2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs (predictions and discussions)

From what I saw of the Pens in the Rangers series, Jossi Jokinen was their best player, and that's a problem for Pittsburgh when you have Crosby and Malkin on your team.

I mean, I'm the only one on here who picked the Rangers to win the Cup, but the truth is player-for-player, Pittsburgh is a better team, except in goal. If I'm a Pens' fan, I'm not necessarily advocating blowing it up and starting over, but there is something missing with that team.

 

And the Weisel strikes first for Montreal.

 

Pens are top heavy, their bottom 6 is awful

 

I'm not advocating trading Crosby or firing Bylsma, but they have to make some changes. This is three Game 7 losses at home in the last five years.... and no Final appearances in that span.

 

Visiting teams are 4-1 in Game 7 this year's playoffs. So much for home ice advantage.

 

Dear NHL scheduler,

If we are going to do doubleheaders (nice idea, BTW), we need three hours between start times whenever possible. It's not realistic to play even a full regulation game in 2:15.

 

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Not that he isn't getting credit, just that Price was real good. Boston was the favorite also so more talk will be on how quiet some of their guys were like Marchand and Krejci.

 

Sweet wraparound by Palmieri. Quick got nowhere near it.

 

Fleury gave up some very soft goals in the final three games. If you're saying the Penguins' offense didn't hold up its end of the bargain over the final three games (during which they scored just three goals), I get that. But while Lundqvist was standing on his head, Fleury was letting low-angle shots squeeze under his armpit.

It's a team game, like any other sport and no one player is to blame. Fleury's not the goat. But with a 3-1 series lead, he let down. The opposing goalie raised his game.

 

Lucic seemed a bit perturbed after the game. Guess he can act like a jerkoff, but the minute someone on the other team does there's a problem

 

Lucic and Krejci blew it in this series. Not saying get rid of them, but they didn't come through this time, Neither did Bergeron.