Quote Originally Posted by leftylucas View Post
Apparently they are both out for the entire series but who knows these days. It may all be hype and they both show up tonight. I think ALfie is out for sure, he had more than a concusion, he has a shoulder problem and add that to his previous mystery injury and the Sens are without their on ice leader, not good. I see the Pens win this in a sweep or at best loose 1 game. Not to be pessimistic but wihtout 2 key guys it will make the Pens work easier.
Playoff series are won by the checking lines. Donovan, Lapointe and Neil (if they put those guys together) is a fantastic checking line. Not saying it won't hurt to be missing those guys - obviously it will - but its the grinders who win series, and Ottawa's grinders have improved greatly over last year, something that a lot of people tend to forget.