Wow.
Do you know who Malkin plays with? Fedotenko and Talbot. a 3rd and 4th liner. Sid plays with guys whom he wanted at the deadline. Believe that. When your the best player in the world 1 guy shouldntbe able to shut you down. I guess Zetterberg made side miss all the empty nets, not score on partial breakaways too?
Malkin is the real deal here dude. He is probably the best player in the NHL today. Detroit dont have 3rd and 4th line players either. Their second line is more powerful than our first line. Their second powerplay is better than our first.
Apparently Zetterberg must suck, and skates around without a stick, cause Crosby should still be able to put in a hattie and two assists every night, right? Not to mention the other 4 top flight players they have on the ice every time Sid is out there.
Malkin is absolutely the real deal, I won't argue that, but he isn't going against Lidstrom and Henrik every shift. Oh, and Fedentenko is a playoff machine, he scores gigantic goals, ala '07 Lightning, scoring the only two goals in a 2-1 game 7 stanley cup final win. And let's not forget the huge goals Max Talbot has put in the last two years. They may not be 40 goal guys, but with Geno up the middle they know how to find the soft spots and put the puck in the net.
Don't forget, matchups make a huge difference. I'm not sure what empty netter you are referring to, but I suppose I'll take your word for it. As far as partial breakaways, only Lemieux scored on every single breakaway. Those days are long gone. What about Geno's missed breakaway in Game 6? Or game 2?
And to say their powerplay is better than ours is just head in the sand type stuff. Look at the stats, look at the players. It's not close. Babcock even thinks Detroits powerplay is a weakness.
Oh, and how many points did Malkin and Crosby have last night?? Oh yeah, none. So I guess Malkin needs to show up too, eh? They are two thirds of the best three players in the world, Malkin leads the league in playoff points, and Crosby has scored more playoff goals than anyone since Sakic in '96. Oh, and Crosby is a plus 9, while Malkin is a plus 2.
And how about that third line of Staal, Cooke, and Kennedy. Yeah they were only plus 2, but Detroits third line is much better than ours. :hammer:
Next thing you'll be complaining about Fleury and yelling "shoot" every time the enter the zone with the puck on their stick.
Sorry, I just couldn't let the Pens bashing continue. And you're from Pittsburgh, which just makes it so sad. Are you even rooting for the Pens to lift Lord Stanley?
First of all Ovechkin is not the best player in the league. He is a cherry picker and a showboating goon. And I don't recall him being the points leader in the NHL - that is Malkin. Secondly Crosby was injured some this year or would have won the scoring race. Third, had the Pens not given up on Therien and played better this year overall, they would have dominated the entire NHL. Fourth, Detroit is not going to have a great team for years to come, they are old, the Pens are not, and that was my point exactly. The Pens glory years are still to come while Detroit is fading. Fifth, Crosby is being double teamed by more than Zetterberg - he's got their best players all over him. Also Detroit's powerplay is NOT better than ours, even their coach says it is their weakness. Our PP was not too good to start the playoffs but we have been converting the last 15 games. I wouldn't ask "How are the Pens still in this thing?" They are in it because they obviously deserve to be. If Detroit were the juggernaut everyone likes to claim they would have won already - they did not, as of yet. Honestly if this series went 100 games, it could be 50-50.
At this point in time no matter who wins the cup I would say the Pens and Detroit are equals with one team happening to pull out that extra win.
Well said. :sohappy:
And as for the topic....Do you know what news station you were watching? Might be able to find it on their website....
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