really ugly five-on-three.
But the other thing is, Kyle, when Ottawa had the extra man at the end of the game trying to score the tying goal โ