Penguins team whining

Quote Originally Posted by Lippsman:

I wouldn't touch game 3, I want to see if the Pens home play holds up.  Even though I think the Wings win in 5, that long home winning streak makes me take a game off and see what happens.  I won't be making any plays, straight or props.

 

Also I think the Pens will get every borderline call the first couple of periods.

 

 

Thanks Lipps, I will take a close look tomorrow before I decide.

I think too, that if the Pens are going to win a game in the series at all it is going to be game 3. I might take a look at the under, it may be worth a shot again 

Does anyone else think the Pens are in "awe" of this Red Wings team?

I think they were a lot in game 1, then tried to shake it off in game 2 but ended up beeing frustrated because they realized it ain't them playing bad so much but the Wings playing defense for which they really didn't found the answer

We should see in game 3, I think one more time it is going to come down to that first goal, if the Pens can get it they have a decent chance to win. I listened to some interviews with Pittsburgh players and they said they practicaly want to play a game like Detroit did. Try to get the first goal and then shut it down defensively

"I just don't think there's going to be a lot to be had out there, as far as goal-scoring," Roberts said.
"We're going to have to win some 2-1, 1-0 hockey games to get back into this series."

''We've played a different team than we've played in the first three rounds,'' Sykora said. ''It feels like there's nothing out there, so we have to find a way. We have to break out. We have to play 0-0.
''For us, the key is play the way they are. Try to get that first goal, that power-play goal, try to create ... get some ugly goal and then shut it down and play good defensively. That's exactly what they're doing. It's nothing special out there.''

On the other side it seems like Detroit is going to open things up a little bit more on the road

"We're going to play better," coach Mike Babcock promised after Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final with its second consecutive shutout, 3-0, with the series headed to Mellon Arena.
"We've been a good road team all year. We're going to have a real good game in Pittsburgh. And we're excited to get on the road. Sometimes at home, when you're matching [lines] all the time, it disrupts your flow a little bit. We can get to Pittsburgh and let the guys just go, let them go out the door and play hard."

Of course, you could be right cappy22... and I respect your argument.... But I said in a post just after the lockout, the Pittsburgh Penguins will hoist the cup by 2010/11 and I am sticking to it. This is a franchise trying to gain audience, which they have already done this season, but nothing brings sales like Lord Stanley’s Cup.

I still think that the peripheral players of the Pens have been grossly underestimated and underplayed on this club. Keep in mind, I really don’t care as I am not a Penguins fan per se. But I have watched my team in Anaheim slowly build a Cup team and know when a market demands victory and how the right management can make it happen. I stand by my word. Pittsburgh puts their scratching on a cup by the 2010-2011 season.

Regardless, we saw a GREAT game tonight and much more in the vein of the solid puck I expected from these finals. The Wings still have the advantage, no doubt, but just try and argue that Crosby isn’t still growing into a Hall Of Fame dominant player… Pittsburgh will find a way to keep Malkin or some other dominant player (the future drafts are full of them) with him. They NEED a Cup in Pittsburgh!

Regardless, I respect your opinion… and enjoy remainder of the finals and the upcoming NHL action!!!

I could be wrong, but it seems to be brewing in my humble opinion.

Good LUck to you in all of your wagers cappy22, and thanks for your input.

Sorry Cappy... but I just had to bump this thread from last year... I have been thinking about it since then...

Congrats to all Pens fans...