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<blockquote data-quote="Jmac" data-source="post: 5985499" data-attributes="member: 545486">I don&#039;t see how two game 7 wins against arguably the 2 best teams in the East heading into the playoffs is luck, especially given the number of 1 goal games in those series.&nbsp; That&#039;s hard work and determination.As for Mason, great goaltender, but Columbus doesn&#039;t have a lot of depth, especially defensively.&nbsp; That whole series, Holmstrom was parked in front of Mason every shift and no one was moving him.&nbsp; Detroit&#039;s players were allowed to free-wheel with the puck and Detroit outshot Columbus substantially (35-27.5 in shots per game).Khabibulin is not a great goaltender.&nbsp; Look at his stats in the playoffs and it&#039;s clear why Chicago made it as far as they did; their offense.8-6 with a 2.93 GAA and 89.8% Save Percentage.&nbsp; Last place amongst starting goaltenders in Save Percentage and GAA that made it past the first round (17th and 16th of the 24 goaltenders who&#039;ve played in the playoffs including first round exits and backups).Anaheim/Hiller were tough; I&#039;ll give you that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jmac, post: 5985499, member: 545486"] I don't see how two game 7 wins against arguably the 2 best teams in the East heading into the playoffs is luck, especially given the number of 1 goal games in those series. That's hard work and determination. As for Mason, great goaltender, but Columbus doesn't have a lot of depth, especially defensively. That whole series, Holmstrom was parked in front of Mason every shift and no one was moving him. Detroit's players were allowed to free-wheel with the puck and Detroit outshot Columbus substantially (35-27.5 in shots per game). Khabibulin is not a great goaltender. Look at his stats in the playoffs and it's clear why Chicago made it as far as they did; their offense. 8-6 with a 2.93 GAA and 89.8% Save Percentage. Last place amongst starting goaltenders in Save Percentage and GAA that made it past the first round (17th and 16th of the 24 goaltenders who've played in the playoffs including first round exits and backups). Anaheim/Hiller were tough; I'll give you that. [/QUOTE]

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