I would add that, assuming that the Pens advance, and it is a good assumption at this point but still, their next opponent will be either Washington or CBJ. The Pens should be favored but not by this much. And it should be a much more physical series, which means that getting through this one fairly easily will be very important. Healthy even more so.
This has been the least Pens/Flyers series or year of games in my memory. I absolutely love that they not only likely advance, but the Pens did not get nicked up in a series from constant hits and finished checks.
Again I say that as a good thing as far as Philly goes. The Pens have shown that walking away and keeping the eye on the prize is how you win in today's NHL. Philly simply does not have enough horses yet.
Watching other series, the antics and stupidity, clear intent to injure players, and seeing teams keep trying to hit the Pens into submission series after series the last two years and finally giving up when it is too late tells me most of the NHL has not yet learned the lesson.
