Thomas Greiss of the New York Islanders skates out onto the ice prior to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Arena on August 30, 2020 in Toronto. Credit: Getty Images/Elsa
How did Thomas Greiss perform so well after not starting a game since March, and not starting a playoff game since 2016?
“It’s got to be difficult, but still, you seem like a machine out there,” a reporter asked on Sunday. “It seems like you’re always calm. What’s going through your head in a start like this?”
Said the goaltending sage, “Just stop the puck.