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Cassidy's Pumpkins 4 Ya said 05/23, 07:26 PM
Home ice would only matter for the Wings if Pittsburgh needed a 7th game to win and they were a bad road team, neither of which is true.

Experienced is overrated. The Edmonton Oilers of the 80s were a young bunch who won Cups. Look at how the Superbowl-virgin Giants took out the Patriots, a much more seasoned postseason bunch, in the big game.

Lets get a quote from the Red Wings Dallas Drake discussing the Penguins young roster: ???They???re a young, energetic team. They???re going to have a tremendous amount of energy. But that???s just the way the league is now; the better players are all younger.??? Thats right folks, the best players in this league are younger, not older and wiser. This is a young-man's speed game ala Crosby and Ovenchkin-dominated.

Plus, Detroit's best goal scorer this postseason, Johan Franzen, is out for game 1, which is a much bigger loss to the Wings in the pivitol opener than it is for them to be on home ice. Who cares if Wings fans toss an octopuss onto the ice before the game? Surely one of the Penguins defensemen will pick it up for a pregame snack, sashimi style.

If Dallas and Nashville can take two from Detroit, Pitt can take 4 and Cup.

Cassidy's Pumpkins 4 Ya said 05/23, 08:14 PM
Well considering the Dallas Stars can win at the Joe, we all know Pittsburgh can win there. Its not like the Joe sells out anymore anyways. We may see one third of the fans in black and yellow.

I know what home advantage is, no need for an explanation of one of the most fundamental things in sports. Here is the rub though: Pittsburgh is too young and confident to even give a whip where the F they are playing. They treated Madison Square Garden and the Wachovia Center like their personal training grounds, winning in both places so some banJoe isnt going to have any Penguins skaters losing their edges.

If you want to talk about why the Wings are so good at faceoffs, why dont we ask the Stars who say the Wings cheat by going in motion before the puck drops. See story here:
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/50999?eref=sircrc

The Wings will need all the advantages they can get just to balance out the speed deficit that will have them chasing the Pens all over the ice all series.

While you guys are standing in your own zone defending your goal with that defense, Pittsburgh will be peppering Osgood with enough shots to score goals. Goals win games.

Cassidy's Pumpkins 4 Ya said 05/24, 03:59 PM
What I do know is Dallas is not as good as Det & Pitt is. What Dallas accomplished @ the Joe & having taken 2 games from the Wings overall tells me that the Pens can do twice as good. Its not a matter of discounting the Stars, its the easy math considering the new variables.

Turco had 2 stop all those shots bcuz the defense in front of him wasnt playing all that good. Without Franzen the Wings shouldnt have been peppering Marty with that many shots! Unfortunately, guys like Zubov were more concerned about pressing the issue than protecting their blue line. The Penguins are a much more disciplined bunch with their offense resulting in a collapsing defense similiar 2 what we saw from the early 90s New Jersey Devils.

Thats funny how u listed Osgood as leading n Goals Against Average(GAA), by only .1 over the Penguins goalie Fleury by the way, but FAIL 2 mention who LEADS THE PLAYOFFS n (a) Save Percentage-Fleury (b) Wins-Fleury (c) Shutouts-Fleury. Of the 4 most important stats for goaltenders, the PENGUINS goalie leads in 3 out of 4.

You say the Penguins opponents were jokes. Maybe that might explain why the Pens rolled thru them.

Nobody skates faster than Pens