You have neighbors in Sweden? The neighbor must be a Johansson fan.
- Oneonta Penguin

my neighbor is actually a moose. it's nice cuz I can just shoot it if i want

Caps must be shocked. The whole of NHL media has been pumping their tires for so long, they don't know how to deal with this.

my neighbor is actually a mose. it's nice cuz I can just shoot it if i want
- martox

is that supposed to be moose? i am confused

Daley.


This Matt Murray kid looks fantastic though. Bye-bye flower?

No Letang, no Maata, no Sid in this series and you're still up 3-1 on the Washington "President's Trophy" Capitals.

Talk about playing with confidence.

is that supposed to be moose? i am confused
- stayinthefnnet

yes sry
edit: changed it

Caps must be shocked. The whole of NHL media has been pumping their tires for so long, they don't know how to deal with this.
- Emperor Filonius

Just listening to NBC's entire broadcast. It was all Caps......and that was all based on one dominant 15 minute stretch. Ridiculous.

Daley.


This Matt Murray kid looks fantastic though. Bye-bye flower?

No Letang, no Maata, no Sid in this series and you're still up 3-1 on the Washington "President's Trophy" Capitals.

Talk about playing with confidence.
- TommyHawk

You'd think a Toews supporter would be able to recognize a shut down centre...

Daley.


This Matt Murray kid looks fantastic though. Bye-bye flower?

No Letang, no Maata, no Sid in this series and you're still up 3-1 on the Washington "President's Trophy" Capitals.

Talk about playing with confidence.
- TommyHawk

Balanced scoring, speed, and depth is a wonderful thing.

You'd think a Toews supporter would be able to recognize a shut down centre...
- stackthepads

Toews was MIA this post-season as well, and he'll be the first to admit it (already has).

Just listening to NBC's entire broadcast. It was all Caps......and that was all based on one dominant 15 minute stretch. Ridiculous.
- madmike71

The Penguins aren't following their narrative. The defense was supposed to be pounded into dust by the bigger Caps team by now.

yes sry
edit: changed it
- martox

haha honestly i have 0 idea about the ecological happenings in sweden. i was thinking well i guess it's northern and wooded i could see them having moose? i dont know i'm tanked at this point. (frank)ing moose.

Balanced scoring, speed, and depth is a wonderful thing.
- Emperor Filonius

Must be nice to roll four lines out in the playoffs.

Our coach continued to play a refrigerator on the fourth line and therefore was only able to skate three lines consistently. Didn't realize this until half-way through the series.

Daley.


This Matt Murray kid looks fantastic though. Bye-bye flower?

No Letang, no Maata, no Sid in this series and you're still up 3-1 on the Washington "President's Trophy" Capitals.

Talk about playing with confidence.
- TommyHawk

I am torn about the fleury and murray situation. I would say trade him at the deadline IF murray has played really good in a tandem with fleury. I don't want a hamburglar /dubnyk situation.

Just listening to NBC's entire broadcast. It was all Caps......and that was all based on one dominant 15 minute stretch. Ridiculous.
- madmike71

Its been all Caps since Xmas. Last 2 games we played them in the regular season we heard nothing but how deep they are. Now all playoffs is how hard Ovechkin plays, how Trotz... bla bla bla.
No one anywhere is giving us any credit, I kinda like it. We show up and get the job done.

Its been all Caps since Xmas. Last 2 games we played them in the regular season we heard nothing but how deep they are. Now all playoffs is how hard Ovechkin plays, how Trotz... bla bla bla.
No one anywhere is giving us any credit, I kinda like it. We show up and get the job done.
- stackthepads

exactly. im fine with it.

and NBC just has the team they want and they roll with it. its been the hawks some years. it was definitely the pens with their cup run. it is what it is.

The Penguins aren't following their narrative. The defense was supposed to be pounded into dust by the bigger Caps team by now.
- Emperor Filonius

Like I mentioned in the last blog, there's an old boys mentality to hockey and most of the talking heads, even the good/smart ones, subscribe to it. Hockey is supposed to be played big and heavy with shut down crease protection defense. Teams that are too small or too not physical don't stand a chance. This Penguins team is completely counterintuitive to this train of thought so it's very difficult for the talking heads to give us full credit. That's why they keep calling us "the hottest team in hockey" instead of one of the league's top teams. That's why when we man handled the Rangers it was because Lundqvist didn't play well and their defense melted down. That's why the Capitals going down 1-3 in the series is on them and not this "flawed" Penguins team with their "no name defensemen".

Just listening to NBC's entire broadcast. It was all Caps......and that was all based on one dominant 15 minute stretch. Ridiculous.
- madmike71

So ... they said we would hear from both teams following the game. I heard Trotz, Holtby and Ovi. I heard Daley and no Sullivan or anyone else.

Like I mentioned in the last blog, there's an old boys mentality to hockey and most of the talking heads, even the good/smart ones, subscribe to it. Hockey is supposed to be played big and heavy with shut down crease protection defense. Teams that are too small or too not physical don't stand a chance. This Penguins team is completely counterintuitive to this train of thought so it's very difficult for the talking heads to give us full credit. That's why they keep calling us "the hottest team in hockey" instead of one of the league's top teams. That's why when we man handled the Rangers it was because Lundqvist didn't play well and their defense melted down. That's why the Capitals going down 1-3 in the series is on them and not this "flawed" Penguins team with their "no name defensemen".
- Victoro311

objectively speaking, the defensive lineup certainly was nothing special out there on an individual level tonight. pouliot still makes me queasy. but guys stepped up.

Daley.


This Matt Murray kid looks fantastic though. Bye-bye flower?

No Letang, no Maata, no Sid in this series and you're still up 3-1 on the Washington "President's Trophy" Capitals.

Talk about playing with confidence.
- TommyHawk

Calgary wanted Murray at the deadline. I remember Flames fans coming on here saying no way is he worth Sam Bennett. Guess what? He isn't ... he is worth more than Sam Bennett now.

Must be nice to roll four lines out in the playoffs.

Our coach continued to play a refrigerator on the fourth line and therefore was only able to skate three lines consistently. Didn't realize this until half-way through the series.
- TommyHawk

Its hard to win every year, as you know. I feel really bad for the Hawks since they don't have a slew of recent cup wins to think back to to soften the loss this year...oh wait ;-)

Seriously, I really hope we get to see a Pens vs Hawks final some day again...

Like I mentioned in the last blog, there's an old boys mentality to hockey and most of the talking heads, even the good/smart ones, subscribe to it. Hockey is supposed to be played big and heavy with shut down crease protection defense. Teams that are too small or too not physical don't stand a chance. This Penguins team is completely counterintuitive to this train of thought so it's very difficult for the talking heads to give us full credit. That's why they keep calling us "the hottest team in hockey" instead of one of the league's top teams. That's why when we man handled the Rangers it was because Lundqvist didn't play well and their defense melted down. That's why the Capitals going down 1-3 in the series is on them and not this "flawed" Penguins team with their "no name defensemen".
- Victoro311

Agreed. G'night gents. Time to sleep the sleep of the victors.

Agreed. G'night gents. Time to sleep the sleep of the victors.
- Emperor Filonius

I sleep that sleep every night, technically

objectively speaking, the defensive lineup certainly was nothing special out there on an individual level tonight. pouliot still makes me queasy. but guys stepped up.
- stayinthefnnet

What most of the analysts have missed with the Pens, and have been missing since this team started to roll is it's "team defense". The forwards are pressuring the puck in every zone. Other teams don't have time to make plays.

They still haven't figured it out and that's why so many predicted this team would crash without Letang.

By the way, I think the Pens out hit the Caps tonight. Had the better hits too.

What most of the analysts have missed with the Pens, and have been missing since this team started to roll is it's "team defense". The forwards are pressuring the puck in every zone. Other teams don't have time to make plays.

They still haven't figured it out and that's why so many predicted this team would crash without Letang.

By the way, I think the Pens out hit the Caps tonight. Had the better hits too.
- madmike71

They did outhit them by three.

I sleep that sleep every night, technically
- Victoro311

Hmm I thought you slept the sleep of Guile.