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by Paul on 06/02/09 at 07:17 AM ET
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from Joe Starkey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Detroit coach Mike Babcock said that if someone had told him at the beginning of the year that he would be depending on the likes of Abdelkader (we’re now officially able to spell that name without checking), Ericsson, Darren Helm and Ville Leino, “I wouldn’t think we’d be in the Stanley Cup Final.”
The Penguins need an answer. Something from third-liners Jordan Staal, Tyler Kennedy or Matt Cooke would be nice. Taking this year’s final and last year’s into consideration, Staal and Kennedy have combined for zero points, 17 shots and a minus-13 rating in eight games.
Chris Kunitz has one goal and a boatload of missed opportunities in these playoffs.
Meanwhile, anyone criticizing Sidney Crosby for a pointless first two games is way off base. Crosby, playing against a couple of defensive demons in Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom, generated several golden chances that were not converted.
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