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I met him at the tables after game 1 in 2008 in Detroit. He was decent. Same with Lange.I met Orpik and Dupuis they were the nicest guys ever, same with TK48. The biggest dick I ever met was Phil Bourque, what an ass.
I met him at the tables after game 1 in 2008 in Detroit. He was decent. Same with Lange.I met Orpik and Dupuis they were the nicest guys ever, same with TK48. The biggest dick I ever met was Phil Bourque, what an ass.
I can't believe they kept Dan after this series.
I can't believe they kept Dan after this series.
Is that a dig on Sully? That's getting personal .Well I meant that facetiously but Skinner and Jarry are close to being the same goalie, though Skinner might be more clutch lol…does it matter because EDM has way more talent and better coaching than the Pens to more than make up for the below average goaltending they get…
A hobby of mine is finding people's past traumas and making them relive them.I repressed this series out of existence and now it’s staring at me in the face again
Crosby had 21 points in 12 games in 2018. If we went all the way again he might have cracked 40.
Speaking of Dupuis, I really didn't like that he drove himself to the hospital while he was in the middle of a stroke or whatever his situation was.
Fleury was out of his mind good in 2008. Probably deserved the Smythe.We did it with much less in 08 and 09.
The worst part was him having more blood clot issues after his first and he kinda just said "whatever" and continued to try to play. I mean... respect the grit and determination but you got like 7 kids or whatever, bruv.
Unlikely, scoring usually dips in the later rounds, finals in particular.Crosby had 21 points in 12 games in 2018. If we went all the way again he might have cracked 40.
He was too busy drawing double teams and the best dmen so guys like talbot could be heroesCrazy, I didn't realize that Crosby never led the team in points each time the pens won their 3 cups.
Talbot was never playing with Crosby fyiHe was too busy drawing double teams and the best dmen so guys like talbot could be heroes
No, he was playing against lesser players because Crosby was getting the shutdown guys.Talbot was never playing with Crosby fyi
Not in that Detroit Cup win. Zetterburg and Lindstrom was against Crosby's line, while Pavel Datszyuk and Hossa Kronwall had Malkin. Pretty equal levels of defensive players against each lineNo, he was playing against lesser players because Crosby was getting the shutdown guys.
One of the main reasons why I never understood the Kessel for Conn Smythe talk in '16. He was facing easier competition, plus both Bonino and Hagelin were producing well themselves while doing all of the heavy lifting defensively on that line, they could have had just as good of a case at winning the Smythe IMO.
I thought Letang had the best case for the Smythe that year though. He was a beast at both ends of the ice and even scored the cup winning goal. That was him at his absolute peak.
Datsyuk was injured in 09 thankfully. In 2008 I think Babs mostly played Zetterberg and Datsyuk together vs Crosby and Hossa. Malkin was toast by the finals that year.Not in that Detroit Cup win. Zetterburg and Lindstrom was against Crosby's line, while Pavel Datszyuk and Hossa Kronwall had Malkin. Pretty equal levels of defensive players against each line
Didn't it turn out that his ribs were broken by that massive hit he took from Mike Richards in the ECF?Datsyuk was injured in 09 thankfully. In 2008 I think Babs mostly played Zetterberg and Datsyuk together vs Crosby and Hossa. Malkin was toast by the finals that year.
Sid over Letang was definitely narrative driven. The others, not so much.No, he was playing against lesser players because Crosby was getting the shutdown guys.
One of the main reasons why I never understood the Kessel for Conn Smythe talk in '16. He was facing easier competition, plus both Bonino and Hagelin were producing well themselves while doing all of the heavy lifting defensively on that line, they could have had just as good of a case at winning the Smythe IMO.
I thought Letang had the best case for the Smythe that year though. He was a beast at both ends of the ice and even scored the cup winning goal. That was him at his absolute peak.
Yep.
Not our fault Hossa wanted to win a cup...I think the 08 team was incredibly deep.
09 team was not.