Playoff hockey means closer games, tighter checking, and that each mistake is magnified ten fold. Christian Folin tripping up with Eric Staal on the Sobotka goal comes to mind. The Zach Parise save on the goal line is another. However, among all the talk analyzing each goal, Jake Allen’s super-human effort, and missed opportunities, no one is talking about the ghastly turnover that led directly to the first goal of the game scored by Vladimir Sobotka.
Jonas Brodin is a fine defensive defenseman. His decision-making is usually spot-on and he can skate like the wind to cover up most mistakes made either by his defensive partner, or himself.