Outplaying Roy in the Stanley Cup playoffs is like trying to catch Casper the Friendly Ghost. There is very little to separate these teams. So now something dramatic has to happen. It's not impossible. But the only way they'll win that game tonight is if Osgood steals it.
Goaltenders are a rare and marvelous breed.
Just think about it. We sit in the stands or on a lounge chair in our homes watching a Stanley Cup playoff overtime. Our chests pound, our knees weaken, our hands get clammy and, like a horror movie, we turn our heads when the other team has a scoring chance. Yet here they are, Roy and Osgood, in 40 pounds of protective gear, sprawling or stacking the pads, calmly, coolly, while everything and everyone around them is a blur. Here's Osgood robbing Forsberg early in the overtime.