How Can Pittsburgh Climb Out of Another 2-0 Hole?

Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah! Eric don’t know blah blah blah. Blah blah blah.

And pigs will fly out of my blah blah blah. Even though they’re getting their blah handed to them let’s talk about blah blah blah!

+1 john druce reference.

i would be surprised if bettman actually suspended malkin.  even though what malkin did would warrant such a sentence, and most other players would be suspended if they had done the same thing.

but no, malkin prob won’t be suspended.

and sorry for the 2X post

Of course, Malkin wont be suspended. But you can be **** sure if it was a Red Wing that had started that, he would be in a skybox in Pittsburgh watching. The NHL wants the Penguins to be its next great dynasty and seems to be trying to give them every opportunity to win. Though the Wings are totally screwing it up by playing better. When the checking and grinding line is outplaying the wunderkind you know something is out of whack

for the pens playing the wings is like looking into a mirror at the fun house.  it looks like them, but its a little different.  This is a match up they didn’t face in the eastern conference playoffs.  The pens and wings are a puck possession team, both back check well and both teams are graced with speed and line depth. 

This series will boil down to mistakes, who makes them and who takes advantage of them.  No cake walk for either side will be had.  My prediction is that the next two games will be split and the wings will shut the door at home in game five. 

It’s not surprising that the Wings took the first 2 games at home.  It certainly makes the Pens job much more difficult…not impossible.  If the Wings take game 3 in Pittsburgh, then I think you can wrap it up for the Wings. 

I don’t see how any objective hockey fan can say that there is some kind of conspiracy against Detroit.  The 2 best teams are playing for the Cup, and so far the Wings are playing better.  Isn’t that what it’s all about?

Campbell wouldn’t have suspended Zetts if he had instigated the fight either.  I don’t think there is a conspiracy.  A talented team that can’t quite win the big prize is an entertaining story (See the Cubs) for everyone except for that team’s fans. 

Of course, I don’t believe in Santa Claus either, so consider the source.

The Wings are doing all this without Datsyuk who is arguebly their best player. Also the Wing aren’t the Capitals and I don’t see the Pens being able to win 4 out of 5 against the Wings.

Whats up Idiot!
Ms McErlaine is an Idiot.
Abdelkaderis a 1-hit wonder. He just started his career Jackass!!!
Every brainless media fool including Ms. McErlaine keeps sucking off Cindi Crosby even in the face of the sweep to come.
Goals off the french pastry wallet of Fleury are not LUCKY!
The vetern Wings KNOW that that Fleury is ALWAYS out of position and exploit this weakness, much like the weakness in Ms. McElraine’s brain capacity.
See the game winner in game 6 last year off the frenchie’s arse end from the great Zetterberg or see the 3 goals off the Frencho’s wallet this series.
Fleury’s ASS may win this years Conn Smyth!!!!
The Wings keep bringing up talent such as Abdelkader, Leino, Helm etc… and are so much deeper than your beloved hopelessly pathic Pens that is not funny. The Wings are tired of Course with Liberal Gay ASS GE stock destroying non hockey fruitcake  Jeffrey Immel NBC and New York JEW Lawyer money grubbin cup wreckin non hockey non fight Pee WEE Herman Gary gay ass Bettmann wearing Penguins on their Leisure Suits, but the Pens are just as tired and they are as finished as Ms. McErlaine-no Brains future.
Wings Sweep in 4 just as anyone whoever watched a hockey gameknew and still knows!!!

Yours Truly;

Bobby P

The reason, you see, the Red Wings have so much depth, you see, is that they are deep, you see.Pass the jello pudding.

Malkin did the same thing in the Olympics against Lecavilier. But its all good. No suspension. No excuses. In this bloggers comment , he mentioned that Crosby needs to "step up" Step up my ass- he has to show up first, The "Dynamic Duo" and the "New faces of the NHL" are getting schooled. If I may say so- the Wings have not played a good game yet in the finals- and they are up 2. So I don’t want to hear the crap that Pens are happy with how they have played. Its early- but my wish is to see the Wings win in Pittsburg. And after #5 gets the cup from Betteman, he gives it to Hossa to skate around the Mellon. Oh, and that Conn Smythe trophy that they were going to give to Crosby? I’m thinking the guy in the goalie mask, you know, terrible Osgood, may just win that

F*CK YA whucares!!!!

Hossa with that pretty silver cup skating around the Igloo would be PRICELESS!!!!!!! Maybe Cindy would demand a trade to the Wings lol!!!!! of course we MAY be able to find room for him on the 3rd line if he takes a $5mil/yr pay cut!!!!!

GO WINGS!!!!!!

ZZ420

"While Pittsburgh is in a definite hole, this series is a lot closer than it might seem at first glance. Plenty of Penguins, Crosby included, have hit posts and crossbars. And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that in both Games 1 and 2, Zetterberg could very well have been whistled for covering the puck in the crease, a call that could have resulted in a penalty shot either time. In short, with a few more lucky bounces, we could be heading back to Pittsburgh with the series tied, 1-1."

less QQ more pew pew if you want to lift the grail Pens

good post "whucares".  I too think Ozzie is MVP deserving this go round

Go Wings!

And if IF’s, AND’s and BUT’s were candies and nuts……….Funny, this
is how it sounds every year when teams that are so inferior to the
Wings start yapping about hitting goal posts, penalties that weren’t
called, etc…..
Just face it,  the Wings (even without their best forward) are the
class of the league and are not going to be beaten this year….and
probably not next year either, if they don’t get bored.

Unbelievable, and you’re supposed to be an unbiased columnist 
You sound EXACTLY like the Pittsburgh writers….complaining about
penalties not called, etc….who’s to say that if that penalty would’ve
been called and the penalty shot invoked, that Osgood wouldn’t have
stoned the shooter anyhow Come on man………get a grip.

People need to stop talking about what Pittsburgh needs to do to win. It’s pure anti-Red Wings because casual fans are sick of seeing the same team dominate. Unfortunately for both the media and the casual fan, the Wings continue to prove they’re the best. Talk about what they’re doing right, not what Cindy Crosby needs to do to win. It’s lame.

I think Draper will be back for game 4, which can only help the Wings. I wouldn’t be suprised if the Pens won game 3, but there is no way they are coming back  in this series.

fear the octopus.

bottom line fighting is going to happen, zetts fought back no suspenisons needed. as for the pens hitting the post and crossbar, the shots got past osgood and didnt go in.  hello got pst goaltender and still didnt go in the net.  that doesnt mean the pens should have won, that means they missed an open net.  redwings ar the better team depth-wise, sid and malkin cannot carry the team get a grip and accept the inevitable.

Wings could very well close this thing out (with heaps of praise for Mr. Osgood)  just as the NBA finals begin. Imagine the NBA mandating back-to-back games??  That should have favored the young legs of the Pens. 

Whucares, your post is pretty accurate, but saying Sidney hasn’t "shown up" yet is ridiculous. Of course he hasn’t gotten any points, credit the Wings great defence for that for sure. But he’s been getting chances, and has played as well as any forward in the series. If Henrik Zetterberg can give Sid his props, why can’t you?

Wings could very well close this thing out just as the NBA finals begin. Forcing back-to-back games over the weekend should have favored the young legs of the Pens. So much for advantages. Imagine the NBA mandating back-to-back games??? 

Wings could very well close this thing out just as the NBA finals begin. Forcing back-to-back games over the weekend should have favored the young legs of the Pens. So much for advantages. Imagine the NBA mandating back-to-back games???