Maybe we won’t have to hear about how great Cindy Crosby is when he gets shut out in four straight games. He is SO overrated. I can’t totally blame Pittsburgh, though. The Eastern Conference is horrible. Any one of the top six teams in the West would have won the Cup. If you want a good series you need to change the Finals format....or bring back Edmonton vs Carolina. Personally, I expected a Detroit sweep. Ottawa and Philly were NOT good teams. The Rangers were the only decent team Pittsburgh faced and with a couple bounces and some good refereeing would have beaten them. Oh and the fact that Lundquist choked didn’t help either....

Posted by kevin from Boston on 05/27/08 at 08:05 AM ET

Hm… So the thrill is gone because Detroit is up two games? Would the pundits be saying the same thing if the situation was reversed? If Gary’s baby boy was winning would would they say how boring’s it’s all gotten? Or would they be talking about how awesome it all is?

Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 05/27/08 at 08:17 AM ET

As Mike Babcock and anyone on the Red Wings would tell Mr. Cox, the series is still far from over. And as far as the thrill being gone, all I have to say is that here in Red Wings nation, it’s barely even begun!

GO WINGS!!!!!

Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 05/27/08 at 08:40 AM ET

“Oh, we can play better,” said Detroit head coach Mike Babcock.

I just love this guy!

And as for Cindy’s proclammation on Monday that the Pens would dump the puck in and then they would either get it back or the Wings would be “forced” to take a penalty, Cox accurately describes what actually happened…

...Pittsburgh’s attempts to play more dump-and-chase hockey last night barely caused the Wings to even shrug, as time after time they coolly retrieved the puck and exited their zone in one or two tape-to-tape passes.

As Babs said…

“The more they give up possession, the more we’re going to have it,” said Babcock.

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 05/27/08 at 11:26 AM ET

Maybe we won’t have to hear about how great Cindy Crosby is when he gets shut out in four straight games. He is SO overrated.

He can’t do it all alone.  He was the best Penguin last night by far, and managed 6 of the team’s 22 shots on net.

Posted by NHLJeff from Boston, MA on 05/27/08 at 11:41 AM ET

I agree with NHLJeff.  At least he was trying - it seemed as though the other players on the ice with him at the same time were just watching him and waiting for him to do something.

He had a couple really nice setups, too, but whoever he passed to either missed the net or whiffed each time.

I’d hold off on his ultimate over-rated-ness until he has a few more years experience and some teammates who actually bother to help him out once in a while when it isn’t as easy as it has been for the team most of the season.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 05/27/08 at 12:20 PM ET