Michael Russo

in this series, and Kaprizov and Boldy are getting their chances.

You know, I think the bottom six is they could be an angry group, especially with the Folinos and Michael McCarron, and they're obviously running around, which I expected.

You know, obviously, like, I just think that these are two evenly matched teams.

Every single metric coming into this series told you that both teams had their stars, both teams had great goaltending.

You know, probably if you bring up a surprise, Justin, definitely Jesper Walsett starting is probably the biggest surprise that I had going into the series.

And it doesn't shock me that he's performed quite well so far.

No, I mean, you know, look, you can't hit what you can't catch, and that's been the biggest thing.

I mean, they obviously want to play him physical, boldy.

Those guys, the hardest that Quinn's been hit in the series, he did it to himself by upending himself on the empty net goal the other day.

That was scary.

I mean, he slammed straight down into the lower boards, and it looked like he was hurt, got up, and I heard him talking.

He hangs out with the trainers in the morning, and I heard him back there, so I think he's fine.

But that's been the hardest part.

I think that pair has been just tremendous.

They were bleeding chances at the end of the year.

Quinn was going to get time off.

He didn't want time off.

The sickness made him get time off.

And Faber also really fought John Hines tooth and nail.

He did not want to come out.