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4. Hodor and Seamus O'Slapahan have both been important parts of their teams offensive but they also have a noticeable lead in blocked shots in the playoffs. We know that one goal can change the game so each block is one puck on goal less to worry about, but can one person do it all or should the rest of their teams follow their example and start focusing more on blocking shots?

Since Hodor came to the league with his impressive shot blocking build that sacrificed offense for overpowering defense, he has been smashing shot block records left and right. Hodor is a big body, no one will deny that, but if all you do is shot blocks then you are going to have a hard time in the playoffs. Now Seamus is a season veteran of playoffs and finals, he knows how to give up the body and score at the same time. Both of these players are shot blocking legends, but Hodor is going to need more time to pull off replacing Seamus as the #1 playoff shot blocker of all time. It is completely ok to have one player going down and sacrificing the body to play second goalie. The more shots blocked by anyone, the fewer shots the goalie has to worry about saving. S o in the end of the day, it doesn't matter how many shots these guys are blocking beyond their team average, because they both just want to win the cup. If anything, you have to give the edge to Seamus who is not playing with fresh, non-aging defensive core. So if anything, you should probably be more impressed with Seamus who is still going out there and doing his all for the cups.

5. Olof Karsikko stands miles ahead of the league these playoffs in goals saved above average at 19.76 while Anthony Dionne is actually in the negatives at -0.90. Do you think Texas is at a major goalie disadvantage? Why or why not?
Playoff Olof Karsikko is a thing. It is probably the only thing you ever need to be worried about if you are a team that plays against him. In the regular season he split time with Scary Jerry, the other netminder for the wolves, but when it comes to playoffs there is only one name that Luke Thomason will turn to when it is time to shutdown the other teams. That name is Olof Karsikko. So the fact that a goalie is posting negative numbers has to be a huge concern. It means you are relying on a defensive core, albeit a strong one, to do a lot of the heavy lifting. That means that when shots get in the danger zone, then you are hoping your goalie is there to bail you out and this record proves that Olof is the guy you want behind the pipes because he will block those shots and he will help the team out. Now you do not want it to be that your goalie is doing the majority of the defense, but when you are a team like New England that is really a middle of the road kind of powerhouse, you need a presence in back reassuring the young guys.