I'd be stupid to dispute the fact that Roy is the greatest playoff goalie in the history of NHL, and the line at -200 definitely back that up. But Potvin is not too shabby, either. He has a career record of 10-5 facing elimination in the playoffs and a quick comparison of the 2 goalies in game 7 of the playoffs.......
Roy 4-4, 2.43, .909, no SO
Potvin 3-3, 3.02, .898, 1 SO
The key, I believe, will be the status of Forsberg, because both goalies will show up with their "A" game. Avs did not look the same at all without him in game 6, even though Forsberg was never near 100% at any time in the series. They looked like they were just buying time and waiting for the Sakic line to produce and get them in the game. Perhaps the Avs were deflated by the sudden announcement of Forsberg's status before the start of game 6, one could only guess. Having Forsberg to lead the 2nd line is going to wear out the Kings D eventually, who are short manned without Boucher and Deadmarsh.
Either way, this is gonna be one hell of a game. The Kings have the momentum, the Avs have home ice advantage and the savvy of being the defending champs. The history is against the Kings, but this year they believe they are at the same level as the champs as they split the season series and finally won a road game in hostile territory since March. If nothing else, the Kings believe they can beat Roy even at his best. Last year's game 7 was a close game until a late goal in the 2nd period that put the Avs up 2-1, and let the wind out of the Kings sail and the game ended 5-1. This year, the Kings have shown they can come back from 1 or even 2 goal deficit and win. There will be great skating, passing, crazy saves, tons of heavy hitting, and the Kings have a fighting chance (yes I'm a biased Kings fan) and this is what makes playoff hockey the best sport in the world.
GO KINGS!!
