Gotta love those Pens. Pitt in 6.
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Gotta love those Pens. Pitt in 6.
Pitt In 7. All up to fleury though.
I think Detroit will win this and handily - who have the Pens actually played so far??
Detroit in 6 :thumbsup
Detroit in 5. Should be a cakewalk. Pittsburg hasn't had a test yet, and Detroit made Dallas look utterly foolish.
Det in 6 Go wings GO
Detroit Red Wings in 5 games.
I'm saying Detroit in 6
btw, was sent this the other day, interesting stat:"Their 46-year-old defenseman, Chris Chelios, was a Stanley Cup champion before the Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal were born."
Cmon guys and gals, lets vote on this. I know its been like eternity since the last game, but lets get voting. I think we need a sample of 30 to get it near scientific quality.
After last night --you have to ask? :-)
I'm hoping for Detroit. I'm not ready for the Syd the Kid era yet.
Don't think you need to worry about that Donny...He is a long way from his own Era...3 Years does not make a career....and if last night is a sign of things to come, maybe next year????....
Pitt had 19 shots in Total last night - 12 in the 1st and 8 of those were PP shots...
Should Ruutu get a game of that upper body slash??
i just think its gonna be a little like last year. An experienced Detroit team (ala Anaheim) versus an inexperienced, young Pittsburgh team (ala Ottawa). I said Detroit in 5 a week ago and will stick with that after seeing what happened in the 1st game. I know 4-0 but what would the score have been without Fleury? I think he was the best Pitts player on the ice.
i picked detroit before the playoffs started and see no reason that they won't win. they are playing way too well right now.
The pitt cry babies haven't even scored a goal yet :-)
It may help Pitt if they stop crying to the ref's after every stoppage and worry about themselves....Man O Man ..is it nice to see them getting pounded...like the red headed step-child.....I can say this as I'm one of the red headed step-kids...
After two games I have the following comments......
- Crosby is nothing more than a whiner (I already thought this but this series has confirmed it even more)
- Gary Roberts is nothing more than a punk cheap-shot artist
- Therrien couldn't coach his way out of a wet paper bag
- Detroit is scary good
- Pavel Datsyuk is amazing
- I don't think that I've ever seen a team play as well as Detroit is playing right now
To be Honest Hacker - Sid The Kid is one heck of a hockey player, and if all goes well, he will and should be the best in the game for a long time to come...What's he got 3 years of NHL hockey under his belt. The real issue and it is showing now is the Pitt defence...I think most of knew they did not have any and now Detroit is showing it to the everyone that's watching....Pitt played and beat Ottawa at a time when Ottawa was going threw a complete collapse...Montreal no defence - Philly no Defence - Detroit has Defence and Pittsburgh is getting killed on the transitions and battles for the puck. Plus watch the Forwards on Detroit they are all back checking....
The little touch passing is amazing to watch...
It looks like a Pro Team against a Junior Team...I love it....Take that Mario...LOL
Is there actually two teams in the Stanley Cup Finals? :confused I watched the first and second periods last night and I was falling asleep. Boring, The Pens are not even close to being a Cup winner if their first two games are any indication.
Detroit looks like they are at a practice scrimmage :laughing:
your not going to win a cup with crap defense and especially when hall gill is on your blue line. Detroit in 4. I dont think they will even score a goal this series.
A picture is worth a 1000 words :laughing:
Well, the Kid had a nice game last night...They are still done like dinner...The guy to me that is playing the best is Kennedy...All 3 games he has been the best Player for Pitt...Again the Refs drive me crazy..They call little crap all game than they just stop....Roberts could be in the box for most of the game...I just don't get it....Like I said before about these Ref's a slapshot to the face would keep them in line.....
I know the series is all ready going and all.. But I have said all along.. Detroit in 5.. Pens are a GREAT team.. but still wee bit young I think for that kind of tension.. Though they played a gereat game with Detroit the other night.. But like I said Detroit in 5..:meditate:
The 70's Habs were a Great Team...The Islanders were a Great Team...Oilers a Great Team..Some would argue the Bruins in the early 70's were a Great Team...but Pitt making it to the finals one year does not make them a Great Team...They are a nice young Team with no Defence and an over aged power forward and a Goalie that lost the World Jr's for Canada....Can't let that go....Can you guess who is looking for a new contract? Hint: He is playing nets for Pittsburgh...Can you say Ray Emery...LOL
Another Shutout for Ozzie would be nice Monday night....Conn Smyth
I can't take exception to anything that you said here Dave......You still have some convincing to do before you make me a Crosby believer I still think that Ovie is the best in the game and will be the best for a long time to come. The media has as much to do with the legend of Crosby as any thing that Sid has done.
One question - if you were a GM of a new team who would you take if you had the opportunity - Sid or Ovie?
Anyway back to the thread at hand, wouldn't it be awesome to see Ozzie win the Conn Smyth? Take about a rags to riches story - St. Louis must be shaking their heads. Although somehow I think that they'll find a way to give it to Lidstrom they have been really hyping him lately - Bobby Orr had better watch out..... :rolleyes
I would hate it if Osgoode won the Conn Smythe. He hasn't looked all that impressive. He's got the benefit of a great team in front of him. Not to say he hasn't played well, but he hasn't done anything special. I would think the Conn Smythe goes to Lidstrom or Zetterberg.
As for the hype about Lidstrom. It's not new. It's been happening for years, and its well deserved. I am not a huge fan, because I prefer -A- to cheer for Canadians and -B- a big hitting defenceman. But...the guy is phenomenal. Sixty points a year, and one of the best shutdown D-men in the league. He's right up there with the best ever.
Crosby...what is it with Ottawa fans? Why are they all convinced that the kid is all hype. He's incredible. A bit of a whiner, yes, but that doesn't negate the fact that he is a phenomenal talent. If I was picking between the two? Probably Crosby. Ovechkin doesn't quite have the versatility that you get with Crosby on the ice. He makes every single player on the ice so much better. If you cover him....well..he'll probably get free. If he doesn't, he can pick out anyone on his team with accuracy, regardless of how well they're covered. Not to take anything away from Ovechkin. The kid is incredible to watch and can change a game in a second, and has a goalscoring touch that the league hasn't seen in years. But if I'm building a team around a player, I'd probably go with Crosby.
dont really think to many people will argue that Crosby is a great player or vise versa....I think its his whinning that is getting to people! Oveckin has as good of a chance at changing the outcome of a game than Crosby does with skill, the difference is Alex will hammer someone instead of crying to the ref about something a player did! Not a big Crosby fan but have alot more respect for him than Malkin! Do you ever see this guy play in the defensive end? Have not really watched to much of the final but, in the Philly series he gets hammered...takes 5 min to get up....skates like his season is over.....looks up gets a pass... skates at full speed... shoots, scores and jumps into the boards like nothing is wrong with him...this is all happening when Pitts is killing a penalty! I did not like him before but after that play I could not stand him! If he goes looking for Ovechkin or Crosby $$$ any team to pay him that is stupid!
O - he'll get paid...If not for him Pitt does not the playoff's...They had a better record the Cindy out of the line-up....Malkin and Ty Conklin did the job....Again with the Great...he is not a Great Player....He has a chance to be a GREAT Player...Do we really have to name names of Great Players....A few....Yzerman, Sakic...and what`s that guys name...Wayne something.....O ya..Gretzky...That is what you call Great Players not a kid that has had the help of new rules and been playing for 3 years....Give me a break...Martin Brodeur is a Great Player.....Cindy is a Nice Young Player that has a chance at setting the world on fire...But he breaks his leg tomorrow and can`t play again is he still GREAT with what he has done...I think not....It would be `Wow, he could have been Great if he played longer!
Call him Great when he starts breaking records and makes it to the finals more than once....Yup, I`m done
You seem to think that great is a term that is reserved for the all-time greats. Well, there's a reason why we refer to them as all time greats - to distinguish them from the many great players who do not deserve the title of an all-time great. There is no doubting he is a great player. He is not one of the greatest to ever play, but he is a great player.