EF: (1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs (4) Boston Bruins. (Bruins SWEEP Pittsburgh 4-0!!).

[Kaine]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

Iginla isn't going to be anywhere near the Olympics

Agreed. He just doesn't fit a roll for a team like that anymore (leadership aside) as he doesn't seem to have the speed to be that one dimensional offensive threat anymore. No chance he would make the team to be anything but that scoring threat and that seems very unlikely.

[Flame Of Liberty]

4 goals on 13 shots, awesome!

[mikephoen]

Originally Posted by gargamel

I'd love to see it, but Bylsma wasn't happy about the fight in the first game and I'm guessing that the Penguins are under strict orders to not drop the gloves. It's a shame, because that's the type of thing that needs to happen early in the 2nd period to change the momentum.

Good thing Iggy never listens to his coach.

[$ven27]

Originally Posted by zamler

I was praising Boston, but I didn't expect Pittsburgh to be this bad. And the Bruins really do have a lot of dirt bags on their team, was easy to not see it when they were playing the Canucks.

Besides Marchand who'd you say is a dirtbag on Boston?

[Hockey_Ninja]

Well on the bright side the 27th pick is better than 30th

[Dion]

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It would probably cost them Malkin though. I don't know how you could have Crosby, Malkin, and Luongo making taking up 1/3 of the team's salary through the end of the decade.

True, I was thinking more for next year.

Still, I'm not sure they can really cheap out on goaltending given that they don't have an elite 2-way #1 defenseman. They might have to just bite the bullet and spend some assets on a young starter like Bernier and hope he can be better than what they're getting.

[puckluck2]

Pittsburgh will win this game I bet. 6-5 final, book it!

[Kaine]

Originally Posted by Dion

Sidney "the hype machine" Crosby looks flustered and downright awful thus far. Couldn't happen to a better guy.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

Fleury's salary is 5m

it's a complete waste of Crosby/Malkin to have them go through the next 5 years without a top 10 goalie

last 3 years have shown it won't work

I would rather try and sign a guy like Mike Smith to a 4 or 5 year deal at an average of $5 million or less. Less long term risk.

[OILFAN #81]

Wow, that was a fun period to watch! Boston domination, love it.

Lucic-Krejci-Horton has been the best line easily of the playoffs. They are on another level right now. Horton is going to cash in as a UFA.

[Flash Walken]

I think Fleury stinks, but the Penguins need to defense, and they need commitment to defense from their forwards.

Paul Martin and Kris Letang is a pairing that simply doesn't cut it as your top pairing in the playoffs.

[moon]

Originally Posted by Kaine

Sidney "the hype machine" Crosby looks flustered and downright awful thus far. Couldn't happen to a better guy.

The hype machine?

Lol

Yes it is hype that has badly outscored any other player when healthy.

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by $ven27

Besides Marchand who'd you say is a dirtbag on Boston?

Thornton, Lucic, and, ever since he's been a Bruin, Ference, but even if it was a team full of saints, Marchand is such a big dirtbag that he makes them a dirtbag team.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Well on the bright side the 27th pick is better than 30th

It will be 28th with the Kings losing... not much better than 30th at all.

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by Kaine

Sidney "the hype machine" Crosby looks flustered and downright awful thus far. Couldn't happen to a better guy.

Heaven forbid he gives a nudge back after Rask pokes him with a stick. What a FLUSTER he's having!

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by opendoor

True, I was thinking more for next year.

Still, I'm not sure they can really cheap out on goaltending given that they don't have an elite 2-way #1 defenseman. They might have to just bite the bullet and spend some assets on a young starter like Bernier and hope he can be better than what they're getting.

That's a much better idea for the Penguins. They have a stable of good young defensemen in the system and may have to use one to pry Bernier from the Kings. Luongo would be great for them but that contract really kills any long term flexibility and Malkin and Crosby will still be playing at a high level when that deal becomes an albatross.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

Wow, that was a fun period to watch! Boston domination, love it.

Lucic-Krejci-Horton has been the best line easily of the playoffs. They are on another level right now. Horton is going to cash in as a UFA.

I think he is going to be a huge bust as a UFA if he goes for cash over winning

he needs to be on a good team to be effective

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

I'm loving this so far.

[moon]

Originally Posted by $ven27

Besides Marchand who'd you say is a dirtbag on Boston?

Julien, Chara, Lucic, Thornton, Ferrence, Kelly, McQuaid, Raask, krecji and especially their fans are all guys I find very unlikable.