Lord Stanley's Cup

Any hockey fans out there?? This Saturday starts the final series for the Holy Grail of sporting trophies between the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Should be a great series. I suspect even more competitive than last year, despite being a re-match of sorts.

I've been a Wings fan for over 40 years, so no doubt about my hopes for a repeat this year. GO WINGS!

 

Detroit looks good and strong, but just watch out for Malkin and Crosby! If you can keep them from scoring maybe then you get to keep the Cup?!!

Great Finns in the Wings team, Filppula and Leino!

 

not really a fan but i hope the wings win!

 

Detroit won the first game 3-1. Seems like the Pittsburgh stars were under control this time....

 

I was out of town for a couple of days and glad to see the thread is still alive! We'll see what game two has in store, but you're correct, the Wings certainly held the Dynamic Duo in check last night. Looks like Datsyuk and Draper will still be sitting out for game two and I hope to see them back soon. Crosby's already starting to whine; no suprise there!

Kai, I've been delighted with Val Filppula's play since he joined the club and he just keeps getting better. I think we'll continue to see even more from Leino. I'm sorry for the injuries to others that brought Villi up from Grand Rapids but glad to see him in the line-up playing for the Cup. I know he was quite a sensation in the Finnish League. Did you know he scored a goal in the first minute he played in his first NHL game? I think that was against the Blackhawks during the regular season.

The Penguins are a good team and deserve to be in the finals, but I'm sticking with my Wings, taking it in 5. Ozzie has been awesome and every line is producing, despite the injuries. Stay tuned!

 

Wings win, 3-1! Going into Pittsburgh ahead 2-0 is huge in this series. I expect the Pens to take one of these next two games on their home ice but not both.

Depth? How 'bout that Ericcson, Abdelkader and Helm for depth? I think we'll see more out of the Pens before this is all said and done, but I'm havin' fun!

Oh yeah, almost forgot; Filppula's GWG was absolutely awesome!!

 

Yeah,

Filppula´s goal was excellent. Truly a professional finishing!

It seems that at least Malkin is getting frustrated as he started a fight at the end of the second game. If they lose their nerve it´s all over for them...

 

Detroit beat Pittsburgh 5-0 last night, and it´s 3-2 in games won. So the Penguins can not lose any more games....

 

The Pens had a complete breakdown in discipline last night. Kind of sad to watch their antics really, other than I thoroughly enjoyed Ozzie's shutout. I have a feeling this is still going to game 7, but I'm still confident in my Wings!

 

Game 7 tomorrow night at the Joe! Even if hockey only interests you marginally, this is a must watch game. I can't imagine a player on either team who won't be pulling out all of the stops for this one. Undeniably some of the best players in the world on the ice tomorrow for the final showdown for this year's Stanley Cup. While the hype is getting nauseating, there's no denying there are a lot of interesting side stories that have developed with this particular series.

GO WINGS!

 

I know where my husband will be parked tomorrow night!!! I'll show up around the 3rd period

 

Ha, ha! Appreciate that Michelle. Probably anlalgous to my showing up for the last 2 minutes of an NBA championship.

 

That will be a great and horrible match at the same time. So far the home team has always won so....???

 

They were celebrating in the Burg last night:

Penguins beat Red Wings, 2-1, in Stanley Cup thriller

 

Congrats to the Pens! Pittsburg controlled 4 out of the last 6 periods, demonstrating their skill and desire to win. Hoping for re-match #3 next spring!

 

Cangradulations Pens.