Greg Wyshynski on the Western Conference Final, Jake Oettinger's stellar playoff run

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Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer for ESPN, joined the GBAG Nation to talk about the Stars' third trip to the Western Conference Final in three years, as well as Jake Oettinger's stellar play in goal during this playoff run and more.

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00:00my gosh the save that otter had in game six what are your thoughts on how otter's playing right now

00:20and do you think that series had any bearing going into the olympics between him and hellebuck and

00:25who might start for the u.s well that all depends on whether or not team usa considers games played

00:31in milan italy road games or home games because if they're road games then hellebuck shouldn't be

00:36anywhere near them but if they're home games then maybe you think about playing them i mean all

00:40joking aside i mean counter hellebuck's a hell of a goalie and and i think the big difference between

00:45the the guy that we saw for most of that dallas series he played all right in in the elimination

00:50game uh versus what we we could see in the olympics next year is that he goes from having

00:56the winnipeg jets in front of him to having an all-star team in front of him and and you know

01:00as we saw in four nations when you put an all-star team in front of connor hellebuck he plays pretty

01:04well but that being said you know you have to give jake ottinger his flowers for the way that he's

01:10played throughout this postseason the way that he's played in pressure situations the huge saves that

01:15he's made um if not for rant then he's probably their mvp right now and and i'm sure there was a

01:21certain amount of of uh of mano a mano for him and hellebuck in that series i mean ottinger even

01:27nodded at it after the elimination game where he said you know outside of winning a stanley cup

01:32being the starting goaltender for my country in the olympics is my you know biggest goal of my career

01:36and so it had to mean something for him he definitely made a statement winning that series but

01:41uh he's got i think he's got more statements to make as these playoffs go on

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