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Keys To Victory
by Paul on 05/13/09 at 02:21 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
How Pittsburgh can win
1. Crosby and Malkin … two is bigger than one
The three big boys in this series—Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin—have more than delivered the goods, combining for 31 points in the series. But let’s do the math. Can the Caps’ Ovechkin win a game by himself? Yes, he can. But if Ovechkin, Crosby and Malkin all bring their A-games Wednesday night, it should give the Penguins an edge, given the additional pressure on the Capitals’ defenders and rookie netminder Simeon Varlamov....How Washington can win
1. The one-man wrecking crew
Yes, we know it’s a team game, blah, blah, blah. But as much as Crosby has been a dynamic force in driving the Penguins forward and overcoming obstacles, Ovechkin has been the same kind of figure on the other side of the ice.
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With all due respect to Mr. Burnside, Ovechkin has not dominated the games like Crosby has. Yes, Ovechkin’s stats show otherwise, but he does not control the puck, the play or the momentum like Crosby has in this series.
Ovechkin has many moments of brialliance, often ending in a goal for his team , but Crosby has shown the determination and effort to literally take over parts of the game. See Game 6 3rd period - albeit too little too late.
Ovechkin has received more help from his “Role players” than Crosby has, which is why the Capitals are still in this series. (See: Fedorov, Steckel, Semin etc.) Kunitz has yet to score a goal and Malkin has been relatively quiet - Save game #4.
Also, let’s not get me started on Ovechkin’s phantom assists. Watch the videos of all the goals in this series where Ovechkin is listed as having the 2nd assist - there are a tleast three where he doesn’t deserve a point according to the official rules.
Posted by Tyler from Saskatchewan, Canada on 05/13/09 at 04:39 PM ET
How about the Greatest Player in the world, BARF Backchecking “Effort” On Bill Guerin’s Goal
That was Mens Beer League effort
Posted by Evilpens on 05/13/09 at 09:49 PM ET
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My team’s already gone, so the next two night’s of hockey will be just plain stress free and fun to watch. I love game 7s!!!
I’ll guestimate the winners will be Pittsburgh, Boston & Detroit.
Pens at Broons and Hahks at Wings in the conference finals.
Posted by Puckhead from Jersey, you idiots! on 05/13/09 at 04:04 PM ET