Post-Game Talk: Pens 6, Caps 2 - The Hockey Gods Sure Do Have a Wicked Sense of Humor

[KIRK]

Pens sweep in the Caps house . . .

- Despite the team not playing well.

- With Fleury so thoroughly outplaying Holtby. Hat tip to RG for playing the 'Holtby will be the first goalie pulled in the series' prop bet with Vegas. Gonna share those winnings?

- With this defense that, among other things, couldn't make a first pass if Phil Kessel's good nut depended on it.

- With Kunitz-Geno-Kessel being the line Sully put together that started the 5 on 5 push back in game two and then proceeded to dominate the Caps pretty much every shift.

And all seriousness, leaving the Fleury apologists and haters for the sake of hating out of the room, on behalf of the grown ups, who have been honest about the downs and the ups, let me repeat what I said in the GDT:

With Fleury, you forget what was, appreciate what is, and tip your cap to Marc Andre Fleury. Good for him.

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[Killahpunk]

Fleury was the leader tonight, solid performance.

 

[flaneur]

How?!?!

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Obviously this is ****ing awesome but I'm uneasy how many bodies we are losing, especially Hornqvist. We need him.

 

[MrBurghundy]

 

[WayneSid9987]

Never thought in a million years MAF would start this series Halak'ing WSH.
He's been unreal.
Still don't know if we're gonna win this series though. lol

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Sometimes you just have to laugh but it's nice to be laughing at the Caps. The Pens live in their heads and JR got lucky not getting shattenkirk.

 

[BB Gun]

MAF gave us a chance. We took it.

Let's eat!

 

[TNT87]

So basically in these playoffs the key is to absolutely suck in the first period.

Okay guys don't let up. Finish them at home. Don't give them any hope that they can come back in this series.

Hopefully the injuries aren't bad.

 

[The Greatest 101]

Good thing is that they were actually solid in the third.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

It's hard to tell how long Fleury can keep this up but he has looked damn good so far. 6 down folks.

 

[66-30-33]

Wow, did we just take 2 games on the road?

 

[cassius]

Fleury played a calm and controlled game - never thought I would ever type those words, but it's true. He was calm and confident in net - absorbed rebounds, wasn't overly aggressive.

Guy came up clutch during the big moments. Granted, the Caps couldn't finish to save their lives, but Fleury was really the key that kept the Pens in this one.

 

[Corvidae]

++++++++++++++++++ MAF... wow. I don't mind the taste of crow so far.

 

[Pancakes]

Good showing by our vets:

- Crosby: Found a gear to give us a lead

- Cullen: For an absolutely gigantic and backbreaking SHG

- Malkin: For getting that 5th goal. Make no mistake the Caps were coming hard once they got it to 4-2. That goal took all of the energy out of them and their crowd.


And finally

- Maf. I think winning that first series has taken all the pressure off of him. He knows he's playing with house money. This is some of the best hockey he's ever played as a Penguin. He's giving us a chance even when we're not at our best.

 

[Clare2904]

Half watched in the bar. I'm not going to complain about anything, we have taken both games in their ****hole. Thank you and see you in Pittsburgh

 

[KIRK]

And ode to the hopes and dreams of Caps fans . . .

 

[Ogrezilla]

 

[tom_servo]

After 20 minutes, prepared for a white-knuckle loss. Settled for a 6-2 win?

 

[Finesse]

They really took the "bad first period" thing to a new level tonight. But nice finish in any event.

 

[dig1]

for all the high fiving that's going to be done here, I wonder if we had #58, this series might actually have ended in 4 or 5 games. but i am sure it eats him alive, so NOT..

 

[LaughAtMyPain]

How?!?!

How, indeed.

 

[Bart9349]

The way the injuries have run, the Pens backup goalie (Jarry) better be solid:

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[hafaba]

to get a win after this first period against the caps - unbelievable

 

[Penske]

Who would have thought that Fleury would be easily our best player after two away games in Washington?