2016-17 Around the NHL Thread 53: 2017 Stanley Cup Champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

as we have seen many times sometimes you only get one chance. Their defense is terrific but they have many flaws and Rinne is not good enough to overcome those flaws.

Every team has flaws, Nashville does not have "many". Their biggest flaw this year was losing Johansen for the finals.

 

[THE BIG WHISTLE]

This is not the formula to win cup. Refs helped them along with high PDO. Nash will be back the pens will not.

 

[Machinehead]

This ****ing franchise gets everything.

They legitimately sucked for Malkin, so I don't care.

But then they draw a ****ing lottery ball when the greatest talent in 30 years is going first overall. Letang dies like he does every year and Justin Schultz who they got from the salvage yard becomes Paul Coffey. Sheary and Guentzel fall from the ****ing sky and become Modano and Hull. They never get over the hump because their goaltending is mediocre, and Ken Dryden just, you know, falls from the ****ing sky.

And then if all that isn't enough, they get literally every bounce, every call, and opposing goalies in two different series have historic collapses.

 

[Bluenote13]

Surprised that besides me only 15 others had the Pens in 6 in our poll.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

weakest back to back smythes ever, easily

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He repeated.

Wasn't the best player in the playoffs, won the Conn Smythe.

 

[Boruto]

Who cares about deserving.

 

[LeetchisGod]

They're going to win next year as well.

Wouldn't surprise me.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

at least the offseason can start let's go boys

 

[NickyFotiu]

I rooted for Nashville but Hags will always be a Ranger for me so at least I'm happy for him.

 

[Bluenote13]

This ****ing franchise gets everything.

They legitimately sucked for Malkin, so I don't care.

They draw a ****ing lottery ball when the greatest talent in 30 years is going first overall. Letang dies like he does every year and Justin Schultz who they got from the salvage yard becomes Paul Coffey. Sheary and Guentzel fall from the ****ing sky and become Modano and Hull. They never get over the hump because their goaltending is mediocre, and Ken Dryden just, you know, falls from the ****ing sky.

And then if all that isn't enough, they get literally every bounce, every call, and opposing goalies in two different series have historic collapses.

This what it looks like when you base everything on metrics, it takes more than those numbers to win a battle for Lord Stanley

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I rooted for Nashville but Hags will always be a Ranger for me so at least I'm happy for him.

also love seeing kessel win it again

 

[Holocene]

weakest back to back smythes ever, easily

They give it to Crosby again?

 

[Cassano]

For the older fans, was it worse seeing the Devils win 3 cups or the Pens?

 

[LeetchisGod]

Nashville will be back next year, probably better. If they add a quality 2C they're easy favorites out west.

I doubt it. Teams that lose in the finals have rarely gotten back the next year.

 

[Bluenote13]

For the older fans, was it worse seeing the Devils win 3 cups or the Pens?

Devils, hands down.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Chris Kunitz leads all active players in cups???????

 

[Irishguy42]

Malkin was robbed

 

[Irishguy42]

Phil Kessel being a two-time Cup champion is sweet though.

 

[nyrage]

Did the ref that blew the whistle early participate in enough games to get his name on the Cup?

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

For the older fans, was it worse seeing the Devils win 3 cups or the Pens?

Devils. But this is getting close.

Luckiest franchise in all of sports.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

Mario looks like a fruit cake in that jacket

 

[bl02]

For the older fans, was it worse seeing the Devils win 3 cups or the Pens?

Devils not even close. I don't know many pens fans in this area but they can't be as bad as devils fans.

 

[Machinehead]

This what it looks like when you base everything on metrics, it takes more than those numbers to win a battle for Lord Stanley

Yes, I'm sure Penguins management knew that Guentzel would score 90 goals in the playoffs and Murray is a Hall of Famer because of their heart and grit and intangibles.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

For the older fans, was it worse seeing the Devils win 3 cups or the Pens?

i guess i'm in the minority when i say i honestly don't mind that much seeing the pens win it. i used to hattttteeeee the pens when i first started watching, but my hatred for them has turned into mild dislike at worst. i can't really explain why.

i can definitely say that i'd much rather see the pens win the devils. living in nj, i'd never hear the end of it. i still have to hear about their 3 cups from 15 years ago.