Some notes on the game:
Anderson couldn't stop a beach ball. Everyone bickering about Boro and Ceci and whoever but Anderson flat out lost us this game. Boucher shoulda pulled him earlier, Sullivan was smart enough to realize MAF was playing bad and pulled him perfectly but man did Anderson play terribly. First two he had no chance but 3 to 7 were yeeesh.
When your goalie plays a terrible game and you lose by only 2, then there isn't anything one should really complain about because the forwards and defenders realize they can't make a single mistake and second guess everything and it's harder to evaluate who screwed up where.
With that being said, Boro was very bad. Forget about the Malkin goal, that was all Anderson, the goal by Schultz was horrendously handled by Boro and another one but I forgot which.
However, the best takeaway we can get from this game is Phaneuf might very well be invaluable to this team in the playoffs with the game he plays, especially since he doesn't have the pressure on him of being a number 1. Man was he amazing tonight. After he got in the face of Crosby, Crosby became quiet rest of the game.
Karlsson was absolutely stellar. My friend was watching a game with me for first time and told me if Karlsson is the best player in the NHL, in a game that featured Crosby and Malkin, lol. He couldn't stop talking about him.
Dzingel is very good.
Turris i find really struggled to assert himself down the middle of the ice yet again. He is a solid number 2 centerman and perhaps 1b but nothing more, imo--unless he adds a lot more strength. Whoever was on the ice was walking through the middle like it was nothing when Turris was on.
Stone is ****ing back
Hoffman is excellent but only offensively, however I won't complain if he keeps producing but man does he get pushed around and is lost defensively.
Wideman shoulda definitely got more minutes
Kelly had a really poor game too, especially first 30 minutes, the entire 4th line for that matter, that's why Boucher split it up. Their age showed.
Overall we played a solid game vs cup champs imo