if we lose tommorows game, i am confident we are not going to the third round, its impossible to get 4 wins while limiting the pens to one
If we lose game two then the Penguins still have to win two more to get to 4
I was fairly confident we would lose Game 1 but I have a lot of faith in the guys, we will win Game 2
I expect us to play a better game tomorrow night then we got 2 games at home. Remember, everyone, we also split the first 2 games in the Montreal series, no reason we can't do it against Pittsburgh.
if we lose tommorows game, i am confident we are not going to the third round, its impossible to get 4 wins while limiting the pens to one
I also wonder if maybe Silfverberg needs to sit out and rest for a bit. Maybe a game or two. I believe he's the only player on our roster that played a full 82 game season this year. Being his first in North America ever, and the first time in his career he's played more than a 53 game season in a much faster, more physical league...he's got to be worn down.
I honestly can't wait to see this guy next season I think he's going to break out in a big way.
Although it sounds nice, the difference between winning and losing shouldn't be Lats over Kassian. Hopefully whatever adjustments we make for tomorrow make us better....Guillaume Latendresse has taken Matt Kassian's spot with...
Praise Alfie.
Two days off between games sucks. I hate waiting this long.
James Conley said:It's only been one game for the Pens, but they look to match up well against the Senators' physical game plan. And, unlike the Islanders, the Senators aren't going to outrun Pittsburgh's backcheck. They simply don't have the personnel to play that game.
Pittsburgh managed to escape the Islanders' speed in the first round. Now that the Pens are the fastest team left standing in the East (New York and Boston are similarly big and physical to the Senators), they may not get beat on personnel matchups again.
Ottawa is too good not to make the series more difficult moving forward. But don't expect them to scare the Penguins with a brand of hockey they won't be able to handle. The Penguins were built for this series.
Brooks Orpik said:"I think [the Senators are] a better matchup for us than the Islanders were," Orpik told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review following Tuesday's 4-1 win in Game 1. "Everyone kept alluding to how bad we were playing against them and the mistakes we were making. I think they, for whatever reason, just presented a tough matchup."