Game Five: Second Period Less than two minutes into the second period the Penguins already had three solid scoring chances. Talbot and Staal opened with shots and Crosby followed up shortly after with a shot of his own which he sent it just wide of the net. The Wings were quickly infused with new life [...]
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Helm Answers
Posted: 3 June 2008 by Debs in The Cup Changes EverythingTags: Brokks Orpik, Darren Helm, Jordan Staal, Kirk Maltby, Marc Andre Fleury, Max Talbot, Mikael Samuelsson, Penguins, Red Wings, Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar, Sideny Crosby, Tyler Kennedy
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Hossa Earns His Keep
Posted: 3 June 2008 by Debs in The Cup Changes EverythingTags: Adam Hall, Chris Osgood, Daren Helm, Detroit, Marian Hoss, Niklas Kronwall, Pascal Dupuis, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Red Wings, Sidney Crosby
Game Five: The First Period With the end in sight for the trailing Penguins Marian Hossa scored a vital goal in the Series, assisted by Crosby and Dupuis. His paramount point gave the Pens an early 1-0 lead in the first period. In an attempt to clear the puck out of the crease Detroit’s Kronwall [...]
VS. Loves Stanley
Posted: 28 May 2008 by Debs in The Cup Changes EverythingTags: ESPN, Lance Armstrong, NHL, Penguins, Red Wings, Stanley Cup, vs.
The AP reports that the Monday game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final brought in the highest NHL ratings on VS. ever, and only Lance Armstrong’s ’05 Tour De France final brought in more viewers. This popularity is no surprise considering the epic match up between the Wings and the Penguins. The NHL couldn’t have [...]
The Cup Changes Everything — The Final Round
Posted: 21 May 2008 by Debs in The Cup Changes EverythingTags: Bob Wojnowski, Chris Osgood, Flyers, Henrik Zetterberg, Marc Andre Fleury, Max Talbot, Nicklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Penguins, Red Wings, stars
Is anyone really surprised to see the Wings and the Penguins in the finals? The Story in Pittsburgh: With the help of Marc-Andre Fleury the young Penguins were able to overcome the Flyers for the first time in the teams’ past four post-season meetings. Center Max Talbot said to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “I think it’s [...]
The Real Blood Feud
Posted: 4 May 2008 by Debs in The Cup Changes EverythingTags: Evgeni Malkin, Henrik Lundqvist, Jaromir Jagr, New York Times, Penguins, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rangers, Sidney Crosby
The Avs/Wings rivalry is obsolete. After the Avalanche failed to play anything that resembled hockey as the Wing’s swept the Western Conference semi-final, the celebrated blood feud is over. The real blood feud is in the Eastern Conference between the Penguins and the Rangers, who will play game five of their series in Pittsburgh Sunday [...]
