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Did Penguins Motivate The Wings?
by Paul on 06/07/09 at 07:32 AM ET
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from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star,
For almost a week, the dominant theme was how the Pittsburgh Penguins appeared to be coming of age, ready to be the best.
Last night, however, they looked far too immature to win a Stanley Cup.
Funny thing, the Pens started well against the defending champion Detroit Red Wings. But it all went downhill after the opening three minutes. By the second period the rout was on, the classy Motowners showed they might still have a lesson or two to teach their opponents about composure, and multi-talented Pavel Datsyuk had made a triumphant, two-assist return in an overwhelming 5-0 Detroit win.
“The more I played the better I felt,” said Datsyuk.
Did he have his injured foot frozen in order to play?
“I don’t know,” he said with a slight smile. “It’s a secret.”...
In fact, the comments from Pittsburgh players like Brooks Orpik and head coach Dan Bylsma that Detroit players, specifically Henrik Zetterberg, looked tired in Games 3 and 4 in Pennsylvania rankled the veteran Wings.
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