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Originally Posted by JayP
This whole idea that the Penguins lost because they didn't try hard enough or didn't want it enough is hilarious. If Blysma has to motivate his players to play hard in the second round of the playoffs that's a knock on the players, not Blysma. Here's a good article from an ex-AHLer that sums it up perfectly:
http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2014/0...s-in-playoffs/
Either way, the Penguins dominated game 7 and lost because Lundqvist stole the game. It's always hilarious to me how a goalie stealing a game/series turns the other side into a bunch of losers who didn't try hard enough. It happens every year, but somehow people just can't grasp that as well you can play good hockey and still run into a hot goalie and lose. |
What's your excuse then for the horrible game five at home? Never even came out to play when the Rangers were down and out. That's the game where they may have lost the series. The reason the Sharks and Penguins lost their series is that they let their opponents back in. It's why I like the Hawks so much in that they seem to be able to take opponents out before letting the series get to a 7th game where the opponents goaltender can easily steal the game and the series.