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The Story of a Champion

12:18 AM ET 06.13

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It is games like these that tell you if who should be champion.
The Red Wings had nothing left to prove. They had been there... done that. They had summoned up the will to win before. They had stared down the barrel of the loaded Stanley Cup gun... and prevailed. They have been called, at various times, a machine, a Dynasty, and unbeatable.
The Penguins... who knew? Who knew how far they had come... how much they had grown? What they could achieve if they set their hearts to it...? Who knew if they could "force their heart and nerve and sinew to serve their turn long after they…

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Can the Penguins Win? Remember the Panthers

09:17 AM ET 06.10

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The Penguins fought hard to make sure there was a game seven. It is the NHL's dream come true, and the Penguins served it up on a silver platter. So... what are the chances that Pittsburgh can now add the Silver Cup to that platter? Maybe better than you think... Remember the Panthers?
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In the '95 Season, the Penguins still had plenty of players who had their named etched on the Stanley Cup. Mario Lemieux was the NHL scoring leader that year, and he had a kid on his wing named Jaromir Jagr. They finished with a 49-29-4 record, and held home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
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The Rumors of the Red Wings demise ...

08:44 AM ET 06.07

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To paraphrase Mark Twain... "The Rumors of the Red Wings demise were greatly exagerrated..."

Maybe if the Penguins had played Friday night, like several of them said they wanted to, they could have put together a game, and made Game 5 interesting.
Instead, they had a lot of time to sit around and read about how the Red Wings were tired, and think about how they had the Champs on the ropes, and dream about winning the cup.
Funny thing about hockey... when you think all you have to do is show up to win, you usually get your arse kicked... and that's what happened…

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