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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
To be clear there wasn't a performance for the ages from anyone in a Penguins uniform. I watched almost (hard to catch everything in the first round) every single game of the playoffs and IMO Couture, Burns, and Pavelski were probably the best three players in the first three rounds by a longshot but for various reasons (stage fright, Penguins, ran out of gas, etc) all really struggled in the finals.
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The Pens were a huge reason the Sharks best players were not effective. Pittsburgh almost never waited in their own zone to do something it was a quick pass or chip the puck up the board or off the glass. This took away the Sharks best weapons puck possession in the offensive zone, especially Thornton he thrives on this. San Jose never adjusted either due to bad coaching or they just couldn't find a way.
As for Sid he was incredible in game 6 won so many key draws and was all over the ice.