Bishop shines as Lightning wins Game 7

by Gary Shelton on April 30, 2015 · 1 comment

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Bishop picked the right time to have his first playoff shutout/ANDREW J. KRAMER

Bishop picked the right time to have his first playoff shutout/ANDREW J. KRAMER

Thursday, 12:45 a.m.

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Behind him, the net was a porthole, and it was getting smaller. There was no room for air, for light, certainly not for pucks.

This is how they will remember him.

Ben Bishop, a tall man by nature, had turned into a giant.

His 6-8 frame draped the net, blotting out hope, blotting out questions, blotting out doubts. This was his signature moment. Before Wednesday

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