Will Blackhawks’ Offensive Depth Be the Difference in the Stanley Cup Final?

June 5th, 2015 by Jonathan Willis Leave a reply »

There’s an old line that says when a team’s best players are in fact its best players, victory usually follows.

It’s a line the Tampa Bay Lightning have taken to heart over their run to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. The team’s potent top six have been lethal over three rounds; no team has found a way to suppress the Triplets line and the Steven Stamkos-powered second unit for a full series.

There’s another somewhat contradictory maxim, though, one that says depth wins championships over a long playoff run. That was what was on display Wednesday night, when the Chicago Blackhawks’ best players were soundly thrashed by the opposition, but the Lightning walked away with a loss anyway.



Teuvo Teravainen scored the goal that tied the game at 1-1 in the third period. Antoine Vermette scored the 2-1 winner less than two minutes later. They were the 13th and 14th goals from forwards this postseason outside of Chicago’s top-six group.

Teravainen in particular has improved over the course of the playoffs. Teammate Marian Hossa had some high praise for the youn ...

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