Tage Thompson was once a highly regarded prospect of the St. Louis Blues. His departure helped the franchise win a Stanley Cup, but now, he has the opportunity to lead his own franchise to glory with the Buffalo Sabres.
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Like why was Buffalo able to get back in there when the Bruins had been playing so well, and Jeremy Swayman had been playing so well?
Like why was Buffalo able to get back in there when the Bruins had been playing so well, and Jeremy Swayman had been playing so well?
Well, Buffalo’s a good team.
Well, Buffalo’s a good team.
and they had some looks.
and they had some looks.
Jeremy Swayman was playing really well.
Jeremy Swayman was playing really well.
the, it- the momentum is crazy in playoffs, right?
the, it- the momentum is crazy in playoffs, right?
It can just, it, it can get you so quick and, and whatever that is, you get an incredible play from Tage Thompson behind the net.
It can just, it, it can get you so quick and, and whatever that is, you get an incredible play from Tage Thompson behind the net.
I mean, the, his, his hands on that play, to be able to make that move, being 6’8″ or whatever he is- with the big, long stick, how quickly he pulls that in and go Like that is, that’s a, that was a really good move that you don’t really notice.
I mean, the, his, his hands on that play, to be able to make that move, being 6’8″ or whatever he is- with the big, long stick, how quickly he pulls that in and go Like that is, that’s a, that was a really good move that you don’t really notice.
I love the, the cam from up on the glass behind the net really kinda captures it the best.
I love the, the cam from up on the glass behind the net really kinda captures it the best.
But that’s just the spark, right?
But that’s just the spark, right?
He cr- he makes a great individual play, puts the puck in the back of the net.
He cr- he makes a great individual play, puts the puck in the back of the net.
Now all of a sudden, I, I mean, I would’ve loved to be in that building.
Now all of a sudden, I, I mean, I would’ve loved to be in that building.
That looked absolutely chaotic.
That looked absolutely chaotic.
I’ve watched that, the go-ahead goal like 10 times, just with the- volume on- to try to just get the feeling of that place.
I’ve watched that, the go-ahead goal like 10 times, just with the- volume on- to try to just get the feeling of that place.
‘Cause even, even just through the screen, it’s crazy.
‘Cause even, even just through the screen, it’s crazy.
you know, but that’s, like that’s the swings.
you know, but that’s, like that’s the swings.
And then, and then little minor mistake from Swayman on the well, not minor, ’cause it went in the back of the net, but- mistake from Swayman on, on the second goal, where, you know, he just kinda lifts up.
And then, and then little minor mistake from Swayman on the well, not minor, ’cause it went in the back of the net, but- mistake from Swayman on, on the second goal, where, you know, he just kinda lifts up.
He thinks he’s gonna go high.
He thinks he’s gonna go high.
It slides in along the ice.
It slides in along the ice.
Now the place is going tenfold, and it’s like, it, it’s just this, this boulder that’s rolling and, and you have to, it’s, it’s hard to stop.
Now the place is going tenfold, and it’s like, it, it’s just this, this boulder that’s rolling and, and you have to, it’s, it’s hard to stop.
it’s, it’s an overwhelming feeling.
it’s, it’s an overwhelming feeling.
You’re in there, you’re sitting there.
You’re in there, you’re sitting there.
You’ve had a two-goal lead.
You’ve had a two-goal lead.
You’re looking at the end of the game like, “We’re gonna take this game one.”
You’re looking at the end of the game like, “We’re gonna take this game one.”
Now all of a sudden it’s tied.
Now all of a sudden it’s tied.
The place is going crazy.
The place is going crazy.
You go back, break a stick, puck goes out, boom, you’re down o- It’s like, it just And this is all in like three minutes.
You go back, break a stick, puck goes out, boom, you’re down o- It’s like, it just And this is all in like three minutes.
And so it’s like the whole game can be played.
And so it’s like the whole game can be played.
And Buffalo’s that good too.
And Buffalo’s that good too.
Like, they’re good.
Like, they’re good.
They’ve got the players to do it, to put pucks in the back of the net.
They’ve got the players to do it, to put pucks in the back of the net.
But that momentum is a crazy, crazy thing in playoffs.
But that momentum is a crazy, crazy thing in playoffs.
And, and you, you know, you play 55 minutes and it’s like that in your game you thought you had in the bag, and you’re down one in the series.
And, and you, you know, you play 55 minutes and it’s like that in your game you thought you had in the bag, and you’re down one in the series.