71, you make it sound like Pitt is a slow team. Since trading for Hags, I'd say they're the fastest team in the east now. To think that they're old and slow is ridiculous when our team is older and slower. Pitt has a LETHAL offense and a decent defense and decent in goal if MAF stays out of his own head. The rangers are awful defensively, awful offensively and all that awful play has worn Hank out and I don't see him stealing this series for us like he has in the past.
It will come down to D IMO. If we don't play D against the Pens they will smoke us. We have got to be tight in front of our own net. My guess is we'll see Staal/Klein against Crosby and Yandle/Girardi against Hags/Kessel as the top 4. If we don't defend better than we have for a long while we'll be f'd. And it certainly wouldn't hurt if McD can be back for game 3 or 4. And if Malkin isn't back at all (although I think he'll be back game 4 or 5). And if MAF is out that would be a big boost as well. I applaud the Isles. They knew to win would be 100% moronic, and after they went up 2-0 they literally stopped playing. VERY smart move by Capuano. If you guys want to get on AV for something, get on him for winning yesterday. Dumb.
You are comical 94...and I'll leave it at that. We are the most awful team offensively and defensively to ever get 100 points. Laughable.
Florida has basically been scoring the same amounts per game as Pitt has, and around the net their big forwards will kill the Rangers. Look, i'm not saying the Pens will be easy or that the Rangers should even be favored but i honestly think the Panthers have a better roster overall. If Fleury and Malkin miss a few games that maybe tilts it even in the Rangers favor. And don't think for a second recent playoff history dosen't play into it in the back of their heads.
Great game by Isles. Came out win period 1 scored a couple goals to build confidence then pulled Greiss stopped skating stopped playing defense and even playing basic offensive hockey.....and lost on purpose. I'm sure they are terrified by the Panthers and avoiding the Prez Trophy Caps until ECF.
You think Pens in 6/7. I think Pens in 5/6. Going to be a crazy tough series for us to win this year. Hope we are both wrong....
You really think Capuano made them tank this one. I don't believe that at all. I think they'd actually rather face Pitt.
You realize that 100 points isn't all it's cracked up to be anymore, right Chuck? With the new point structure, it's not that hard to be an average team and get points. And yea, we are awful offensively (8th but we all have agreed that we are bad offensively) and defensively (15th overall and only Detroit is worse than us and in the playoffs and countless defensively lapses and games where we give up almaot 40 shots a game plus one of the worst PK units) and the stats show that. But don't let that get in your way.
1000000000000% they threw that game...not even a chance they didn't. After it was 2-0 Isles they shut everything down. Had 10 or 11 shots the last 50 minutes of the game. VERY smart by Capuano. Again it was an obvious choice...and he did the extremely smart thing. Good for him and the Isles. We'll see what the Pens have starting Wednesday night.
Not going to argue with you 94. We are awful on O and on D. Sounds good. No point getting into it with you.
Just like you want 71 to back it up, please tell me where I'm wrong. You have said all year long we are bad offensively and finally came around recently and said we are bad defensively. So tell me, where am I wrong? So only you can make people justify their opinions but when you get called out on it, you tuck your tail and run off.
With all due respect 71, what planet do you live on? OF COUSE HE TANKED IT. They had 10 shots in the final 50 minutes of the game against the Flyers scrubs. Jesus Christ man wake up. Pens/Caps OR Panthers/Lightning Just stop...the latter is the better bracket by 689809608969 miles...and Capuano knew it also and the Isles just stopped playing. Unreal.
You are right 94. Again...not getting into with you. We had 100 points and had the 4th most points in the East...and we suck on O and D. Okay...you are right. Won't argue with you. Don't care to. You are entitled to your opinion.
Agree 100%. Hate this matchup big time. Best hope is MAF is out and their goalie struggles in the playoffs. Based on what I read I think MAF is back for game 1 though.
So then why are you arguing with 71? He's entitled to his opinion too, is he not? Or is it just that I backed mine up with facts and you can't argue it and his is strictly opinion? Whatever chick. Go "take a break" again from the board when it gets tough because people see things that you didn't want to see.
