Tom Wilson Just Changed The Entire Series With One MASSIVE Hit
What an INSANE game. Chaos the entire time. I don't even understand how the Habs are the 8. Let me give them credit- they are tough as nails. The Caps out shoot them, out hit them, out chance them...but every time the Canadiens have the puck, it feels like they're about to score. They're just super young and once their young talent catches up to the NHL level they might be a PROBLEM. I mean they are now already, but I don't see many more 8 seeds in their future. Plus that crowd is obviously loud as hell. So there is my credit where credit is due to the Habs.
But what they can't plan for is Tom Wilson. With that above hit, everything changed. Let's continue the tape, shall we?
Huge hit led directly to the game tying goal, and from there the floodgates opened. Insane what one massive hit can do for a team. Was more chaos for 10 more mintues before Mangiapane sniped it, an absolute LASER.
2 empty netters later that's all she wrote in Montreal. The Caps are now up 3-1 in the series, thank GOD.
I find it silly to travel for round 1 games because we know it's a longggggg grind, but I am DYING to be there on Wednesday for game 5. Gonna stay disciplined and stay in NY, but man I am dying to go.