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Post by WereAUniversity on Jun 4, 2008 21:55:09 GMT -5
And my Wings got it done!!!
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Post by foresterfan on Jun 5, 2008 9:23:14 GMT -5
In the end, the better team won. I said before Fleury needed to stand on his head for the Pens to win and he came up short, letting in 2 bad goals, including one he knocked in himself. Still, being down 2 goals this time with 90 seconds left, the Pens scored one and really were inches away from tying it with literally a second left. Congrats to the Wings though, they deserved it.
This Penguins team is eerily similar to Wayne Gretzky's Oilers of 1983. That was the first year Wayne and his young team made it to the Stanley Cup finals, only to be beaten by the more experienced Islanders. Now, 25 years later, a 20 year old, Sidney Crosby leads his team to the finals, only to lose to the more experienced Red Wings. The good news for Pens fans is Edmonton went on to win 5 of the next 7 Cups. We shall see ...
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Post by knaveljm on Jun 5, 2008 9:51:53 GMT -5
Yeah, as a Penguins fan, there was no doubt who the better team was in this series. The Red Wings carried the play just about every game of this series, even the two the Penguins were lucky enough to win. The 'Guins had just enough individual talent to make things interesting, but the Wings were definitely stronger across the board. All that said, the Penguins made great strides from being eliminated in the first round a year ago and I look forward to them closing the gap on the Red Wings next year.
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Post by foresterfan on Jun 5, 2008 10:44:57 GMT -5
I can see them closing the gap next year for sure. They also have a kid in their system named Angelino Esposito, who was initially a top 6 or 7 pick prospect in the '07 draft, but has some character issues, so he fell right into the Pens lap in the early 20's. He could be another good addition to this team, but as it is in the salary cap era, Mario Lemieux will have a tough time keeping all his young talent. I also don't think they'll have enough money to keep Marian Hossa. His stock sky rocketed this playoffs because he was known as a great regular season player, but a playoff bust and this post season he was great. So, the Pens will probably use that money to lock up Malkin (which is the right choice, since he is younger and already more talented with loads more potential).
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Post by guybardo on Jun 5, 2008 11:50:58 GMT -5
Not a huge hockey fan, but that was an entertaining series. It will have me watching come next fall.
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Post by bethel97 on Jun 5, 2008 13:11:14 GMT -5
So glad to see the Red Wings bring back the Cup to Hockeytown - right where it belongs.
It was a fantastic and at times, heart-wrenching and exhausting series for fans to watch. It took alot for the Pens to come back from not even scoring in the first two games, then Detroit comes back and wins it after that crazy 3 OT game???
I think I made the right choice in focusing on the Red Wings post-season instead of the Pistons!
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Post by knaveljm on Jun 5, 2008 13:16:10 GMT -5
I'm not a huge hockey fan (despite working with two hockey programs in my current position) and I don't get Vs. on my Dish package, so I think I saw one regular season game (the Penguins/Sabres outdoor game) and probably one postseason game prior to the Stanley Cup Finals. But boy was it a fun series to watch -- even as a Penguins fan. I'm definitely more enthralled with hockey than I was three weeks ago after watching that series. There's no doubt that this Stanley Cup Finals did a TON of good for the NHL.
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Post by cuphan on Jun 5, 2008 17:07:08 GMT -5
I can see them closing the gap next year for sure. They also have a kid in their system named Angelino Esposito, who was initially a top 6 or 7 pick prospect in the '07 draft, but has some character issues, so he fell right into the Pens lap in the early 20's. He could be another good addition to this team, but as it is in the salary cap era, Mario Lemieux will have a tough time keeping all his young talent. I also don't think they'll have enough money to keep Marian Hossa. His stock sky rocketed this playoffs because he was known as a great regular season player, but a playoff bust and this post season he was great. So, the Pens will probably use that money to lock up Malkin (which is the right choice, since he is younger and already more talented with loads more potential). Yeah, how about those RED WINGS!!! Takes a bit of the sting out of Pistons' fourth quarter collapse against the Celtics. Hey, foresterfan - is Angelino Esposito any relation to Phil or Tony Esposito who played in the NHL in the 1970's?
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Post by foresterfan on Jun 5, 2008 23:17:52 GMT -5
I can see them closing the gap next year for sure. They also have a kid in their system named Angelino Esposito, who was initially a top 6 or 7 pick prospect in the '07 draft, but has some character issues, so he fell right into the Pens lap in the early 20's. He could be another good addition to this team, but as it is in the salary cap era, Mario Lemieux will have a tough time keeping all his young talent. I also don't think they'll have enough money to keep Marian Hossa. His stock sky rocketed this playoffs because he was known as a great regular season player, but a playoff bust and this post season he was great. So, the Pens will probably use that money to lock up Malkin (which is the right choice, since he is younger and already more talented with loads more potential). Yeah, how about those RED WINGS!!! Takes a bit of the sting out of Pistons' fourth quarter collapse against the Celtics. Hey, foresterfan - is Angelino Esposito any relation to Phil or Tony Esposito who played in the NHL in the 1970's? No, no relation. I actually spelled his name wrong, because it's Angelo, and apparently I missed it, but he was part of the Hossa trade with Atlanta, so he's not even with their organization anymore ... Oops! He could only wish his blood line was that of Tony and Phil! Also, without looking, I believe this year's Stanley Cup TV ratings sky rocketed from the past couple of years.
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