The Bolts also needed seven games to get by the Blue Shirts of World's Most Famous Arena Hockey Club. Now the Eastern Conference Champs a little wet behind the ear talking experience gets a team in the Hawks that has been to five straight conference finals and three cup appearances in the last six seasons having won the Cup in 2010 and 2013. Now we meet as both are just four games away from taking the Cup across the globe and of course a parade route.
#FearTheINDIANHead
CHICAGO
(12-5)
vs
#BoltsOnIce
TAMPA BAY
(12-8)
"Frozen Talk" 1901 West Madison going "Fight for Lord Stanley"
2K15 Stanley Cup Finals Series Preview Best of Seven
#BLACKHAWKS Locker Room
Series Outlook:
The Hawks know exactly what they need to do as in this series it will skill vs skill and skating vs skating. This style is far from going through the Western Conference as teams were trying to slow the Indian Head down by being physical. The Hawks also know that team across from them is more than capable of putting in points in bunches and it will come down to an assortment of items the Hawks must do to get to Grant Park and that Cup!
#OneGoal Top 5 to capture the Cup
D.K. dba Duncan Keith and those Hawks Defensemen must slow down that powerful Lightning 1-2 punch of Tyler Johnson (12 G) and Steven Stamkos ( 7 G)
"Craw-Dad" Corey Crawford (.919 Sv %/2.56 GAA) in the blue-paint doesn't need a Vezina Trophy Performance through the series but he needs to be darn close as D.K.. Brooksie, Hammer, and Oduya go Craw-Dad goes in the Blue-Paint...
Just like Stamkos, and T.J. for the Bolts Captain Serious #19 (9 G) and the Bison City Blur #88 (10 G) need to rise up and they will and that might be too much for the Bolts to hit with Lightning...
Coach Q did a masterful job of moving lines around late in the Ducks Series and will he go with that line of #81, #19, and #88 that put Team Webbed Feet right out of "Winning Time"...
The Hawks Supporting Actors trying to get a Lead Role as Andrew Shaw and Brandon Saad are the Hawks X-Factors and its their motors that keeps them above the fray...can they get to the Marquee on the biggest stage?
#HawksNation Points Leaders
1. #88 Kane (20 p) 10 G
2. #19 Toews (18 p) 9 G
3. #2 D.K. (18 p) 16 A
4. #81 Hossa (13 p) 4 G
5. #10 Sharp (12 p) 4 G
#BOLTS Locker Room
Series Outlook:
Tampa Bay Offense has to be a huge concern for the Hawks as the Bolts boast the #1 trio in Ice Games in Tyler Johnson, Steven Stamkos, and Nikita Kucherov as they have combined for 57 points in just 20 games in the playoffs. That Bolts "D" also has Ben Bishop in the crease leading all net minder in "Winning Time" with 12 W's and 3 Shut Outs. All four are needed to make a huge impact if the Bolts are to hit Tampa with Lightning and a Cup Celebration!
#BoltsOnIce Top 5 to Capture the Cup
The Lightning must contain Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane and that is way easier said than done...
Bolts blue-paint tenant Ben Bishop (.920 sv%/2.15 GAA) was somewhat masterful in the Bolts Trek through the east as he beat both Carey Price (Habs) and Henrik Lundqvist (Blue Shirts) and that in itself is no easy task...can he shutdown that Hawks Offense?
Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson must rise to the occasion as their team needs them to lead and be the focal point of that Bolts Offense...
The Lightning Defense must be solid in front of Bishop (12 W's and 3 Shutouts in the Playoffs)...
The X-Factors for the Bolts is Russian Right Winger Nikita Kucherov (19 points) 10 Goals as he has been a handful joining Johnson and Stamkos as the #1 Trio in the Stanley Cup Playoffs... as well as Andrej Palat (15 pts) and Alex Killorn (16 pts) can the Hawks throw Brakes under him and them as that might be the winning question for the Indian Head?
#BoltsOnIce Points Leaders
1. #9 Johnson (21 p) 12 G
2. #86 Kucherov (19 p) 9 G
3. #91 Stamkos (17 p) 7 G
4. #17 Killorn (16 p) 7 G
5. #18 Palat (15 p) 7 G
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