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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Sharks are a great team that I'm happy to cheer for when their wins aren't harming our Stanley Cup chances.
It just seems like they've earned it more. Not just from all the years they didn't come close enough but even this year. Having watched games from both sides, it seems like the Sharks are playing a really solid all-around game. They are going out and creating chances, beating teams by outplaying them every night.
The Penguins just seem... they seem like they're only here because of the teams they faced. It feels like the Sharks went out and beat every team on the way, and there wasn't much more any of those teams could've done to stop it. The Penguins seem like they caught every team dropping the ball in a major way or facing serious adversity.
Everyone gets to the final in different ways but I'm taking the world-beater.
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I guess it's different opinion or different way to interpret the out come of this playoff.
The Sharks first round opponent is the Kings, I can say Sharks beat them because the Kings dropped the ball. Second round, with Rinne playing well , the rest of the Preds dropped the ball as well. Conference final, facing a team that know for dropping the ball St Louis.
The Pens first round opponent, the Rangers with a all world goalie, good forward groups and very good defense. Second round, facing the Capital with Ovechkin, who was playing the best playoff hockey and with a very good supporting forward group and a very very good goalie. Conference final facing Tampa, who is missing Stamko but still with a great goalie and the triplets and Drouin.
Now, my question is why is it when the Pens beat those very good teams is because those teams dropped the balls and when the Sharks beat equally good teams they are world beater?
The way I look at this, this Stanley Cup final gonna be fun to watch. Personally, I'm rooting for the Pens because I dislike the Sharks. But I wouldn't call them lucky to be in the final.