Comments on: Game 3: Wings 2, Penguins 3

By: Game 4: @ Pittsburgh, 8:00 ET at On the Wings

Game 4: @ Pittsburgh, 8:00 ET at On the Wings — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:50:54 +0000

[...] Tonight is the fourth game of the Stanley Cup Finals Detroit leads the series 2-1 with wins in Game 1 (4-0) and Game 2 (3-0). Pittsburgh took Game 3, 3-2. [...]

By: Scott H

Scott H — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:08:21 +0000

Agreed Ron! I wouldn’t be surprised to see Chelios in for Lilja…might be a shot in the arm for many…and hopefully Chelli will use his last mulligan to make an impact before he retires.

Ice was HORRIBLE in the 3rd.

I really think this was a transition game for Mike Babcock. He seems to never be too sure what will happen when he loses last change when switching arenas.

Make no mistake….Wings in 5 was the mantra all along, and the shutouts were to Pittsburgh’s advantage.

Illitch and Gary are excited for the increased revenue, and all is well in the trenches…the warriors lost a hard fought battle…

Prediction: LaRoque will dress for game 4.

By: Ron Landrus

Ron Landrus — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:35:58 +0000

Good Signs:
Franzen and Sammy got goals.
Osgood played well.
Dats layed out Malone, (malone I think)?
Drapes was very good.

Bad Signs:
Stuey had week game.
Liljia had week game (duh).
Homer did not look healthy at the end.
Ice seemed way slow
Passing was off.
Bad decisions by many guys.
Helm looked good for the 30 seconds he played.

(feel free to add your own)

By: firebird995

firebird995 — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:31:06 +0000

What did you think of Pittsburgh’s decision to change it up a bit and have Crosby not play against Datsyuk and Zetterberg? Honestly, I didn’t see too much of an impact there (slight one, though). I thought that the other lines matched up well against him, especially Kronwall. I saw several times where he would play similar to Lidstrom and force Crosby to try to make a move around him and then he would play the body and force him to the boards. It’s great to finally have him in the playoffs.

Also, is it just me, or has anyone else noticed it too? It seems like the announcers think Crosby is the entire team. The ENTIRE team. And it’s weird to think that Pittsburgh will win the cup if the game is completely on his shoulders. Sure, he got two goals last night. But one of them was a Detroit turnover and the next was a power play. I thought both goals were “right spot at the right time.” But don’t take that the wrong way, he’s a terrific player and he stood out the most last night- but people shouldn’t expect him to carry the team. Hockey is a team effort, and one man can’t do it alone.

Not only that, but it seems like the Penguins have a lot of “one man team” players. Many times, I saw Crosby, Malkin, Malone, and Hossa try to take it from blue line to blue line (or right to Osgood) but be denied by Detroit. Pittsburgh has a ton of skill, but I think they need to play with a team effort if they want to win the Cup.

That was the first game I saw for the Stanley Cup Finals (I don’t get versus), and it was a very fun game to watch. Both teams brought physical play, which kept the crowd in the game. It was overall a great game, but too bad the Wings lost.

I’m not too worried about the Penguin’s win last night. I still think Detroit is the better team and has what it takes to win the Cup. This is starting to look like the series everyone was expecting.

Go Wings!